Reactivation Work

Time sure does fly, doesn't it?

 

The temperatures are rising and falling, but we're keeping warm.

 

Yes, my new companion, Elder Bybee, is very enthusiastic. We're both new in the area, so we're still trying to figure out our area, but we don't really get lost, we can always find our way back to a subway and get home if we do. We've only been here for 2 weeks, but we've already found around 5 people that are interested. Two of them show really good potential. One is the 84 year old guy I might have mentioned a while back, he's really nice, and the other is a guy we just met the other day for dinner. He studied in America for 10 years, and he wanted to meet with us because we seemed cool, but then he started to express a lot of interest in our church. He wants to meet and learn more about what we believe. We also met a guy who was born in New York, but his parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and he's just the nicest guy in the whole world. We met him last night, and he accepted everything we said. Super nice guy. He doesn't live in our area though! He is here for a few days staying at a friend's place, but he will go back to start up school again soon, so we'll have to refer him.. Oh well. I'm glad I was able to meet him at least once. It was impossible to be sad or grumpy around him.

 

This guy, brother T, called us and he is here in that military branch, and they're trying to do some less active work. There's a Korean guy that is going through some rough times, so they want to go help him, start helping out with the bills, etc. but he needed a translator, so they called us. We went and visited, and he was so nice. He said he wants to start coming back to church. So we got some stuff worked out with the bills, then on Sunday we got a member to come out, pick us and him up, and everything. He loved church. There was even a baptism. I was super stoked about this because less active work in Korea is super hard. The apartment contracts can expire every 2 years, so it's almost impossible to trace less actives. But now we have been able to reactivate someone and he's already made friends at church!

 

This week I've been thinking a lot about the Atonement of Christ. It's so hard to understand and I'll never fully understand it, but this week I've been thinking a lot about how through Christ, we have our perfect example, but not only requiring us to become like him, he gives us the help we need to do it. Through the atonement, we can overcome addictions, receive that needed healing after years of pain, whether physical, mental, emotional, or social. There's so much love behind the sacrifice of the Atonement. He was perfect and didn't need to, but because he loves us, he gave his life so that we can receive eternal blessings.

 

Thank you for your support and love, I can feel it daily, and it helps me carry on.

 

Elder Franchina