Almost a Baptism

My district.
This is what we put on our free English flyers.
Left to right: Stradling, me, Smith, Park, Jensen, Bigler

So this week we met with Stella and went over the baptismal interview questions with her. President was coming down this weekend for my stake conference so he really wanted us to push up her baptism a week (her original date was this next Sunday). So we asked her and she said yes! We were so excited! That was on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday she passed her baptismal inteview! And she read 10 Chapters in the Book of Mormon the night before. she seriously had such a light to her. It was so nice to see. And she was so excited! It was going to be the first baptism in the area in almost a year!

Then Friday came...Friday night when Sister Stradling and I were planning Stella called us. She said she didn't feel ready because the new diet she is on requires her to drink this expensive tea and she thought it didnt have green tea in it butit does and she said she couldnt give it up. so sister Stradling asked, "So you don't want to get baptised because you cant stop drinking diet tea?" then Stella went on about how she didn't know if she was ready to keep all the commandments and that tithing would be a struggle and her husband wants her to think about it and her parents think that we are the devil's church...it was devestating...She said that maybe she would get baptised in the summer. Sister Stradling and I just sat in our study room for a long time after we hung up the phone just numb to feeling. It is so sad when they dont choose to follow Christ! I hate it...

And Amanda told us she doesn't want to get baptised into our church because she was already baptised into hers. We are going to have to have an "Our purpose" talk with her soon and might have to end up dropping her just because she kinda just sees us as friends who teach her English and not missionaries...

So it wasn't the best week with our investigators.

But anyways on a brighter note. We had a lesson with a girl on the first floor of our apartment complex. We are pretty sure she has some kind of mental something that's not quite right. The first time she saw us she kept telling us how pretty we are and kept touching our hair. Kinda creepy honestly... And now we see her all the time and she just watches us when we walk to and from the apartment. She didn't really pay attention to the lesson and kept trying to talk to us about America. Which is what happens here usually. But she was cutting up fruit for us and Sister Stradling and I were joking after that we were kinda nervous about he carrying a knife so that was fun

We also had stake conference this weekend and Elder Whiting of the 70 came and spoke to us. And he spoke in English and had a translator! I almost forgot what it felt like to be able to understand what was being said at the pulpit! I miss English so much... But at the Adult session on Saturday he talked about the character of Christ and hastening the work which is good because the saints of Korea could use a little push to help out the missionaries. Then on Sunday he talked about how to avoid failure in the home. He talked about how the home should be a place that children should always feel the spirit. It was just nice to be able to understand someone finally.

This is dinner at our ward mission leaders house.
Easily the best meal i have had in Korea. It was spaghetti. And the garlic bread was FANTASTIC!
She used honey on it! Who would have thought???
Left to right: me, Stradling, Smith, Park, Jensen, Bigler

But anyways that was my week! I hope everyone back home is doing well! I love you all!

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- Sister Collyer 콜리여 자매 (kol-lee-yeo ja- mae)