January 10, 2010 Hey family! How is everything goin? Sounds like all is well again and you guys are having fun as usual. I am in Maizuru and yes it is pretty cold. The wet cold is definitely worse than the dry. It is weird. I have a ton of clothing on but still am cold. But My heart is warm so it is alright. Alright that was kinda corny but really I already love this place. My companion is from the Hiroshima mission and he is way nice. He is smaller than me so that is nice. It is embarrassing when a Japanese person is taller than me. Ya the long garments will probably be nice. This and next transfer are supposed to be the coldest of the year. This area is super rural. Not many people walking around. I do a lot of housing but stop every person I see while riding my bike. This place really is rural. It is the second smallest branch in the mission. We have 7 active members and a lot of less active. Pretty wild huh! We had church yesterday and it was awesome! The branch president passed the sacrament and was the usher. He has lots of jobs. I smiled and laughed the whole day because of how funny the branch is. There really are a lot of characters. Our church is on the 2nd floor of a building. Definitely different than anything I have been too. The store right below us on the first store is a store like Blockbuster. So just imagine a little two room apartment on top of a blockbuster and that is exactly what the branch looks like. It was pretty surprising to say the least. I can see how missionaries can get discouraged. There are no youth, only 7 people come, and you do a lot of housing regularly. But I haven’t been happier! The members are probably the most humble people I have ever met and I just feel so good about the future. These members aren’t rich, and don’t have fancy things. They have something much better, a deep conviction that God loves them, Jesus is their Savior, and that Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restoration. I have already grown in the few days that I have been here. These members really are amazing. I miss Abeno but I am ready to help these faithful saints of God build the kingdom of God together. They really have a fire right now to share the gospel and I need their help. O and all the members are converts. The Maizuru area is beautiful. I have mountains all around me. It is completely different than Osaka. O and I have a talk every other week! It will be pretty funny. I remember you guys asking about if the Japanese people can have a good time. Well the last ward and branch I have been in are hilarious! There have been times when I have been crying because these people are so funny. They really are a happy people. Mom the talk sounded like it went well. Thanks for being so positive. I guess one funny thing about my apartment is that the sink and the shower are together! Ya it is pretty hard to wash your hands when the floor is soaking with water. They have some funny things here. Ya it snowed the first two days I was here but I found some brand new Dickie boots at the Abeno apartment and grabbed them. I will probably wear them. Thanks again for all the emails and stuff. You guys are great. Ill probably send a camera card today. Sorry I have been so bad about that. I love the mission and the people and I hope you guys have a good day. Love you and I’ll talk to you next week.
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