Konichiwa!!!!!
First
off the mango's got here and THEY ARE SO GOOD (I have caps this
week!!). I have to ration them so I don't eat them all in one day. The
struggle is real. This week was a really good Nihongo week; I feel like
the language is starting to click. This week was also odd, our schedule
was a bit weird so lots of exciting things!! '
Friday:
In our lesson with M-san, we decided to change lessons mid lesson.
Well, we didn't decide, the Spirit did. We were just brave enough to
listen. It was SO hard. Lots of dictionary action and "Mo ichi do" (one
more time). But we managed and it was our best lesson yet. WE talked
about the importance of the Book of Mormon. Seriously, that book changes lives. In
the morning for gym I went running with C shimai. She may have
killed me. But it was good. The MTC food needs to disappear.
Saturday:
One sensei was gone so he had a sub. We got a chance to teach her. She
was a inactive member. WE talked to her about so taikai (general conference). We committed he to watching it with her son. It was like
the least stressful lesson. Maybe I'm getting better at this whole
teaching in another language thing. We didn't watch women's conference
(I've been avoiding lds.org so I don't get
spoilers). We're going to watch it when the chorotachi watch the
priesthood [Men's] session this Saturday. I'm SOOOO excited for conference this
weekend! 
Sunday: Twas Fast Sunday [Once Sunday each month, we don't eat for two meals and donate the money we would have spent to help the needy]. During
the whole fast and testimony meeting I felt like I should go up and bear
my testimony. [On "Fast" Sunday any one in the congregation can get up and share their thoughts]. I ignored that prompting until last minute. Then I
decided it was a bad idea to ignore the spirit so I got up and bore my
testimony of God's grace and the enabling power of the atonement (in
Eigo [English] fortunately). Apparently lots of people needed to hear what I had
to say so good thing I listened to that prompting. Lots of meeting were
canceled so we had tons of study time which was so great. I read a ton
of the Book of Mormon and I'm just constantly in awe of how relevant that book is
to my life. I love it.
Monday: The start of my
odd week. We watched Richard G. Scott's funeral in the morning. It was
really beautiful. I'm so glad that I know that families are eternal and
that death is not the end but rather a very exciting new beginning (that
sounded very Dumbledore-ish). In our lesson to J-san, we
accidentally told him God is gastritis. We meant eternal. He couldn't
stop laughing after we said that. It doesn't matter though because at
the end of the lesson he told us he believes in God. It's talked 5 or 6
God lessons to get him to that point and I'm SO HAPPY that he finally
believes in a loving Heavenly Father. Missionary work is so fulfilling
and I'm not even teaching real kyudosha (investigator. [someone interested in learning about the church]) yet!
Tuesday:
Our devo was by Costa choro of the 70. He was stinking adorable. One
thing he said that I really liked was "you can count how many seeds are
in an apple but you can't count how many apples in a seed." Missionary
work will be hard in Japan. But I just have to work my hardest to plant
as many seeds as possible. The more seeds I plant, the more likely I am
to get apples. In the choir we sang "Jesus once a Humble Birth". It was a
powerful reminder of the ally I have on my side during this: the
perfect, never failing Jesus Christ. C shimai made me run 2 miles
today and I probably died. Utah has no oxygen. But C shimai is
whipping me into shape real quick.
Wednesday: I
GOT TO HOST NEW MISSIONARIES!!! Apollo's cow it was fun (anyone?). They
made me re-excited to be here and to be a missionary. It also killed my
back and shoulders because I got to lug their luggage around. They were all Eigo [English] speakers. They though it was crzay that I had been there a
month and still had a month left. They don't understand. Best part: I
thought that since I hosted this week that I wouldn't do it next week
BUT I AM!! I may get to host Addie♥ And wave at Nick from afar because
I'm a shimai. In classed we mogi-ed (role play) and we practiced having a
basic gospel conversation. It was so helpful. Also a confidence booster
because I can have a conversation in almost 100% Nihogo! There was some Eigo
in there but SYL! (speak your language). In our lesson with M-san
we talked about so taikai and prophets. I forgot how to say hour so when
she asked how long conference was, I could only say 120 minutes!
Strange but it worked. When we were leaving she stopped us and asked us
what chapters from the BoM she wanted us to read. She asked US! I almost
cried I was so happy.
This weekend we do nothing but conference and I'm stoked. Love you all♥
Bearman shimai
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