Just when I think I've got this sending emails business down, I realize there are yet more people who I have been missing because of the missionary level phone. π€ͺππ... that makes me crazy. Well! For those of you tuning in for the first time, Welcome along! To another episode of missionary with missionary. Episode eleventy-two. And hello to me! I am your host and my favorite person. Truman is the name I used to go by, but now my name is Elder Renfroe. Put some respect on my name! (I hope I'm not quoting something I shouldn't be because I just heard kids saying that in high-school) I'm serving in the Korea Seoul South Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints. Put some MORE respect on my name!
Well let's get this farty started. Uhhhhh I'll write more about that later.
Later...
OK! For the realizes now. So let's see what I did this week. Last preparation day I played some basketball with the boys. That was fun. Then the sisters came. Lose lose situation, but still fun. THEN they invited us to play soccer with them. That was super awkward. It was a sisters activity. Why can girls crash ball with the boys and it's OK but it's super awkward when you switch it? Not fair. That's sexist.
Let's talk about how the old guys at church smelled on Sunday. For the most part, not like you would expect (like oldness). One guy smelled like Play-doh. Another guy smelled like pine needles. Oh goodness. Did you know that Koreans don't need to use deodorant. They just don't sweat or they just don't stink or some other crazy dark magical wizardry. But there's a trade off, and her name is "the Kimchi fart." She is next to lethal how bad she smells. Zero out of zero: would not recommend. All of the thumbs not being used to plug any and all vital sensitive smelling and/or seeing organs, will be used to make a thumbs down to communicate- NAY demonstrate the disgusticity of the kimchi fart. The good news is Kim chi doesn't smell bad anymore. Nothing does compared to Mrs. Kim Chi fart.
I'm about to have spaghetti and it reminded me of an awesome story, so STORY TIME! once upon a time, I was chilling with my roommates at BYU-I and one of them was like "How do I break this spaghetti without it exploding everywhere?" And I was like "Twist, don't bend." And all of my roommates were blown away. Their brains were breakdancing trying to engrave this vital information on the fleshy tables of their brain hearts... not really. But that's what I like to think. Thanks for the random kitchen wisdom, Mom.
I have a teaching friend who is so nice and fun to meet with and she is doing good at reading everything we send her way. I like this lady. She is super nice. And there is a cool guy who plays board games with us every once in a while. He likes history and has a cool accent. I like him.
SCRIPTURES!!!
Oh wait I almost forgot about the general authority who came and did a mission tour. {Stupid distracting kimchi cabbage farts always distracting me from my true potential. πͺ (can you guys read emojis? Or is it one of those annoying rectangles with an x? I hate those.)} So yeah.
Elder McCune and his wife came over and they talked the Sargents up (my mission president and his wife.) A TON! We had zone conference and interviews and three or four trainings with those fellas. It was awesome. One elder told us about a dream he had and asked if elder McCune could interpret. It actually sounded like this Elder who had the dream has a spiritual gift, but elder McCune said he doesn't have the authority to interpret personal revelation. What a cool experience for everyone involved.
OK now SCRIPTURES
Mosiah 2:17
17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God
17 κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ³΄λΌ, λ΄κ° μ΄λ¬ν κ²μ λν¬μκ² μ΄μΌκΈ°ν¨μ λν¬λ‘ μ§νλ₯Ό λ°°μ°κ² νλ € ν¨μ΄λ, λν¬κ° λν¬ μ΄μμ μ¬κΈΈ λ λν¬λ λ€λ§ λν¬ νλλμ μ¬κΈ°κ³ μλ κ²μμ λν¬λ‘ λ°°μ°κ² νλ € ν¨μ΄λλΌ. (That's Korean. I speak Korean. No big deal)
I love that when you are in the service of your fellow beings you are only in the service of your God. I like service. Its my specialty.
PICTURES!!!
Today I want to share a special bit of culture that only Korean missionaries get to experience. And you guys obviously are going to experience it. The pictures from my Korean text book. They are simply... well just see for yourself. Witness y'all. Feast your eyes. OK it's only funny if you've been on a mission for a while and haven't had any source of entertainment (like besides the best entertainment which is the Book of Mormon). But basically all the pictures in this textbook are sexist and anti fat people. Anyways behold or whatever, that's all I got. Sorry this email was full of fluff and not much else. Not much new has happened, but I hope my sparkling personality and miraculous humility were enough to keep you entertained. Love you guys stay in school don't do drugs go on a mission.
