Lots of things that happened this week. I'll start with some lows and then finish with some highs~~
Low #1 - 이호준
First low: 이호준... last week we met with him, had a nice lesson about the restoration, even gave him a book of mormon! He told us he used to attend lots of different churches, but is currently Buddhist. He used to have a friend from America who was a member of our church, and loves Americans. It was the perfect situation. Until Wednesday. We met with him a second time, and this time we had to rush to Seoul that night for a meeting the next day so when we told him, he suggested that we eat together at a restaurant next to the station. So we said sure and went to eat together. But on the way we also picked up his wife cause he had to drop her off someone else on the way. So he introduced us, and she was actually quite nice! I thought, "nice, maybe we can teach the wife too!" But after a conversation between the 4 of us in the car, they started muttering korean amongst themselves. And I guess they underestimated our korean ability, cause I heard EXACTLY what they said.
First low: 이호준... last week we met with him, had a nice lesson about the restoration, even gave him a book of mormon! He told us he used to attend lots of different churches, but is currently Buddhist. He used to have a friend from America who was a member of our church, and loves Americans. It was the perfect situation. Until Wednesday. We met with him a second time, and this time we had to rush to Seoul that night for a meeting the next day so when we told him, he suggested that we eat together at a restaurant next to the station. So we said sure and went to eat together. But on the way we also picked up his wife cause he had to drop her off someone else on the way. So he introduced us, and she was actually quite nice! I thought, "nice, maybe we can teach the wife too!" But after a conversation between the 4 of us in the car, they started muttering korean amongst themselves. And I guess they underestimated our korean ability, cause I heard EXACTLY what they said.
이호준's wife: so what, are you thinking about joining this church or something? (Said with sarcasm btw^^)
이호준: what? Of course not! Listen, they've got time to spare, I've got time to spare, this is just a hobby.
Us: (
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)~~10 minutes later~~ (in the meantime, his wife gets dropped off and it's just back to us)
*rrring rrring* 
(이호준's phone rings)
(이호준's phone rings)이호준: 아 예, 목사님!! (Oh, hey pastor!) (It was his church pastor calling)
Us: (
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) So in the 10 minute car ride, we found out a lot about 이호준...
We in fact, do not have time to spare. We need to teach people who are ready to listen to the gospel of Jesus Christ and change their lives to follow Him. But I think we'll give 이호준 one more chance, because I think his heart is more open than he wants his wife to believe
Low #2 - TESTIMONY CRISIS
I'm not gonna lie, I've been struggling. I mean, some of the changes that the church has made recently were to be expected. The sister missionary age change, taking away the evening session of conference, even slowing down the process of announcing Temples until we actually start building them makes sense. But taking away the sacred music app???
I just don't know...let's just say it's gonna take a lot of fasting and prayers to feel right about this one 
I just don't know...let's just say it's gonna take a lot of fasting and prayers to feel right about this one Highs 
High #1 - coffee time! 
We had a pretty open day on Saturday, and decided to call a gray dot. He said he'd call later, so we were just like "well, just another gray dot"', and moved on. But he called back. He called back while we were on our way to the church, and in broken English said "you come here, now." So we did what we had to do, and went! 알고 보니 him and his two grandpa friends were all drinking coffee at a coffee shop. So me and my companion got to work. He taught two of the grandpas while I taught the other one. None of them are too interested, but they said they're always there, and to go talk to them again next time. So we're gonna go back this week and find them all hehehe 
×3
×3High #2 - English class!
Two hours after coffee time, we had english class. This week, we had SIXTEEN PEOPLE. That's the most I've ever had in chuncheon, and anywhere outside of Seoul honestly. A bunch of our students just brought their friends, and it went so well. We split up into two classes and I taught the beginner class while the others taught advanced. I love beginner class cause they don't know anything so I have to explain things in korean so it's korean practice for me also one of the grandpas from coffee time pulled up haha so that was funny.
also one of the grandpas from coffee time pulled up haha so that was funny. High #3 - church! 
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️We had 4 teaching friends pull up to church in chuncheon this past Sunday. One was an english class student, one was our guy on date who came for the first time, and one was 이사랑. We weren't able to get any member lessons unfortunately cause our guy on date left before second our, and 이사랑 said she felt uncomfortable with the member there
BUT we invited her to be baptized again (she laughed when we invited her to first time) and she seemed more open this time, though not quite ready yet. She also started crying randomly during the lesson, I still have no idea what that was about. It wasn't even during like a spiritual part I thought, so it was honestly just kind of awkward more than anything else. But yeah she's been to church 3 times now, so she could potentially be baptized once we finish teaching her everything if things go well
Other highlights:
Frozen river
김치찌개 (it didn't even fill us up, so we had to get mcdonalds after
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