I love my companion. I`m his first American companion and he`s my first
Japanese companion so we`re really learning communication skills. The
biggest and best communication you can have though is your actions. They
really do speak much louder than words. You can tell when someone loves
you by their actions. I love my companion :)
I love that song! (Brightley beams our fathers
mercy)One of my FHE sisters at college sent me a picture with the words
of the song on it and I keep it on my wall and love seeing it. It`s one
of my favorite songs in the hymnbook...although I have about 342
favorites in the hymnbook :P ok not that many, but a lot. The Japanese
Hymn book has only 200 and Brightly Beams is number 200.
I read the articles!(Dad sends) I promise! I may not always remember them, but I like reading them :)
I
did feel the earthquake. I was washing dishes and my companion was
cooking and I probably wouldn`t have noticed it, but he stopped me and
we both were like...woah...It was really weird because you can`t always
tell when it stops. You still feel like you`re shaking for a while. It
was only a little shaky in our apartment though. Nothing too big.
Nothing falling off the walls or anything.
My interview with Elder Ringwood was very nice, but
my questions were all answered during his workshop so we just talked a
little. It was very short. He asked me about my family, where I`m from
(really Boise or the outskirts like Eagle and Meridian. I told him I was
definitely Boise :)). Then lastly he asked me what he could do for me
and I presented a question that he had already answered. Ultimately, he
just raised my spirits. It`s quite easy to get down after days and days
of finding with no results. But we`re laying the foundation of great
work to be done here in Hokkaido. I`ve also found that when you`re a
little unhappy, change something and get happy. When we are worrying a
lot it probably means our expectations and will are a little off from
what God wants. We all have worries, but if we trust in the Lord things
will turn out the best way they can :)
P.S. His workshop was on the Promise and Requirments of the promise
in Alma 26:22. If we do what it says we will do amazing things for
God`s kingdom. I love that whole chapter so much. Verse 30 really
explains why I`m doing what I`m doing, and more importantly why Christ
did the Atonement. It really strikes a cord with me.
Tell Grandpa that I love him too! And tell those in
the ward that I`m doing great and I`m grateful for their prayers. I find
Elder Ringwood`s talk interesting。 He said that we are the answers to
our parents prayers (praying for his success). We could have an elect
person walking back and forth outside our house all day and we wouldn`t
be blessed if we weren`t obedient and go out and dendo(japanese for
approach). I have to do my part to be the answer to your prayers and the
Lord will take it from there :) I`m so glad to be a missionary. I wish I
could do everything perfectly pretty much all the time, but then I
wouldn`t get all the growing experiences. They are tough but are what
this life is all about and I`m trying everyday to be more and more
grateful for them haha. But know that the Lord lives. If you know that
and His character then you know how I`m doing everyday :) I`ll do my
best to be the answer to your prayers Mom and Dad :) I love you :)
So as for the weather, in the past 3 days it hasn`t
stopped snowing and its shoveled everyday, so the snow right now is up
past my ankles and their are piles high over my head on the sides of the
streets. While we were walking to the church this morning I actually
had a great experience. an older lady was shoveling her walk and we
asked if we could help and of course she was humble and turned us down
(Japanese people are very humble people). I expected that reply, but I
saw another shovel against her house and told her that I would just use
the other shovel :P I`ve gotten pretty stubborn haha. So I started
shoveling and my companion just picked up big blocks and moved them, so
she gave him the other shovel and we finished shoveling her walk. She
was very grateful and so she went inside and brought us out some cans of
coffee haha. We said we didn`t drink it so she asked about tea and we
said that too, so in the end she ran inside and got us some Mikan`s. I
just ate mine :) It was one of the few times I`ve ever been able to do
service here. A wonderful blessing :)
Will Got His Mission Call!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I`m so excited for him!
Tell him how much I love my mission and it`s the best thing in the
world. I`ve never grown so much in my life.
Also all the other mission calls...haha...I think I`ve gone on a date with every single one of those people(ie.Kristy Rich,Kristie Hinckley,Amber Leigh Spradlin,Hannah
Lutz, Rachael Fuller ??, ) :P All college friends, mostly from my social dance class and some from my ward :P Good for them!
Thank you so much Mom!
Tell Jessica( my cousin) I miss her and a mission is the best
thing of my life! And I expect to go on adventures with her in the
future :) And tell Derick and Tiffany congratulations! I`m so excited to
meet her...( baby Jada) when I come back! She`s going to be big along with
all the rest of the kids.
Lastly, the ward is great. They all live pretty far
away though so they are troopers for coming to church so faithfully.
They are strong. It`s actually a branch, not a ward. Little smaller. The
music got cancelled until later because of a problem at the old folks
home we were going to sing at, but we may sing at the Christmas party
this saturday.
Also I may send some pants back because missionary
mall should give me a new pair if mine ripped...so I need a new pair :P
But I should be sending a package today with things I don`t need and
some Christmas presents.
Alright, well, I love you so much!!!!!!! Bye Bye! Talk to you Christmas!!!
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