Week 2
This week has pretty much flown by. I finally adapted to the sleep schedule so I can fall asleep quickly and get up at 6:30 am no problem--though I'm still tired for a bit. I'm just really getting used to the routine of things around here. Things in a threesome are a little trickier cuz you all have to go to the bathroom, and do your hair, and shower, and even not forget things the same or else you're running all over trying to let each sister get them all done. Which is a pain with stairs. We live on the 3rd floor and our class is on the 5th floor of another building. One of my companions (Sister Wells) calculated that we go up and down an average of 720 stairs a day. Another Elder in our district calculated by the feet we climb that we'll have gone up and down the height of Mt. Fuji in six weeks so basically I'll have climbed it twice before I even go to Japan. ;)
The food is ok here. It's not amazing but there are a lot of choices so I end up eating a lot. I've put back on the weight I was missing and hopefully now I'll control myself a little more and keep it at my usual average. But thank goodness it's a workout here anyway! A mental, spiritual, and physical workout! I really feel the spirit of the Lord supporting us here to do the things we need to. Studying for 6 hours a day in class and 3 hours on our own is pretty intense but we're learning SO much!
For our big devotional on Tuesday night Elder Ballard came and spoke! It was awesome! And then I also got to see John Hilton on that Sunday, in the cafeteria of all randomness, but he said hi. And a bunch of other people have asked me about the "LeFevres" here and there if I'm related to them. One was even a cashier for the cafeteria and HER last name was LeFevre and she said her Grandpa was from southern Utah. I think we should make a Facebook group that says something like "I'm a LeFevre, how 'bout you?" lol.
This week has just been great though. We really focused on working on our teaching skills, which is just practice, practice, practice. I think we're really getting better. My threesome companionship is amazing how we each have something unique to bring to the table and really when we teach we can have the Spirit and it all just flows and we're able to say what we want very simply. It does take work though.
And I've also been hit with how much the gospel is centered around families!! It's such a blessing for a family to come close to each other by all coming close to the Lord. That's something found in no other church. I challenge you all to tell your friends about how much the gospel blesses our family. And testify! It's so easy to say you know something, but how often do we just pass the opportunity by?? Shame on us, let's stand up for what we believe.
Ok, well I love you all! TAKE CARE and give Jazz and Smokey a hug for me!
LOVE,
LeFevre Shimai
This week has pretty much flown by. I finally adapted to the sleep schedule so I can fall asleep quickly and get up at 6:30 am no problem--though I'm still tired for a bit. I'm just really getting used to the routine of things around here. Things in a threesome are a little trickier cuz you all have to go to the bathroom, and do your hair, and shower, and even not forget things the same or else you're running all over trying to let each sister get them all done. Which is a pain with stairs. We live on the 3rd floor and our class is on the 5th floor of another building. One of my companions (Sister Wells) calculated that we go up and down an average of 720 stairs a day. Another Elder in our district calculated by the feet we climb that we'll have gone up and down the height of Mt. Fuji in six weeks so basically I'll have climbed it twice before I even go to Japan. ;)
The food is ok here. It's not amazing but there are a lot of choices so I end up eating a lot. I've put back on the weight I was missing and hopefully now I'll control myself a little more and keep it at my usual average. But thank goodness it's a workout here anyway! A mental, spiritual, and physical workout! I really feel the spirit of the Lord supporting us here to do the things we need to. Studying for 6 hours a day in class and 3 hours on our own is pretty intense but we're learning SO much!
For our big devotional on Tuesday night Elder Ballard came and spoke! It was awesome! And then I also got to see John Hilton on that Sunday, in the cafeteria of all randomness, but he said hi. And a bunch of other people have asked me about the "LeFevres" here and there if I'm related to them. One was even a cashier for the cafeteria and HER last name was LeFevre and she said her Grandpa was from southern Utah. I think we should make a Facebook group that says something like "I'm a LeFevre, how 'bout you?" lol.
This week has just been great though. We really focused on working on our teaching skills, which is just practice, practice, practice. I think we're really getting better. My threesome companionship is amazing how we each have something unique to bring to the table and really when we teach we can have the Spirit and it all just flows and we're able to say what we want very simply. It does take work though.
And I've also been hit with how much the gospel is centered around families!! It's such a blessing for a family to come close to each other by all coming close to the Lord. That's something found in no other church. I challenge you all to tell your friends about how much the gospel blesses our family. And testify! It's so easy to say you know something, but how often do we just pass the opportunity by?? Shame on us, let's stand up for what we believe.
Ok, well I love you all! TAKE CARE and give Jazz and Smokey a hug for me!
LOVE,
LeFevre Shimai
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