Week 8 - Mostly Complaints - snail mail

Hi Mom,

So here it goes for a second try.  I love you Mom.  Life is ok & I still love it here, but the changes stink.  I feel so much more tired now & I feel like we went from the best of times to the worst.  It’s crazy on PDay with the temple time at 6:50 am.  I feel sleepy all day & sometimes I drift off.  So today was particularly difficult.  My email sucked, I’m sorry.  You see some “Elders”, like my companion; have been abusing their computer time.  When we do TALL  (it’s a language program) they have been finding ways to get on the internet.  STUPID, right !!  So they’ve been blocking every way possible so far to stop them.  Also the way to email/write longer is totally gone.  I think that if I go to the LDS.org site then at the top is tools, from here you can open up from the menu, I think it appears as “notes”.  If you click there it will take you to a log in page. If I write here then I can paste it to my email.  Ok then there was a lot of questions I’ve had about the schedule & when we are going to do things.  Uggh !!  My companion is so greedy & selfish.  I wish he would think before he acted.  He left me again so he could drop off his mail.  Sometimes I wish he was home.  It’s hard to love him & think about his needs when he doesn’t care.  That’s exactly how you feel with me sometimes huh?  I love you.  So for another example about how he was last week & this week.  So it was cold, the weather here is awful & we weren’t going back to the RH, the place where we sleep, so I asked Elder Hatch & Cutler if they could grab him a jacket.  Like I said before he’s from Texas, so it’s cold for him.  I thought it was nice to think about him.  OK now it’s my turn to need something, I forgot my camera, again, since I don’t use it every day & I asked if we could run to the RH & pick it up before we went on a temple walk.  NOPE !  It couldn’t happen.  Also yesterday it was too hard to allow me to go to make an appointment to get a hair cut.  It’s out of control, my hair that is.  Then at the end of the day he asks, “So did you make an appointment?”  Ugggghhhh !!    A Package for Me !!!

I hope it’s not the one I sent or Elder Hales.  I sent his at the same time as yours because he left before he could pick some pictures up.  So he asked if anyone would send them for him,  I was the only one willing to do it.  Seriously, I was waiting for someone else, more responsible or reliable, to offer.  He almost left before I said that I would so it for him.  It made me feel good to do that.  Another thing that happened was that for an activity to learn directions, we imagined that one person was a taxi driver (택시 운전사)

& the other gave him directions to go.  It was fun but it got a little out of hand.  I know directions now,  온 쑥으로   꺾어주싶서요  or  오른  .  .  .  .  Also during this week & last we started working with a progressing investigator  (구도자).  Ours is the hardest because he doesn’t speak to us & if we ask questions the answer is always the same  (조금)  very little.  Sometimes it doesn’t even fit the question,  like this one.  “What did you read in the Book of Mormon?”  answer “  Ummm . . . 조금”   It makes me laugh inside but my companion hates it so much.  This week was better for our  구도자  / investigator.  His answers were better.  Some of these things are in the online journal.  So how was that letter?  I love it & it shows more than the others.  So I’m so excited for the package, but it scares me to think that it’s only a returned one, since the address was unclear.  Oh no !! it just a cured to me that, oh no, you have a tape recorder.  So I love you & I miss you.  It was so hard to write this letter, but it was worth it.  I love you, this letter was for you Mom.  Please write, if only to tell me what could be better.  I love you, I’ll try harder.

Hi Mom

I got the package  & I loved it ! ! !  I did know why you were not writing.  I wish you well & I hope you get better soon.  I didn’t know you were sick.  In my next letter I’ll explain what happened.  I haven’t got anything for a long time.  It’s nice to know that Stephen is doing so well with his tests, but it’s sad that your behing with the house.  So what’s going on? My companion is really getting to me.  He’s been on my nerves lately.  I love you mom.

 

서정항니다    MW

Stephen,  I Miss You,

Hi Stephen how are you?  I love you & the picture you sent was awesome. W*P this is the sign of our family.  Why?  It’s fun.  Some Elders say that they could see our family being SPYS.  It makes me laugh.  Yah, our last name is an acronym for   World’s  Emergency  Saving  Tactical  And  Resource  Program.  Well Stephen I hope you are doing good in school.  Are you almost done?  I loved your picture.  I hope you believe in your self.  Keep writing too.  Bye for now.

Hanna  &  Rhylie,

Sorry for the combined letter.  I fell asleep & got nothing done.  So Hanna is Chaplain doing well ?   He was sick the week before & I’m wondering if he’s ok.  As for me I’m great.  I feel fine & I’m learning so much, but not enough.  I feel like I can’t say what I want to.  Most days are long & hard, yet others are short & hard.  I feel almost overwhelmed, but I get by.  I’m working on memorizing  20 words a day.  I do but than I forget them by the next week.  Well then how are you & what is going on?  It seems like nothing is happening.  Did you get my card Rhylie?  I didn’t get a card for you Hanna.  So it will have to come next week.  I love you both & miss you. 

서정항니다    MW

Week 6 - Two Emails in One

안녕하세요!
-this is last weeks letter if you didn't get it-

How are you guys? Oh boy ,this week was rough. There is so much to do but so little time to do it all. This week we are teaching in ALL Korean also, THEY'VE changed our time to some weird schedule with Strange times. Like this morning, we were scheduled to go to the temple at 6:50 in the morning. We normally get up twenty minutes before that. Also on Fridays gym is at 8pm. Our whole time is planned out for us and it doesn't flow like it did before. Oh well, I'll try to deal with it for now. I can't really judge it yet, this is the second week of the new schedule. I like how I can now set aside some time to read your letters. I guess my biggest problem right now is that the older dongy left on Monday. Just so much change at one time is too hard to handle. Oh, I loved the Easter package I received. I didn't share much since the older dongy’s got rid of all the candy they had to everyone. Oh, I forgot,  Richard G. Scott spoke to us a while ago, it was pretty good. His talk was amazing.  I remember how it started. Last Tuesday at the fireside, (I didn't write about it last week since it was after 6pm), we were waiting for it to start. During that time they were showing the normal slide show like they always did, but some thing was off about it. You see they normally show the speaker during it but no one showed up,  I thought I missed it,  I supposed to write the speakers names down in my notice. At first I didn't think anything of it then I noticed others didn't see who it was either. Then rumors started... Just before we began President Brown, What he does I'm unsure of, told us that we needed to remember that we don't usually stand when we sing. which was funny since Sister Manley complained to him about that the day before. Then he said that we only stand if one of the twelve or first Presidency enters. Boom, the whole gym was bursting with excitement, and when he enter, the whole room fell silent. There was a change in the room. So, my favorite part of the talk was the virtual hug he gave us, it made me laugh inside... I'm so tired I got up a 4:35am today to get ready on time, it was worth it. The rest of the week was better, except for learning the language, which is taking me a little longer to do than I'd like.  I feel I could say what I need to when it comes down to it; the problem is the amount of time needed to do so. More practice will fix that though. So How are you and whats happening with the house?  I heard its going to be one to two more months. Besides that I don't know. I heard one of the kittens Hannelle is taking care of is sick. I'll pray for Chaplain. Oh and that Rhylie isn't starting drivers ED until summer. Oh, I found some letters I missed the first time with tons of questions. The new schedule allowed me to search better. Other than that my week has been normal. From this week ->Oh, The tape recorder and memory card will come later than the letters. I'm trying to find the best way to send them. I love You Mom... (this was last weeks letter, It sound like you never got it.)

안녕하세요!

 This week was just as fun. I taught my first lesson in Korean on Saturday, It went really well. They didn't really talk to us while we were in there and at first it seemed that we didn't do as well as the other companionship, but our teacher told us that the type of people we got were the hardest to talk to. Now that I think about it, it seems to be true that every time spoke to someone, that only one would ever speak. So for your question, I got both of the Easter packages and they were GREAT, I didn't share though. At that time the older 덩이 left that day (or was getting ready to leave) and they gave away anything they couldn't take with them. So we were left with this mountain of candy and junk. I received many other kinds of nice things like posters, envelopes (small ones), 단어, pens & pencils, etc... Another exciting thing happened this week.   Elder Oaks spoke to us on the last Pday. It was awesome, Just like the week before was. It kind of started out the same way. We got there and everything seemed to be normal but I noticed that the same thing was happening again. They didn't show the speaker again. I got excited inside and thought maybe we had another Apostle coming to speak to us. His talk was great and you could feel the spirit there. After that the rest of the week was dull. I received your letter and it seems that you wrote to me more but I only got one, that was yesterday. I love you mom and I miss you, I also miss Stephen, Dad, Hanna, and Rhylie. Oh, The other elders are curious to what each others families look like, and if you could send some pictures I’d like that.   OH... And Body Wash, I still need some. Other than that I'm fine and I’m doing alright. I'm working on sending  the Memory Card and Tape to you ASAP. Not much has happen since the week before, my companion is still Elder Theobald and he is still himself but I’m learning to deal with it. Oh so with the 2PM thing it doesn't matter any more. You see before @ 2PM we would get ready to go to the temple, then we go to dinner. After dinner we’d go to a Fireside, then watch a church movie, 예를들면 (for example) he Restoration, or  Legacy, 모모모... I can't remember all of your question right now but I will try later. I ... Oh I found out for sure now that you didn't get my Email from last week. It's hard but I learned how to write you a better email without using too much of my time. Well then um... oh Elder Harper (Reese) just left this week so I can't talk to him any more. But it’s exciting that Nathan is coming to the MTC on June or was it July... we will see.  It seems to have been since forever from the last time you wrote, Not including yesterdays letter. Oh from before, My schedule is changed and has flip flopped around. Some of the times are messed up and don't match up. So the times you have are all wrong now but that’s okay.   Sorry I’m still sleepy, our temple time now is at 6:50 in the morning. AWWWWWW!!!!! But I'm ok, It's so sad that you are sick I hope that you get better soon. At least it seems like Stephen is having fun. Well the new 덩이 comes tomorrow. That’s exciting!  I’m going to write a short letter to one of them like the older 덩이 did for us, that was so nice. Oh quick question is my Archfriendisous receiving my letters, just wondering... so Happy Mothers Day I LOVE YOU MOM. It seems more real now than before but I still can't believe that in six weeks  I will be in Korea.   Well I love you Soooooooooooooooooo much and I Miss You ( and Stephen, Dad, Rhylie, and Hanna) . Bye for now....

사랑합니다, 위스타프 장로님...

(I love you,  Elder  Westarp)

피에스...(P.S. but only the sound of it)

안냥하세요!

 저는 사랑해요. 저는 좋습니다. 저는 한국말 이야기하는 것을 좋아합니다.

(Good Bye! I love you. I'm good. I like to talk in Korean)