Ok, technically it is past noon so it is 오후,
not morning, but I was thinking of the hymn (you know the one I like to sing Sunday
mornings?) so...it works.
Dear family and
friends,
This week has been pretty great! Very busy. I was actually
kind of surprised as I started emailing and recalling the past week because
last Monday feels so far away. This week I had two different conferences. One
is Daejeon and one with the zone at our ward building here in CheongJu.
---important side note: next week is 설날 aka Chinese New Year so I won't be
emailing on Monday because p-day is getting moved to the actual new year so we
can do more missionary work. Pretty much everyone travels back to their
hometown and it gets really hard to meet with anyone. Though I'm excited
because the word on the street is that as part of the holiday, the oldest man of
the house gives money to all the younger people. So ideally if we visit some
members during the holiday we may or may not get a few bucks. I'm hoping for a
manwan! ($10 Korean bill)---
I really liked the Tuesday meeting in Daejeon. It was a
meeting with some of the mission leaders and President. We call it a
conference. Personally, I'm a fan of the term "summit". I think it
sounds more exotic. That meeting and zone conference were centered on
consecration. Consecration is one of the biggest focuses of our mission right
now. It is all about Love for God, love for fellow missionaries, and Love for
the work. It was awesome! President shared an article he's been working on
recently. It pretty much is a distillation of some of his bigger revelations
over the past year and a half of his service and I love it! In the coming weeks
I will forward it to you when the PDF becomes available. It is so inspiring.
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Pretty much I am just so happy being here, where I am doing
what I'm doing. I know that this work is true! I know it and I am so happy and
really just ecstatic to share it with everyone who will listen to me. I don't
always like labeling, but I would label myself as an "eternal
optimist"! I am just happy and I know that it is because of the gospel. It
makes me everything I am.
This week I really enjoyed the last verses of the Book of
Mark. I love the Lord's call to his apostles and to us to preach the gospel and
how when we do He is there with us and confirms the truth and confirms us to!
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature...And they went forth, and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Amen."
I love you all and you are in my prayers.
As ever, Onward and Upward!
Elder Tucker