October 4, 2021 - SuWan

 General Conference!!!! Kind of!!!


Well I've been out in the big wide world for a full week now. That's crazy! I wish I could give a play by play of all that's gone down, but I'm gonna try to keep it brief for this one. 
Things have been hectic in the finding department. Because of the surprise 4th member of the crew, our area that was supposed to have one companionship, is now split between two, and we are somewhat lacking in the number of people we have to teach. We don't have anyone progressing towards baptism right now, which kinda sucks. However, me and Elder Young have been keeping busy! We've been calling the members to build a relationship, get to know them, and do some practice lessons, and we have a couple people we found this week that I'm excited to teach!
Korea itself is still a bundle of confusion for me. So much is new and different,  and the language is sometimes brutal! But an awesome companion, great study material, and the gift of tongues is more than enough protection. That, and the food is so good! I've had 비빔밥,  볶음밥 피자 and lots of 김치, as well as foods I didn't catch the name of. A member even took us to an all you can eat Korean sushi place! The food here is delicious; I don't think I can go back to the states anymore...
I also received my Korean name tag this week! "Elder Wardle" is no more; it's "월들 장로" now. Bit of a mouthful in Korean if I'm being honest, but it makes me feel that much more authentic. Im sure that combined with all the 김치, I'll be fluent in no time!
General Conference just finished up and I hope you all had an opportunity to watch and listen to it! I know it was filled with wonderful messages to inspire, direct, and uplift us. Here over in Korea, though, we haven't had a chance to listen to those messages yet. The time difference means Conference happened in the smack dab middle of the night! We will be watching Conference next week, but I will be studying it all throughout the coming week. I encourage you to do the same! Having living prophets share counsel meant for us is such a cool opportunity for us to take advantage of!
Have a great week everyone!







Location: Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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