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I really mean it mom!! I really love
your emails so much. I love reading them. I am sorry that you had a
hard week. But dont you just love moving people around. I really wish
I had the oppurtunity to help move people out of their house or even
do service. It is super hard to do that here in Japan. The Japanese
people are very to themselves. Someone was telling me that since
Tokyo is so populated, people just get sick of eachother. That is why
they are quite, shy, and dont want to do anything with other people.
Sad right? But I really want to do service. You are lucky. Maybe that
is why I got sent to Tokyo, to learn how to love service. Haha. Good
lesson I think. That is crazy that our stake is splitting but it
really doesnt matter to me beause I never really did stuff with the
Stake anyways. What I think is really really cool is that Dad and you
have lost some weight. I cant believe that dad has lost 12lbs
already. I am so excited for him. I hope that he continues to loose
the weight and has more motivation to do more exercise. I know that
is how it was with me. I am his son too so maybe. Mom, I dont think
you need to do a diet because you are already skinny but
congradulations. I am excited for you. Maybe I should do this diet
when I get home. I am kinda doing a diet right now. I really want to
loose my love handles and the belly pouch that I have. I still weigh
177lbs but I really want to loose that fat. I quite buying soda last
week and drinking it. I also quit drinkin so much milk. I am trying
to eat more vegies and fruits too. I cant do to much of a diet becaue
I am a missionary and it is super rude to decline somebodies food
here in Japan. I also quit eating sugar. I never was a bigger eater
after the first diet I did but I got off track. I am tryin to get
back on track. So we shall see.
My week was again hard as usual. We
went out finding for hours on end at least over 25 hours this week
and didnt find one person to teach. I dont know why it has been this
way. I think it is because the Lord is teaching me a lesson that this
is His work and that it all depends on Him. It is a really good
lesson that I needed to learn. Maybe He was testing us to see if we
would still be diligent even if it was hard. I hope I passed. I think
that this upcoming transfer we are going to be blessed for our
efforts. The blessing always comes after the trial right? That pretty
much tells you of the week. It was also cloudy and raining all week.
Actually, it is still raining right now. I hate it. I dont like rain
as a misisonary. I quess I will tell you the details of the week now.
On monday, we went to the huge slide and messed around over there. I
really wanted elder chen to have fun and we went to that park. We
also played some badmitton with some college students. It was pretty
fun. Then we went to Jenny's house to give her s a present because
she is so nice to us all the time and I really felt like we needed to
do that. I dont know when the last time the missionaries just went to
visit. SO it was good I think. Tuesday we went to temple. Wednesday
we had another full day of streeeting with no success. We had eikaiwa
or englsih class and I have something funny to tell you. So there is
a really cute girl there. Well all japanese girls love american guys.
Well it is a dangerous situation now. I think she really likes me. We
were walking home and then she came up and started walking with us.
It has slowly gotten that way I think. When she first came I noticed
her mom would pick her up, then she would ride her bike, and then I
noticed she was walking. Dont worry! I am not stupid. Ya, she is
really cute but the thought of doing something stupid and ruining
this great blessing called a mission almost made me puke. I dont want
to ruin it because of some girl. I am not dumb. I just think it is
super funny. It feels good to be admired every once and a while.
Haha. Thursday was tons of fun actually but very scary. So we have
Lili, our gator. Well we wanted to meet her one last time before her
baptism but after her interview. She is super busy with skool and
work and crap like that. Well she told us that on thursday after 6
she can do something. So we decided to do a sushi making party
because that is her job. She makes sushi. So we went and bought the
fish we wanted to eat, seaweed, and vegeis. Then we went back to her
house and did it. She taught us how to do it. It was super funny
because everytime I would do it wrong she would yell at me. There is
a certain way that you have to do it. But it was super fun to make
and then eat your own sushi. I now know how to make sushi. It isnt
that hard. But we had Wasabi eating games. We played rock, paper,
scissors and the loser had to eat a piece of sushi with tons of
wasabi on it. It sucked. You will love the videos. Here is the scary
part. We asked Lili if she lived with anyone like 2 girls because
missionaries cant be in one room with one girl, there has to be a
priesthood holder or 2 girls. Well she said it was fine and that she
lived with her friends and they were both home. We went in a met
them. Quess what? One was a chinese girl and the other was a chinese
man. They were siblings and Lili was living with them. Well gators
cant be baptized if they are living in the same house or apt. of the
oppisite sex if they are not married. I was so bummed because I didnt
want to tell Lili she couldnt be baptized until she found somewhere
else to live. I was thinking about it the whole night, how I would
tell her. Well we left and I called the Zone Leaders and they calld
president. President told us it was ok to baptize dher because they
are friends and she is living with a family. The other thing is it is
a huge economical thing here in Japan. SO we got the OK. I sure was
relieved and full of thanks. Her friedns want to meet us and have
dinner and play ping pong too. SO it was a great night. Friday we had
another full day of streeting in the rain with no success. Jenny had
us over to see her friend from England and a RM sister from Russia.
Then we went to District Meeting. Well our DL was going home so it
was a Farewell party. We had a missionary couple who works on base
bring some american pizza and we partied. It was so good and fun.
Then we did a sleepover because transfer calls were the next day. So
now you are wondering about transfer calls. I am now in . . . ..
Yamate!!!! Yup I didnt transfer. I am still in the same area. This
will be my 4th transfer in this area. 6 MONTHS here. That
is a very long time. I was kinda bummed because we dont have any
investigators because they all got baptized. I really wanted to move
to another area too. But I got confrimation from the Lord that there
is still work here for me to do, so I am happy. But ¼ of my mission
here in this area. WOW!! Saturday night we did a launch of our FHE.
It was the 1st time this ward has done FHE. We had a great
turn out. 1 Recent Convert, Suzuki, and 5 non members came. 1
nonmember just happened to be that girl from english class I was
telling you about. We played Ping-Pong and had a great time. Sunday
was AWESOME but very very scary. Panda called us at about 9:30 and
told us that Lili wasnt coming to her baptism. We called Lili and she
didnt answer. Well church started and Lili wasnt there. We were way
bummed. Well Lili showed up at about 10:45. She forgot her white bra
for the baptism. I thought I would never here that word Bra on my
mission but there it is. That is a good reason to be late I thought.
Her baptism was great. Panda did it. It was all in Chinese too. It
was AMAZING!! I felt the spirit so much. We now have 10 chinese
members in our ward. 3 of the 4 people that have been baptized are
chinese. I feel honored that I have a part in the work for China. I
just think it is funny. With all the work with chinese people we are
doing, we can start a chinese branch here. It would be the only one
in Tokyo. How cool would that be? We only need about 5 more people.
Pray please. Haha.
So those are the highlights of my week.
It sounds really fun doesnt it? It sure was, but at the same time it
is very hard going forth and doing the work for the Lord. I have
wanted to call it quits a couple of times this past transfer because
of nobody listening. But I stuck with it and now it is a new
transfer. I am excited. Everyone tells me that next transfer I am
going to be ZL. Thats in 6 weeks, so we shall see. I love you so much
Mom! I am very excited for Mothers Day and to call you! I have been
working on a Mothers Day gift for all the girls in our family. I just
have to finish it and send it off in time. It might come late but
this is something I have wanted to do ever since I got my call to
Japan. 3 weeks and I will call. I am so excited. I hope that everyone
at home is doing good. I sure love my family a lot. They are the best
anyone could ask for. Thanks!
Well, I cant think of what else to say.
I am all out of ideas. I hope that you have a great upcoming week.
You better konw that I pray for you daily. I love you so much! Tell
bug he needs to write me and draw me a cool picture haha. I tell
everybody he is a artist. He is going to come here to Japan. They
love art. How is Kendi doing? I havent heard about her in quite
awhile. I cant wait to get home and hang out with her if she is not
married. I love her a lot. Well, you have my love always! Stay
classy!!!
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