April 9th, 2018
こんにちは皆さん!
Hello!
How is everyone? Some amazing events unfolded this week,
I'll let you read on to find out!
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| Going "Harry Potter" for President Sekiguchi's birthday photo! |
MORMON THE COUNTRY
We walk up to a man and introduce ourselves as the Mormon
missionaries. He seems fascinated and begins asking all these questions about
who we are. He repeatedly asks what country we are from and we simply reply
"America" every time. But he seems unsatisfied as we proceed to share
our testimonies of the Book of Mormon with him. He takes the book and flips
through the pages, pausing to look at the beautiful pictures. He proceeds to
ask where we were from. Again we keep replying, "America." We ended
the lesson with a prayer and he says we can come back to teach him more. We
pass him to the Elders.
The Elders meet with him later and disclose the following
information: Apparently the entire time this man was talking to us he thought
we were "special representives" from the country Mormon, going all
over Japan selling books (aka the Book of Mormon) about the history of our
country. When we prayed with him at the end, he thought we were reciting our
national anthem. Jacobson Shimai and I died! What a man. What an experience.
It's kind of a bummer that Mormon isn't a real country because I'd definitely
be the first person to move there.
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| Rare sighting of a rainbow in Hachinohe |
HE IS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
Every week we volunteer at a center for individuals with
disabilities. We have the opportunity to work closely with one of the workers
Yamada san. When we talk to her, she always brings up the topic of God, which
leads to an amazing discussion of the role God plays in our lives. This past
week, another worker joined in on the conversation. I started bearing testimony
of how we believe God is our Heavenly Father and we are His Children. Yamada
san then stops me and says, "No, we don't 'believe' He is our Heavenly
Father. He IS our Heavenly Father!" I was blown away.
Yamada San says she wants to meet with us and talk more
about God, but can't until next month because of work. I have high hopes for
her. We are never giving up on her!
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| Guacamole on potato stir fry. It will change your life. Obviously Jacobson Shimai and I have to represent our inner Idaho by using potatoes for every meal. But just when we thought our stir fry meal couldn't get any better, we topped it off with homemade guacamole. HEAVEN SENT |
THOUGHTS FROM GENERAL CONFERENCE
Amazing. Even though we knew all the spoilers :) But every
announcement made is a testament to me that the work is moving forward! The
Lord trusts us. He expects more of us. As we strive to minister unto others and
show Christlike love to those around us by becoming meek, obedient, and humble,
the Lord will be able to use us to further His work in the latter days!
Church is true!
Love you all so so much,
Matsuura Shimai
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| Teaching English to middle schoolers is probably the funnest thing you can ever do! |
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| Same people, different composition |
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| Line relives my snapchat withdrawals |
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