Faith & Life
This helps believers who hope to become the fragrance of Christ live a right life of faith.
The Existence of Mother
Recently, my mother signed an annuity insurance contract in my name. I was not yet in my 30s at that time, and I was not happy with it because I wouldn’t be able to receive annuity benefit payments until I…
Yun Du-nam from Mungyeong, Korea
My Privilege
My husband and I run a small restaurant in Yongin. At first, I was just an assistant for my husband who is a chef, but as time went by, I became more than an assistant. Working in the restaurant from…
Ju Yeong-mi from Yongin, Korea
Failure for Success
According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation in the U.S., 48% of salespersons immediately give up when they are refused after recommending their customers to buy something; 25% of them recommend twice, 15% three times before they…
Timely Words
It was when I helped organize an event for male adults in the church. As many helping hands were needed, I sent our Zion members a text message asking for help. Soon a brother sent a reply. “Thank you so…
Yeo In-won from Daejeon, Korea
Zhiyin
There is a term Zhiyin (知音) in Chinese character. It literally means “to understand the sound,” and is used to refer to close friends who know and understand each other’s innermost feelings. This word was created by Yu Boya and…
Breakfast for My Husband
I am not a morning person, so I couldn’t prepare breakfast for my husband to eat before he left for work. Even on the day I woke up early because I couldn’t sleep well, my husband was more concerned about…
Kim Yun-ok from Hwaseong, Korea
String of Love
A biologist discovered an interesting phenomenon while observing the spiders living in the branches or bushes. Even when a mother spider was far away, if any little dangerous thing happened to the baby spiders, the mother spider fleetingly came to…
Zion Full of Love
One Sabbath day, a deaconess sat at the end of a pew while leaving an empty space for one person to sit on the inside of the pew. When a sister saw it, she asked the deaconess to fill the…
Kim Hyeon-im from Suncheon, Korea
Wanting Everyone to Finish the Race
I went to volunteer at the National Sports Festival in Chungju. My role was to stand at the halfway point of the half marathon course and encourage athletes and prevent their deviating from the course. The marathon started and I…
Choi Hyeon-ah from Chungju, Korea
Mother & the Sea
A broad sea receives all sorts of things from the land, but it does not decay. There are many reasons for it: Sea water contains salt that purifies pollutants; it moves constantly in the form of waves; microorganisms in it…
Complaint, the Antonym of Happiness
A family went on a journey for a change. The whole family members were excited about their first overseas trip. On the day of their departure, the wife frowned as it rained in the morning. “It’s raining! Why today of…
Enjoying the Sight of Persimmons Rather Than Autumn Leaves
In autumn, when the leaves turn colorful and grain turns gold, we often see on the news heavy traffic with people leaving to see autumn leaves in the mountains or streams. They look relaxed, going on a trip not to…
The Hoiwon Church in Changwon, Korea
From a Spiritually Premature Baby to a Perfect Child of God
I worked as a midwife before. Midwives are specialists in pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and infant care. My mom had a big influence on my decision to be a midwife. When I saw how hard she had to work to…
Matsumoto Miwa from Osaka, Japan
The Most Beautiful Way to Share
“Room temperature 6℃” It is a memo written on the lab note of Madame Curie who won the Nobel Prize even twice. She devoted herself to experiments day and night in a warehouse where there was no heating. Through thousands…
Help Your Family and Neighbors!
If someone comes to help you carry a heavy load, if someone kindly shows you the way when you are lost, if someone lends you an umbrella when you are floored by a sudden rain . . . You will…
If It Is the Will of Father
In Zion, I was given an unexpected duty. At first, I gave thanks to God for using me even though I was lacking in many ways. However, as time went on, it was felt beyond my capacity. ‘It was too…
Yu Eui-jeong from Pohang, Korea
Purpose of Preaching
After receiving a position for the gospel in Zion, I wanted to show a good example to the members by bearing good fruits. My hope to bear fruit got stronger after I received the blessing of meeting Heavenly Mother as…
Ann Marie Moralda from Cebu, Philippines
A Good Example
A Mongolian lady accepted the truth. The sister, who is poor at Korean language, learns the culture of Zion such as how to greet Zion members and how to worship, by carefully watching us. So when I’m aware that she…
Lee Ji-won from Gimhae, Korea
The Seat for Parents
This is an anecdote of Napoleon that occurred when he marched into Poland after he became emperor. When he was staying in a small village in Poland, he was invited to dinner by the lord of a manor. The lord…
The Reason That I Cannot Expect Recompense
“The peanut wizard” is the moniker of George Washington Carver, an American agricultural chemist and inventor. Carver planted peanuts as an alternative crop in soil that had been depleted of its nutrients because of the repeated planting of cotton plants.…