Elder Jay Jennison Brown: South Korea Daejeon Mission: Week Sixty-Five: I can transfer suddenly

Dear People,

So on Friday we were meeting with an investigator brother Jung along with his two nieces that he introduced to us and at the end he made a comment to them about how I am going to be in Gwangyang until October. I corrected him and said that that's just when I go home, but I will probably transfer in February and I can transfer suddenly before then. He was pretty sad about that and said he would cry when I left. (we're pretty close)

Two minutes after they left we went to the clerks office to watch some smartphone training videos and I got a call from President Madsen:

President: "How are you doing? Are you happy? Is everything going ok down there?"

Elder Brown: "... Yes..."

President: "Great, how fast can you pack?"

Elder Brown: "By tonight"

President: "Great, you're coming to Daejeon tomorrow"

We went immediately outside to tell Brother Jung, who had barely left the building. He bought us chicken.

So now I'm in Daejeon and my new companion Elder Choi Ho-jin and I are "technology assistants" which means if there are problems with the smartphones we get blamed. Needless to say, I'm psyched. I'm in my element. The possibilities that arise from this God-given technology are spiritually energizing. We are to go where the people are. The people are on their phones. In one of the training videos Elder Bednar mentioned how people don't go knock on their friend's doors to tell them to come out and do something, rather they message about it beforehand and then wait outside the house in their car and text: "here"

My new companion, Elder Choi, has been the assistant to the president since my fourth transfer or so and his calling was only changed to technology assistant this transfer, meaning that he was assistant for like seven transfers. I don't know what I was expecting when I found out I would serve with him but he is not what I was expecting. I've learned the power and importance of "simple". He doesn't have elaborate study plans, he doesn't have intricate routines for mornings and nights. He just recognizes the most important task at hand and accomplishes it without getting distracted.

I didn't realize how complicated I had made my life in Gwangyang. The peace I felt the first night here was an obvious contrast.

We have one investigator who is super golden. I say that about everyone who has the slightest curiosity about religion, but Chang-eun really is golden. He found the church online and just showed up at church a couple weeks ago. On Sunday we taught an overview of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and he asked the YSA member we were meeting with about his baptism. We are making daily contact and he is talking about the peace he is finding.

The mission is doing a 58-day read the Book of Mormon and memorize The Living Christ challenge. It is going to be great. I love the Book of Mormon. It is so dense with truth. I cannot get enough of it. I want to wallpaper my room with it, be able to look at it all on one plane and connect everything with lines and colors. It really is a record of God’s dealings with His children in ancient America. It outlines the plan of salvation and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. We can draw nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other way.

I know my Father lives and loves me too.
The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me it is true,
And tells me it is true.

He sent me here to earth, by faith to live his plan.

The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me that I can,
And tells me that I can.

I love you,

Elder Brown