Hello from Seattle.....I mean Korea. I'm doing ok right now. We got lots of rain last week, too, but it didn't rain for a week like it did there! I'm glad that Aaron and Devin are doing well, I'm excited to be able to talk to them eventually. Jayson and Jake, too. If you find out where jake is going on his mission, let me know, because he hasn't sent me anything yet.
Sounds like the computer is pretty good! I'll have to check it out when I get back. The computers we use at the post office to email are pretty fast, too.
I have quite a few pictures, but they take forever to send over the internet. If Dad sent a card to me last week, I might get it tomorrow, if not, just wait till I can send my card back. You waited six months, you can wait a little longer. :D Also, could you tell Kimee happy early birthday for me somehow? I forgot to put that in my letter to her that I sent last week. Her birthday is June fifth. Maybe you could tell Shelley...Thank you!
Transfers are in two weeks, thank goodness. I think what will happen is, I'll get transferred to a new area and Elder Pulsipher will stay here. But you never know. As long as one of us is transferred, things will be ok. We are just too different, and I hate working with someone that doesn't really care about missionary work.
We went to the army base again so Elder Pulsipher could load up on candy and stuff, and a Korean guy came up to us and said he had interest in our church! I was like, "All right!" So I went and sat down by him and his friend, who was American, and got his contact info and all. And then I found out that he was actually a former bishop. :D He had come to the base with the current bishop of the English speaking ward here, and he was doing a role-play with me. I was kind of embarrassed, but it was funny. I think if I ever serve in his ward, we will have some good times.
We have an investigator with a baptismal date! His name is Ko Gwang Jin, and he's like 45ish. The problem is, he didn't come to church, and we can only teach him on Sunday because of his work schedule. And he has some Word of Wisdom problems, so we have work to do there. We'll do our best to get him baptized on June 12, though!
I feel like my fire is going out. I wish I could be the classic, always-excited missionary that sends home way interesting letters full of positive things and miracles, but I'm not that missionary right now. It's something I need to work on, having a good attitude. I wish I could be that missionary that the President can put in a hard situation and get results from, someone he can rely on to do whatever job he gives. But I can't yet. I know that every good gift takes work, but I feel like I've been working for six months now and I haven't really grown yet. I feel like I'm past that time where I can say, "It's ok, I've only been out for a little while, I have time to learn. " But I should be getting better by now. I only have 18 months left, and I feel like time is slowly running out...I don't know. It's like walking around the house with your eyes closed, you can't see anything for sure, but you kind of know the things around you, just not exactly. I feel this sense of urgency, but I don't know how to open my eyes yet, and I have a hard time relying on Heavenly Father to show me where to go. It's just hard, to put it simply. :D But I know that I'm doing what's right, even if I can't do it very well yet. The temple was really good (we went there last week) and I felt the Spirit a lot. If I rely on God, everything will be ok....eventually.
Thanks for being there for me, everybody. you are a great family, and I'm proud to wear our name on my chest next to the name of Jesus Christ. I'll try to be more positive and happy this week, and I'll let you know how it goes. I love you, stay safe!
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| Matthew walking on some sort of textured foot path in a park on P-day |
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