Easter

hey everyone!!! wow im already back here emailing again....time just doesn't slow down :)

haha sadly due to the fact that they don't really  celebrate easter here in korea i almost forgot that yesterday was easter until one of the members reminded me :) haha so me and my companion spent some time today during companionship study singing all the easter songs in the hymn book....there is only three, but it was still fun! haha. But this week we were so blessed to get to meet several new investigators. Some super cool new ones that i am definitely looking forward to getting to spend more time with. But the biggest miracle of this week was probably when one of our investigators called us and said he had finished reading the scripture assignment we had given him (2Nephi31) and that he wanted to meet that night. We met him at the church, and he actually brought a friend with him that he referred to us and said that he had read the scripture and that he knew he needed to get baptized. So we were able to set some goals with him and help him to prepare to take that step. It was just soooooo cool to see how powerful the book of mormon is in conversion. It is truely the keystone of our religion and man truly can get closer to God by abiding by its precepts than by any other book.

As always things are going well :) today is my companions birthday! happy birthday 박인오! haha and we are working just as crazy as ever. Family you remember the 21 day program you guys were doing with the missionaries there and how well it was going? Well i took the liberty of adjusting it a bit and translating it into korean and we are now doing it here with our members and they are loving it! :) keep them in your prayers as they look for people to share the gospel with! Anywas some thing i have really learned recently is the importance of managing time :) This is the lord's work, and this is his time, so i need to spend it his way and as effective as possible :) i have been blessed this past few weeks to learn some super great principles of leadership and balancing time. I think it is so interesting how much of a factor time is in everything. Appointment times, time based goals, lunch and dinner times (haha) etc.... but if one truly masters how to dicipline themselves and use their time to only do great things, and not merely just good things...they can truly accomplish so much more :) anyways this week as you all go out thing about how you are spending your time. Is the way youre spending your time the way Jesus Christ would have spent his time in your situation? :) anyways i love you all and am praying for you every day! :) I hope you all see tons of miracles and have tons of opportunities to share your testimonies with everyone! :) HAve a great week!

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Angels among us

Haha dang i feel like i was just writing my last weekly letter like a day ago.....dang missionary life is like a timewarp....it goes by way to fast!  so i am starting yet another transfer this week....im not really sure which transfer it is and i dont really have time to stop and figure it out :) haha but this week was absolutely amazing as always. The members here in 전주 are starting to get excited about missionary work and with conference coming up this next week (In korea we watch it a week later than the rest of the world ;)) every one is looking forward to hearing the prophets words and learning how we can all grow closer to Christ. So with the new transfer starting my zone is changing a lot :) and im really excited that there will be another korean in the house. it will be me and my korean companion with elder smith and his korean companion....basically we aren't planning on speaking english ever this transfer so i am definitely looking forward to it! :) haha as if my english hasn't already gotten bad...i can only imagine how bad it will be after this....well pray for me to not loose my english, that would be embarrassing :) anyways things are going well right now here :) we have found several new investigators and they are progressing quickly. We also have been working super hard to re activate as many members as we can find. We were blessed to find 2 less active families this week and help them start back on the path. Anyways as always i am so amazed about how much I can learn from the lord in such a short amount of time. One of the greatest blessings i have felt recently is how i have been able to feel the promptings of the holy ghost more clearly. I feel like i have been able to learn so much through scripture study, investigator appointments, and trainings through the holy ghost and i am so very grateful to my father in heaven for guiding me and helping me to learn. I feel so blessed to know the Lord is on my side, there supporting me every day. As his child i have been able to feel angels surround me, supporting me, and guiding me through the struggles of life. Our lord is so merciful, so full of grace and so magnificent. I feel so inadequite and so blessed to be able to serve under his name. This is the lords work and i am so grateful to be a part of it! :) i hope you all feel the lords love as you go throughout this week and that you too can feel the angels he has sent to give you strength as well! I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love

Elder Bigler

 

 

 

hey dad here is my letter to pres :)

 

안녕하세요 회장님! 이 번 주 시간이 별로 없기 때문에 짧게 해야 할 것 같는 데 이번 주 아주 좋아했고 많이 배울수있었어요. 매일 하나님한테 계시를 받을수있으니까 정말 기뻐합니다. 결과로 요즘에의 시간이 지내면서 제가 더욱 더 하나님께 가까이 되고 있는 느낌을 받고 있어요. 선교사업하는 동앙 제가 더욱 더 강하고 분명하게 성신의 인도를 듣고 따를수있으니까 정말 제가 제 하늘에 계신 아버지께 감사를 드리고 싶습니다. 또한 이러한 느낌을 받으므로써 제가 더욱 더 효과적 더욱 더 열심히 봉사하고 싶은 소망을 받고 있어요. 매일 하나님께 더 드리고 싶고 하나님으로부터 지식을 더욱 더 받고 싶어요. 이 번 주 제가 우리 존 회원 분들을 위한 소개 프러그렘 만들었고 전주 존 회원 분들이 조금 더 활동적으로 회원 선교사업을 하겠기를 바랍니다. 
우리 전주 존은 계속해서 최선을 다하고 하나님한테 기적을 볼것입니다! 회장님께서 아무때나 필요한 것이 있으신다면 말씀해 주시기를 바랍니다. 늘 회장님을 위해 기도하고 있고 늘 제 최선을 할 것입니다.
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{FYI - his Korean is getting good, and... Google translate never gets it right... Don't waste your time :)!}

Light!

안녕하세요 여러분!!!!!:) {hello everyone}

This week has been crazy! I can't even believe that a whole week has past already! This transfer is over halfway over and i feel like i just barely got here!!! Anyways i have tons i wish i could talk about but due to time ill have to just touch on my favorite part of the week. STAKE CONFERENCE! Wow it was so amazing! Probably one of the most amazing stake conferences i have been to. I was blessed with the opportunity to get to translate for a couple of american members who attended as well, and that in and of itself was quite an amazing experience. I definitley was able to learn alot. We had Elder Whiting from the 70 come and preside and i got to meet with him and be with him and the spirit and testimony he brought truly was amazing. He was definitley called of the Lord and the Lord was with him.

Anyways something from stake conference that he said that i really liked was when he mentioned how, when Jesus was born the sign of his birth was a day and a night and a day of continuous LIGHT, and when he died the sign was three days of DARKNESS. The symbol of Christ is light, and the joy it brings. Light brings life and joy to the whole earth. I just thought it was soo cool to make that connection and to remember the result of the absence of Christ's light is darkness, confusion 등등. It is soo amazing to be a missionary and to get to watch as the light of Christ enters into the darkness of the world. Everyday as I see people make steps closer to being in the light, I find my own light inside growing and become even stronger. The Strength that comes from Christ is so amazing and i am so grateful for it. I am so grateful for the spirit and its guiding powers as well. It is amazing how much you can decern, understand, and the power that can be brought when talking with and by the spirit. Something else that i learned this week was about the difference between having the authority to doing things, and the power that comes through that authority to produce miracles. All of us recieve authority to do certain things for the lord, or even others, but unless we realize how we can use power to magnify that authority, we will only be able to accomplish things according to our personal ability. As we read in Alma Ch.17 the sons of mosiah understood this principle. They had authority to go and preach to the lamanites from the lord. But in chapter 17 we learn what they did in order to receive the power to magnify that authority. As we pray earnestly, fast, and devote our efforts to the lord. We qualify for that power. And as we excercise faith we are able to perform miracles for the lord. I know this is true personally. As we have faith and exercise that faith as a means of power we are able to accomplish so much more. To become so much more. And to be able to draw so much closer to our savior! Anyways i love you all so much and hope you can all feel the Lord's love for you as well. I am so grateful to know He is with you all, protecting you. I hope you find the strength from his light to continue on through all the trials in your life!

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Time flys... Already 20

Hey everyone! :) Dang time is flying by sooooo fast!!!! It is crazy to think i am already 20!!! Weird! Anyways this week has been awesome! For the last 3 days straight it was raining, and while it is beautiful it makes it hard to missionary work outside :) But luckily the lord blessed us with many appointments so that we could continue to be effective and not have to worry to much about getting our feet wet :) haha anyways things are going super well! I don't think i have ever felt so busy in my life :) haha but i definiltey enjoy every single moment of it :) My Korean is definitely getting better! :) Being with my companion often has definitley helped :) right now i am teaching him english cuz he wants to go to BYU and he is helping me with my korean! :) its a win-win situation :) Sadly cuz we are constantly having to do splits, meetings, and other stuff around the zone we don't get a ton of time to teach eachother but its ok :) we are still learning a ton everyday! The lord is definiltey teaching me so much everyday!!!! Everyday i look back and realize how much i have learned in just a short amount of time...haha and then i look ahead.....WOW I still have a TON to learn! :) but hey, the lord is blessing me and helping every step of the way. I feel so loved to know that he knows me personally, that he is aware of my every moment, that he watches over me, guides me, and trusts me enough to make my own desicions, and then through those disicions as i make mistakes he feels me with his love and support so that i can overcome those things and become the true man he needs me to be. This work is amazing. Truly only through the service of the lord can we find who we truly are. I love you all so much and hope that as you go about your daily lives you feel the lords love for you, and find strength to overcome all the trials in your life. I know that through our Lord we truly can do all things. He loves us all so much, more than we could ever understand! I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!!!!:) 

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Crazy busy

Wow this has been one of the craziest busiest weeks of my life it seems :) haha, well im sure there are a lot more busy times but it definitley felt crazy. Anyways I got all moved in to my new house on thursday....well not really :) haha i got there with enough time to set my bags down and then walk back out the door to get to appointments and meetings :) finally got home had planning and went to bed. Then the next day i had to travel to daejon for meetings, then the next day we were out there door again super early in the morning for appointments and a youth activitiy and didn't return until that night and then church and more travel to meetings and then i am here today and tomorrow more mettings and a split :) haha basically i think my apartment is nice but i haven't really had a chance to look around in side other than my desk and bed :) haha anyways new area is sweet! We have the biggest ward building in the mission. Four floors with a full size basket ball court on the TOP floor!!! SWEET!!! :) cant wait to get to use that! :) Anyways my new companion is awesome! his name is 박인오 장로님 {Elder Pak In Hoe} and he is just awesome! :) I can't wait to get to serve with him this transfer!!!! Anyways this zone is so awesome! I can't wait to get to serve with them all. The stake i am over is a really old stake. One that has been around for a long long time. It is so cool to get to see the deep culture that is enrooted here. The stake president here is awesome too and i am so glad i will get to serve more closely with him as well :) Anyways i have to get going :) but i hope all is going well! :) I love you all and pray you feel the saviors love and his infinite atonement every day of your lives!!!!! Have a wonderful week!!!!

Love 
Elder Bigler

Baptism, Thank you for the prayers

Enjoy!!! {Translations by Dad}

Hey everyone!!! Wow this crazy has been absolutely amazing, crazy, and wow it flew bye. Haha anyways it was an absolutely wonderful baptism on friday with 김진솔 {Kim Jin Sool}thank you all so much for all the prayers. And he was able to bare his testimony to 3 other investigators and it was awesome. They all came out to church and are showing some really great interest in the Church. I feel so blessed to have been able to serve here in 중앙{Joong-ong} ward! It has been a roller coaster....moment after moment of learning experiences, miracles, and joy. It definitely is hard saying goodbye. I feel like this ward has become my family, and i am so grateful i have gotten to know all of them. Anyways long story short we got transfer calls today! :) My new are.....전주{Jeon Ju}! For those of you who don't know Korea....전주 {Jeon Ju}is the city i am in :) haha i am switching wards and boundaries but will be in the same city!!!:) I am so excited i have already been able to meet a lot of the ward members in 전주 and they are all awesome :) i can't wait to get to serve with them. My new companion....박인호 장로님 {Elder Pac In Hoe}! A KOREAN!!!!:) I am so excited! I haven't been able to serve with a korean companion since my first transfer in korea and that was only for 4 weeks so i am definitely looking forward to getting to serve with him and he is an awesome missionary so it is going to be so great! Also turns out that Elder Paskett, our zone leader, got called to be the new Assistant to President!! he is going to be so great! He has helped and taught me so much! He used to be companions with 박인호 장로님{Pac In Hoe}. So Ill be moving to 전주 {Jeon Ju}to take his place. And looks like ill get to learn a ton more as the new zone leader. I can't wait to see what the next few transfer has to bring. I am so grateful for this opportunity to get to learn and grow! it will definitely be a learning experience, but i can't wait to start on the new adventure. Anyways all in all i don't have a lot of time to email today because i have to go get packed but I hope you all have a wonderful week! Thankyou so much for the prayers and advice from all of you! I am so grateful to know that the Lord is watching over each one of you and I pray that he is with every one of us as we take on the challenges that present themselves in this life. I know that through God we can do all things. Without him we are nothing, but through him there is no task to big; nothing we cannot overcome. May the windows of heaven continue to be opened to this world, that we may marvel at the wonderous blessings from our father and savior. All my love- Elder Bigler

Miracles!

Enjoy! {added by Dad}

Wow time is passing by way to fast!  haha. This week has been super crazy. So for the last month or so we have been showering in water that dances back and forth from super cold to kinda warm and back to super cold. Kinda a fun adventure every morning. haha but this past week our boiler pretty much exploded on the inside and all warm water completely disappeared! haha definitley woke us up every morning getting to shower in that. but we finally got everything figured out friday and now WARM WATER!!! dang i have never realized before how much of a convenience it is to have a warm shower in the mornings. Anyways aside from that adventure this week was huge of disappointments and miracles. I definitley have come to know the Lord is truly aware of us. so this past sunday we were supposed to have a baptism for a super super awesome investigator. his name is 김진솔 {Kim, Jin Sole}. He was super golden. Even quit his job so that he could come out to church and get baptized. We had everything all lined up and were all super excited....then about 2 weeks ago we got a text from him saying hey sorry some things have come up ill text you later. and then nothing....nothing for 2 weeks straight. his baptism date came and disappeared. We called him, no answer, texted him, no reply, knocked his door, and no one was ever there. I was certainly confused. How could someone so golden and so ready just disappear like that? a week ago on the sunday he was supposed to come i went to church slightly down in spirits. I thought i must have said something, must have messed something up. I had been praying so hard. I knew that i only had 3 weeks left in my area because president had told me that he would move me next transfer and i really wanted to leave the ward with something special before i left. I love this ward so much and at this point i i didn't know what to do. I got to church and walked into the 예비실 (what do you call that in america? the worship room?) {Chappell} anyways i walked in and when i walked in one of my favorite members came up to me. Her name is 장이 자매님 {sister Jang Ie} and she is basically my korean mom! She is so awesome and has helped us so much. Anyways she came up to me and was like Elder Bigler Elder Bigler come here!!! I asked her whats up, everything ok? her reply, i brought my dad to church! He is 89 years old and hasn't been baptized. I have been working with him, and he is completely ready for the lessons. Completely ready was an understatement! HE IS COMPLETELY GOLDEN! And it just so turns out, not only is he 장이 자매님's dad but he is also the grandfather of our ward mission leader! Truly an answer to my prayers! he is now preparing to be baptized and has already prepare several names of family members whom have passed away to do temple work for them! he is so amazing! So that huge miracle came after the loss of 김진솔 {Kim, Jin Sole} but that wasnt the end. On friday nightI got a text. 김진솔!!!!!! he called me and said sorry he had to go on a sudden trip that came up and left his phone with his sister because she needed to borrow it. He said he was soooo sorry and with little hope in his eyes asked me if he could still be baptized. We made arrangements and he will be baptized this week! Please keep him in your prayers! Anyways truly a week full of miracles. I know the lord is with us all and his timing is better than ours. He knows our desires and wants us to experience true, everlasting joy! I hope you all can feel his love and know he is always there for you! I hope you have a wonderful week and love you all!

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