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| Dressed up for Conference |
Family, up you better be feeling really blessed right now. An apostle of the the Lord promised me that my family and those I love will be eternally blessed from my service in Japan. Do you feel those blessings coming? Also, in all of the many priesthood blessings I've received, you're always mentioned. How through my mission, I will bring my family closer to Christ. So, you better feel all the blessings coming! (It may take 2-4 weeks because sometimes the mail service is on the slower side). [absolutely are feeling the blessings!]
We'll start at the beginning of the week even though the end was the most exciting.
Tuesday: we were Streeting in the evening and no one was talking. They all said no after we said hello. So we decided we needed to change something. So we started talking to everyone in English. It was so weird. But it worked. People stopped and listened. Sometimes just changing things up a little, doing something different helps a ton. Also, I bought a new journal on pday. It's a ninja. It's awesome.
Wednesday: we went to the doctor again. He's so nice. And cheerful. And speaks English was well. It was nice talking to him because he speaks Japanese English and I speak English Japanese so we were basically speaking half of each language to each other and we understood. It was wonderful. He said my back was way better than it was the last time we went. But it's not completely healed. I go back next week where he said it should hopefully be my last visit. He also stretched and pulled my back again which was just heavenly. This time he asked what we were doing in Japan so we got to chat a bit a bout the church. It was pretty cool. At Eikaiwa, a ton of kids showed up so we taught them. Their the funniest class anyway.
Thursday: today we had companionship inventory. Because of it, we saw so many miracles after, when we went out to dedno. I felt a lot lighter as I dendoed. And we made an appointment with this really cool dude who had a cross necklace.
Friday: we biked to a really far to a members house for a lesson. It was a really good lesson (we practiced lesson 0 (God, prayer/families, baptism (10 minute lesson))) After the lesson, we ate MEXICAN FOOD (that doesn't exist in Japan) with the member. It was amazing. Guacamole guys, guacamole. On the way there we made an appointment with a really sweet girl. Then, for the first time in my mission I shared the First Vision out loud. It was in English with our Korean less active. It was a way powerful experience. I felt the Spirit so string in the air as I talked about God and Christ appearing to an awkward 14 year old boy who finally asked the right question. And I knew it was true as I spoke. It was a really cool experience. Another miracle, our lesson with the K family was canceled and we were worried because we hadn't seen them in 3 weeks. But as we were out dendoing in the evening, we decided spontaneously to turn right and we crashed into them getting ice cream!! We were able to pray with her and her daughter (the moms having a rough time with the son that ran away to his grandmas) and help lift her day. It lifted ours too!
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| Emma's original companion
in Japan - she saw her at the
Conference |
Saturday: today there was a huge miracle. And it's sort of silly. But it just shows how much God loves us individually. I lost a back to my earrings that my trainer gave me the day I left her. And they are clear and small. At first I wasn't worried, I could use another earring backing but I discovered none of them fit. So now I was a little upset. I searched our room diligently. I looked in every possible nook and cranny. Nope. I was really upset now. So I kneeled down and prayed that I'd be able to find my earring back. I opened my eyes from the prayer and there it was, on the floor right next to where I was kneeling. I was so happy and immediately said another prayer of thanks. God does love me. A lot. Because praying over a lost earring back is rather silly. God doesn't really care about the earring back. But He cares about me. And I cared about that earring. So He helped me. I love God.
Sunday: we biked to an appointment we made on Friday. 40 minutes a way. She was a no show. But we got to see lots of farms. And rice paddies. Then we biked back 40 minutes. It was WAY hot so we were WAY sweaty. We got back and had an hour to look nice before the Cook
taikai (conference). I wore red lipstick dad. It was a special occasion after all. I sat in the 2nd row back. It. Was. So. Cool. I shook an apostles hand.
Elder Yamashita was here again (he came in February) and I just feel like we're best friends now. It was an
amazing conference but the coolest part is when he testified of Christ. I know, and so does
Elder Cook, that Christ lives. And that everyday, we can receive strength from Him. I've got so much help recently. I'll be biking down the street and I pray that I'll have
strength to talk to the next person even though it's so hot. I'll pray that I'll be able to bike to the far away appointment even though my back hurts. I pray that my back won't hurt as I dedno so I can be happy and cheerful as I meet people. I have received all the help I've asked for. And more. And so can you.
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| Emma's 2nd Companion
in Japan at the Conference |
Well,
Next week is transfer week (oh no!!!! How did that go so fast?!?!) so
pday will be on Tuesday. Just like last week I guess.
I LOVE YOU. 愛しているよ（＾∇＾）
ベアマン姉妹
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