Better Late then Never June 15

This week was a pretty good week, except for the fact that we didnt get to meet with any investigators this week.(and the spurs won) They were all super busy this week and all of our appointments we had fell through. We only got to meet one man and had lunch with him, but he lives in Illsan and he wants the sisters there to teach his daughter so we reffered him and his daughter to the sisters.

I read quite a few talks this week and one that I read in particular is the 4 minutes talk by Bishop Stevensen from last general conference I always tell my parents and think that time is going by really fast. the first 2 minutes of my mission are over now I just have to improve more and finish the rest strong. I also started studying about how to be a better leader and companion. I found a few scriptures that have helped me. Pretty good study this week.

My miracle this week was seeing elder Lee change this week. He has really opened up a little more and is willing to get help and let me help him. He is doing great.

Elder Jang and Elder Rhodes died and went home. sad. i miss them. Elder Jang said that he would come to my fianal testimony at the temple, i will look forward to seeing him. He emailed me today.

I think I forgot to tell you our ward had 3 baptisms in the past 2 weeks. 2 were the sisters investigators and one was a member. Cool to see. I wasnt involved in any of them though.

Also I ran through a Typhoon this week. I got stuck out in it and we had to get home so I ran home in it. I was soaked from head to toe in 2 seconds. Then our church was flooding so Elder Arrington and I ran to the church to fix it and clean it up. Super fun!!!! SOOOOOO MUCH WATER!!!!!!

Well that is pretty much it!!!!


Love Elder Miles Diede   

pictures

 Elder Lee

me and Elder Chisholm in heat shirts.............싫어

Post typhoon

On Fire with the Language! 보고싶어 ㅠㅠ

Hello Fam!!!!

 

so .....hows life?

 

Transfer call Report: Staying in Geumchon with Elder Lee. Elder lanford is staying too so im happy.

 

This week we really didnt have a sit down lesson with an investigator this week, but we played basketball with our 19 year old investigator for a little bit and we invited him to a ward activity the next day to which he came. 

 

The ward activity was a BBQ at one of the really really rich members house.

 

I think he had alot of fun at the activity and got to know the other young men. One of our members came up to him and starting talking about baptism with him. The investigator said that he was thinking about being baptized. The member was super excited and happy when we told him about it. This same investigator came to church on sunday..... but for only 2 minutes. I turned my back on him for 1 second and he went down the stairs and out of the church. He called me and told me he had to go, and we should be meeting him this saturday.

I had fun studying this week!!! One cool thing I did for study this week was to start my study time with questions and concerns that I am having. I asked Elder Rhodes about how to improve study and he gave me a few suggestions and pointers he has found throughout his mission. I had a pretty good study this week.

 

Well this week Elder Rhodes and Elder Jang are both going home.

I was thinking alot this week about all of the things Elder Rhodes and Elder Jang has taught me over the short time we have been in the same areas together. He has said lots of tips and ideas to me that I will remember and use through the rest of my life, not just missionary work. I really will miss Elder Rhodes  and Elder jang alot. I LOVE THEM SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!

A miracle I can share is at the ward activity I felt like I was on fire with Korean and getting to know people better. I was having fun with all of the young men and built a great relationship with all of them. I talked with all of the other missionaries investigators and got to know them and I only think I missed 5 or 6 other people at the activity that I didnt talk to! It was a great feeling!

 

Life is Great LOVE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Miles Diede

Hump Day

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

This week was super fun!!!

This week we got to meet a couple of people. First was our investigator that is a nice missionary for another church. We went into the lesson planning on teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ but he didn't really want to learn about that he wanted to learn about Elijah and how to prepare for the second coming. He is a super nice guy and has a lot of interest in learning more about God and about the doctrines of our church, but he seems to not have any spiritual interest or any intent to join our church. We are going to continue to meet with him and see how it goes.

The other two we met with are new investigators. One is a 19 year old kid that actually knows one of our members from school. We taught him with the members older brother and that is how we found out. He is a really shy kid but wants to learn about our church and about the purpose of life. He used to go to a church with his mom but now he doesn't anymore. he told us that he wants to start to come back to church.

The other man is a person that I called off of the calling records and set an appointment with him. We taught him the first lesson and we are planning to meet him every Friday. He seems to have a lot of interest.I'm excited for that!

One interesting thing that I found in my study this week, I was reading a talk given by Elder Callister in the MTC. He was talking to the missionaries about being a consecrated missionary. I was think about it a lot and I was thinking of the example of consecrated missionaries in my life both in the scriptures and in our mission. In the talk it says consecrated missionaries are constantly trying to progress and to improve and seek correction. Elder Christofferson's current bush mormon message is the best!!!!!! I always want to ask the question, how can I improve more and become a consecrated missionary?

I have two miracles for this week. The first is Elder Cook's Conference. He talked all about Love. It is so true how you cannot do this work without loving the people, your companion, mission president and especially the Lord. It was a great conference where I got to learn a lot and receive revelation for my investigators.

the second miracle is how many lessons and great contacts we had this week. I have been trying to be more focused on always being a missionary, and always seeking to teach. It was amazing to see how much more success you see when you are constantly trying to find and teach. Really cool miracle to see.

 

Thanks for the awesome hump day package it was the best!!!!!

Enjoy the pics!!!

LOVE YA!!!!!!!!!!!

Miles

May 25

Sorry we were doing a service project so we had to email later. Thanks for the music it will be awesome. My vote for the names are 양 (Yang) and 음(Euem) that is the Korean version of Yin and Yang but if not yin and yang is my vote.....because im in asia.

 

Im super excited this week because I get to go to the temple for the first time in 4 months and we have a mission conference this saturday with Elder Cook!!!!!

 

I love the Daily Bread Videos, I love watching them!!! It is SOOO true I dont know what I would do without that daily source of boost from the scriptures. It really is like food! Spiritual food that is!!!

 

This week was a very good week.

This week we met with a couple of our investigators. The first was is another church's missionary but is a very nice open person. He brought his friend alot and we talked to them for a while. We taught the restoration and a little bit about the Book of Mormon. The only problems are that they dont really have spiritual interest and they want to talk with a higher church leach, such as President or Elder Cook, when he comes for the Mission Conference this Saturday. We invited them to the fireside that night and they sounded like they wanted to come. It was a good chance to meet and talk with them.

The second was a new investigator. He is a 18 year old kid, who played basketball with us and wanted to meet more. So we taught him with a member present, a member who just got his mission so he was a huge help. We talked about God is our Heavenly Father and Families, but stopped there because when I asked him a question about living with his family forever the idea kind of turned him off. I guess he has a few family problems, so we talked about that for a little bit. It was a super good lesson. We informed the member of what we were going to teach, and we all taught really well together. After our lesson He stayed and the church hto play soccer with the members for a little bit. He found a friend that was his age. Looks pretty good so far.

For study this week I was reading alot in the Bible and General Conference Talks. There was one story that I really liked this week, It is the story of Jarius. I like how much faith Jarius has even when the messenger comes to tell them that his daughter is dead. I really like the phrase , " the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth." This is one of my new favorite bible stories. Also along with the Bible I studied the lessons more to teach our investigators better.

I have two miracles this week, one was an exchange I went on with our zone leader, Elder Chisholm.

He didnt train me on alot but I learned alot from him just by watching the way he does missionary work and carries himself.

 

The was a bad part to that was just coming back to the area and finding out that our companions had gotten 3 contacts throughout the exchange and that they just sat in the house and talked. The next morning Elder Chisholm came to our house and talked to us a little bit. HE lit a fire under Elder Lee's butt and He was SUPER mad!!!

 

 We made some goals to progress and to use time better. That is where the second miracle comes in Elder Lee has changed alot for the better since Elder Chisholm came. He wants to work alot more and is more willing to work with me. We are not at the full potential we can be at yet, but we are improving

 

Well I hit my year mark this week. I have already recieved the Hump day package. But I had Elder Lanford hide it so I wont open it until Thursday. I dont know where the Easter package is...maybe lost...oh well maybe it will still come. But dang a year has gone by.....Its gone by really fast and I feel like this next year will go by even faster. Im excited for the opportunity to get more blessings and grow more even if i dont get any baptisms, i have still done my job converting myself!!

LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! Thanks for all the support in the last year!!!!!!!

xxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Elder Miles Diede

 

sorry pics next week i forgot my cord......

 

감사해, May 18

This week was pretty great.

 

Just alot of really normal missionary work.

 

This week I had two experiences with investigators this past week. One was I met one of our investigators on the street for the first time and I got to introduce myself to him and set up an appointment. We should be meeting him this week. It was so good to finally meet the face behind the name.

The second was a new investigator that we met with this week. He was a referral from the Office Elders that had english Interest and has really never gone to church before. He came to English class last Wednesday and we met him again on Saturday. The lesson went really well. We taught him the first lesson. He seemed to accept everything pretty well. He said he would keep his commitments so I am very happy. But he seems like a solid investigator. Elder Lee and I just need to figure out each others teaching styles more so we can teach him even better.

This week for study I studied a couple of different topics. One of the things that stood out to me the most was in Doctrine and Covenants Sec 121 and Sec 124:18. I love reading about Liberty Jail and the suffering Joseph Smith had there. It helps remind me that my trials and sufferings are only a small point in time and If I endure well then I will be blessed. Then in Sec 124:18 I love the phrase "I will bear him up as on eagles wings" With God as the air under our wings we can soar to new heights! It is a really interesting saying. It was a great study this week.

We are starting a new thing in our ward where the missionaries go with the Home teachers to all member visits. It is a cool Idea because we can have a member present at a member visit! ;)

This week  we went to go visit a newly wed couple with their home teachers this week They were very grateful to us because it was their first visit since they have been together. We talked alot about Home teaching and a few various other topics. It was a very spiritual visit. The man is american the girl is half korean. They gave us an American Style Brownie........oh my gosh soooo good!!!

Another miracle of mine this week was this week i have been humming and singing the hymns as I walk down the street. It has been a huge blessing! I have had alot less distracting thoughts and have felt the spirit sronger this week. Good miracle, Hymns have power.
 

That was my week!!! Lovin Life, Lovin You, Lovin the Lord!!!!!!!!

LOVE YA!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Miles Diede

Mother's Day Phone Call

Great to hear his voice and visit with him.  He loves it and serving the Lord with all his heart and soul.  We are proud parents.  We are grateful for his example to his family.   Loved the phone call.  Best ever Mother's Day gift !  

Giant Buddha statue, little eaten octopus and prawn, and me Elder Landford and my comp, Elder Lee

New Area Paju

On the map look up Paju, or Geumchon. Then you can find where I am at. The area is huge but not as big as Wonju.

 

Well don't got a lot of time today email has to be cut down a little bit. So i gotta type fast.

 

Well This area is pretty awesome. It is really really pretty!!!!

 

My Korean Companion is nice, but he mumbles and talks really fast so it is hard to understand him but I have been pretty good so far. He speaks NO English. I just taught him the work Elder the other day.

He has a few kinks we need to work out, like wanting to stay at members houses all day, but we are trying to work on it. There are some pretty big problems with him, he drove his companion up the wall so I am going to try to be more Christlike this transfer.

 

 I am in the area with Elder Jang, the Korean from my first area. Elder Rhodes from my second area and Sis. Kim from Wonju so It will be super fun to serve here.

 

I gotta say I am really jealous of all of the Rafting, biking and stuff back at home. I really want to do them but hey I'm a missionary so whatever! Missionary work is just as fun!! I'm glad the wedding went well and that is cool how you can feel people in the temple. I haven't gone to the temple in 4 months i should be going this month!!!!

 

This week I have done nothing but sit at members houses.... Not missionary work. I have given out a total of 3 cards this week. Not very good, but whenever I try I am cutoff by my companion...not fun.

 

I just realized this letter sounds awful. Its not that bad. My comp has lots of problems but I am not complaining The only thing I can complain about is 2 people in my house are slobs....so I am cleaning almost 24-7 but hey Trials make us Grow!!!!  I'm sorry this letter is so awful!! I have to go buy some food.

 

I'm happy I get to call You this week!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elder Miles Diede