How did the Foreigner concert go?
Hooray for Hannah! That's so cool. I think its a great idea
to put up links to her and Kelsey's sites. Thanks for helping with that stuff.
Does my mormon.org account have a picture yet? It didn't show up when I
checked at the MTC.
Mom, that's a really good lesson idea. I might adapt that for
member visits. This transfer we really want to focus on member missionary work
and referrals. There is a book about member missionary work that recently got
translated into Korean. The Power of Everyday Missionaries. The leadership is
really excited about it and my companion thinks it will help a lot. Can I give
you a challenge? Remember when I talked about goals and planning? Could you
set a goal for a specific person to share the Gospel with and then sit down and
have a missionary style planning session on how to accomplish that goal. We are
experimenting with the best way to help members share the Gospel and that is one
thing we have talked about. We are not sure how effective we will be at helping
the members plan in Korean so it would be good to know if the principle is
sound. PMG talks about planning and there are lots of things in the District
about it. Could you do this for me?
Can I have the recipe for German pancakes? I made something
up but it wasn't as good. Although I think that was because of the oven and
pan. The oven knob doesn't have any markings so we have to guess.
Today is the first day of my second transfer. My companion
and I are staying but the other team of elders are leaving. They aren't going
to be replaced either. Masan is going to have just one team of elders for at
least a little while. We will have the house to ourselves which will be nice
but boring. It will also be harder to learn Korean without a native. I really
liked teaching him English. His use of the language was hilarious. Last week
he announced that he was going to be a "skinhead". He meant that he wanted to
shave his head. Sister Ellsworth, the American Sister missionary is moving and
we are getting another trainee. It looks like she is going to be a
Polynesian.
What does Stapley mean? The Koreans always ask me that
question and I don't have a good answer for it.
Have I talked about Elder Bednar's talk, The Character of
Christ? It was given at an MTC devotional and still plays every week after
devotionals. I'm not sure you can find it online but it references a talk by
Elder Maxwell on the character of Christ. I haven't read that one. The
important thing was that Christ, when he experienced trials and suffering
"turned outward". He served others. You can see this as you read in the Bible.
I have been reading the New Testament recently. A focus on understand the
Character of Christ has made it especially inspiring. I have been working on
become more like Christ in that regard. I have seen that thinking of and
serving others when you are suffering or sick helps you feel better. When one
of the Sisters got sick she called Sister Gilbert. Sister Gilbert told her to
go out and serve others. She would feel better. When I feel sick I can take
all the medicine I can. I can skip language study to take a nap but I won't
feel better until I leave my apartment and get to work. President Hinckley gave
a talk on this. It is the one where he spoke about "forget yourself and go to
work".
Thanks for everything,
Elder Stapley
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