First "Old School" Letter

Written January 25th, Received February 3 All I can say is Sorry for all the confusion. My bad! Are you guys doing all right? The only place to email here in Maizuru closed down last week. Sorry. I thought it was only closed because of a holiday, but I guess it is actually our of business. (he wrote "Bummer" in Japanese characters!)

I'm sorry for the confusion. It is kinda a downer but a lot worse things could happen. We'll just have to do it the old school way.

These last two weeks have been great! Things have really picked up. There are a couple really good investigators tha are progressing well. The other day a pretty sweet thing happened. There is a city in my area called Miyazu. It is a long way away and right on the coast. Me and Iwasa Choro decided to go there and check it out. It was about 17 miles by bike up and down hills. By the time we got there we were way tired. We started housing and then we decided to say a prayer. I was prompted to go to a house right on the Buddhist Temple site. We knocked on the door and an old man answered and he said, "Oh, come on in Elders." We didn't know what to do. We entered and it turns out that Kizaki was baptized when he was 24. He is now inactive but way nice. God really helps his young 19 year old inexperienced missionaries. I was way thankful. This week we had 11 people to church! I know it sounds crazy, but this is almost double the active members. I love the ward here. They are way hilarious. It reminds me of Seinfeld sometimes. Each person has their own personality and they really work well together. Oh, and by the way, thanks for all the presents and stuff! Those gloves are sweet! They really work well. I'll tell you a little about one of the investigators. Her name is Asuka. She is 12 years old and both of her parents are less active. She is way smart and she brings her Book of Mormon to school. She really loves to study and has a strong testimony. Things are looking good for her baptism but her parents aren't very encouraging. The family really is important. The ward and us are her family, I guess. She said one of her first prayers in front of people yesterday. She is way cool. The mission is great and I love these people. i feel the spirit when I testify every day. I am way thankful for this. You guys are way nice and I am glad I am part of the family. Thanks again and I'll talk to you soon.