18 Months in the Land of the Rising Sun: What's up?

What's up!

So this week was pretty great! Another week in the BEST mission in the whole world! So this week we had 2 more lessons with Ling! She is SO awesome! She is my favorite! She came to church again yesterday too. So we taught the 10 Commandments and the Law of Chastity. It went really well. Okanoue Shimai is the best! She is a great joint. But we taught Ling and she was cool with both the 10 Comm. and the Law of Chastity. She was like ya, I'm already doing all those, so I'll continue to keep those commandments. She told us that all the stuff we've taught her so far are just normal. She's been keeping them her whole life. So awesome right?! She has been SO prepared by the Lord. She is progressing really well towards her baptism on the 23rd! Then we taught about fasting yesterday. She was like 2 meals? I like eating! Haha but then she just laughed and said that she was sure she could do it, so next Fast Sunday she's going to fast. She's going to Osaka this week, so we probably won't be able to see her again until Sunday, but she's coming to church again on Sunday she said. So that's going to be great! I love her!!!

Okanoue Shimai's daughter, Yoshimi, got back from her mission in California last week. She is SO great. She's such a boss. Her English is perfect, and she is just this super awesome RM. We're pretty much best friends already. She is great! And she wants to help and joint and stuff, so that'll be really cool.

We went to Iwakuni this week too. We got a call from the AP's on Friday asking us to go do a training for a sister who is going to be a trainer this transfer. So we were going on Saturday morning, but then the Iwakuni sisters had an appointment. So we had to go in the afternoon, but we had an appointment at 6:30. The train takes at least 1 hr 15m. So we had to hurry. Plus it was Saturday so there were like no trains. The AP's were super busy though, so we didn't get the email with the slideshow until 8:30pm on Friday. So we went on Saturday early to look at the slides and print them. But then the printer was broken, so we're like pushing buttons and trying to read crazy kanji. But we're also freaking out a little bit because we can't miss our train. So with only 30 minutes left, we called Otani Choro to come fix it. So they hurried so fast, and came and messed with it, but then with only 10 or 15 minutes left, he called Ramey Choro in the Honbu (mission office) to change the format so we could put it on a SD card. So Ramey Choro changed it and sent it, and Otani Choro got it on an SD card. We got there just in time for the train. We just had to take the SD card to a conbini to print. It was crazy! But we got it worked out, and we made it back literally just in time to go to our appointment. It was a crazy day, but super good. And the training went super well. That sister is way awesome, so she's going to do a fantastic job!

Then we found a new investigator yesterday housing! He is a young guy. We talked to him about God and the Purpose of Life. We have another appointment with him on Thursday. So we're excited for that.

It's been rainy and windy lately because of the typhoons. But it's a nice break from the hot and humid!

Things are going super great! Love you all lots!

Babcock Shimai