HOLY COW! I cannot believe that I have been a missionary for 9 months. It isn't real. Where in the world has the time gone?? I feel like I woke up one day and was in Korea and everything has been a dream. It's incredible how time works here. Sometimes days are incredibly long, but weeks seem to fly by. It doesn't make sense, but I have realized how much I still want to accomplish and have gained an even stronger desire to work hard and share the gospel with EVERYONE! They always say that we need to open our mouths and talk to everyone. And we have been, but this transfer we decided to step it up and literally talk to every single person within the nearby vicinity. It's amazing how many people we actually see throughout the day, even if we are just going to the store or the subway station. And as we have stepped up our efforts, the Lord has blessed us so much in guiding even more where to go, what to do, and what to say. This is the greatest work in the world.
This week, we decided to try and find some less-actives from old records from as far as 20 years ago. We had several days that primarily consisted of finding and finding and more finding. And it's been incredible. We found one woman who was baptized about 5 years ago. She was very active, had missionaries over often, and attended the temple many times to do baptisms. But she hasn't been back for over a year. The home is pretty far from where we live, but we wanted to find her. The name of her apartment was written in Chinese, but some people on the street helped us find it. We prayed before going in, and she was shocked when she answered the door and saw missionaries looking for her. She invited us in, and we talked about the Book of Mormon. It was an awesome visit, and she gave us her number so we can text her a scripture everyday. She told us her friends name in the ward, so we will work together in helping her come back. The member was shocked that we found her home. Apparently it is very difficult, and few people find it the first time. She went on to tell us more reasons why she couldn't believe we had even found out about her. We hadn't realized all of that, but it made us realize just how much the Lord has his hand in this work. We find her home without any problem, which was apparently a miracle. And it strengthened the members testimony about miracles and missionary work. We found another woman who stopped going about 10 years ago. She started by saying it wasn't her, but little by little as we talked on her doorstep, she opened up her heart. By the end, she gave us her number and asked if we could text her the ward schedule and address. It was very special to see the spirit soften her heart right before our eyes.
Everyone and everything else is going great. I love this area SOO much, and our bishop is working hard to get more member missionary work going in the area. My companion is awesome, we had a woman at English class ask if she can start meeting with us to learn more and we will meet her tonight, and in this incredibly small world, I saw Trisha Perkins at our Korean class on the base. After I finish writing this, we are going to go meet her so we can all go on a hike together. I will send pictures this week. I am so grateful to be a part of this work. The Lord is blessing us in so many ways. Sometimes we don't even realize it, but through him, many testimonies are beginning or growing, both members and investigators alike. I love this gospel. It is truly the way to find true happiness in this life. I love you all, and keep being amazing!
-Sister Seegmiller
Awesome Quote:
One certain way each can demonstrate genuine love for mother is to live the truths mother so patiently taught.
May each of us treasure this truth; one cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember mother and forget God. Why? Because these two sacred persons, God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one.
“The love of a true mother comes nearer [to] being like the love of God than any other kind of love” ... President Joseph F. Smith
May each of us treasure this truth; one cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember mother and forget God. Why? Because these two sacred persons, God and mother, partners in creation, in love, in sacrifice, in service, are as one.
“The love of a true mother comes nearer [to] being like the love of God than any other kind of love” ... President Joseph F. Smith
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