My Dear Family!
- This week we had a Hula Night! It
was actually a really big activity in one of the different areas, but we got to
go and hula! There was a huge turnout and it was a lot of fun!
- We got to teach a couple of our
investigators this week! We invited one of them to be baptized. She has a
desire to be baptized, but because of the strong Japanese traditions/culture in
her husbands family, it makes it hard for her to commit to be baptized.
- We went to a festival this week
called Dontosai. There are so many festivals in Japan! So New Years is the
biggest holiday in Japan, and everyone has these decorations that they hang on
their doors during the New Years holidays. Then during Dontosai, everyone
brings their decorations to a jinja and throws them into a giant bonfire. We
went with our investigator and had a great time!
- We had 2 splits this week! On
Thursday I did a split with my dear Robertson Shimai! We entered the MTC
together and we:ve been friends all throughout our mission. During our split we
went out and went streeting and housing. It was so amazing to look at how far
we:ve come! From entering the MTC not knowing a lick of Japanese, to walking
the streets of Izumi, trying to share our message in the Japanese language. Of
course our Japanese wasn:t perfect, and we had some funny moments trying to
talk with people and get them to understand what we were saying. But I was so
grateful to have that experience, to just remember how far Heavenly Father has
brought us.
- Then on Friday I was in a
different area, in Tagajo doing splits with a sister there. We got to visit a
couple of less actives. Visiting them just reminded me how much I have to be
grateful for in this life. Truly, everything I have is a gift and blessing from
Heavenly Father
On Saturday me and my companion rode
out to a pretty far area to visit some less actives out there. We had success
meeting with a couple of them! The weather also turned into a mini blizzard, so
that was exciting!
I:m grateful to be serving my
mission! I:m grateful for my family praying for me! I love you each so very
very much!
Love King Shimai
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