Elder L's Testimony

(I asked Elder Lufkin to share with me ‘How his mission has blessed his life’ for a talk I was giving in Sacrament Meeting.- Sherry)

Wow, that’s a big question. I feel like I'm a totally different person than before. I've basically been serving other people; studying, sharing, and trying to live the gospel for the past year. You can't really do that and not change for the better unless the gospel is false.
One of the best blessings that I've gained is being worthy to feel the spirit and be guided by him. Also, receiving answers to prayers through the spirit. A member of the 70 in the MTC spoke about the spirit and said that feeling the Holy Ghost is a taste of what eternal life feels like. I can really tell a big difference when the spirit is present or not present.
My testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Plan of Salvation and the Restoration has gotten a lot stronger too. Before, I just believed it because you and most of the people I know believe it. But after studying about that stuff and living it and feeling it’s true through the Holy Ghost, I have a testimony of my own about it. And after you have a testimony, you can resist temptations and do the things that you're supposed to even if it’s hard.
It has also made me appreciate you a lot more. You did a really good job raising our family and I appreciate you more now than I did before.
A mission really just prepares you for the rest of your life. You gain a lot of knowledge and experience that will help you throughout your life.
Things in this area are going good. We already have some pretty good investigators and we’re finding some new ones too. There aren't nearly as many people in this area as my last one, but that’s alright. It's good to get variety and learn how to do the work in different places. Elder Tenney is pretty funny. We're going to try and get our English class built up a lot this week by calling all the old members. We only had one person come last week. Anyway, have a good week and I hope your talk goes good on Sunday. I love you,
Elder Lufkin

New Area, Mahn Su and New Companion, Elder Tenney

I did get a transfer call and I'm now in Mahn Su with Elder Tenney. I like the area a lot and Elder Tenney is a nice guy and pretty easy to get along with. He has been out for about 6 months longer than me. I think we'll get a lot done. When I got here this morning our apartment was way dirty, but we've got it looking pretty good now. Things were going great in Dong Jak when I left. We have 2 investigators-we met one of them 2 and a half weeks ago(Jang Gwang He -26) and the other one just 5 days ago(Han Gun He -20). They have both been progressing really well and have a lot of faith. They are both just studying right now so they have a lot of time to meet.
I read Enos in the Book of Mormon yesterday. I love his story of praying.
They told us not to burn anything so I didn't do that on the 1 year mark but we had some good Korean food and since I was leaving yesterday- we ate Italian.
Have a good week. I love you.
Elder Lufkin

Time is Flyin'!

I'm having a good week. Time is flyin’ like crazy. I had a good interview with President yesterday and we picked up a family of 3 investigators. We set a baptism goal for the 24th with our new investigator, Jang Gwang He. Next week is transfers. I have a feeling I'm outa here. But I'm not sure till Tuesday. Have a killer week. I love you.
Elder Lufkin

Record Snow Fall in Korea

Temple Day
This has been a good week. We got about 8 inches of snow which is the most snow for the past 73 years, I guess. It's a lot warmer when there's snow falling so it was kind of nice.
We had Zone conference yesterday and it was sweet! It was mostly about setting goals during our daily work and also goals about what we're going to do when we get home. Then we went to the temple today, so it's been a good couple days.
We met Huh Sung Ho yesterday and he is still doing well and progressing. He wants to meet up when he gets back from Japan in 3 weeks. We also met another guy that’s got a lot of interest this week and we're meeting him again tomorrow. We had exchanges with our Zone Leaders on Monday and that was pretty good. We focused on teaching by the spirit and keeping the spirit with you and so from now on I'm going to rate my charity and virtue every night in PMG ch 6. It really actually helps. I was on exchanges with Elder Musso. I haven’t got to go with Elder Houston yet. Anyways, hope you have a good week. I love you. Elder Lufkin