Hello, one and all! I'm currently in Korea. I'm serving in Gwangjou. My companion is Lee Se Ri. She's from around Seoul and is very nice. I don't understand anything anyone is saying. At all. Which is frustrating. The members here are really nice, and their children are adorable, but I have no idea what's going on most of the time.

Korean food is yummy. I make it a special point to eat kimchi at every meal. I'm not sure if I like it or not, actually... I think I do. I really love all of the other Korean foods. A lot of it is spicy...but not as spicy as everyone told me it was going to be (I guess the Hunan province just has spicier food or something). We have three new investigators who are interested in learning about the church and learning English, which is really exciting. I can't remember anyone's name, though. Oh well. It'll come in time. I can't remember any new vocabulary very well either. Which is okay. I'm supposed to be patient or something until things start to make sense. I hope they do soon.

Brother Erickson, if you're reading this right now, the buses in Gwangju aren't really that crazy. They're fun to ride. Relaxing, even. I haven't seen any buses playing chicken yet like I did every day in China. The 할아 머 니s are a lot of fun (I wonder if that will show up or not...I probably spelled it wrong, too) Unfortunately, most people don't really want to hear what I have to say. We talk to a lot of people, but most are unwilling to listen. Which is okay, I guess. It'd be nice if people listened. They look at me like I'm an alien or something when I speak Korean. Not that I speak it very well.

The plane ride was long. We had quite a fun adventure getting to Korea (we missed our connecting flight), but we obviously made it eventually. Because I'm here. Right now. In Korea! Yay!

Erm...a quick spiritual thought: The church is true. The Book of Mormon testifies of Christ. I was reading in Mosiah this morning, going over King Benjamin's address. Because God gives us everything, the only real way to show our gratitude to Him is through service to others. He gives us so many blessings if we're faithful and try our best. So, I encourage you to go out of your way and do something nice for someone else this week. It can be as simple as calling them to make sure they're doing well or just smiling and saying hello to your neighbors.