I am so thankful for my family and all my friends!
I am so thankful to be a missionary!
I am so thankful for this Gospel and this Church!
I am so thankful for Japan and the Japanese people!
I am so thankful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ!
So there are TONS more things that I am super grateful for, but I just wanted to name a few. I had a super awesome Thanksgiving this year! The Petersen Family invited us over to their house for Thanksgiving dinner. First of all, they are the BEST!!! I seriously love their family so much. They are just great people. They also had delicious food! They had...get this...a turkey!!! Whaa?! They bought the turkey at Costco and then like sent it out somewhere to be cooked (no big ovens in Japan). But we had American food for Thanksgiving. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, chips and salsa, rolls, bread, and APPLE PIE!!! And it was all homemade and wonderful. It felt like a big family. SO much fun! I am so grateful for them!
Well, this week was way good! We weren't able to meet with any of our investigators though. :( All of our appointments fell through. We had 2 appointments with Kai san and he didn't show up to either of them. He also isn't responding to our emails. I don't know what's up, but it was way sad. He said he was going to come to church this week, but he didn't show for the lesson or church. So that was a huge bummer :(
But Maiko came to church again on Sunday. Super awesome. She seems way cool. She only stayed for sacrament meeting, but she said she was planning on coming next week too. She is way busy, but I really want to start having actual lessons with her.
But Maiko came to church again on Sunday. Super awesome. She seems way cool. She only stayed for sacrament meeting, but she said she was planning on coming next week too. She is way busy, but I really want to start having actual lessons with her.
We also had lunch with the Shigenaga Fufu. They are so cool. Shigenaga Shimai is a boss. She is super awesome. I sure love her. Shigenaga Kyoudai got called as the new dendou shunin so that's way cool. He's a character for sure!
Then Sunday we had dinner at the Yamamoto Family's. I LOVE them!!! They are the coolest ever! They are SO funny! They seriously crack me up. I am always laughing when I'm with their family. Yamamoto Shimai served a mission, then her older daughter, Hisae, did too. And Hanae is going to Hawaii on her mission in February. Yamamoto Kyoudai is a convert and way awesome! I just can't believe how awesome they are!!! They asked me to say the closing prayer when we left, and I started praying, and then I started crying. I finally got through the prayer, and I looked up and the oldest daughter is crying and the rest of them are tearing up. So then I start crying more. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! I don't want to leave them.
Yesterday we accidentally ran into a kind of investigator. It was totally a miracle. We haven't really been able to meet with her, but she emailed and she is going to lunch with us today! Crazy awesome right?!
But this is my last email as a full-time missionary. I just want to say thank you all for all your love and support. It means so much to me. If you're thinking about going on a mission...go! If you're not thinking about a mission...go! Missions are the BEST EVER!!!
This has been the best 18 months of my life! It has been harder than I ever expected, and different than I ever expected, but I have loved it!!! My mission has changed my life, but more importantly my mission has changed me! I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve the Lord. This Church is true! Jesus is the Christ!
"And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which [I] give of him: That he lives!"
Babcock Shimai
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