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| (From two weeks ago) Sending off Ikehara Shimai to open one of the first sister-only areas in our mission! (Yes Sisters are currently taking over the mission!) She is companions with none other than the legendary Sister Jacobson! |
Last week Sister Burrows and I housed into a man named
Nakata San. He was your typical nice man who listened to our message and
accepted a Book of Mormon. We didn't think much of it. Fast forward a week
later and we decide to visit this man again. It was the day after our
mission-wide fast for missionary work. We were hoping for some big miracles to
take place.
Nakata San greeted us at the door and seemed pretty excited
that we returned. After welcoming us back, the first thing he asked was,
"Why did Jesus have to suffer?" It turns out he read a little bit of
the Book of Mormon. He said it was a little hard to understand but he wanted to
learn more. He then asked if he could come to church, remembering that we
briefly mentioned it last week.
We introduced Jesus Christ to him, explaining who He is and
what He has done for us. This led into the topic of Christ's perfect example
and how we need to follow Him. We then showed him the video of Jesus Christ's
baptism. As the video finished, Nakata San started clapping his hands! I
remember looking at Burrows Shimai and
both of us knew we were going to invite this man to be baptized. So we did. His
response was, "As long as it's not in a river like Jesus!" We assured
him that our church building has a "large bathtub" and that it would
be a very nice experience. We were able to set a baptism date for the 22nd of
this month.
We made it to the starting line with Nakata San! Until then
he said he's determined to come to church every week and study the Book of
Mormon. Tonight we're doing a joint lesson with President and Sister Sekiguchi.
At this point I'm not quite sure whether we'll continue teaching him or if
we're passing him to the elders. Either way, I know it will be the best for
Nakata San!
I know that the Lord answers prayers and that there are people
in this world who are prepared to hear the gospel! Something I've learned in my
mission experience are the two main ways in which these people can be found.
Number one: We need to actively seek them, whether it be
knocking on doors, chasing people down the streets or asking for referrals. The
Lord will recognize and bless all our efforts.
Number two: We need to prepare ourselves so they can find
us. This means living righteously so our light will be easily recognizable.
There's a scripture in D&C which mentions how "light cleaveth unto
light" (88:40). Those who are prepared by the Lord will naturally seek out
the light that emanates from our good works and desire to follow our Savior.
Church is true!
Love,
Sister Matsuura
愛するお友だちや家族みなさん!
先週私とバローズ姉妹は中田さんと言う親友見つけました。最初から彼がとても優しくてメッセージを聞いたりモルモン書をもらいました！一週間すぎて彼とも一回会いました！今回会う時彼の最初の質問は
「なぜイエスキリストが私たちのために罪を払いましたか」彼が少しだけモルモン書読みました。理解できなかったのところがありました、しかし彼はもと学びたい気持ちがあります！そこから私たちは彼にイエスキリストを紹介されました。イエスキリストのバプテスマビデオを見せた後、中田さんにバプテスマ決意を進めました！彼が９月の22日バプテスマ受ける予定があります！
今日関口会長や姉妹とジョイントレッスンします！その後おそらく中田さんが長老宣教師にパースします！
祈りの答えが真実であったりそなえられた人々が東北にいると証します！その人々を見つけるためにイエスキリストの光を持って一緒に頑張りましょう！
教会が真実です！
愛してるよ！
松浦姉妹
教義と聖約 88. 40
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