The first few days of the week was an
absolute ball with Elder Goon and I visiting all of the members before
he kicked out (transferred). We also went and played volleyball for our Pday. That is the first
time I have played volleyball since I tore up the courts out at SVU! I will sure
miss Elder Goon and the time we had together.
Also
I don't know why this became a theme of the week, but I saw a freaking
ton of people sleeping in weird places in public this week. And, surprisingly I'm sure, none of them were homeless. Yep, you can bet your bottom dollar I took pictures!
Another random thing from this week was the unexpected arrival of the Monsoon Season, which brought a ton of rain.
On
Wednesday, Elder Malo and I combined to make the most insane
companionship of the mission! We started working right away and the
week was filled with laughs and a lot of really great work. We set some
high expectations for the transfer and instantly started working
towards that by picking up two new investigators at the end of the week. Our great start was highlighted by a dinner with a
less active family of 5. I had actually met this family last
summer when I was in Seongnam on an exchange, and I really felt like they
had a great chance and were at a near perfect time to come back to
church. Although they weren't even members of the ward I was serving in, I
felt a lot love for them and wished to be able to visit them once more.
After learning I would be coming to Bundang, I quickly started trying to
contact them to set up an appointment to visit them in their home. It took six weeks, but finally we were
able to meet them. We learned that they in about that same time period
had started reading the Book of Mormon, praying, and even watching Mormon messages and things like that once again! "The timing was perfect
for you to call and visit us, what a coincidence!" I don't think so!!! There are no coincidences in this work baby!!! God truly does seem
to prepare us individually for things ahead, even and especially when we
can't see very far in front of us.
I learned
so much this week. I smiled a lot. I laughed a lot. I was also
discouraged at times too, but I really do know how worth it all of this is.
I love it!
I hope you all have a splendid week!
Elder Jenkins
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