FINDING!!

Mother and family!

Wow. 18 inches of snow. That's a ton. . You know the winter in Korea has been very mild this year...we must have passed it on to Oregon. I am so glad that Charlotte is doing so well in Arizona. The temple is the best, it is the place where we can feel God the closest. There was a temple video in the Provo temple waiting room that was always on, and one line from it said something along the lines of "the temple is the place on earth that seems to connect the earth with the heavens" or something like that. That is such a wonderful opportunity that Charlotte had to help her friend experience that wonderful joy that she did!

I am glad that you got to go with the Spanish sisters and teach. That is wonderful. I am glad that you can understand the Spanish. The best way that I have heard to help people that have already been baptized is to explain that we make a covenant when we are baptized. When you are baptized as a baby you don't make a covenant... and so if the person really wants to come to Jesus Christ then naturally they will want to enter into the covenant, and also do so to receive the Holy Ghost, which is a wonderful gift that is promised to us. Anyways, I am so glad that you have the opportunity to participate in this great work!

This week we had to drop a lot of our investigators because they would make appointments and then not show up, which is really unfortunate. We're down to the English investigator who is out of the hospital and the American Korean who did not go through with the divorce and his son.

We were only able to meet with the English investigator one time this week because he was busy with things at home after his 3-week long hospital stay. That was unfortunate, but life. He is doing well. In a long story made short, Waterman turns out to be anti-Mormon. Waterman was the one who originally referred the english investigator to the missionaries. So, our English investigator has been getting a lot of anti from Waterman...which makes it really hard to help him. However, the English investigator definitely believes in God now and has great potential if he will start to keep more of his commitments. It is a tricky situation, but we are trying to make the best of it!

We went and visited the man who almost got a divorce the other day and had a good short visit with him. He's doing really well, and he seems to be doing well with his family as well. Their kid was interested in going to church and we invited him, but he didn't come, which was unfortunate.

And so we go back to work finding the chosen vessels of the Lord. They are out there. D&C 6:3 statest "For behold, the field is white, already to harvest, and whosever desireth to reap, let him thrust in his sickle with his might, and reap while the day lasts, that he mat treasure up for himself everlasting salvation in the kingdom of God." That is from the mouth of the Lord God Himself. People are out there and are prepared for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I often think to myself, there are 110,000 people in my proselyting area-there must be at least one or more who are on their knees either physically or spiritually and searching for the truth, but cannot find it because they don't know where to look. I am excited to continue searching. It only takes one. One more person, one more book, one more lesson. Just one.

Thank you for your help and good example mother! Missionary's greatest ally is a member who will fellowship an investigator, and bear great testimony of the power that the gospel has had in his/her life. Thank you!

This week I had a very special opportunity after church. Eric came up to us at church and asked us some questions. So, after church we had the opportunity of answering all of his questions and teaching him about a lot of different things. He is so amazing. He radiates light to all those around him. He took pamphlets from the church to show to his friends at school and asked for others. He is a great example to all of us. I can't tell you or express to you the joy that I felt when I got to teach Eric, my friend from Corvallis who has kept the faith and laid for himself a foundation upon which he will never fall! A very great experience.

I love you all so much! You are all the best! Thank you for the box...I am sure there will be great surprises! Don't forget to have dad eat the Ramen...! I love you all so much!