Recover and Prepare

                This week we had a break from the daily teaching which gave us time to recover and work on tasks we put on hold. We each adjusted the content of our review course to fit into the compressed teaching schedule we will have at Camp Boniface next week. We prepared all our handouts to be printed here before we leave.

We shifted responsibility for the Monday and Thursday meetings with the soldiers since we will be gone. It was fun to watch the soldiers plan to meet at a favorite restaurant in Uijeonbu on Monday to treat the missionaries and take advantage of a rare day off. It will be Super Bowl “Monday” in Korea and the Army doesn’t pretend the soldiers will be working while the game is being played.

We spent a little extra time at the USO helping out with their USO 76^th anniversary party. Wayne added a new skill to his list by sharpening the dull cutting knives.

         

  

             We still did a bit of teaching. Wayne worked with one of our students with his math preparation to take his exam. I met with the Korean in the US Army and then with the missionaries with our neighbor. The one-on-one tutoring is my favorite because of the closeness with the student. Our neighbor asked me a question while she was practicing English conversation and I experienced the blessing of listening to the Holy Ghost answer her question through me. The missionaries followed with their spiritual message and my neighbor was able to articulate that she could feel the Spirit with the elders and with me. She left asking more questions about the church so I hope to see her again when we return from our week at the Demilitarized Zone.

                Saturday, we were blessed to make the trip to Seoul to visit the temple and enjoy the instruction and peace that are found there. Sunday Wayne taught a Temple Preparation class and I taught the Relief Society lesson. Wayne did the semi-annual financial audit for the branch and we were interviewed by a soldier for a class assignment. It’s a good thing it was fast Sunday and we weren’t trying to find time to eat. Now to prepare for our week at Camp Boniface.