The Lord loves Korea!!

Sept 15

We have been working a lot with less active named Kang Jee Eun. Her family is really against the church, but she knows it's right and is trying hard to live the commandments. We have been meeting with her a lot more lately, and she has been coming to FHE with the ward for the past few weeks. She came to the Saturday and Sunday sessions of conference, and is progressing everyday! We love her so much. She loves the missionaries, and thinks all the elders are 'funny American boys'. She really likes Germans, and loves that our ancestors are German. Fun side note. Her faith is getting stronger and stronger everyday. We decided to watch the Joseph Smith First Vision DVD with her. And even though the world seemed determined to stop her from watching it (about 5 minutes into the movie, the DVD player took a sudden kamikazi leap off the tv, crashing to the floor) But two days and two DVD players later, we were able to finish it and the spirit was so strong. She is amazing, and her prayer to end the lesson was so full of faith. We love her.

 

Well, in order to not get deported, all missionaries are required to have a foreigners card. This card is received shortly after arriving in country, and must be renewed every year. Fortunately, Sister Evans just came to country and my year mark is coming up (AAHH!) so we were able to do this at the same time. First I needed to update my address. We left our home early to go to the office so we didn't use a lot of time. We got there only to learn I had forgotten a necessary paper. So we went back home, got the paper, went back and finally got it all down. All the while meeting incredible people on the way. Then today we had to go to the other office to update my card and get hers. On our way there we met a woman who said she would never read the Book of Mormon. She had read about our church in a novel (1 man, many wives) and said we were pretty similar to Muslim religions in our oppression of women. We talked for awhile, clearing up those rumors and testified how we knew our message was true. Before we got off, we again offered her the Book of Mormon. She readily accepted it, and then told us when she was 5 years old her mom had met with missionaries for awhile. She had never forgotten them. We arrived about 5 minutes after the office opened, and were given numbers 88 and 89! What?? We were literally in that office for over 4 hours, waiting. and waiting. and waiting. We FINALLY left the office to head home, and started talking to a woman on the subway. She quickly rejected us. So we talked to the woman on our other side. She opened up very quickly, and was very excited to read the Book of Mormon. She gave us her number and asked if we could meet again. We were really excited and stood up to get off at our stop, when a woman across the aisle ran over to us and said, "Wait! Can I please have your number before you leave?" Um, YES!! It was amazing. Once again, when things seem like they just aren't working out, the always will. If we had been earlier, we never would have met those incredible woman. The Lord's timing is amazing.

 

Well, that about sums it up. I love all of you! I hope you have a great week! Keep being amazing, and doing all those wonderful things you do. I know this church is true. It is truly the TRUE church of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I love you!

 

-Sister Shanelle Seegmiller :)

 

This is just too funny:

 

This is an actual sign posted by th British Columbia Fish and Wildlife Department!

WARNING

Due to the frequency of human - bear encounters, the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.

We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advance warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t take them by surprise.

We also advise anyone using the out-of-doors to carry “Pepper Spray” with them in case of an encounter with a bear.

Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces are smaller and contain a lot of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear feces have bells in it and smell like pepper.