Akemashite Omeditougozaimasu!

Celebrating Christmas with the Kobe District

Christmas Dinner in the Mission Home

Singing in the Mission Home on Christmas

January 2, 2011~Happy New Year! Akemashite omeditougozaimasu! It is a lot longer in Japanese. Thanks for all the mail and pictures. This Christmas was great and I appreciate all that you did for me. Wow Lenzi is huge, and Tamarack looked way fun! My last area Yonago, got a couple feet of snow last week! This year is a way cold winter for Japan and it is snowing a lot. On Christmas it even snowed here which is really rare. For Christmas I ate at the McIntyres and had a traditional Christmas dinner. It was great! The McIntyres were so nice to have us over. This week was pretty good. Way busy and it is going by way fast. The investigators aren't progressing as well as I would like and me and Low haven't had a ton of lessons as of late but I am optimistic. I know that if I desire people's salvation miracles can happen. About the coming to pick me up thing; it might be better for you to wait and all of us come back in June. I know it will be more expensive but I wouldn't be able to do a lot of fun things as a missionary and stuff. I think it would be better for you guys to wait. On that note, do you know if BYU-I has Japanese classes? I am looking forward to these last months and ready to see some of my brothers and sisters have the opportunity to endure to the end in this life. I love the gospel and everything about it. The church is true and families are forever. I love you all and until next week keep it real.