First of all, I just want to let all of you know that whether you sent a letter or just thought in your heart, I feel the love and birthday wishes across these many miles. Life is FANTASTIC right now, and I will tell you why in a minute.
First let me tell you about my week! So I again didn't get to spend hardly anytime in Jecheon this week. After district meeting on Tuesday, I had to leave with the zone leader to his area for a 2 day split. It was the first time I really ever got to work in a city. We met with their investigators (who are really cool) and saw some crazy things. I came to the conclusion that everyone in that city who speaks English is crazy. We met one woman who talked with us in broken English for a little bit and then as we parted she looked at us and said "rest in peace"... which was a bit unsettling. Then as we were walking on the streets later, a woman looked my companion straight in the eye and said (translated) "I am going to completely kill you". Also there was a guy just standing in the middle of the street with his shirt off screaming at random intervals... So maybe it's not just the English speakers, just everyone in that city.
The next day we went to a retirement home. Now, for those of you who didn't know this about me, old people aren't my favorite. Their wise and all, but somewhere between the saggy skin, incontinence, and the fact that I can see what they have eaten for the last 3 days because of food remnants on their face, I get a little put off. Sorry, I'm heartless I know. Moving on. We went, and it was actually pretty okay. The missionary I went with chose to talk to the only English speaker there the whole time, so I ended up talking only in Korean to this old guy who kept wanting me to visit his house and have lunch someday (even though he can't leave the facility). Also, there was this lady there who used to be a dance teacher WAYYYY back in the day. I'm talking probably like Joseph Smith era because Koreans live FOREVER. We would just be sitting all together in the room chatting when all of a sudden she gets up, starts clapping, singing and waving her hands around her head. It was highly entertaining. Then as soon as she finished, she would come up to me and say "Am I beautiful? I like your watch. I don't have a watch." and then go and sit down. She did this probably 6 or 7 times while we were there. So I gained a new appreciation for the elderly. Especially the crazy ones :)
Once our split finished, I came home for literally a matter of hours and then had to hop right back on a train headed for Cheongju city. Our mission president wanted all of the missionaries to periodically do this activity called English Village. Basically, we turned the church into a miniature village (ie: the relief society room was the airport, the classrooms were in turn doctors office, clothes store, restaurant, etc) and the point of it is, people can come and practice English in different situations. For example, I was in the clothing store, so people would come in and I would speak to them in English and they would have to find an outfit they liked and ask me to help them, ask how much it cost, etc. So they got practical use of their English with real Americans. It took a lot of preparation though, so we spent the majority of the weekend getting ready for that.
Once that finished, we cam home, finally. Church was good, but since this week is transfer week and we weren't really sure what was going to happen, I said mini goodbyes to everyone just in case. Which brings me to my news...
I'M TRANSFERRING!!!
I will finally be going to my 3rd area. It's a place called Yeosu (yo-soo) and I have heard it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Here's the kicker, it's on the EXACT opposite side of the mission. So right now in Jecheon I am at the furthest north area in the mission. Yeosu is the furthest south on a tiny peninsula :) THe crazy thing is, I have heard of that area before and always felt a special feeling about it. I never thought I would ever actually go there, but I have been saying for a long time that if I could choose where I could go, I would go to Yeosu. Lo and behold, it happened. I don't know if that means anything necessarily, but I am still so happy. I am going to miss Jecheon and I am REALLY going to miss Elder Lee, but I know he will do a great job here. He is already going to be a co-senior! As for my new companion, I already know him! His name is Elder Forbes, and put simply, I have always felt the same about him as I did about Yeosu. I have always wanted to serve with him, but never thought it would actually happen. So, basically this is my dream transfer. I am just waiting for someone to wake me up...
Alright, well I better go and do birthday/transfer prep stuff. I love you all and am continually grateful for all the love and prayers you have sent on my behalf!
Elder Jakob Tyler Fund
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