By: sweetisthepeace

sweetisthepeace — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:27:57 +0000

Off Topic, but I wanted to let you know how meaningful this morning’s program was for me. When I was in my first area on my mission, there was a point where I was struggling severely with both the language and the culture. The language was just a matter of needing more practice. But the culture was a deeper problem. I found many of the quirks of Korean culture absurd, and it really bothered me. There was no excuse for this except stubborn American pride. Sometimes at night, when I’d had a rough day, I’d go out onto our little roof/porch and I would take out my hymn book and sing “Be Still My Soul.” I always choked up when I sang, “the waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.” Then one day, I opened my Korean hymnal and sang this marvelous hymn in Korean. It was like a spell was broken, and I was able to see the beauty of Korea through the Korean language. That was a real turning point in my mission. Over time, I grew to deeply love Korea, the Korean people, and their culture, food, and language. To this day, there are hymns and children’s songs I love to sing in Korean even more than in English (“Be Still My Soul” is probably a tossup). When I heard that hymn today, all of that came back to me.

And of course, you already know how much “Sweet is the Peace the Gospel Brings” means to me. Once again, I thank you and all your fellow members of the Choir for the wonderful work you do sharing the Spirit through your music.

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