Tongyoung: Mission High

Hello! 

Things are awesome here in tongyeong! It is a super pretty town and lots of really awesome people. Street contacting is really fun with elder Park and we get pretty good success. This is the most i have enjoyed missionary work so far! Seogwipo was super fun and i loved it, but it was super hard because of how country it was. There were not a lot of people to talk to and lots of them had already seen or met us. So these areas are different, but they have both been awesome. We have one investigator with a baptism date for next Sunday, I would like for it to of been in 2-3 weeks but after next sunday he goes to school in austria for 2 weeks then to cambodia for a week. So as long as he is ready we are trying for this sunday. I really hope he stays commited! Super cool guy! Then we have a 19 year old kid who has met with the missionaries for a while. The other day he was asking about missions, and if he joined the church would he NEED to serve a mission, we told him no. But he said he has a desire to! Then during the baptism of SO JEE SOO (sisters investigator) he told us that he is interested in baptism! So really excited for this area!

 Ahh i love my mission so much! This was the best choice i have ever made in my life! Not only is it super fun but super spiritual, and i see life in a whole new way! It was really cute,so the sisters in my area had an investigator get baptized, and they had me baptize her, and when she came out of the water she took a big breath almost as if she just got brought back to life! It was so cool and i felt the spirit so strong there! It helped me remember my baptism day, and seeing the joy and happiness in her face helped me remember why I am out here! We have an investigator that has a baptism date for next week and i am hoping he stays committed! Super fun guy who is really good at english! SO i get to teach in english! 

My mission has given me a chance to remember why christ is important! Why have i lived my life the way i have? Through my mission i have released how this gospel blesses lives and why its important. I love it here so much!  Missions really are the best 2 years of your live! I am super glad that i chose to serve my savior and lord Jesus Christ for 2 years! I am super glad that my mission has helped me understand god and his love for others along with the power and significance of Christs atonement! I think people take that for granted to much! At least i did. In the bible it talks about jesus healing people of both there sins and there physical injuries. But through lots of study and thought i think the miracle of healing the sins is more important and drastic! We owe our savior everything, and we dont need to be on a mission to serve him, our whole lives we need to spend doing our best to be like him!

Loving it our here! I am working hard, seeing miracles and having fuN!

Love 

Elder stagg