At the first of the week I was able to stand in on the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new beautiful church building in Anyang City before the dedication. What a wonderful moment it was. I have watched a few, but never participated in such an event. The white gloves, gold colored scissors, and multiple color ribbons were a fun experience.
Monday, Terri and I celebrated our 432nd anniversary. Those quick with math would know it was our 36th. We couldn't be happier spending 24/7/365 together for the next three years. We're having great discoveries together. The office staff purchased a cake for us to celebrate. We were surprised and awed by the wonderful gesture.
On Tuesday we had our first Mission Leadership Council meeting (MLC) where the zone leaders and the sister training leaders came together for training and counsel on how to lead the mission. The assistants to the president also did some training and role playing to lighten the mood. The heat and humidity have been high and we tried to address moving forward in adversity by studying together talks by Sister Oscarson, Elder Renlund, and Elder Holland from conference in April. If you want to check them out you can do so at this link: April 2016 General Conference
Terri spent some time teaching health related skills like drinking lots of water, keeping the shower area clean, etc. This training will now go through these leaders to their zones and districts.We are serving with exceptionally smart, spiritual, insightful young men and young women! We had a great day with them.
We run pretty fast all week, but occasionally, we find a place to walk and relax for a moment. Gratefully, there is a small park nearby to set for a moment!
During the week we had the opportunity to do some work with eight wonderful elders and sisters. One of the activities was called 'sticker boarding'. A laminated piece of cardboard with five questions is held and people walking by are asked to put a sticker by the question most meaningful to them. Questions like, "What is the purpose for my life?"; "How does believing in Jesus Christ bless my life?"; "Does God communicate with us today?"; "Who is God?" are on the sticker board. As they put a sticker on the board we provide a document that provides some information on that subject and an invitation to contact our missionaries if they have more questions. By far the most common question was "What is the purpose for my life?".
