ELDER ERIC BURGON: I THINK I DIED...

... AND WENT TO HEAVEN

PV is kinda cool.

Man I miss Inglewood a lot tho. I just had such a good time there. The wards were super awesome, the people I got to work with were super awesome, and my companions were super awesome. Just about everything was super awesome. Good times and lots of good memories. It was a party. But as much as I loved being in Inglewood, I think PV is going to be pretty awesome too.

Down here in the Korean Branch we teach lots of English classes. But this first week two were canceled and nobody showed up to the third one. So hopefully next week we will have better luck. But so far trying to to Elder Kim with his English and explain why we say things the way we do is pretty hard! English doesn't follow any of its own rules.

My first full day here we had dinner with an awesome member. He likes to try and predict your future based off when you were born. And he has this interesting system that is supposed to keep you healthy and relaxed. These were his predictions and health suggestions for me:

Future:

Because I was born on 3/19/1999 at 12:50pm I was born in the year of the rabbit, in the month of the rabbit, and in the hour of the rabbit. Because of this I will be physically fit throughout my life, I will prioritize organization and cleanliness, and I will die early.

Cuz Rabbits.

Health tips:

Also because I was born on 3/19/1999 at 12:50 pm my health composition is 3 wood, 2 earth, 2 fire, 1 metal, and 0 water. I'm not sure how this makes sense exactly but to him it did. The goal with your composition is to make everything equal and balanced. He suggested that I move somewhere hot to burn off the extra wood. To increase my metal he said I should lift metal chairs. Specifically chairs. And to increase my water he wants me to drink lots of hot water. Because cold water is bad for you.

The pic of the food is from this this dinner appointment. He was talking about the future and health so much that he forgot eat. He literally ate two tiny pieces of chicken and then said, "ok elders I expect you to finish the rest." hehehe ok will do. We were slightly full.

We had another fun dinner appointment too. It was with the 2nd counselor in the stake presidency and his fam. The really fun part was the view. It is literally the best view I have ever seen. I'll have to get a picture next time we go over. The photo that was taken at night is at their house but it's looking the opposite direction of the cool view.

We also had a really great Zone Conference. It was with Elder Neilson from the church's mission department. It was one of my favorite zone conferences yet. President Oaks coming to talk to us was cool too but because Elder Neilson is around missionary work 24/7 he knew exactly how to instruct us. And he had lots of crazy stories about missionaries. He told us that once a week, somewhere in the world, a missionary is thrown in jail for no reason and the church has to try to get them out. He also told us that every day there is at least one missionary that gets punched by a random person on the street. Which actually happened to a missionary in Inglewood before I got there.

But one thing I really liked from zone conference actually came from a talk by Elder Bednar. In it he talked about the redeeming power and the enabling power of the atonement and how the atonement is there to make bad men good and good men better. As we repent of our sins and learn from them we turn from bad to good. And as we go through trials and turn to the Savior for strength to endure them, we go from good to better on our path to perfection.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light

annyeonghee kahseyo!

- Je ileum-eun Burgon chahng Lu ibnida

Pics:

-The future predicting dinner