This week has been so good, I don't really know where to start. We have a lot of appointments during the week which is wonderful! Our most progressing investigator is Shin Heh Ryun. She really wants to understand, and loves what she is learning. She needs a lot of time to let everything soak in because as you can imagine, knowing nothing and then having the gospel suddenly appear in your life changes the way you live and think. But she is wonderful and is working hard and we LOVE her. We have a wonderful ward member named Choi Kum Cha who has been coming with us to lessons sometimes. And it's so great! She helps clarify our teaching, and also lets us know when we think we understand but really don't have a clue what our investigator is saying. Member present lessons are priceless! We met with one lady who has gospel interest and was disappointed we could only meet for an hour. However, we learned that she also wanted us to stay longer so she could introduce her unmarried son to these "beautiful girls". Our member played the role of protective mom very well, and explained how missionary work works. It was an expected twist, but the lesson still went very well. We are meeting with Han Mi Hyang, a woman who was baptized a few weeks ago. She is great and super committed to living the gospel, so now we are going back to review all the basics. We talked about the Book of Mormon again, and it was a very powerful lesson. It's amazing how much power there is when we open the scriptures. There are lots of lessons too, but those are the most noteworthy for now.
I love my new companion. She is so much fun and always wants to work hard. We have also started getting up a little earlier to work out at the church, which has been great. She reminds me a lot of Sister Jayme Pickett. REALLY alot. They are very similar in the way they work and speak, and it's great. We get a long really well and days are just fun. We were able to meet with the Henley family again this week. They invited us over for dinner, and we were able to follow up on the Book of Mormon that we gave them a few weeks ago. It was a very nice dinner and they are a great member family so we are thankful for them. Mom's birthday was the busiest, best day that we have had yet. We woke up about 6:20 and literally didn't stop going to appointments the rest of the day. It was exhausting in the very best way. We are hoping to get every day filled like that one. For Valentine's day, we got together with the two sisters we live with and had a nice dinner together at 똑볶이 town. There really isn't a good translation, but we will try teokpokki town. It's a very popular place and the food is awesome.
Sometimes while we are here, we get a little down on our speaking abilities. But then things happen that make us realize how much we really have progressed. Such as this: We got on the subway and saw a lady we wanted to talk to. There was a row of foreign men all sitting down wearing headphones, and she was standing near them. As we began to talk to her, they all leaned forward and took our their headphones. A few seconds later, they looked at eachother in shock and whispered "They are speaking Korean!! That's Korean!" They continued to listen and we had to hold back laughter many times, as the expression of shock on their face was priceless. The amazement continued as we talked to a few more people. When we got off our stop the laughter came and had a few minutes of trying to gain composure. It was cool to remember that just a few months ago, we were that lost foreigner, and now we are holding actual conversations. Sometimes it's the little blessings that keep us going.
We also had a miracle phonecall this week. We received a referral from some other missionaries. We called the woman and she said to call in a few days. So we called again and she said to call again later. This happens often so our hopes weren't the highest. Then we got a call from her husband. They had heard about the program that we do with families- teaching 30 min of English and then 30 min of gospel. They live near one of our churches, and the husband, wife, and two sons are all very interested in doing it together. They will be out of town until March, but we will meet them March 8. We are SOOO excited to start teaching a family, SOOO excited. So they will continue to be in our prayers until, during, and after we meet.
This work is so wonderful. I love being a missionary and I love Korea. The work is going forth in so many ways. I LOVE IT!!! Oh man this week has been awesome, and this church is so true. The Lord asks so little and gives so much, and when people realize that he loves them it changes everything. It is changing hearts and lives all over the world. I am so very grateful to take part in that here in Korea. And I am so grateful for all of you for the wonderful work you are doing at home. I love you, have a great week!
-Sister Seegmiller
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