Time as a missionary is precious

Hello everyone!

Last week I was sick and I mentioned that it was all over. But it turned out that I was just the halftime, because I contracted tonsilitis the next day.. One of my tonsils swelled to the middle of my mouth and the other tonsil soon joined it, and didn't leave a whole lot of room for me to breathe, and my voice sounded pretty funny. So that took me out of the game for several days, and I eventually was told I should go to the hospital(Korean hospitals are pretty different from American ones, there are not really separate "doctor's offices"). So I went to one of the biggest hospitals in Korea in Gangnam, and got some medicine which has worked like a dream and I'm feeling a whole lot better now, my voice is even back to normal.

It's kind of a bummer  to only have 2 years to serve a mission and then have to spend several days sick in bed, but I think it's a good reminder for me that the time as a missionary is precious and we can't let any seconds go to waste.

But on the lighter side of things: We taught our children's English class for the second time this past weekend, and the first time we did it, I introduced a rotation of show-and-tell. So I taught them what it was by bringing something that I liked, then saying a few simple sentences in English about that item. Then I told them that they would all take turns doing show and tell (followed by a look of terror on their faces), then I assigned on of the boys to bring an item the next week. So last weekend, I was very worried that he wouldn't remember and we would have no show-and-tell. Then as he walked in with his favorite soccer ball, I breathed a sigh of relief. But when the next child walked in with a stuffed animal, followed by a girl holding a souvenir, followed by a boy with a top, followed by a boy with a fully functional drone, it became very clear to me that the whole "take turns bringing items to share" part had gotten lost in translation... So, every single student brought their show-and-tell, and we had an entire class of English show-and-tell! They're the best~~

I hope you all have a great Christmas! I'm excited for the time that I get to spend with the Korean people here celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and for the time I get to spend inviting them all to come and partake of his infinite love and mercy. I hope that you can all take a minute and consider what Christmas means for you and for all of us. Love you all!

-Elder Bigelow