The week of these days

Went to Yokohama for p-day

Hello! Right now I am on the train from Yokohama to Hibarigaoka. There are so many languages here. German, French, Chinese, Japanese, English, and that is just within a couple of seats of each other.

Recently, I have been teaching lessons on Dendō time (that is a joke, I do that all of the time). We had a lot of lessons with new people, so after Kurenuma is baptized on Saturday, we will still have people to teach.



On Wednesday, we had District meeting, which was weird because Millard Chōrō (DL), was sick and didn't feel well enough to make it interesting. He is better now though. 👍 I went on splits with him to go and meet with a Street preacher from Minnesota. He pretty much talked at us for an hour and a half, telling us that we should not believe in the Book of Mormon or in having works, but to only have faith and that we insult Heavenly Father if we try to do anything for Him. His pointless argument made me not a happy camper until Eikaiwa, which always cheers me up. Shig, a really skilled old guy, said that he is going to make our names into kanji, so I am looking forward to that.


Saw some big fish

Thursday was MLC, for all of the Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders, so Millard Chōrō and I were together again. We went hard! So many people on the streets outside of the Pachinko and Karaoke parlors. We met a guy who just got to Japan from Turkey, but is half American. He is opening an American and Turkish souvenir store. He showed us his friends restaurant, which was amazing. That was the best Kebab sandwich I have ever had. There are a lot of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurants here. He was really prepared. He literally told us his life story over dinner and he was really open with hearing what we had to say.

Friday we did normal stuff. (Did I mention there were district meetings in Tokorozawa and Kichijoji, so I am still on splits). Spackman Chōrō and I got back together and we went to a shokuji with the Asada's. the Asada's are this cute old couple in the ward and Asada Shimai can cook like no other. We went with Kurenuma and we had a lesson about tithing and fasting. The Asadas were perfect for that. They have had so much experience with tithing, they really helped Kurenuma. Asada Kyōdai served a mission when most of northern Honshu was a mission. They could wear hats and the Americans were there for 3 years so that they could learn Japanese.

Saturday was long. We cleaned the church, and did some studying. Then we went to Kichijoji with Kurenuma. We went for a baptism and concert. Michiko, the lady being baptized, is so funny. She basically told Kurenuma, I am being baptized, so now you have to be baptized. She was so happy, maybe the happiest Nihonjin I have seen in a while. The concert was the Shibuya Institute Choir and that was awesome. By the end of it, everyone was crying and all of the choir members were really emotional. You could feel the Spirit a lot there. You should see if they are on YouTube or have a website. They are the Little Witnesses.

Sunday was good. Church, a good lesson in Gospel Principles class about the Ten Commandments. We submitted stats and went housing. Met some really cool people, had some awkward conversations, and it was less cold than it has been recently.

Monday, we went to Yokohama and met some of Spackman Chōrō's friends from Yamate. We had Chinese food, which was weird compared to Japanese. We walked around Chinatown. It has been a long day. Also, the December Ensign is really good, you should read it.

 

Ok, I need to go, but I love you!