Week 24 (Week 15 In-Field)

Where has time gone? I cannot believe that this transfer is almost over! We will be getting transfer callsthis Saturday. The only thing I know for sure is that I'll be getting a new companion :'( because Sister Shumway is heading home at the end of this transfer. It's been a pleasure to serve with her!

This week has been really great. We've been super busy with member and recent convert appointments. We have two Mongolian women in our ward who were baptized recently. They are the kindest people ever! Also their babies are adorable. Sister 진주 has a 6 month old baby girl and Sister 난디아 has a 8 month old baby boy. Sister 진주 was trying to teach us some Mongol last time we visited her and it was awesome. Mongol is very similar to Russian so the accent was pretty hard to get down. She also tested us yesterday when we saw her at church... we failed to remember the 2 phrases that she taught us >.< but she still likes us haha.

This is 난디아's baby :) He is so adorable!

 난디아's baby

We had a fun time playing with him while his mom did some work around the house. Afterwards we taught her one of the recent convert lessons. 

We also had a special sisters conference with our mission president. He had to get special permission from the area president to hold the meeting because it included every sister in the mission. IT WAS AMAZING! All the training and messages that we received were exactly what I needed to hear. I also got to see an old professor from BYU. She taught Korean 201 when I was there and was at the meeting for translation purposes. It was fun to chat with her for a bit before the meeting started. Here are some of the things that I learned/really liked...

- "Don't let your questions paralyze your faith. The adversary knows that faith in Christ - the kind of faith that produces a steady stream of tender mercies and even mighty miracles - goes hand in hand with a personal confidence that you are striving to choose the right... As long as you allow these voices to chisel away at your soul, you can't approach the throne of God with real confidence. Whatever you do, whatever you pray for, whatever hopes for a miracle you may have, there will always be just enough self-doubt chipping away at your faith - not only your faith in God, but also your confidence in yourself. The decision to change is yours - and yours alone."

- There are two types of confidence 1. Worldly confidence 2. Heavenly confidence... Which one do you rely on the most?

- Joshua 1: 5-9

- Christ was proud of His gospel and we should be the same way!

- "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted"

Needless to say the conference was inspired. It was so uplifting and being around all the sisters in my mission was such a treat. They are all so amazing and the light in their faces shines so brightly.

Here are some fun random pictures from a few weeks ago :)

The 인천 Stake Missionaries after our fireside last week.

Sister Turner is a party to be with always! Left to right: Front - Sister Shumway, Sister Brooksby, Sister Turner and Sister Rindlisbacher. Back - Sister Ambrose, Sister An, and Sister Sannar

There is a super funny story behind this picture, but I'll have to tell you guys sometime later. Typed words will not do it justice.

If you guys are ever curious about the happening in the Korea Seoul South Mission you can check out our mission President's blog. (koreaseoulsouthmission.blogspot.com) I stole the lovely pictures above from there :)

Missionary work is amazing. The joy that you feel and the happiness that comes from the hard times is like nothing else. A lot of the time I get discouraged, but the Lord always knows how to lift me. Being a missionary is hard and learning a new language is even harder, but I know that the Lord called me to this mission for a reason. I know that He has a specific plan for me while I am here. I can testify that He knows each and everyone one of us individually and has made a specific plan for each of our lives. Rely on Him and He will show you the way. I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and that this is HIS restored gospel. 

Also here is another good quote from my mission president's email this week. "Look in the mirror and see if your countenance reflects His light to the world. There is no greater work, no greater message." -President Turner

I love you all and hope that you have a great week!

-Sister Rindlisbacher