Missionary Miracles

This was a week of many miracles. Wayne continues to exchange greetings and Korean phrases with the men in the park. This man talks a steady stream of Korean the full loop of the park assuming he is understood. One day he will be.

 Our African members are bringing their family history data to church eager to follow the process to take their deceased family members to the temple by proxy. In the meantime, I have encouraged them to begin writing their own stories. One family is from Liberia; the other man is from Nigeria. It is just the beginning of the process and I have no clue how to research family information in Africa, so we are learning together.

One of the soldiers who was attending our meetings sporadically when we arrived recently began to attend the two-hour block of meetings and expressed on Sunday that he wanted to begin studying the Book of Mormon. He came to our Family Home Evening on Monday and our fellowshipping activity on Thursday. We’re excited at the prospect that he may soon begin taking the missionary discussions. On that same note, our new convert has been taking the new member lessons and asked if he could also be involved in an institute class on church history. Wayne and I held our first Institute Class on Friday. Our soldier hopes to complete 15-weeks of institute before he leaves the country so he has scheduled two classes for next week.

                The other big news was the acquisition of a second computer to aid in the work here. With all our lesson preps we’ve been on a tight schedule in sharing the one computer. Wayne found a computer that is literally a stick, 6”x2”x0.5” that plugs into a USB port on the television screen. I didn’t catch him with the big smile he has had on his face since we came home with the package and accessories from the BX on Friday.

Last weekend, I did well to hobble around with one crutch—no stairs. The young elders helped Elder Anderson give me a priesthood blessing on Thursday of last week and today I made the trip to the Seoul Temple, 7000 steps and 15 flights of stairs, with minimal discomfort. The Lord really does answer our prayers and open a way for us to do His work. What a blessing to be able to be in the Lord’s House to thank Him for his tender mercies.