Speaking Full-time Japanese

November 29, 2009 Hey guys! How is is going? Sounds like Thanksgiving went well and it was fun. Thanks for the emails every week. It is nice to hear from you all. I’ll answer some questions first. Well I am on my 4th companion now. Elder Nicerio went home to Australia last week. My new companion is Japanese and doesn’t speak any English. Kinda funny huh. I really don’t speak any English now. I am on my 4th transfer in Japan and he is on his 3rd. We are both 19 and very inexperienced. There is a senior and a junior companion in a companionship and I am the senior which means that I am supposed to be the example and have more responsibilities. Ya, it is pretty funny because communication is definitely limited. He is way cool and fun to be with. He is less hesitant to open up his mouth but that is what I am for. It really isn’t awkward for me. A combination of me not understanding everything and my testimony I guess make it like that. We are working pretty well together. I really have needed to rely even more on the Lord. I do feel inadequite. (dont make fun of my spelling, I am forgeting a lot of English words and how they are spelled) I really am just trying to follow promptings and relying on the spirit and the Love I have for these people. My companions name is elder Suzuki and he hasn’t heard from his family in a while so it would really be nice for him to receive a something for Christmas. Thanks a lot. I can listen to the MormonTabernacle Choir. Thanks a lot. And if you could send the conference talks on CD that would be sweet. I love listening to them. I haven’t gotten the package yet so I am a little worried about the cheese. I don’t know the details about Christmas yet, sorry. the Pres. hasn’t told us yet. Well I have to make this short, sorry. We are going somewhere today and are running a little late. The other night we contacted this skateboarder guy in a park. He was 29 and shinto. We talked about the Book of Mormon and what it was about. After that I was prompted to talk about temples. I felt the spirit very strong and I started to get emotional. I could barely talk. I know that I am directed to God’s prepared people for a reason. Thanks and I love you. Bye