It's already September!!

So this week has been another great one! We had a musical fireside for our ward, which is a pretty rare thing here in Korea. The Bishop asked us to really make it special, and much of the week has been preparing for that. We had a lot of ideas, and nothing seemed to work and then magically the day of everything came together and it was INCREDIBLE! Sister LaBlanc and I sang a duet called "I Will Shine" by Janice Kapp Perry that was prepared the day before when a member lost her voice from practicing too much and couldn't sing. It's a really pretty song, and went pretty well. The program was based on one's journey to gain a testimony. We played on that theme, and had covered wagons and stars to make it really like a journey and 'fireside". It ended with a slideshow of pictures from the ward throughout the past 10 years or so. We also have been filming 30 second testimonies from all the members, and they made it into a very powerful video with every member bearing testimony. Many people were crying, and the spirit was so strong! The next day, bishop continued the theme and we all watched Legacy in sunday school, and ended it by having all 10 missionaries come up and sing "The Spirit of God". If people didn't cry the night before, they sure did then. The spirit was so strong, and it was incredible. Many of them hadn't seen Legacy before, and the sacrifice of those pioneers really hit them. As for me, I was watching that thinking "wow, sometimes days are hard and I complain that I am tired. while I sit in an air-conditioned home, eating ice cream..." Yeah, it definitely put things into perspective. They did all of that so that I would have the opportunity to be here in Korea today, sharing the gospel they gave up everything for. Incredible.

 

This week we also received transfer calls! My dear companion will be transferring to a new area, and I will be training one of the 2 new sisters coming in. I'm incredibly excited to meet her on Monday. There's a lot of emotions thinking about getting a new missionary fresh from the MTC. Nervous, because I want to help her so much and feel far underqualified. But SO excited, because she has the drive of a new missionary. And we will take in this little part of Korea together! Oh man I am so excited. Pictures to come next week. I love you all, this church is true and life is SO good! Have a great week!

 

-Love, Sister Shanelle Seegmiller! :)

 

Quotes/Conversations of the week:

(I will leave off names, but sometimes missionaries are just fun)

 

Elder: "Sister Seegmiller, I measured my thigh today. It's bigger than my companions head." Me: "Um. okay."

Elder: "Oh wow!!" Me: "what is it?" Elder: "smell my fingers!" me: (after some hesitation) "They smell like oreos.." Elder: "Yeah isn't it the greatest! Man, I'm so hungry right now.