called to korea: bearing burdens with ease!

So the train ride to my new area was so gorgeous! We have to go into the boo this transfer in a couple of weeks and I am so excited to take that train again! :)

So this past week we had an awesome miracle! We didn't know what to do one day so I suggested knocking doors, which we like never do because it never brings like any success. But I suggested we pray about which direction to go. Then we went in this apartment building and climbed all five flights of stairs to knock doors, and this one lady happened to be at her door and we waved and got her attention. Okay let's be real, we bowed not waved, but she came and opened the door, listened to our whole message, took a Book of Mormon and gave us her info. She was so interested! I am so excited to follow up with her!

So we live in another area than our own with another pair of sisters and the best part is that we will live closer to their church than the elders that serve in our ward live to ours. Its pretty hilarious! But also convenient because there is no room in our apartment so we store our luggage at their chuch. :) Haha. And their bishop is taking us all and the elders to a Buddhist temple next week for pday! It is either the world's oldest or Korea's oldest Buddhist temple so I am pretty stoked!!

So in my area we have the most amazing people!! We teach a lady named Ly Plaza. She is from the Philippines She is amazing! She works in a textile factory and lives off of practically nothing so she can send money home to support her family. She has three daughters and hasn't seen them in awhile. We teach her 30 minutes about gospel doctrine and than 30 minutes we teach her Korean because she wants to be able to participate more in church. She is amazing! And so humble! She lives in the smallest little room and lives so humbly! She works all night and gets one hour of sleep and than comes to church! Faithfully!! She is amazing! After meeting her I almost cried! Why do I complain about such little petty things? What I had to go through last transfer is so small compared to what she has to deal with on a daily basis. She is amazing!

So our baptism. So the girl's name is 추지민. Well she said she got her parents' permission but the next day she wanted to push back her date to October. Well after talking to her she decided that she is just going to push it back to July 28. The last Sunday of the transfer. I think it is a blessing because it gives us more time to teach her, but I am also afraid that she doesn't have her parents' permission and will keep coming up with excuses. I am also afraid that she isn't fully converted to the gospel. I don't want her to fall inactive in a few months as new missionaries come in. We aren't here just to get baptisms. We are here to get people to the celestial kingdom.

In the scriptures I was reading the end of Mosiah and the start of Alma this week. So good! But I love in Mosiah 24:12-16, especially 15 and 16. I love these scriptures because it doesn't say he removed their burdens or made life perfect but He made it possible for them to bear up their burdens and not only that but it says "with ease." The Lord doesn't take away trials or change or life all the time. Sometimes he gives us the great privilege to grow and helps us to be able to manage the burdens "with ease." What a blessing it is that the Lord loves us that much!