Kyleigh in Korea
mission update week 72
Boy, did Sis. Clove and I have another exciting week.
Good thing I like parties....We are already preparing for our ward Halloween party. The Young Women and their friends are helping us make pinatas. Last year the members loved what the missionaries did so we've got to put a lot of time and effort into it and make it good...The members in this area have high expectations. They are super rich.
Went on exchanges. Did a ton of proselyting on the streets, had a run in with some Jehovah Witnesses while at it, but we were able to get some contacts. It was good.
Had a frustrating encounter with our prostitute investigator. She frightens me. However, she came to church. The Bishop's wife helped us with her. We had THREE investigators at church yesterday! the prostitute, our quiet, socially awkward investigator, and the chestnut lady who we think was trying to put a voodoo curse on Sis. Clove, WITH HER CHESTNUTS, the other day at the bus stop!
Strange. Strange.
The story of our lives....We seem to attract the weird ones.
Have a good week!
Love you all!
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Kyleigh in Korea
mission update week 73
Here is a lesson I learned this week...
So these past couple weeks my comp, Sister Clove, and I have picked up quite a few strange investigators. People that are very different and probably shunned by normal society. Sometimes we feel like the only people that want to meet with us are the strange ones because they need friends and when someone is kind to them.. they are willing to meet with us. Sister Clove and I kinda got ourselves worked up one night thinking that we weren't safe anymore because our investigators are so weird and we didn't feel comfortable meeting with them. Luckily we had a moment this past week where we got to talk to our Mission President after we had a meeting at the Mission Home. He taught us a valuable lesson. We described to him our investigators and how we felt like they were insane, so we felt like we were going insane, and he patiently listened and laughed to himself. After our very detailed description of these people he said I want to share a story from the scriptures with you. He had us read with him the story of the lady who washed Christ's feet with her tears. Everyone knew she was a sinner and so they couldn't understand why Jesus would tolerate her. My mission President then went on to say that throughout Christ's ministry he was always going to the outskirts to find people to help. He was going to those who had sinned, who had diseases, who weren't mentally stable so that he could help them and share his and Heavenly Father's love... that we all desperately need. Because without it we probably wouldn't make it through this life. He then went on to say that when Christ comes again He probably will go back to the outskirts of society to find those that have sinned, are strange and weird, and that have a lot of problems. My President said that he hopes we aren't too proud in our hearts the day when Christ comes because we should be living as he lived and try our best to share the gospel and the love of Christ with those that aren't thought of as socially acceptable. {all while staying safe of course} It really made me think of how I had been judging some of my investigators and that I was letting worldly stereotypes influence me into thinking that these people were too crazy to be helped, when it reality the very thing that will help them is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus commanded us to love everyone and I am thankful for this experience that I had because it made me realize again just how precious every single person is to God and Christ. No matter the background, no matter the sin, no matter how strange, God and Christ love them all and we can be the Lord's hand to help these people. I am thankful for this opportunity right now to serve and to help people find the happiness that can be received from living the Gospel. I love you all! Thank you so much for your love and support!
Love,
Sister Cooper
In other family news....
Hello October!
I'm so happy you are here!
Whipped out our collection of Halloween books!
Looking forward to reading them throughout the month,
at night- by flashlight, with B. Olivia and Kate!
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The twin cousins turned 2!
The twin cousins turned 2!
They are like little brothers to Brie and Kate.
They love hanging with them.
Fun putting a little gift together for the boys.
Target has the cutest Halloween plates, utensils and milk bottles
in their dollar bins right now....
in their dollar bins right now....
LOOK at this precious little bundle.
Another grand niece has been born into the fam...
AND
there is a family wedding on the horizon with my nephew's engagement.
So excited!
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I had fun food week!
Market Street with one of our favorite couples...
An Italian Deli for lunch!
Love these ladies!
And a belated birthday breakfast...
delightful!
I love Conference Weekend!!!
A little chocolate milk to go with them ;)
{Cute Conference printable from www.marcicoombs.com}
What we do during Conference. ;)
Poor Emmsie was puking her guts out..
she had had a fun night out with girlfriends the night before.
Food poisoning???
So not fun.
Saturday night us girls were in charge of standing in line at the restaurant for g-pa
and his entourage before the masses of men in white shirts descended upon the place
after the Priesthood session.
and his entourage before the masses of men in white shirts descended upon the place
after the Priesthood session.
Good Grief!
What a mad house it was!
What a mad house it was!
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More 6th grade school projects!...
We are getting quite the collection of these Egyptian sarcophaguses!
This is our fifth, if you count my nieces that I helped with years ago.
If working on this guy wasn't enough...Hannah was trying to get this boy asked to the upcoming girl's choice school dance... so we had two projects going on the same night.
I'm telling ya it's never boring around here.
Just so ya know it about killed me having to buy those Ute cookies. hehe
But her friend is a huge fan..so in our efforts to personalize it, I got brave.
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