School
started again here in Korea, so we have a lot of people who 갑자기 got
pretty busy, but we are doing are best to work with those we have
already found who will keep listening and also to continually find other
people who will accept the gospel!
As
we have sought to do so, we have ran into some pretty interesting
people. It is so much fun! This week we met 유홍연 who is a member of what
you could pretty much call the Korean mafia. He and his friends are all
super rich, they all love golf, and they hang out at this little fashion
shop near our house. The other set of elders have met him before and
said that he actually has some gospel interest, so we actually have an
appointment with him tonight! I will keep you updated there.
We also
met this group of 7 people who make up the Royal Priesthood Church who
are investigating the church. They pretty much spend all of their time
together and they only have two commandments: Love God and love your
neighbors. They are really focused on just loving each other and making
the most of life. They are really interesting people, but they are so
nice and just good, so we are meeting with the founder to help them find
the restored 충만한 truth!
Then
there is 전행오, who is this super deep, profound, somewhat philosophical
man who apparently was a rebel in the past in Korea and was taken
captive and forced to tell information about the people he was working
with. He is also over-the-top dramatic whenever he speaks, so he's just a
funny, wonderful man.
이근표 is a
really rich businessman who originally lives in Seoul, but probably has
another home here in Gwangju because he works here often. He spends his
weekends hiking with the governor of one of the biggest cities in Korea
and he just happens to know someone who not just live in our apartment
complex, but just happened to build it. He had a bad experience with
church in the past but wants to try believing again and we are so
humbled to have the opportunity to share the gospel with him.
There are others, but I am out of time. But what
amazes me even more than the incredible opportunity to meet all these
people is the fact that they are all individually loved, understood, and
created by our Father in Heaven. We truly are the children of God and
more than ever before, as I serve among these people, I know that is
true. This week I read a talk from last year's April Conference titled
"Being Accepted of the Lord." It reminded me where are true value comes
from and how easy, but also how wrong it is to define our worth or
acceptance by other means. I really recommend the talk, but I just want
to testify that even when it seems as though "all other sources cease to
make [us] whole," that God has promised to accept us as often as we
come unto Him. It requires our broken hearts, our contrite spirits, and
our sacrifice, but I know that it is always worth it. God loves us! He
know us! I am so grateful to be His son and to share His message to the
world! What an exciting time to be a part of the Kingdom of God!!!
I love you all! Have a wonderful day!
Love, Elder Tolman
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