The warm and rather humid Republic of Korea

Greetings from the warm and rather humid Republic of Korea! It's not quite suicidal to go outside with a long-sleeve yet, but it's definitely uncomfortable. 

 

Anyways, this week has been pretty good! I did several more exchanges with other missionaries this week, I'm starting to forget who my real companion is.. And among those I exchanged with, I got to serve with Korean missionary for the first time in my mission. I can definitely describe the experience as humbling... When you talk to somebody on the street, it is a whole lot harder to keep up with the conversation when you're the only one that isn't fluent in the language being used더라고요. Korean missionaries are seriously the best though, I hope I get to serve with more of them in the future.

 

This week, I also got to be part of a badminton tournament that someone we are teaching invited us to. I saw lots of badminton players that were on a whole different level than me, and I also got to see the missionary in our zone that was a professional badminton player play for the first time. The people at the tournament basically worshipped him, and he just made badminton look beautiful. The most admirable thing about him though is that he would have been in the Olympics this year if he had not come on a mission, but he gave it all up to serve the Lord, he is such great guy.

 

As far as missionary work goes, we weren't able to teach a whole lot this week, but we were able to meet with some great people. One of the things I have been focusing on is helping others to understand why this message is so important. Because I know the importance of following Jesus Christ on this Earth, but those who are learning about it for the first time seem to have a harder time doing so. But when they do understand, it is truly amazing. The other missionaries living with us have been teaching someone really great that will be baptized next Sunday. So for the first time, I was able to conduct a baptismal interview with him, which is a meeting with another missionary that allows the person to declare before a representative of God that they have repented and are ready to follow Jesus Christ by being baptized. I definitely felt insufficient at first because I couldn't understand every single word he said, but the Spirit of the Lord was present, and that is what is really important.

 

 

Have a great week everyone, and have a Happy Mother's Day!

 

-Elder Bigelow