This week has been so good. First off, we received transfer calls and I will be serving in 중랑 (Jungrang if you look it up, but that's totally not how it's pronounced) with a Korean companion so I am super excited!! I am really sad to be leaving this area. I have been serving here since December and it is truly my home. But the Lord needs me elsewhere, so it's time for a new adventure. It's been so fun serving with Sister McCloskey and six weeks together just isn't long enough! She is great and is such a wonderful missionary. There is however, a Costco in my new area so there is always a bonus ;) The ward was so great on my last Sunday there. One woman came over, and asked why they were making me leave. I had been there so long, she just thought of me as part of the ward. It was really sweet and I am SOOO grateful for the wonderful people that I have been so blessed to serve with.
On Saturday, we met with a woman named Kim Young Sook. She met us once on the street, met us once again to give back the Book of Mormon, and then wanted to meet again. So we went not really sure what to expect. She started asking a bunch of questions about the Book of Mormon, our church, our beliefs, just everything. As we talked, we kept turning back to the Book of Mormon for her answers. (Mom- in response to your comment, we are certainly not scriptorians. Every morning we have a lot of time to study and prepare, so that when we meet people the spirit can bring things back to our rememberance. It's incredible how it works, but the spirit knows what verse they need and helps us know what to share.) We would ask her to read a verse, and she would read the whole chapter instead. After about 45 minutes of this we offered her the book again. She was very excited, and asked where our church building is so she can attend. Holy cow, it was a miracle. On the way to visit her, we were on the Subway. That morning I had a thought to grab a Chinese Book of Mormon and bring it. On the subway I met a Chinese woman. She was not Christian, but had just met a new friend who invited her to church. The next day she met us on the subway. We were holding a Korean Book of Mormon at first, but when I pulled out the Chinese her eyes got huge. She couldn't believe it was in her language. She told us that she was never had a lot of association with Christianity, but feels like God may be trying to tell her something. Um, Yes He sure is!! She hugged the book to her chest, and told us she could feel that it was very special. As she left, she said she would try to find the church near her home. The Book of Mormon is true!!! I cannot say that enough. The Book of Mormon is true, it has real power, and the truths contained in it can and will and continues to change lives everyday. Oh my goodness, I love it so much! Pretty much everything this week has happened because of the Book of Mormon. We have really tried to make it our focus this week, and were able to give away 38 copies. 38 people now hold in their hands the answers to the universe. The key to their happiness is so close and they now have the opportunity to come unto Christ in the purest, fullest, perfect way. It is far more than a book. It is a way of life, it is truth, and it testifies of Christ. The Book of Mormon is true.
Well, that just about sums up missionary life here in Korea for now. I could not be happier, and I LOVE this work. Everything in missionary work is about serving other people, but we are always the ones who benefit more. We can never repay the Lord for what he has done for us. Like King Benjamin says, simply being able to wake up and breath is a blessing from God. Then we keep his commandments and he blesses us more. Then we bless the life of someone else, so he pours blessings out upon our on. He has given us everything. He is so good to us, and I want to use all my time trying to help others recognize those blessings in their lives. The church is true. I love you all, thank you for all your prayers. You are in my prayers as well, and have a wonderful week!
-Sister Shanelle Seegmiller :)
Amazing quote:
“History provides us a vivid example of the importance of the Lord's servants being in tune with the Spirit. The young Prophet Joseph Smith could not translate when he was angry or upset.”
Joke:
Real things said in Court:
Q: Doctor, before you signed the death certificate, did you check for a pulse?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for blood pressure?
A: No.
Q: Did you check for breathing?
A: No.
Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you signed the certificate?
A: No.
Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. But now that you mention it, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
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