I am so thrilled to hear that you had an amazing birthday! its no wonder why i have felt down this entire weekend! Man, from the sounds of it, you guys had a rocking time. i am so jealous. i want to go to mt. graham so freaking bad. i really miss that place alot. but i am gald that you had a amazing time up there and that the mountain actually opened up. that is great news to hear. im glad you enjoied the notes and stuff ffom my current bishop. he did that and i had no clue until he asked me to fill in your address but i couldnt remember it. so i just emialed it to dad and he forwarded it to you. i am stoked that you enjoied it.
so this week started off really good for me! really good! on wednesday all we did was go from appointments to appointments. super bussy! the first one we met with a kinda gator. he really inst progressing but we are trying. he has a smoking problem. we were bold and asked him for his smokes. he said no of course and told us he couldnt and didnt want to quit. he then started saying that we had never had to go thoruogh anything hard like quiting smoking. i go up and told him how i had lost wieght and that it was super hard. he couldnt believe that i could withhold myself from all teh junk food in america. he was amazed. at the end i told him that he could do it and that he really did want to quit. he siad i was right. we then asked him again for his cigarrettes and he gave them to us. and his lighter too. he commited to quit. but a day and a half later he started again and we havent been able to get ahold of him. so it was fun while it lasted.
Wednesday too we had a less active/ non member lesson. they are peruvian and the dad is a less active and the wife is nonmember. the father actually served a mission in north peru. we had a lesson with the mom. he went really good. we testified boldly about the atonement of christ. we got her thinking a lot. she is also a heavy smoker. we are seeing just bits and pieces of progress with her. nothing really special but we are trying. we meet with her everyweek.
on friday we met with a guy who has the strongest testimony ever. he wants to be baptized so bad but his wife wont let him have permission. so we talked with him about why the wife wont let him be baptized. he said because of the tithing and giving money to the church. we decided that we would fast with him on july 24 that his wifes heart will be softened. we also set a baptismal date. August 1. we are fasting that the wife will let him get baptized on that date. we are going to ask her permission on the 30 july. so please if you can fast with us that he will be able to get permission to be baptized on the 14 august. that would be graeat.
saturday was not the best day and i dont know why. we did a service project for a guy in the ward. his wife has breast cancer. he really appreciated it and so did i. it was the first time other than going to sendai that i got to do service. saturday was the longest day of my mission. it just took forever. i think cuz i was home sick. i knw it was your birthday and i was just thinking about that the entire time and how much fun i had been missing out on. it carried out to sunday as well.
yesterday i was super homesick. i just wanted ot go home so bad. i think some of the reason was was becasue we were in our apartment all day doing weekly planning. i hate being in the apartment all day. but i have gotten homesick so much the last couple of days. my japanese has tanked too. that doesnt make me feel good in the leeast. i didnt understand anything in church. so as of right now i am doing ok. i love emailing hoem and heraing about how everyone is doing. please continue to pray for me and that i waill get the desire to do missionary work. it is super hard for me. yesterday i just wanted to go back kto the mtc and finish my mission there being a missionary that works on computers and stuff like that. i dont know why i am not enjoing this work. i have had so many miracles. i dont know why. i am really praying hard that i will start finding joy. please continue to pray for me. i love you all so much. i kinda sucks to hear about curtis. i pray for him. i hope he comes around.
its good to hear about kamas. and kendi and the the rest of the family. thanks for the info on them. i dont have alot of time so i have to go now. but i sure love you more than anything. i really do wish that i could see you right now. taht would make things so much easier. My pdays have been officially moved to Monday! so i will NO LONGER have PDAY on TUESDAY!!! ON MONDAY!!! Please remember that. i cant wait to hear from you next week. i love you alot. i miss you alot too. the mission is by far the hardest thing i have done mentally. i didnt think it was goign to be this hard. i love you. keep safe and get dad in shape. God be with you always!!! i love you deeply.
Love your son, your kurtiepie.
Kurt Van De Graaff
Called to serve in the Tokyo-Japan Mission
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