Monday: We finally got asked to do service by a member; it was great! We pulled weeds in their backyard. Well more like this tiny garden like thing. People don't have back or front yards in Japan. Though we pulled a ton of weeds it seems like just because of how big the weeds were. Literally some of them were half my height. Then we got fed dinner by them which was super nice of them!
Tuesday: We did a lot of stuff on Tuesday I feel but really not a whole lot to write. We had Eikaiwa (English class) which was a blast. We also had the Free Family English thing a little before that and we made this dish called Monja. It's really hard to explain, like really hard to explain. Though it was super good! And instead of your normal utensils you eat it with this super mini spatulas.
Wednesday: We had our first Zone Conference with President McClure! It was super bomb. We talked a lot about finding but it just flowed super well this time. Everyone could really tell the difference in this zone conference. To say the least we are super lucky to have gotten President McClure as a Mission President. We also had a lesson with a less-active member which went super well. We had a member there and everything just flowed super naturally.
Thursday: We had the usual DCS, DKK (planning meeting) and the Kudou family's lesson. Though this week the lesson went super well. The sisters talked about the atonement of Jesus Christ. They did the example where they make a drink (they had mayo, ketchup, bulldog sauce, goma dressing, and other salad dressing) by having everyone choose whatever they want to put in as their "sins". Then the sister junior companion drank it like it was nothing. Absolutely downed it without stopping or gagging and just continued to teach. But not only that but we had 2 members and the spirit was super strong throughout the whole lesson.
Friday: We did service for a different member. This time we pretty much helped move stuff. They had this shed like thing in which they had a TON of junk. We ended up moving all of it out and sweeping out the place (though we just happened to find a broom on our own and I was like IMMA SWEEP) Though the real hard part was the massive numbers of spiders. I kid you not hundreds of spiders. We also did Eiken which went pretty well this time.
SATURDAY! We had a BBQ. So we had planned this thing for weeks. Little did we know though that not only did it rain but it was near the O-bon holiday. O-bon is like respect for the dead day. It is a HUGE HUGE holiday here. Basically a ton of places are closing down for the week because everyone goes to the grandparents house. Though despite rain and O-bon we went through undaunted and a bunch of members and some non-members came. It was absolutely great! Needless to say I ate my stomach's full.
So he is using an air compressor to heat up the coals. On the grill closer to the camera it got so hot that the black coating on the bottom of the grill melted off. Oh, also this is by far my favorite member in this branch. He is SO nice and is kind of like our grandpa.
Sunday: We had church which was really sad. Elder Bachman's last of everything it seemed like. He also gave a farewell talk which was really sad. Though overall it was an amazing day. We talked with a bunch of members. Practiced with the Primary to Sing Love at home for the wedding reception this saturday and made a bunch of plans with members. We also had dinner at the Miharas (the 2 that are getting married) It was a blast. The sisters gave a lesson on faith. Before the video started the mans mother and wife-to-be kept flinching and saying don't do it. It was super funny.
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