May 7, 2025
Jesse Moser
May 11, 2025
We got transfer news last night and I'll be moving to 수원 (Suwon). Luckily, Elder Lockhart will be staying here so that Artemis has a familiar face still as she gets baptised. She fasted for 23 hours that one of us would stay, which is super awesome because, I kid you not, she has a harder time fasting than quiting ciggarettes haha.
My new companion will be Elder Kost, I've met him before and he was a pretty awesome guy. He's gonna cook me though because he's one of the few elders who absolutely refuses to speak english to anyone, so this is gonna be a headache. But I don't want to end my training without being an effective missionary so it'll be good to have only SYL for a whole transfer, even if it suckkkkssss.
As for the area, I went to Suwon for my interview with the president and it was probably the most beautiful place I've been, and I literally told my companion that I wanted to serve there so prayers answered, heck yah. I wonder if Elder Kost will confiscate my airsoft gun though...
Artemis Update:
Baptism is not happening this week. Her mom got drunk and said she would disown her if she got baptised and then started hitting her. Absolutely solid mom, incredible example of love.
But yah, pray for Artemis so we can get her mom's permission. Their family needs someone with the gospel.
Spiritual Thought:
In Korea we have a holiday called "Parents Day" and that happened this week, and since it's Mothers Day in the states I wanted to talk about Moms.
We had an english class this week and we held it on Parents Day, so we thought it would be a good idea to have everyone write a note to their parents in English. One of the guys is probably in his 70's so his parents have passed away. He still wrote the note though, and his cousin requested he read it to her, so he did. He read it very quietly and the english was obviously very basic but he started getting emotional and I was writing on the chalk board pretending my big ol' ears weren't hard core eavsdropping, but of course they were, you kidding? It was a super special moment and made me realize how special parents are to so many people. We went around the table and had everyone say something they are grateful to their parents for, and they all said something really great. When it got to my turn, I told them my Mom taught me how to pray. Among the other millions of things my Mom has taught me, that is one of the most important because I use that every day to feel closer to my heavenly parents. Because my mom loves me, she taught me how to pray so I can stay safe physically and spiritually. I still remember her helping me get through prayers kneeling by my bunk bed as a wee lad. Moms are special.
Love you all!
Current Weight: 198 Lbs (Victim Weight)
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