February 11, 2009

hey how is life in america?
that food was kimchi, i think, i can't remember which one i sent. things
here are good, i called elder hirsche today and he told me to tell everyone
hello. He also informed me that the baptism of one of the people we taught
we well. This kid that was baptized has a crazy story, we first met him on
the street and he wanted to met with us to learn english. So the first time
we met with him we told him how our program worked, the first 30min. english
study, the next 30 min gospel. Kang Byoung hoon, (the kid who got baptized)
told us that he will meet with us but he won't study the gospel with us,
only english. Elder Hirsche and i weren't really impressed. But we decided
to meet a few times and see if any thing changes. So we met the first time
and taught him a little, not a whole lot because he was still set on not
learning our gospel. but over time he opened up and started to listen to the
message and like it. so we asked him to come to church, he said no, my mom
is an intense catholic and if i come here she will be mad. so we kept
working with him. he became our favorite person to teach, he's really nice,
fun to be around and really loves me and elder hirsche. so we would met with
him a few times a week, then when i got transferred he was sad and so was i
but elder hirsche kept teaching him. i called elder hirsche a few weeks
later and i asked about byounghoon and he said he is getting baptized. kang
byoung hoon decided to go to church and get baptized. his mom disapproved
and kicked him out of their house. and kang byoung hoon is now preparing his
application to BYU provo. Pretty intense. i went to lunch with him 2 weeks
ago on pday because i was in seoul, and he was so happy to see me it made me
feel so good. so when he goes to america you guys might have to meet him,
even though i'll be here. he is dang good at english so you can talk with
him fine.
not much going on here, they do celebrate valentines day here, a korean
asked me if they celebrate it in america. i just smiled and laughed.
Next thursday i will have a new companion. i'll find out who he is on
saturday and pick him up on thursday so i'll email a little later. not much
more to write about so i'll talk to you next week.
Happy Valentines Day
love Elder Garr