Miracles are a daily fare here. We wanted to share this one so you appreciated the faith and diligence and hard work of our wonderful missionaries. We're sure you'll have some of the same images in your heads as you read through this:
Had an interesting morning so far- As [my companion] and I
left the house this morning to come and email, we had a fun experience. As we
waited for the elevator, I set my breakfast (a muffin) on the windowsill- this
is ten stories up- to tie my shoe. Of course, the muffin falls from its
precarious position ten stories below. I was understandably distraught. We
hurried down expecting to find a mess of chocolate crumbles all over the
pavement, but instead found the muffin perfectly intact. What a miracle. The
only issue is it had fallen on glass rain roof, roughly 15 feet up... Luckily,
with my height and [my companion] on my shoulders wielding a broomstick, we
successfully retrieved the muffin. It was delicious.
We had a great week with missionaries as we conducted our three zone conferences. We had only one zone at a time. There was great training, learning and sharing of experiences. The women of the local stakes prepared and served the food which was a great blessing for everyone!
First the three zones:
Gyeonggi was the first and the largest.
Second was the Seoul South Zone. This includes the ladies who prepared/served the meal.
The final conference was the Seoul West zone.
First the three zones:
Gyeonggi was the first and the largest.
Second was the Seoul South Zone. This includes the ladies who prepared/served the meal.
Of course we can't ignore the sisters in the other areas that prepared/served our meals:
Some views of the food!
We sang to the sisters before each meal in appreciation. This picture captures the food as well as the singing.
This will give you a sense for the foods eaten. We didn't capture it all this well.
This will give you a sense for the energy of the missionaries before eating.
Musical talent was shared though with the video I didn't always capture a still photo.
Skits were also provided, again not all were captured on film.
Occasionally, we have a birthday to celebrate on the day of the conference.
Terri and I had the good blessing this week of attending the temple sealing for a previous missionary and his wonderful bride. What a sweet experience that was for us! We've now attended two of the about 20 marriages that have taken place of our missionaries since we arrived. The two were in Korea!
We also met two of our previous sisters who served in our mission on that day!
As for unusual things we saw this week, we have two to show.
The first may be hard to pick out, but so many cars have the famous "Baby on Board" signs in so many ways that this one stood out to us. One says "Baby Jedi on Board" and the other "Baby Sith on Board".
There is never a dull moment in our mission. We start interviews this week and will have pictures of the many companionships. We feel like it has been a long time since we were able to sit down with each individual missionary and see how they're doing. We are going into the colder months and we want to make sure they have all they need.
Thank you as always for the prayers and support to the missionaries and for us. They special young people that make us laugh, cry, pray, and rejoice. We hope you can sense that in their letters and emails. Have a great week!
