Korea

I haven't posted anything lately about Korea. Our youngest daughter Hilary has been serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day-Saints for almost 6 months now. She's been in Korea for over 3 months. She e-mails every week and so far she loves it. She loves the country, culture, and most importantly the people. She is doing better all the time with the language, but says it has been challenging to be able to say everything she wants to. But they are impressed with her. She has explored a little and has the best stories. She has had some incredible experiences and some difficult ones too. But nothing too awful; with the exception to some of the food. She has eaten dog and hated it. The picture showing the two big chunks of meat is dog. She has eaten octopus, (also a picture of that)and didn't like it because it was prepared so spicy it about killed her. The winter has been cold and grey. But now it's getting warmer and more humid. She has lived in three different places now too. We look forward every week to hear about how she is doing and what she has been doing. So far I haven't worried about her. I feel confident that she is being protected and blessed in everyway. She is an incredible strength to me and her family. We are very grateful for who she is and what she stands for. Thank goodness that there are tens of thousands more just like her. These righteous warriors make the world a lot better place and give us hope that there are young people willing to give up their worldly pursuits for a couple of years for service to God's children all over the world. The missionaries applying since October of last year has increased 471%. From 700 a week to 4,000 a week. It is unprecedented. There are over 347 missions worldwide. And these missionaries (or their families) are funding their own expenses. Talk about selflessness and making a difference for good. Nothing of worth is easily obtained, it must be earned to be of value. Statistics source from Deseret News, Published: Monday, Jan. 7 2013