Hello! I can't believe I have been in Korea for one month
already...it scares me because time is going so so fast. This week was full of
so many miracles...I have random sticky notes with stories and quotes on books,
planners, everything I can find and it is starting to make up a very
dysfunctional journal. So first good news...I have my first baptism this
Saturday!!!! It has been one of the most rewarding, faith building and
genuinely happy moments of my life to watch Marina progress over the past 3
weeks that I have known her. She is amazing, amazing! One thing I loved that
she said this week was that her favorite question to ask people is, "What
do you like about being a member of your church?" She said she loves to
look in to their eyes and watch them light up as they talk about it and she can
instantly tell they sincerely know it is true and are happy. Her eyes
do the same and I feel my own testimony strengthened every time I talk to her.
She is my first little miracle and I can't even explain how much I love her.
One thought I had this week. I hit my one-month mark and was
really excited! Then I read my goals from my first day in Korea and....was
really disappointed and felt I needed to be giving more and working 10x harder.
I read Jacob 5:47 that says, "What more could I have done for my
vineyard?" I was really hard on myself and kept thinking I don't want to
leave any area or spend any day not giving everything I possibly can. I don't
want to regret any time I spent here by not living up to what God knows I am capable
of or miss any opportunities. It says at the end of that chapter that as they
labored with all their might and kept the commandments, the Lord
labored WITH them and according to God's will they saw the
fruits of their labors and found joy. This week I defined what
serving with my whole heart, might, mind and strength individually means to me,
because only I can hold myself accountable. I loved in Ether 3:4
where the brother of Jared asks God to touch the stones. He first recognizes all
of his weaknesses and then humbly asks God that if it is His will, He would
"touch these stones with thy finger that they might shine forth in
darkness." Being a perfectionist....it is hard for me to let go of all
those tendencies, but I know that when I give my whole heart and mind that
despite my weaknesses, God will create me into a light that can help the people
in Korea. He doesn't ask for perfection and I know that when we work diligently
and are obedient, God will "labor with us" always.
Other random story: This week we were at a member's house
and I was cutting an apple...they cut their apples and pears very specifically
where you shave off the skin, cut in half and then into smaller pieces. I said,
"Oh let me! I need to practice and it's not that hard" (honestly
it probably isn't for normal people). I waste almost half the apple shaving the
skin...then cut the apple in half on the table...which made a really unusually
loud noise. Not realizing, I keep cutting until Marina screams: the plate is on
the table in 3 pieces..... ALSO, Sister Willcox and I cooked fish today with
its full eyes, head, scales everything on it. Fun adventures of Seoul,
Korea!
Love you all!!!!
Sister Davis
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When you can fit in the Korean elders shoes....or even more
awkward when they can fit in yours
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