Transfer Pics

God's love

Hello Friends and Family! Sorry it has been SOOOOO long since I have sent a main email. I still love all you guys a ton and know that God still loves you too! I actually want to talk about love for a quick second. Something one of my friends said in her email like 3ish months ago came to my mind last week. She told me that she was really striving to love and see the people in her area like God loves and sees them. I thought about that and then I thought about how I have loved the people in my area. There is a older brother in our branch who is about 75 and has Parkinsons disease. He lives in a small village in a small house and its in the middle of nowhere. He was converted only 5 years ago when two Korean elders talked to him in his front yard in California. His faith is strong and he believes that he truly is a son of God. He can't walk well tho. He doesn't have a car. So he stays home, reads the scriptures and other books, prays, and sometimes goes out to the beach near his house and sings hymns. I have visited this man at least once a week since February. I have come to love this brother with all my heart. I have read scriptures with him while looking out on the ocean. I have sung hymns and prayed with him. He has shared with me his life story and how much he can see God's hand in his life. We have laughed and made jokes together. I even made tacos for him one time! I have cleaned up his yard and his house because no one else is there to help him. The nearest member lives 45 minutes away and rarely can find the time to visit him. I am getting teary-eyed just writing this. I love this brother so much. I have caught just a glimpse of the love Heavenly Father has for him. I am so grateful that I have been granted the opportunity by the Almighty God Himself to love and serve the Korean people, and especially this brother. I'm transferring out of this area now. Yesterday, I had a wave of emotions. Sad to go, but ready for a new adventure. Scared to leave my 3 recent converts to another missionary to take care of, but knowing our savior individually accounts and cares for his sheep. Disappointed I couldn't do more, but understanding i tried my best. Knowing I'm not sufficientlu humble, but still trying to strip myself of all pride. I can honestly say that there has not been a more memorable 6 months in my entire life. I feel so blessed and my desire to serve the people this new area is so great! This is truly the work of the Lord and he knows and cares for each one of us. The book of Mormon is true. I would never think to have been so passionate and so enthusiastic about one book. But I am about the Book of Mormon. I feel fulfilled and energized when I read it. It feels my soul with joy to know that God, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, will grant us the matchless gift of returning to live with him. I hope to someday fully partake of the fruit of the tree of life. I hope and pray that each one of you will also. Have a good week! Elder Meeks

Pics and Pinochle

Hey mom! Today we had to take a 2 1/2 hour bus to Busan to practice for a choir performance we are doing next month. Then we had to do interviews and all that, then elder Skousen and I wrecked all the missionaries and our mission president in ping pong, then the mission mom felt bad for keeping us so long so they took us out to get some food, and now we are on our way home at 3:15. Haha lol. Not a lot of time to talk at all! Thanks for all the updates about the fam! Love hearing about them. 

This week I just got to see more out our recent concerts are progressing. Song yoon(the kid my age) is doing great. He blessed the sacrament this week and has been reading the BoM everyday! Making a big change in his life right now. So glad that I can be apart of it. Also, we went over to the Andersons house to make cookies for church and they gave us tacos! So so yummy! And guess what we played while the cookies were baking??!! Pinochle!!! Woot Woot. They beat elder Skousen and I by 20 points! So close. Haha it was super fun time. It's looking like I am going to transfer next week which will be fun. President is pretty open to the "good missionaries". 

Iove you and hope you have a good week! 

Elder Meeks