What a week of cool random miracles. Monday was started off by helping a less active move which took a lot of P-day time because she had SO MUCH STUFF!!! I didn't know it was physically possible to hold that many gold trinkets in a three room apartment. Tuesday was followed by an exchange with a young Elder Richardson in Gifu which was pretty fun as we just biked around talking to people. We also had sushi which I had been craving for quite awhile. Wednesday Elder Callahan and I got back together again for a day before the next exchange on Thursday. The highlight was English Class where two people who we talked onto the street a month ago who said would come randomly came. So, it was crunch time. English Class had to be good in order for them to keep coming. Luckily we delivered. The theme was School so beforehand we prepared a ten question "Pop Quiz" about random English and things about the missionaries' life. Like, What is Elder Hall's first name? A. Colonel Sanders B. Shawnm etc. People got really into it and two people got 100% and everyone was FREAKING OUT OF THEIR MINDS! It was like the funnest Eikaiwa ever because everyone was treating this quiz like the Super Bowl.
Thursday we had another exchange but I stayed here with Elder Miranda from Brazil. He is super fun and we had a good time. Our Uganda friend Baker is doing really well and we can actually have legit lessons for 45 minutes or so with only a 5 minute tangent on courting females and beyond. We finished the Plan of Salvation with him and he really enjoyed the fact that knowing about the plan will affect your everyday life and choices. He is way cool. Also, on Sunday we met again with our English friend Ikeda San and he is way good. We talked about the Gospel of Christ and when we got to Repentance he told us he never did anything really bad in his life but he wants to improve. So cool! We set another baptismal date for him on March 27th. He also has been getting spiritual experiences through prayer which is really good.
One thing I've been thinking about a lot has been the Spirit and how God gives us it to lead us and guide us. This Friday before a lesson we had an hour and we had decided to visit less active really quick. I remembered a close by potential investigator and I was just going to ignore it but at the last second I decided to tell my companion about it. We went over and we had never meet before but he let us in and brought us soda and we are meeting him again next Friday. It was really small but God does guide us through our life with the Spirit. It is cool because one of the ways Christ strengthens us is by giving us the Spirit and that he the way he leads us. Whether we are seeking for answers, or in need of comforting or knowing that you are worth something, or if just wanting to be happy. Nephi tells us that "the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do." All things means any help we need, Christ has given us the Spirit to lead and guide us and that what is cool as a missionary is I get to focus on that a lot. If you feel the Spirit you know you are doing something right, cause who doesn't want a friend with no holidays or transfer calls that can lead, guide, direct, and comfort you whenever you call. You all feel the Spirit and have a great week!
Elder Hall
ホール長老
Thursday we had another exchange but I stayed here with Elder Miranda from Brazil. He is super fun and we had a good time. Our Uganda friend Baker is doing really well and we can actually have legit lessons for 45 minutes or so with only a 5 minute tangent on courting females and beyond. We finished the Plan of Salvation with him and he really enjoyed the fact that knowing about the plan will affect your everyday life and choices. He is way cool. Also, on Sunday we met again with our English friend Ikeda San and he is way good. We talked about the Gospel of Christ and when we got to Repentance he told us he never did anything really bad in his life but he wants to improve. So cool! We set another baptismal date for him on March 27th. He also has been getting spiritual experiences through prayer which is really good.
One thing I've been thinking about a lot has been the Spirit and how God gives us it to lead us and guide us. This Friday before a lesson we had an hour and we had decided to visit less active really quick. I remembered a close by potential investigator and I was just going to ignore it but at the last second I decided to tell my companion about it. We went over and we had never meet before but he let us in and brought us soda and we are meeting him again next Friday. It was really small but God does guide us through our life with the Spirit. It is cool because one of the ways Christ strengthens us is by giving us the Spirit and that he the way he leads us. Whether we are seeking for answers, or in need of comforting or knowing that you are worth something, or if just wanting to be happy. Nephi tells us that "the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do." All things means any help we need, Christ has given us the Spirit to lead and guide us and that what is cool as a missionary is I get to focus on that a lot. If you feel the Spirit you know you are doing something right, cause who doesn't want a friend with no holidays or transfer calls that can lead, guide, direct, and comfort you whenever you call. You all feel the Spirit and have a great week!
Elder Hall
ホール長老
Ponderizing Scripture
"Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not bfear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you."
-D&C 68:6
Monday Flasback
"I have been thinking a lot recently about, well, my mission. Two years ago I got a letter in the mail calling me to be a missionary in Japan for two years. I can't believe that it has already been that long and how different has it been too."
- "Gaijin Constipation Awareness Month" 2/9/2015
Eikaiwa a couple weeks ago! (I look like a hobo, yes...
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