Happenings in Harbour City 10

What a great week.

First of all, I GOT TO SEE FROZEN AND HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2!! It felt wrong watching them as a missionary, but it also felt good.. haha. The most difficult thing this week has been trying to get "Let it go" out of our heads. It's just so catchy! Haha.

Besides that, Elder Ko and I had some amazing things happen this week. 

We met with Yu Jeong three times this week. She's the one who received heavy anti material and who, we found out this week, used to be a part of the Jehovah's Witnesses back in Korea- which explained a lot about her concerns. We were really struggling with her and what we needed to teach her, how we could help her. On Wednesday we offered to help her study English, but when she came in she put her Book of Mormon on the table and asked that she have a lesson first. We didn't object, and began to share with her some parts in the Book of Mormon. For the first time, the mood in the lesson changed- and in a positive way. She began to be more open, and you could see it in her face. As the lesson progressed, she began to reveal more of her true concerns, and the Spirit was so strong. She expressed how she was dealing with some pretty serious sins, and felt in a very real way the chains of the adversary wrapped around her. We felt inspired to share with her Alma 5- and for the first time, Yu Jeong began to cry. The spirit "cut her to the heart" as the scriptures say, and we could feel it and see it. Since then, Yu Jeong has changed, and it is so amazing to see. She shared with us on Friday that she feels and believes the Book of Mormon to really be the word of God. It's such a blessing to see the gospel truly take its course in someone's life!

On Friday the Assistants (who work in the city as well) came and found us to tell us they had a Korean referral for us- Ji Hyun! He spoke hardly any English, so they thought it'd be better for him to learn from us. Well it was a mighty miracle- Ji Hyun is one of the most humble and prepared people we have ever met, which is even more amazing considering he's Korean! He expressed a desire to be baptized, so in that first lesson we invited him for November 29th, and he accepted! Whoo hoo! Something crazy amazing about Ji Hyun is that his family actually is from North Korea, and they escaped when he was 8. Pretty incredible, when you think about it. 

We also met a new Korean man through English class, Jee Hoon. He didn't seem to keen to learn about Jesus Christ, but yesterday he came to church! So that's a start, for sure. 

The last Korean miracle of the week came through another referral from a set of elders in the zone. They brought Narae to church, and referred her over to us. She's from Korea, and only been in Australia 3 days! The best best best part is that Sol, the recently-returning member, latched on to Narae and sat by her during all three hours of church, talking to her and helping her along the way. How great is that?!

And finally, perhaps the most exciting news of the week- Ethan got baptized!!! Everything went very smoothly, and the service was wonderful. Ethan's testimony was very inspiring, as he explained his conviction that Jesus Christ is real, and is the Savior of the world. 

So, in conclusion, this week has been a very real testimony to me that Heavenly Father is leading this work. So many things that I didn't think would happen, did, and vice versa- all things that, when viewed individually, may seem coincidental, but when compiled together really leave no doubt in my mind that Heavenly Father is real and really does love His children. It really amazes me how lives and experiences of so many people can be so intertwined, so dependant on millions of things, and yet always seem to work out. Truly, doesn't it show that there really is a plan of each of us?? At least I think so :)

Well, I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Elder Easton

P.S. Aussieism- The game "Uno" is very popular here, but for some reason every single Australian calls it "Yuno", not "Uno". Clearly they need some more Spanish influence down here.