"What is this feeling? So sudden and new" That is the phrase/lyrics from Wicked that has been running around in my brain all week! I’m just trying to soak everything in but it’s not soaking! I just feel like I want to jump out of my skin! I have these spurts of stress energy that make me go wild and crazy because I don’t know what to do with myself. Ha-ha you can ask Sister Mineer about all the craziness that’s happened. I wonder what she thinks about me... Anyways, last week was a blast and today was filled with a good study this morning with a Christ statue! We got permission to study on a mountain for my last p day and it was so amazing. It was bittersweet to look out at the city, seeing what I’m leaving behind, but I had Christ right there with me to see it with me. He's always there!

For our last meeting with the bishopric, wait for it...... we ate...  보신탕 (dog soup).  It was tasty! It tasted like beef but a slightly different tinge to the taste. Interesting. The counselor said that after you eat it you'll be able to communicate to the dogs on the streets for three days... he's horrible!  

We made one meal at the house this week. Let’s just say that we were either super busy travelling and couldn’t eat, or we were at a meal appointment and almost dying with all the food! We were happy on the days we were travelling :) I’ve eaten more food in my life! But hey I’m grateful because all the food has been delicious! We ate jellyfish too! 

This email is all over the place but I just wanted to share something that I learned while I was on the mountain this morning with Sister Mineer and the Savior. We all know that we have the potential to become like Christ and Heavenly Father. 3nephi 27:27. Well to those members or missionaries or people preparing for a mission who don’t feel like they have a strong testimony or don’t know what to look for, seek to become like Christ and The Father. Know that you want to be "even as He is" If That is your goal, That is a powerful testimony because it signifies that you believe in Christ and have a testimony of Him, that you are willing to follow Him, , desire to be A Christ like missionary or member. You will obey Him, You will follow Him, You will Love him, and you will know Him. I think those who desire to be a Christ like Person have a strong testimony. 

I know we can become like Him because He lives!

Sister Wright

I feel like I’ve never been happier

Where to begin? 

This week seemed to be the busiest, craziest, most interesting week I think I’ve had my whole mission!  I’ve never been busier, I’ve never been more persecuted for my beliefs, I’ve never met so many investigators, and I’ve never been so happy! How could this be? It must be the Lords work!

Miracle # 1: We received 2 new investigators on our p-day! Tuesday I cooked meat for breakfast because I just wanted to cook!!!!  Breakfast time is the only time we have time or no appointments... so we had kimchi and meat! I was tired of cereal or eggs and yogurt. Thursday was the busiest day of our lives!!! So many appointments and activities and travelling. It’s the travelling that gets us super tired. But it was AWESOME! I felt sooo good. 

Saturday was an interesting day. We met with a referral from another missionary set that told us she was very interested in what we teach and really wanted to meet. We were so excited! We tried to prepare for her lesson as well as we could, but a curve ball was thrown at us as we met. She actually wanted us to convert to her religion. I don’t think I’ve heard the word heresy more in my life! Interesting experience. The meeting was not filled with good feelings and I just felt like I was being verbally abused for being Mormon. She told us that she was doing missionary work for her church, but honestly, I don’t believe servants of God would act in that manner. We respected her beliefs, but she seemed to not have a filter. We felt so sad after the meeting. And we cancelled our lunch time to meet with her!  It has been frustrating meeting with people who try to convert us because they feel like we are a cult and are in the wrong and cannot be saved. But I feel like I’ve never been happier because of this gospel! We follow the principles of the gospel so closely that I cannot feel like I could be condemned for the kind acts of service we have performed! ~ Anyways, I just know that those types of experiences can only help me because I know that the Book of Mormon is true and I cannot deny it. I do not know everything, I cannot answer everybody's questions, but I know Heavenly Father can and I know He speaks through the spirit. I did an activity in the PMG today and it had me write my testimony of the first vision. I think if anyone hasn’t written down their testimony of the first vision on paper yet, that would be a great thing to do right now! 

I gave my farewell talk in church yesterday because ward conference is next week! We were told to give it 10 min before sacrament meeting... yikes! No time to stress about it so... miracle!

Be happy!!!

Sister Wright

I can’t even describe this week. Numerous amounts of failures, and miracles. How can this be? Well there is opposition in all things right? Yikes was the #1 most used word this transfer... ha-ha 

The sink, bathroom and wallpaper all had some serious problems, but happy to say Miracle! It was finally fixed!

WE went to an art park on Monday for p day that ended up being closed till April... but Miracle! We found cheap hiking chairs for whenever we go camping... ha-ha and light weight!

Tuesday we met with a lady that seemed super interested in the missionaries. Found out she just wanted to convert us to her religion... But... Miracle, we starting to learn more and more about the book of Revelations that they love talking to us about!

On Wednesday our appointment cancelled but we were able to dust the church bushes and sweep the patio of the church for president’s interviews!

Had an exchange on Thursday and learned during personal study about how to make goals (which I’m not very good and executing) and what the techniques of life are! Do you know the techniques of life??? If you want to know, search the PMG!

Our lesson on Sunday was a big fail, but it was a blessing because it humbled us to the very dust... I won’t expand any further!

But Hey, I can’t look at the negatives! The HUGE miracles of this week was we were able to go to stake conference in my second area Sanbon! The members remembered me and the excitement on their faces melted me to the core. The whole bishopric told the mission president of how much they want me to come to a baptism next week. Ahh I was filled with so much joy! That was one of the highlights of the mission. The bishop drove us home after the meeting, which was an amazing sign of love. Their acts of love was so simple, but so rewarding, especially after all the work we did in that area. That Sunday as well, our couple investigator came to church! Miracle!! As missionaries, we sang our mission hymn during the meeting and it was so powerful. I felt back at home and it was amazing to spend it with the people I love!

Brownie comforted me this week! He’s my new pet! Shhh dont tell anyone!

Sister Wright

The rats nest started but it's gone now

Hi family! This week I have been the most tired than ever before!! We have been working nonstop. Walking, bus riding, subway taking. This area I’m in right now for me has some of the most complicated bus systems! It’s convenient... when you know which bus to take! Sister Mineer and I have also had some of the strangest experiences at teaching appointments which leave us in the elevator after the appointment dazed, then we look at each other and ask, "What just happened..." We have some of the most amazing/craziest investigators!!! There's never a dull moment.

This week I made a goal to be more organized, I was a disaster last week, both physically and mentally! Sorry dad, the rats nest started, but it’s gone now and everything is better. I was so scattered with the area and making sure everything was under control, that I couldn’t keep organized with everything else! But that’s no excuse and now as my desk and clothes are organized, my mind will too! It probably didn’t help that our sink broke again and we couldn’t do dishes often. Yikes

On P-day we went to bupyeoung! (부평) my last area and visited some of my favorite people before vacation time was up! It was so great to see them and so great that Sister Mineer was so willing to go with me on her P-day.

Jackson is progressing and he has been sitting still while we pray and teach a lesson with a present! Inside were brownies but he had to have faith and do certain tasks to receive faith/receive the present. He did jumping jacks and had to jump a certain height and eventually we gave it to him(we taught him about health and the word of wisdom last week so that’s why we had him do exercises). He’s one of my favorites!

This week during my personal study, I related the plan of salvation to a board game, like monopoly. I think Jackson and his lessons are getting to me... ha-ha but it was really interesting. Baptism is what gets us on the Starting space, now we are on the path. Every time we progress and "pass Go" we receive blessings of 200$. But we need to look and see where we are. Are we stuck in "jail"? If so, we aren’t progressing and we are just dormant, going with the flow of things. We need to constantly be trying to keep moving forward. Are we trying to only build up our empire and get the best best best? If so we may lose all of our blessings/money and lose all that we have. I call this, the Plan of Salvation!    (I might be going insane... sorry if this analogy sounds strange)

I love this gospel, and I know the Book of Mormon is true. I know it’s true because as I’ve applied the teachings contained in it, and as I’ve done that, I have felt the spirit. Because of that spirit I know that revelation continues today and forever.

Sister Wright