Wed: I received Mom's grocery store she bought for me. It
was sooo nice to see the thought she put into what to give me. I felt so lucky
to have a mother who thinks of me so dearly. All of the Elders on our floor
were pretty surprised by the boxes size. Even more so though when I picked up
the Doritos and chips started to fall on the floor. The bottom had opened a
little so all the tiny crumbs spilled onto the floor. Now I have a reputation
for spilling things X). We also taught TRC which is when we teach members as
themselves...but in japanese. M__________ Choro and I taught about service and
we had some strong unity in those lessons. I think that was our second
best lesson so far. We really came together in teaching.
Thur: Class I learned more Nihongo and I think this was the
day we taught our new investigator for the first time. Her name is Wakaki-san. We talked about God
and Christ and answered any questions she had. The first lesson is pretty much
always the same. spend the entire lesson explaining who God and Christ are.
They have absolutely no prior knowledge of anything about Christianity.
Fri: We met another new Investigator who's name is
Shimobayashi-san. We didnt teach her yet but we saw a vid about her. I think
this was also the day that an awesome sub came in. He's a brand new teacher
named Tsukamoto sensei. He really helped me set some goals for language study
and for companionship study with M________ Choro.
Sat: We taught Wakaki-san about Eternal families this day
and commited her to read the Family Proclamation with her Husband. We
taught Shimobayashi-san this day. We taught about God and Christ. It went
OK. She had worries about prayer and didnt really seem to connect with
us. We had more class.
Sun: This day was AWESOME. but sad. The dai-senpai (the more
senior missionaries) sang I'll find you my friend in Japanese. This is a
tradition in our zone/branch. But what made it really awesome is that it was
2/1 sisters to elders and they had a celloist and pianist to play. It was
emotional. M______ Choro and I were also called to be the Sacrament Coordinator
for our branch/zone. The temple walk we had a zone photo because the Dai-senpai
and the Nihonjin (the native Japanese missionaries) were leaving Mon. Then I
went to Choir Practice. It was stellar. We sang Lead, Kindly Light. If you have
time i would implore you to look up the history of this song. The guy who put
all the false charges on Joseph Smith was the guy who wrote this. It was before
he even heard of the restored church. Then the Devotional was by Stephen B.
Allen. It was a great devo. I don't have my scripture journal with me so I
can't give any insight on what hit me but it was great. Then we were going to
watch Ephraim's Rescue but the Blu-ray audio wasnt working. So instead we
watched the Restoration vid. That was solid right after Elder Allen's talk.
Also I ate all of my skittles during this movie suuuper nice. Then we helped
take down devo like we do every week. Its our service.
Mon: We had MORE class. We taught Shimobayashi-san and the
spirit was super strong. She looked like she was on the verge of tears the
entire time. However she still won't pray to know of the truth for herself. We
also taught Wakaki san. It was a really short lesson and I forgot what we
taught about. But she did read the Family Proc with her Husband. She read it to
him while he was cooking. Apparently that's a hobby of his. I told her about
Zach (Zollo) and how he likes to cook too. We also got her to go to church this
coming Sun. We have one more appointment tommorow with her too. Also during
exercise time we played Clavin Volleyball. The rules were that you had to serve
it like you were playing a different sport and then you had to get the ball
over with three hits. More importantly though some of my heroes left. The
Dai-Senpai left early Mon morning. Our Zone Leader K______ Choro was an amazing
guy. He was the only Elder in a district of 7 other sisters. Whew. He also gave
me a lot of advice about the MTC and overall became a friend. Also Y_______ choro
left but I'll see him in Sapporo so it isn't goodbye.
Tue: a long day. stuff happened. I was recruited to play
Hello my friend on Piano on Mon night but I really only practiced for the first
time this day. I read Helaman Chapter 5 this day too. I learned soo mcuh from
this 1 chapter. That chapter is marked with a myriad of colors now. We also had
to help set up devo on tues so we did that. We did choir practice again this
day same song and we preformed it during the Devotional. The Speaker was Bishop
Wadell. I had so many questions answered and had a lot of insights. One of
which was about humility. It was about how when we are serving others and
trying to see through spiritual eyes that is a way of praying always. It kind
of struck me that as we serve others we are in the service of Christ so
when we do his service it's almost like we are talking to him when we let
ourselves be guided by him. Another insight was about our diligence. Elder
Wadell talked about that our diligence will not only bless us but those around
us. It hit me then that the question I had 2 weeks prior had just been
answered. Our diligence will have a lasting affect on those we serve and touch.
I just hope that my diligence will have the same affect that my parents diligence
has had on me. I hope I can bring many blessings into my family's
lives.
Wed: To be cont'd next week.
Thanks for updating me on what's happening in the fake
world. I'm doing really well here in the real world. The MTC is positively a
special place here on earth. I have learned sooo much in just 3 weeks. I feel
like I have learned more in these 3 week from personal revelation than I have
in the past 19 years of my life. That's just how strong the spirit is here. The
temple is awesome.
Love you
Ai shite imasu
Haabii-Choro
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