Sunday, March 30, 2014

Elder Tolman's 20th birthday/ The Power of Perception

잘 지내셨죠?!

This has been a wonderful week! I love Spring!! I love Korea!! I love being a missionary! 

On Sunday, there was a lesson about the resurrection and we were all asked what we think of when we think about resurrection. My favorite answer was 봄 (aka Spring!). Spring is such a beautiful symbol of rebirth, renewal, and of life. We all experience every variety of "winters" but we have the ultimate promise that every winter will always be followed with a spring, including death itself followed by the glorious promise of a resurrection!!

Our investigators are doing well. This is the last week before 조병수's baptism and we are all just praying that he will be able to keep the word of wisdom this week and be clean and prepared for baptism!! 

I don't have hardly any time, but one thought I have had recently is related to Korean taxi drivers. We don't have cars or bikes and we take taxis fairly often, sometimes because it's cheaper with 4 people together and sometimes just because we need to get around fast. As we strike up a conversation, we often ask them how their job as a taxi driver is and how they like it. The majority of people we talk to say that it is miserable and there is nothing good about it, but there are some people who seem to just love what they do and have plenty of good to say about driving a taxi. It is the same job! Same city! Taxi drivers have a pretty hard job here in Korea, but somehow there are some people who know how to make the most of it! 

Recently I have thought a lot about how important it is to just have a positive perspective. It's so important to make the most of each phase of life while we've got it!! Love the people! Be grateful! Live and learn! Serve others! Serve the Lord! See and love all that is good and glorious about life! I can promise it's there when we look for it with the hope of the gospel and with the eye of faith! I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to preach this gospel. I know that it is true!!

I love you all! Have a wonderful week!

Love, Elder Tolman

PS: My Bishop made me promise I would send this picture home to prove that they took good care of me on my birthday. They are the best! 

(It was mine and also another one of our member's birthday dinner)
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