I got a call from like 800 people this week telling me my parents were in Seoul and asking if i wanted to hide in their car on the way to convention.
I said no...
Hey thanks for not even TRYING to see me! I heard lots about your trip from everyone. I even got a phone call from the convention from a member who put dad on speaker while he was talking.
The good news is that i got a call from the mission office telling me that my parents were in Seoul and that there was a very special package that a very persistent Korean man insisting that he hand deliver. I knew it had to be one of two things. Moms sugar cookies or dad in a box. I couldn't decide which i wanted more.
Thank you for the package! It was so fun. Mom I've lost my mind. Either my feet have grown or i asked for the wrong size. they were all small except for the tan ones which i love. IM SO SORRY ITS MY FAULT!
This week has been pretty grand. We have been really busy and that's a good feeling. Our baptismal date is killing me and we are postponing... indefinitely. We met with her on Sunday after church because she wouldn't actually come to church, or read, or pray and talked about why its important to come to church and how she needs to keep praying and reading the book of Mormon to get an answer. But then i got really frustrated and realized none of that mattered unless she had a desire to know. I told her that I cant and wont make her do anything. We are here to give you the most incredible gift God has given his children but it is entirely up to you if you want it or not. I told her that I loved her but that we couldn't meet with her until she started doing the things that would help her gain a testimony. I'm pretty sure my companion wanted to kill me afterward but 아름 called us a few days later and asked what it would feel like if she got an answer. We talked for a while about the ways God answers prayers and she said she was going to start searching. Pray for her.
The other day we were in a training meeting talking about missionary work discussing for the 100th time about how to find new investigators... working with members... retaining... and all of a sudden i felt overwhelmed with the task that is layed before missionaries. We have so much to do and not near enough capacity to do it. So then i thought about why I do it. What is it that keeps me getting up at 6:30 every morning? And i realized in the end it is my love for the Savior. I am often overwhelmed with my inadequacies but then i remembered who it was that called me. I am given so much strength by His confidence in me that I can do hard things. And it IS worth it. Even when we don't see it, our actions and efforts are noted. I believe so strongly that one day we are going to look back at all of this and realize that every experience this life offers, every heartbreak, and every disappointment have all been gently pointing our course towards the Savior and life beyond our current circumstances.
I know that He lives. I know that He loves us. What an incredible thing that is!
I love you.
Sister Lund
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