Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Hi everyone!I had a great week- it was the week of conferences! On Wednesday we had zone conference at the mission home, and on Saturday and Sunday we watched the conference sessions! Zone conference was really good. Pres. Jennings extended a challenge to read the Book of Mormon cover-to-cover by Christmas. You can join me if you want! We have softcover copies and are highlighting references to Christ, the principles of the gospel, and missionary work. It's been wonderful so far, even though I'm just three days into it! On Thursday I went on splits in Changwan with Sister Corrigan. It was amazing! We went to lunch with the elders and a lady in the ward- she brought a friend from her yoga class who is looking for religion. It was perfect! She referred her to us (the sisters) right there. After that, we met with a less-active woman in the ward and had a really good conversation with her. She was really kind, and I felt like we were able to begin building a good relationship with her. Then, we met with a 15 year-old girl in the ward and her friend. Her friend had expressed interest in the gospel, so we taught her the first lesson before dinner and made a return appointment! That night, while we were kaka-hoho-ing (going door to door), we met a woman who wants her daughter to start going to a church. We got her phone number and made a return appointment too! Just so you know, I have never been able to make a return appointment at the door before- so that was incredible! It helped that Sister Corrigan lived in the building, so we were able to tell people that as we went from door to door. That day showed me how much the Lord can bless missionaries as we strive to share the gospel. I wish every day could be like Tuesday, but having those special experiences makes us more motivated when we're having a not-so-successful day. It's amazing how a good attitude can change your outlook as a missionary. I need to work on that more- I'm so grateful for Sister Corrigan's example! We saw conference over the weekend and were really motivated by the talks from our leaders. I LOVED Pres. Ucthdorf's talk. I noticed that love and service were the main themes of many of the talks. I realize as a missionary that those are the two most important things we can develop in our lifetime. Without love for others, we can't experience true happiness. We are meeting with some new people this week, so cross your fingers! Hopefully they will become new investigators. We are also excited to watch part of conference with our investigator Yong Soon-Young. She has appreciated a few talks we have shown her from other conferences, so I hope she enjoys this one too! Plus, we should be finally meeting with Su-hyun's mom to get permission for baptism. We're (still) praying that her heart will be softened. The colors are starting to change in Busan, but I have to think really hard about exactly WHERE I saw the leaves changing. So I guess not really. I love fall though- the weather is amazing!I love you all and am grateful for your support! Have a great week!Love,Alyssa

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