Foreigners bloom like flowers in Spring!

Hi!

This past week has been pretty good. The weather has really been warming up - it came really freakishly fast, but now it has started to cool off again. But, because General Conference is over, we don't have to wear our suit jackets anymore. So I'm rebelling against the weather and still sticking with my short sleeves. Ahh. I'm also already starting to get a tan.

So it's been pretty exciting this past week. We got dropped by one investigator - she's been getting busy because she's moving so we can't meet with her until next month, many of our other investigators are in what we call "the waiting pile", and those that we do meet with are actually progressing really well. So, much like Sister Jones out there in Japan, we've been on a search to find new people recently. And guess what! It works. We got one yesterday. We went to go visit this lady named Mia. She's Korean but speaks really good English. She teaches at an English Academy and has a really cool personality. She's friends with one of the ward members, too, so that helps out a lot. She comes to English class, and she took a Book of Mormon last week because we told about how happy it has made our lives and it is the reason we came to Korea.

So yesterday we got the chance to meet her, and we taught a really cool lesson with her. We just dropped by to see if we could visit, but it turned out that her member friend was already with her that morning, so we got to teach a lesson with a member! That was a really wonderful blessing and coincidence. We taught about the Book of Mormon, a little bit about where it came from and how it can help us, and other things like that. She really seemed to enjoy it, and it seems like she honestly wants to find some happiness. She used to attend church but doesn't anymore. She sounds really well prepared! We get to meet her again this Friday.

We're also getting Mr. Beh's sister ever closer to baptism. She still lives in Seoul, so we can't meet with her but once each weekend, but we always make sure to teach everything she needs. Last week, we taught her about The Restoration. We commited her to read and pray, and think more about baptism. She agreed to it, and honestly looked like as if she would. So, that'll be great I think. Unfortunately she forgot a BoM back here in Wonju, so we've been working on getting her address to either mail one to her, and have the other missioanries bring it to her. Very high potential there!

The subject line comes from the fact that the past while, since the weather has been turning, I've been seeing a lot more foreigners! it's strange. They're here for teaching usually, they just go to the schools and speak in English, play games, and then leave. And apparently get paid well enough to stick around here, because they usually stay for a good 6 months or so. But anyway, there's this one lady we see every so often - she lives near our apartment, and we've met a few others in various areas. We all kind of flock together, and I feel like a Korean when I see them because I just stare until we get close enough to talk to them. And yes, I'm still hearing "Wha! It's a foreigner!". I'm thinking up more exciting stuff to respond with, one of which that usually works is "Wha! It's a Korean!" - to which I deny myself being a foreigner and say that I'm a Korean. It usually makes the kids laugh pretty good. :D

But anyway, still working on getting those pictures. I keep forgetting to bring my camera! Today we're going to go do some archery. Yeah, weird huh? I'll get some shots of that for sure. If I don't, and you don't hear from me in the next week, then just look online for the Wonju newspaper of "Foreigner kills Korean with a bow and arrow". It was an accident, I swear! I'm innocent! D:

Elder Zabriskie, the new missionary here in Wonju, is really cool. He's really funny and has a really great motivation for work!

But anyway, things are still going great out here in Korea Land! I hope everyone else out there is still alive. :D Be happy!

Love,
Elder Webster