September 28, 2025
My comp and I were walking around the streets and told these two landscapers that they were doing great work and that Jesus loves them, the typical stuff, and one of them asked, "Are you missionaries?" We said yeah and he came up to us, pulling out his wallet while he did, and then tried to give us a fat ol wad of cash. I hit em with some moves that surely shattered his ankle bones, making it away, but my comp couldn't outmanuver the man and got caught by the collar. He tried to resist the money but the guy pulled his fist back and said, "I'll fight you if you don't take it." Like an absolute roooookie my comp took the cash instead of just taking the punch. I went back and grabbed the wad of cash and hurriedly placed it in the guys wheelbarrow. He tried to corner me in, but with his previously obliterated ankles, there was nothing he could do. I got around him and we sprinted off. He looked mad defeated back there, literally fell to his knees, but the three of us were laughing our butts off. Agressively nice guy.
It's been a great week here in Iksan. We found a kid while street finding who knew a little bit about the church. We've met with him twice since then and taught him the first and second lesson. Bro literally invited himself to church and dang near baptism too. Most goated friend ever. I felt the spirit during our first lesson with him stronger than any other lesson I've done so far, and the Gift of Tongues was going crazy cause he was asking hecka questions and I was able to answer them all. When we finished talking he said, "I feel so warm and amazing right now." I got goosebumps when he said that, the spirit was palpable. It was the type of lesson that makes you and your comp skip down the stairs, simultaneously clicking your heals, and stop randomly for a 감사 기도 (prayer of thanks). Also worth nothing that while he's an almost 18 year old Korean kid, he sounds like a 40 year old black American. Most wild voice combo I've ever heard but it's kinda sick. Pray for my man to dodge the typical Korean route of being completely ready for baptism and then absolutely annihilating their tiny seed of faith.
My mission president visited my tiny ward this week, which meant I gave another talk. It was fun and scary to have him there, he's such a legend.
Fun Chinese lesson for you. The Chinese character for women is the character for "loud" repeated three times.
I made two lightsabers using stuff only found in Daiso this week. My comp took a picture of me soldering what lowkey looks like a bomb, so pray that picture doesn't get out or ya boy's gonna lose his VISA lol.
As for the 4th hour guy, bro was at the church literally 8 hours after church ended. Unfortunately, we didn't expect that, so we got snuck up on. Terrifying.
Spiritual Thought:
President Nelson was such a wonderful man. I will miss his simple, yet profound words of wisdom. He frequently taught in words that could be easily remembered, like:
Think Celestial
The Lord Loves Effort
Let God Prevail
Be a Peacemaker
These have been plastered on millions of t-shirts and signs, but they really are so helpful. Such simple wisdom, if followed, would do the world a whole lotta good. His most memorable talk to me will always be "Peacemakers Needed" because that talk had a profound influence on my life. I have never been caused to reflect on my own behaviors quite like I did after listening to that talk. While I've never really been a particularly rude person, that talk brought up a lot of ways that I need to change if I truly want to proclaim myself as a disciple. God's love excludes nobody, so neither can we. I know President Nelson was a prophet of God, and I know the next prophet will be as well. I am so glad to be a part of a church led by God given direction through a prophet, just as God has always done from Adam and Eve. He will be missed greatly, but you can't doubt for an instant where a man like that goes.
Love you all!
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