Thursday, November 20, 2014

Beautiful Fall in Korea Nov. 17

This week was a really good week and we also started off this week with a really fun P-day as well.

As for last week, we have been searching for new investigators and God has really blessed us this week to begin finding. We especially are excited to keep meeting the man we met on the street a couple of weeks ago that I think I mentioned in my last letter. He goes by O.B. Kim as his english name. He's a pretty funny cool guy, but the best part is that he has opened his heart to seek the opportunity to change and improve his life. He's pretty wealthy and has lots of time but I think he's beginning to realize that he's not really happy and he thinks he might be able to find it here. (He's right!!!) Please keep him in your prayers!

We had a funny little experience in our apartment the other day. One of our members was clearing out some food in their house and gave us a few leftovers, one of which was a little container of Hershey's Cocoa (100% Unsweetened ^^). Our beloved Korean Elder who lives in the same house as us, Elder Won, was pretty excited when he saw it and said he'd have to try it later. I asked him if he knew what it really was and he said, "Of course! Cocoa!" So I left it at that. A few days later, as my companion and I were finishing planning, he came over to me with the container in his hand and said, "Elder, this stuff is super gross!!" Haha we got a kick out of it. He tried to eat it like hot chocolate and wasn't too impressed ^^

For P-day today, we had a really cool opportunity to go on a tour of one of the historic cities near Daejeon. My favorite part of the tour was the ancient Korean fortress with a big stone wall that winded up and down the hills around the area. We were able to walk around the perimeter and I felt like I was in Mulan. It was pretty neat. I'm getting pretty low on time, but I'll try to send at least one picture or two. 

In our efforts to find investigators this week, there were countless situations where thing just worked out in ways they really shouldn't have. We just seemed to be in just the right place at just the right time with just the right people far too often to label it mere coincidence. I KNOW that God exists and that He is undeniably guiding this work and our individual lives. I KNOW that He witnesses of His existence, His love, and the truthfulness of His restored Gospel through the spirit. I can never deny the witness of the Spirit that Jesus is the Christ, that He did atone for our sins, and that all of our efforts to follow Him and help others do the same are 100% worth it 100% of the time. I love and am so grateful for each one of you! Have a wonderful week!

-Elder Tolman

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