First thing is first. I got your package on Tuesday! Yes the Oreos are gone. I taught Elder Ogata how to eat them properly. You know dip it in milk for a few seconds until it is just right, you know all of that stuff. He also enjoyed them. We ate them while we finished watching the 12 weeks program video for me as a celebration of finishing
training. Picture included.
He has been such a great example to me and I'm so thankful for him. He's a little upset and sad he's leaving. One of the people that was supposed to be leaving with him called President Nagano and apparently you can extend for 30 days so he did that. Now Ogata Choro is a little upset as he found out too late and can't do that. But guess who can. Yup! Me!!! So add an extra thirty days to your calendar. Thanks love,you!
Next thing my new companion is also a blonde gaijin. I think he's from Provo, Utah. He's around his tenth transfer right now and has been a Zone Leader for the last five transfers so I think it's safe to say I got another dang good companion. Maybe because I did my time in the MTC I will be rewarded with good companions for the rest of my mission. Also I've heard he's pretty bold and crazy so this should be a fun transfer. Now that I'm done with all my training I'm pretty much fully accountable. I realized today I think I've almost been in Japan as long as I was at BYU-I.
Well that's all I have to report for this week. Just a lot of Dendou and not much success, yet. I really liked Demitris email about how we have to be patient and work hard and eventually the success will come. I may not be in Joetsu long enough to see it but I know that in some way I have helped to contribute to it.
Also this week I happened to have the opportunity to read all about Moroni and the Title of Liberty and how he was such an example of faith and diligence. He fortified the Nephities so well that when the fiery darts of Satan came they couldn't even make it over the wall. That is amazing. He had so much faith that and if I and like him and if I work diligently now and do all I can to be prepared, when the challenges and trials come they were but a scratch and the Lord helped and strengthened them like he will me.
Also for Bishop Paul and the church thing I would send him a kind email (Our ward has gotten very noisey and irrevent and it is difficult to hear the speaker and feel the spirit on Sundays. We had some non-member friends of Olivia's come and they had a hard time hearing and asked, "Does everyone just do their own thing and not listen?" I mentioned this to Mason in my letter and that is what this response is), very kind email cause I know you happen to get fired up some times. But for investigators to feel the spirit and gain a testimony and for members to continue to strengthen their faith they need to be able to feel the spirit. If we just got to church and go home and
don't feel anything we eventually just won't go at all. We all get out what we put in. If we show up to learn and listen then listen and learn. That's the purpose of church. Every one can talk after church or do their home teaching if the want to talk and visit so bad. Church is to be strengthened by the spirit. We have to put our full effort in
to it. We will learn something new every time we go to church if we actually listen. That I can promise. Just tell Bishop Paul boldness with kindness. It's necessary. Moroni had to do a lot of things to get everyone to rally around him. The members will see the purpose and importance and everyone will eventually follow suit. Best of luck!
As far as needs go. I'm good. I don't really need anything. I'm just livin the best life ever!
Love you! Talk to you next week!
Ps Quick shout out to Joni Haddad (Joni is a dear friend of ours that has decided to go through the temple)! That's a really exciting and an important decision!
Eating Oreo's the "proper" way (dipping them in milk) and watching training video.
Thought for the week:
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