Why hello there? This email has been like the best email since a
couple of week ago. THey were getting shorter and shorter. But you have
Bug to worry about now so now worries. I will see you in 2 months
anyways. But ya, loved your email. It was very good to read and see how
everything is changing at home. Life will be so different when i come
home. It is kinda overwhelming for me. Thats why i dont like thinking
about it. It doesnt make me trunky but overwhelmed.
So my week was like a Roller Coaster. It was fast, had
ups and downs, and it even made me a bit sick. I dont know where to
start. Ill tell you about Hiro. So last monday we went to dinner with
him. We were planning on tecahing him hte Word of Wisdom but our member
didnt show up. So we werent sure on wat to teach him, so we just decided
on the Law of Chastity. At dinner he told us that he was planning on
proposing to his girlfriend and goign to ask her to live with him. Man
God is a smart man on telling us to teach the Law of Chastity. Thats
exactly what we did and he took it super well. IT was eazy for him to
say yes. However the proposal didnt go so well. The girl told him taht
they were never dating, that she wasnt going to marry him, and that she
didnt even like him. He took it pretty hard. I felt way bad becasue on
Tuesday we were way packed. We had to do study, lessons, mogi's, and
then a lesson with hiro at 8 about the WOW. Well he called at about
11:30 while we were in study nad wanted to meet because he was
heartbroken. My mind thought was that Elder Call needs study and we have
a appointment with hiro at 8, so i told him we couldnt meet him until
8. Luckily at the church, was a relief society activity and he was able
to read the Book of Mormon and pray inside the church like he wanted
too. They even had aCurry which is his favortie food and invited him to
eat with them. He called back saying he had become happy. he canceled
the lesson at 8 because he was able to go to the church. Then on
Wednesday we had an appointment with him at 2 about the WOW. He called
and wanted to meet a bit earlier but we had another lesson at 12:30 and
about 30 minuets away on bike. So i told him we couldnt meet until 2. He
called again at 12 and said that he appreciated all that we had done
for him, but he is buddhist and wasnt going to be mormon. Then hung up
the pohne. I couldnt get ahold of him all day. I had fasted for him too
becasue we were going to teach The WOW. That night i just thought about
if i really loved him. I felt horrible. This is the sick part. I have 2
months left of my mission, it is christmas time, and i really want to
see a baptism. I felt like i was focused more on the number than i was
with the person in front of me. It is horrible. I have already commited
to myself that if any investigator wants to meet at a time that doesnt
break rules, i am going ot meet with them. I learned a way valuable
lesson. Especially for after my mission when i become a father. I cant
describe how bad and quilty i felt. I felt that i had let God down on
not showing love to this soul. I have repented and now trying to do
better. Good thing God loves us and gives us chances. Hiro called
Wednesday night and we were able to apologize and set up a time to meet
him. We baked him a cake in our rice cooker and took it to him and just
talked wit him on Thursday. I felt so bad that i just wanted to talk
with him and become his freind more. Thats exactly what we did. he
really enjoied it too. On Sunday he came to Stake Conference and even
stayed for the Christmas Devotional. Then we were able to talk about
Prophets and their purpose in the Church. After he had given golden
answers, we were able to teach teh Word of Wisdom finally. He commited
to it with no problem. He had told us he had always wanted to quit since
he was 13 but never had a motive or reason but now he does. He just
kept saying it was the best day of his life. He is really going to need
your prayers. Smoking is a huge problem for him. He is ready to be
baptized now that he has commited to the Word of Wisdom. Please pray
that he will not fall into temptation. He is a awesome guy and will make
a great member. He is way excited to meet you guys. haha.
Other interersting things of the week: On wednesday, a
girl called asking aobut our English Class and wanted to come but didnt
know the way. We offered to go pick her up at the train station. Well
turned out to be that the girl was a stripper. SO we picked up a
strippper and took her to Englsih. Dont worry, she wasnt in bad clothes
when we picked her up. Just thought it was funny. Oh on Friday night at
about 5:20 we felt a 7.3 earthquake. THat was pretty cool. Evwerything
was rattling and waving around. It was pretty awesome. Our 2 afrikan
investigators are doing well. One of them found a job and wants to be
baptized now that he has a income and a place to live. The other, not
yet so please pray for him. His name is Fred. On saturday night after
Stake Conference, a member drove us home and decided to take a de-tour.
We ended up seeing all these really cool sites in Japan at night. Ginza,
Akihabara, Tokyo Dome. It was super cool adn way pretty with the
christmas lights and everything. We didtn get home until like 10:45. It
was super funny though because he totally took a different route than
when we went to the stake center. haha. It was suerp fun. Ya. That was
my week. The biggest #1 learned lesson for me was that people are people
not numbers. They need love and comfort. I am a missionary and will
give it to them when they need it. It really opened my eyes for when i
am a father. It scared me.
Oh one last thing. I am way scared about coming home. I
htink i tell you this every week. This week i had a hard time falling
asleep at night. I dont like coming home at night anymore becasue
another day is over and one day closer to leaving Japna. The thought of
leaving Japan is really sad to me. I love it here so much. I love
speaking Japanese or at least thinking I can. I am way scared to come
home and not speak anymroe. I have thought about a couple ideas that
will help me though, i just dont know if those ideas can happen. But ya.
I dont like reminicing about my area's or where i served becasue i have
so many good memories and i have to leave the place where i made them.
It is very sad to me. I think it will be harder to leave Japan than it
was to leave America and home.
WEll i love you mom. I am excited to see you and show
you the place, experiences, people, tastes, etc. taht i have had in the
past 2 years. You are going to love it. I told dad but you are going to
need to let me know things you want to do, eat, and buy so i can plan
accordingly. I only have 2 months left and i know that it will go by
super fast. SO i want to start planning what we are going to do. Just
let me knwo. I hope you have a great week. I sure love you. I am
healthy, happy, and doing great.
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