This week in Korea

사랑하는 여러분,

This has been a wonderful week, especially this past weekend. We had some investigators that weren't able to meet because of things that came up, which was tough, but we also had a lot of good things happen!

This week we had some fun multi-cultural experiences. On Saturday we went and had lunch with Rudra, a man who owns a fancy Nepalese restaurant and will probably be the president of Nepal someday. He is such an amazing giving man and is probably a better example of Christ than most Christians I know. We are seeking opportunities to share the gospel with this wonderful man! We also met Joseph and Irene, an amazing christian couple from Tanzania! They are so amazing! We had lunch (again) in a restaurant near our church. We were able to talk about the Book of Mormon and what we believe and talked a lot about Christ and what we each believe. At their request, we even practically had a mini testimony meeting right there in the restaurant in the middle of downtown Korea. It was so fun. They now have 2 Swahili Book of Mormons and are so excited to read the word of God. 

We have made some more progress on our Work Smart project as we are getting all our names and records organized into areas and more effectively coordinating that information throughout the district. It's so fun to seek to improve! Life is to short to live it all below our potential!

I have also thought a lot about potential and progression. I re-read Elder Uchtdorf's talk "Four Titles" from 2013 April Conference and one part he talks about how it is so important to remember that we are children of God, but that sometimes it is so frustrating understanding what being a child of God really means and feeling like we are not living up to that potential. He talks about how Satan often tries to take advantage of that and does all he can to get us to define ourselves by our mistakes rather than our potential. "Don't listen to him!" Sometimes I think we confuse humility and self-degradation. Humility is not denying our power, excellence, or potential, but is just acknowledge the true source of which. We are the literal children of God and He has promised to help us live up to that potential as we trust in Him and believe. Believe that you are great! Believe that you are able. Believe that you are a son or daughter of a living, loving God and choose to be so through the power of Christ's Atonement. Fear not, only believe! 

I know that God lives and that He really sent His Son, Jesus Christ as our Savior. I know that through the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and living prophets on the earth today, we can know what it really means to be a child of God and how to choose to define ourselves by that eternal potential! I am so grateful for the opportunity to proclaim that message to the world! 

I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love, Elder Tolman