I've now been in Korea for two weeks. Wow. I'm not sure where the time went. Of course, it's also felt like the longest two weeks of my entire life. I can scarcely remember being back in America anymore. Isn't it funny how relative time is?

So, monsoon season is upon us. It poured rain on Tuesday. Literally poured. I don't think I've ever seen it rain so heavily before. Of course, I am from Utah, so that makes sense, eh? We had district meeting, and the river we go over was just swollen with water. The roads were basically rivers. I was glad I wasn't driving...though, our bus driver was a little crazy.

Things are going pretty well. We've got a baptism scheduled for this Saturday. Sister Kim was going to be baptized last week, but her mother wasn't able to drop by and sign the necessary form...so fingers are crossed for this Saturday. Sister Noh is going to be baptized probably the end of this month, too, which is uber exciting. I can't wait.

Everyone here is very helpful--it's a little frustrating at times when people finish my sentences for me, though. But that's okay. I gave a talk in Primary. They actually listened to me--which is amazing. The Primary in Seongjeong is very energetic and hardly ever listen to anyone. I help Sister Lee teach. I can't say very much (and I understand even less), but we do a lot of English teaching. I can do that. Mostly. I can't explain things in Korean yet. But it will come, so there's no sense in me worrying.

Things are going well. I wanted to share a scripture this week, but I forgot to write it down before we left our apartment...so you'll get to read it next week! Hooray! It's a good one, I promise. Even for people who don't particularly like scriptures.

So, for a spiritual thought, I'd like to quote one of my MTC teacher's mothers. Sister Lebaron's mother said "If the Lord put you to it, He can pull you through it". That's very true. I didn't think I could ever live in Korea and get to the point where I can understand one or two sentences people say...but I've started to be able to. I didn't think I would be able to share the gospel. But I've been able to. The Lord knows what it is we can do, and He does a remarkable job of helping us stretch to be that person. It hurts a lot.

C.S. Lewis gave an interesting parable about how the Lord helps change us. He said that we're like a house. And maybe something breaks in the kitchen and we need a plumber, so we call the Lord. He comes and fixes the sink. And then He fixes a few other things. And before we know it, He's knocking down walls and we're not sure what in the world is going on. It hurts a lot, and it's confusing and even a little scary...but when He's finally done, we see the palace we are now as compared to the house we were.

I don't think I've shared that one before...

Anyway, I encourage each of you to pray to be strengthened through whatever it is you're doing. The Lord will help you. I know He will because He's helped me, even though I sometimes even doubt He's there. His arms are stretched out to us and He will support us if we turn to Him.

Have a wonderful week!