Hello!
Today
is 추석 (Choo-seok) the second biggest holiday in Korea. It's vaguely
similar to our Thanksgiving. It's really focused on family, especially
their ancestors. Koreans culture is really cool in that they really take
their ancestry seriously (which in turn, probably makes Korea the best
and easiest country to do family history work). So for the holiday they
usually all gather together at the grandparents home, they have
traditional ceremonies in which they show their respect and devotion to
their ancestors, and then I think the rest of it is just lots of food
and time spent together! This is my second 추석 in Korea, but it's
definitely better than last year... Last year one of the Elders dropped a
ping-pong table on his toe and we spent most of the day trying to find a
hospital that was open and would let him get treated. This year we also
got invited to a "Korean Thanksgiving dinner" tonight, which should be
fun. I'm so grateful to be here in this amazing country!!!
This
past week was fairly normal without much specific to write about. So
instead of a story, I figure it's been quite a while since I have sent
any pictures, so I'll attach a few below.
I'm
so grateful for this work and the opportunity to be a part of it! I
know that God listens to prayers and He really does answer if we are
willing to listen and willing to act. I know that there is real power in
the Atonement of Jesus Christ and that God has provided us with
opportunities to partake of that power through making and keeping sacred
covenants. I know that this world is full of so many good things! But
only through centering our lives on the gospel and it's principles,
without excuse or justification, can we find and delight in that which
is best and most precious! I know that God lives and that He still
speaks! And I'm so grateful that we are called and qualified to proclaim
that message to the world if we can just "have desires to serve"
(D&C 4:2).
I love you all and am so grateful to learn from your great love and examples! Have a wonderful week!!
-Elder Tolman
PS:
I actually don't have most of my pictures with me and I'm running low
on time, but here's a picture of the Elders serving in our ward.
We actually have a mission blog at daejeonmissionary.blogspot.kr which has some good pictures and fun stories.
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