Week 29 - Pretty Fun Week! - 6 November 2016

Hey,

This week was pretty fun. We saw a lot of miracles even though we weren't in our area for half of the week. We had Zone Meeting on Thursday, Zone conference on Friday, splits with the Zone leaders on Saturday and then Stake Conference on Sunday. So Thursday half the day was in Urawa. Friday all day was in Urawa. We came for Zone Conference and then did our weekly planning for two hours and then had about an hour to Dendou in Urawa. During that time we found an investigator and set up a lesson for the next day while on splits. I didn't end up teaching him the next day but Elder Breeze and Elder Eyre, one of the ZL's, taught him and said it was a good lesson. It was a way cool miracle and the ZL's were way impressed with us. Then while on splits the other ZL and I were able to find a new investigator and teach him a lesson on the street. Overall splits was way good.

 Also before we had to come to Urawa for the end of the week we were able to find 2 new investigators for Kawagoe this week. 

We are also really starting to work together really well. And we are enjoying each other as well. No complaints. He's way funny and has a good desire to work.

It's starting to get colder and colder everyday. We are starting to figure out our area better and better each day. 

Also cool story, Elder Niita (He is the missionary that Travis new as a member that lived in Saito where Travis served) is in my zone so we have been chatting. He's kinda a goof. We took a few pictures. Also we decided it would be great if we could go to the Niigata as Zone Leaders around transfer 8/9 hahaha. He's a way good missionary.

As far as Christmas goes I would like some like warm gloves. Not like snow gloves but like some good gloves the ones I brought with me are way loose and cold. Also just surprise me I guess. I don't really have any wishes. Oh actually a new year calendar with a family picture on it.

Well that is all I have for this week. Not so much to say. Just working and praying and trying to follow the spirit.

Well love you! Pictures included!

Elder Bloomfield

Mason and Elder Niita

Zone Conference

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Week 28 - New Area, Kawagoe and Training New Companion, Elder Breeze - 31 October 2016

The training life is fun and way tiring! Hahahah

My new companions name is Elder Breeze and he is way goofy. He is from Midway, Utah.  He is 18, and straight from high school. He's kinda lanky like Jack Leese was from Austin hahaha. Also he was a band boy and kinda has
like no care. Just kinda goes with the flow but it's fun. We are working on trying to get him just as involved in the finding and everything else instead of just me. Also we had to go to two bike shops to find a bike that would fit him and then they took like two hours explaining everything about the bike and I had to translate for him and it was way long and not fun. But now we are working on figuring out the area and meeting the members so we can get referrals and do service so that they love us. 

We came in and the previous elders had one investigator for us to pick up but he hasn't answered us. Right now we are way finding. The ward is great and has enough gaijin members that some one has to translate. No worries though it is the Bishops son. He is a way good guy and tells me my Japanese is really good so I way like him. Also all of the bishopric  members speak English, so that's nice. They never really use English though.

Also the church is massive! It is actually in the middle of rice fields so I feel at home when we go to the church. Everything else is pretty city though.  Our apartment is close to the church and an Eki so that is nice. However it is pretty gross and being the son of Kris and Steve Bloomfield I'm not very happy with how it is but step by step I'm making it cleaner. Also I probably do the dishes more than anyone else. The other two elders are Elder Abercrombie and Elder Yoshida. Elder Abercrombie is a good guy and is in transfer ten. He has lived all over the mid west in America namely Texas and Chicago but I forget the rest. He is a funny guy, pretty nerdy though. Elder Yoshida is a convert of about three years and is from Tokyo. He's transfer 3. He has been waiting for his visa so he can go to the MTC and then go to his own mission which is Orem, Utah! He actually just got it and will be leaving around the 15th of November. So he is pretty excited. He is a way good guy. There are two sisters. But they aren't that important so I won't tell you about them.

Yesterday we were Dendouing and we were talking to this baseball team of high school boys. They were way funny and they asked us if we knew this like viral YouTube song or something.  hahah   I don't know it,  but I told them I would give them each a present if they would sing it for us. Hahahah so they sang it for us and I gave them each a flyer about the church and then talked to them about God for about ten minutes and learned all of their names. But I have since forgotten them since they went on their way.  They said they will maybe come to eikaiwa, ping pong or church. Who knows if they will really show up???

Anyway here is that video and a picture too.

Here is the link to the song the baseball boys were singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFuWg42VP9k 

These kids were way funny and we had a good time talking with them.

These are the kids I played ping pong with and taught English every Monday in Joetsu

Pretty neat Poster Huh???

Here are all of the elders from my Favorite Zone in Japan (NIIGATA)

There is one behind my head he actually knows the Watanabe's as well

                                          

Not sure if I sent this already can you figure out what song it is? It is "Let it Go" from the Disney Movie - Frozen.

Also moment of the week. While the new missionaries where getting trained by the AP's and President Nagano, they were talking about our mission slogan or theme I guess.  It's written on the mission ties that were given out last Christmas. So I did not receive one. But the night before,  I was talking with  Sister Nagano and asked if she had anymore and she gave me one. So of course I wore it to pick up my trainee. Anyway, while President Nagano was talking about it, he mentioned the tie and talked about how the trainers were wearing them and they all turned to look at us in the back. When  Sister Nagano saw mine she smiled, gave me a thumbs up and winked at me! Yep, I am definitely one of her favorites!  I just love the Nagano's and how much Sister Nagano loves me!

Well this week will be fun as we have zone meeting Thursday and Zone Conference on Friday and a whole week of Dendou! Yes! Lots of learning and other opportunities!

Well that's all for now, love you! 

Oh also I got your package! The in n out sauce was way dangerous so I think I will just wait until I come home for those:)

Love you!

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