I guess we'll just jump right in!
A CHANGE OF HEART
We had a lesson with Sister Yasue, a member who's been a less active for 10 years. The last time we met with her she had a lot of doubts about the church. She sought proof to know what we taught was true. This last lesson, she admitted to still having doubts of whether the gospel is true; however, this time she expressed having the desire to believe (Alma 32:27). She was a changed person from the last lesson we had with her. She had an honest desire to change, to become a better person, to believe in something she lost 10 years ago. It was truly a miracle to see this change of heart take place in Sister Yasue!
'NATTO' YOUR AVERAGE ZONE CONFERENCE
Natto. A Japanese staple. The bane of every foreigner who has ever come to Japan. For those of you who don't know what natto is, its fermented soybeans. It's a common breakfast food known for its amazing health benefits. It's brown, slimy and has a horrible smell. Sounds appealing right? Also, if you ever get the slime on your fingers, it usually takes a good couple days to get it off. Anyways, Sister Ishikawa and I did a training at zone conference in which we compared seeing baptisms to eating natto. For example, seeing baptisms is impossible if if we aren't doing the daily things like studying, planning, finding, following the Holy Ghost, etc. Likewise, eating natto is nearly impossible if we don't use various seasonings like soy sauce, mayo, mustard, chocolate, etc. Sometimes when we put in all our effort (use all the seasonings) we still fall short and aren't able to eat the natto. But luckily the Savior comes and saves us by making up the rest! (zone leader eats all the leftover natto). That was our basic message. It was a fun conference! A couple missionaries died in the process, but hopefully they understood our message :)
OUR 87-YEAR-OLD INVESTIGATOR CAME TO CHURCH
We met Sasaki San a couple weeks ago housing. He's about 4-feet-tall and has the energy level of a One of the first things he said to us was, "I hate religion!" But after talking to him for awhile his heart softened and he invited us to come back to teach an actual lesson. We came back the following week and invited him to church. He came to church he following Sunday! I think he had the time of his life. He even stayed for a lesson afterwards, during which we passed him to the Elders. He says he has a desire to learn more and wants to come to church again next week! Moral of the story, don't believe people when they tell you they hate religion. :)
Thank you everyone for the love and support! You are always in my prayers.
Church is true!
Love,
Matsuura Shimai
1: These Shimai are my examples. Love them!
2: Three generations
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