November 1, 2009 Hey family! How is it goin? Sounds like everyone is very busy. Lenzi and Jon’s house sounds sweet! Older homes look so much cooler. I am glad that they are both happy. Dad is a pretty good guy. That story reminds me of the story about when Jesus was performing miracles on the Sabbath day and the Pharisees didn’t see why that was important. They only saw that Jesus was maybe working on Sunday. I hope I can keep on improving my concept of the Sabbath day. O and before I forget, when you send the scriptures please send my photo cards back. Ill answer your questions first. My rain gear is great! I have had no problems. Anthony has been very hard to get a hold of. His phone stopped working so now we stop by every other day or so. His girlfriend is always there and she is very shy. She doesn’t help out all that much but things are looking up. The futons are sweet. I sleep really well, especially because it isn’t hot anymore at nights. I haven’t gotten sick at all. I feel pretty good everyday. I just got this flu shot thing the other day at the doctors. They really freak out about diseases here. A little flu will close down schools and stuff, and everyone starts wearing the masks. It is kind of funny. This week has been great! FHE has really been fun. My Chinese friends showed up again. At first it was the 6 missionaries, 1 member, and 2 investigators, but then 4 Chinese people came. The investigators make everything so much more fun because they like to have a good time. We are currently teaching two of them about the gospel. Activities are way nice because it is easier for someone to come and have fun rather than sit down and have a one on one lesson right off the bat. The Osaka stake is really coming around too. They are really excited about the outreach program and started assigning leaders and activities. The outreach program is kind like mutual. It is for young single adults. We eat, have a message, and play a game. It is really a great place to build relationships and bring investigators. The youth here are great! They really have to make a lot of sacrifices. Some people have to ride there bikes for an hour to come to the activities. I have really learned about how to love people since coming here. There are so many less actives in Japan. There was a time when they were baptizing like 100 people a month! It was pretty wild. It actually grew too fast. They just weren’t prepared for it. Because of this a lot of people fell away and have long since been forgotten. We meet with 2 or three less actives regularly. I always feel the spirit so strong when I meet with these people. They really have great hearts but just struggle with something or another. I love to see the progression every time we visit. Everyone really is a child of God. I feel this everyday talking with people I have never talked to before. I automatically feel close to them because they are my brother or sister. Pres. McIntyre said something that stuck with me the other day. "You missionaries aren’t here merely to make friends, My purpose is to make eternal friends." This really put it in perspective to me. This message and truth that we know goes beyond the grave. It is a marvelous work and I love sharing It everyday. Thanks for all the emails and tell Grandma and Grandpa thanks for me. I love you all and have a great week!
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