Hello from a beautiful day in Seoul! The weather is perfect, as always. My hope that all are well and happy, my prayers, love, and thoughts remain with you.
It's been a good week! We've been working as hard as we possibly can, and have talked to a LOT of people. That's just about all we did this week! It's been good, though, the sheaves are starting to grow and we have a lot of first meetings lined up for the next couple of weeks, including a Chinese guy. Woohoo. I don't remember if I shared this last week, but we were at a big intersection, and a guy behind us was talking on the phone in Chinese. I looked back, and he was on a bike. He was busy on the phone, so I couldn't talk, but as soon as the light changed, he cruised off, and, well, we followed. Sometimes you feel like quite the foreigner when you're chasing a Chinese guy down on a bike for a kilometer in Seoul while trying not to be too ostentatious, but we didn't see much of another choice. Maintaining a safe distance, we caught up to him at a red light, and although he was still on the phone, I talked with him for a bit. If he was surprised to see the two missionaries just ahead of him before just behind him now, quite a distance away, his casual countenance revealed nothing, and we got his number and will eat together this week. It's been a fun time.
We hiked Suraksan last week with some other elders in the district, and it was a lot of fun. Beautiful weather and great views. Elder Reynolds and I were in such a hurry to enjoy and progress that we got lost several times, found some fun places, and were the last ones up. Probably something of a parable in that for me, but it was a good time.
I was also privileged to go on an exchange with Elder Singer this week, and we had a really good time. We of course as missionaries need to rely as much as we possibly can on the Spirit, but I think God blesses us as well when we just get out there and work as hard as we possibly can. We went home tired and very happy. It has been wonderful to be serving in the district, and I look forward to continuing to serve with him and the others here. One of Sister Kwon's investigators was baptized this past Sunday, and it was a great experience. Her husband came to church for the first time, but, as it was remarked, looked like he'd been there for 20 years in a very snazzy suit. He's a great guy, and just came from North Korea 4 years ago. I hope that we can meet more with him in the future. It's Sister Kwon's last transfer, and she's a real rockstar. The fam will have to have her over for dinner when she's back at BYU.
It's been a fun, hardworking week, and although there may not be a ton of exciting stories, everyday is rewarding and beautiful. I've really been enjoying reading more about the life of Christ and his apostles, and seeing, in the apostle's growth, how we too can grow in Christ. We did go up to Uijeongbu today to practice cello for a fireside in a couple weeks, and it's definitely good to have a cello again.
In any case, really, all my love. Have a great week and enjoy the summer. Time sure goes quickly out here. We're happy and blessed to be here. I love Korea for a multitude of reasons. Elder Ahn's source of love is mentioned above {in the title}.
LOVE!
Elder South 
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