Wow!
What a fun week you have coming up!! When you were mentioning about all
the comings and goings of the Tolman family this upcoming week it
reminded me of how our mission President must feel trying to figure out
transfers... Which, by the way, is what happened this week! This week is
transfer week and for the first time in my whole mission I am moving
out of the south end of Korea - I am moving to North Korea...
Just
kidding. Of course I'm not going that far north, but I am going to
Daejeon. President has asked me to serve as one of his assistants, so I
will be transferring early (in a couple hours) to the mission home. I
think that more than anything it will be a humbling learning experience.
I am so excited to work with President Shin. I often thought of
leadership as becoming the person with all the answer, but I've come the
believe that's not the case. There's just no way to automatically be
able to solve every problem and no every answer. But I do know that
leadership, at least in the church, is a God's appointed way of helping
us to fulfill the commandment to "organize yourselves." Leaders are
examples. They have the rights to revelation. They are undoubtedly just
as involved in the learning process as everyone else is, but they act as
a guide to help us make that journey together. When we doing things as
one, we become entitled to the help of the One, our Loving Father in
Heaven. He truly said "If ye are not one, ye are not mine." I will be
seeking for opportunities to learn, to grow, and to help our mission
become one as we learn and progress together!
As for your questions:
I
don't think my body really adapts. It just sweats more. But the weather
is only as difficult as you decide it will be. I have seen missionaries
who complain and murmur about having to work in the heat and I've seen
missionaries who just go forward smiling, just happy to be here serving
in Korea. God's gift of agency sure is amazing!
I probably have about 1 or 2 weeks left
of deoderant after which I am praying I will find someone who will let
me borrow a stick or two...
My
suits are great! No, we don't wear suits in the summer. Thank goodness.
Also, I think I will buy a suit or two here in Korea because they are so
stylish and so cheap. You can find some pretty nice suits for about $50
here.
I love you and am so grateful to be your son!! Have a wonderful healthy safe happy family-fun-filled week!!
Love, Elder Tolman
No comments:
Post a Comment