Snow Storm In Yokohama

Minnasan! Konnichiwa!

So, we had an appointment today that brought us to Yokohama city where the expensive e-mail place is, and even tho it's expensive, we were already here so we get to e-mail :) I think it's mostly that Harada shimai also likes to e-mail that I've been able to e-mail more regularly too. Next week for P-day we're going to the temple, so we'll e-mail then too (at the church offices next door).

That's so fun to hear about the missionary work you have going over there!!!! Congratulations Lance and welcome! Sounds like there's plenty of great examples to follow. :) 10 missionaries came to the baptism? Sheesh, how many are in the area... it makes me wonder, now that I understand districts and areas and whatnot, how our area is split up. But that's cool. Recent converts!! Do they need any help with the AB (after baptism) lessons? ;)

Oh man, sometimes I get sooo excited to just come back and be a super member missionary. I want to give the missionaries Bing maps to wherever their going, keep meal appointments really under an hour, and always have a friend to introduce--not neccesarily to be taught, but to just introduce so they have the chance to more naturally talk about religion because it's all we do as missionaries. When members talk with friends sometimes it's hard to bring up religion. But when missionaries are asked, so what do you do? it is of course a very easy and direct way. :)

Anyway, it snowed last night! Not very much, and it was really slushy like Seattle, but as we walked home from the Single Adult FHE activity I felt just a bit joyful inside with that special crunching noise under my boots :)

This week has gone by way fast. We made friends with a less-active member's older sister, who as it turns out often reads the Liahona and even the BoM, and likes it! Pretty much a golden PI (potential investigator). But she's really busy so it'll be tricky to meet with her more. And one day we biked way far, pretty much for about four or five hours straight, and I measured the approx on our wall and I think it's 26 kilometers. about. !Sheesh we were tired. Then we also went and got to talk to a lady from Pakistan who runs a curry restraunt in Tsunashima. She wants to learn English for now, but says she also has customers who'd like to meet us. I think we'll meet more with her next week.

Oh! And we had a kubari-kai where we basically handed out BoMs at the eki (train station). We did it as a district, so there were 4 choro and 3 shimai (us!) and all in all we gave out 18 BoMs! Kubo choro (who's on his last transfer) gave out 8 or so all by himself! He was running back and forth between people. I think it's important to remember how critical and urgent the work is. Sometimes it's easy to think it'll all happen... someday. But really it's true that God loves each of his children and every soul is worth sooo much to Him. Sometimes I'm reminded that too as I feel really prompted to say something in particular to someone or to go somewhere and find someone needing help. Just blessings of serving the Lord. You don't have to be a missionary for that though! Look to those you've been given stewardship over--Home teaching and visiting teaching, and of course your friends! :) We can bless lives so much by just reaching out a little. Give it a try :)

Well, last random thought but I had a dream the other night where I was with the whole family again, and I realized I couldn't really speak Japanese to you, except Nathan--who somehow understood me perfectly；）-- and then I felt just a little scared. :) The world of English... how daunting.. :) William--ganbatte onegaishimasu!! watashi mo, ganbaru!
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> LeFevre Shimai
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