Hello!
It’s awesome when your
investigator texts you ,"Hi, I'm
thinking of my baptism, I really need it. Thank you!" She was going to get baptized on Christmas but
things came up with her job and so now she wants to be baptized sooner. She is seriously the sweetest thing ever!!! Tomoko San can speak English and so our
lessons are a mix of both Japanese and English. She just kept saying last time we met, "I
just need paputesma. I really want it. I know Satan doesn't love me. I support God. I don't support Satan” and other good, sweet, loving things. She loves the gospel. We hope
she can be baptized on the 27th but we’ll see. It's so EXCITING!
So we visit this woman who is
this famous haiku artist and she can't leave her house, or really chooses not
to because she believes she'll die. It's so interesting to visit her because all
we do is fix her food, buy her groceries, get her prescriptions. I know we are supposed to do service but it
doesn't feel like we are serving. She
needs help and we aren't the ones that can help her. It's very frustrating but we hope to get help
from the members soon. When we are there
it's so hard to feel the spirit. But we
made it up when we made dutch chocolate crepes and put yellow pudding in them. Oh they were so good. We're trying to eat healthier, but it
seriously it's so hard because we just bought pancake mix Monday because it was
on sale! But back to this person, we don’t
have the ability or the time to help her in the way she needs. We're missionaries not house-aids. Anyway hopefully we can get some help there.
Today we visited this less
active couple, the brother said he was willing to fix our bikes (according to
him my bike was made by Chinese and therefore crappy) but I'm poor and it gets
me a round so I didn't care. Also he's
like a bike expert! He has this
beautiful French bike hanging in his front hallway. Anyway he has a purple beard because he
doesn't want to look like Santa Claus. His
wife came out to talk to us and she is an English teacher and she was so kind
to us! She spoke to us in English
because she doesn't have anybody to practice with. She told us a few jokes like, as a kid you
want to meet Santa, as a parent you become Santa and as an old man you are
Santa. It was funny because she referred
to her husband. He reminds me of
Japanese Robin Williams.
Anyway they were so kind to us.
Lunch with the APs is always a
blast. Takahashi Choro is this famous runner in Japan and he's also an AP. He's
so funny and he's Japanese so he knows enough English to communicate a joke. He air dropped some photos to me at lunch and
I'll send the funny ones with explanation.
Oh, in other news my back is
jacked up. YAY, more like ow, I'm a creaky old woman. It hasn't gone away
even with Advil so it's off to the chiropractor. To be honest I'm a little
nervous. Okay I went and came back. Now it hurts more because I have bad posture
and he started to try and fix it...sigh. It still kinda hurts (actually hurts a
lot).
Question, how long do you boil
eggs? (Maybe some healthy food recipes quick and easy? )
So some awesome members: this
New Zealander, who is the leader for our senkyoshi and kyudosha activities. Mom if you ever get a chance read up on some
mauri history and compare to the Book of Mormon, like mind blown what he told
me, but I can't say it all because it takes too long.
Another member I'm pretty sure
use to be a part of the mafia. He has
this x shaved into his head and he always wears these huge shades during
church. He also shakes people hands just
a little too long but he's a nice guy, there is another member who also looks
like he could be in the mafia, these two brothers are friends. :)
Pancakes are so delicious and you
can by them at 7-11. Have I told you about 7/11? It's like the best place ever you can by
anything like laundry detergent or pancakes or make copies, it's very useful. Come on Circle K- step it up! Well, I meant to say that we had pancakes for
dinner the other night...I'm so healthy😬
Pingpong. I love it.
It's so much fun! A few of our
kyudosha came and recent converts and we played and had pizza! Not that we were already full from the
pancakes. Tomoko San told me I needed to
practice my smash and next thing I know I have her, Gen (Chinese recent convert),
another nihon gin and Elder Goseny teaching me how to smash which was fun. I asked Gen how his day was, me he told me it wasn't good because his date
fell through. We ended up talking about
dating and I gave advice. He's a sweet guy and so funny, He knows English,
Chinese and Japanese.
So we went and visited less
actives on Sunday (which actually these people love the gospel but they just
don't come to church). But anyway, Fujii
Shimai is an English professor at the university and so her English is super
good. We went over and talked with her
and she told us some more jokes. Here is
one, what does Brazil make more than any other countries? Guess and I'll give you the answer at the
end. We left her with a sweet message
and she told us every time she lost something she would pray and then find it,
how she would write it down. Then she
told us how she recently prayed and it didn't work and she was wondering why. Then she pretended to be God and she said that
he's working on a bigger blessing for her right now. She said that he was busy working on that. She has so much faith and love for the gospel,
it's sad that she doesn't come to church anymore.
Then there is this one Shimai
who we visited who reads auras. My comps
aura color is a light pink and the elder’s are light green and red.
After we shared a message she
told us how she thinks the second coming is near, which was actually hard to
follow, but then she somehow connected it to me. First, she asked if there were 3 siblings in
my family. I've never met this woman till today so that
was surprising. I said yes, and she told us that my parents are real close
and are trying to work hard towards something, and that our family is close
too. She also asked if I had an older sister but I don't.
Sooo...but she was so cute and
sweet and just funny when it comes to talking about Nephi. My aura color is a light orange/ light yellow
mix, or gold take your pick :)
I can't tell you how happy your
letters make me. Y'alls letters make me
laugh out loud and I'm so glad that y'all are mine.
My ponderize scripture for this
week was John 14: 18-20
18 I will not leave you
comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the
world seeth me no more; but ye see me:
because I live, ye shall live
also.
20 At that day ye shall know
that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
I love these scriptures. They are so dear to me. He will never leave us comfort less. We say a lot that we need to walk to him and
with him. This is true but he will also
come to us in our time of great need he will be waiting patiently at our sides
till we turn and ask under our breath, “ help”.
The world does not see we how we see. The world has forgotten that there is one
person who we can depend on. With this
gospel we can see him through clear view. Christ is truly my friend. I can see the way he wants me to see my
brothers and sisters. I know that
sometimes it's extremely difficult but it's possible. I get to see people for the first time
understand what it means to love Christ.
Tomoko San our investigator told
us the other day, "I did bad things before I met you. I smoked and I
wasn't a good person," which is like so hard to believe, "but I
changed and I know God loves me." This
girl reads the BOM (Book of Mormon), Ezra Taft Benson, Bible, Liahona, almost
anything she can get her hands on about the gospel. When she said, “I know God loves me” the
spirit hit me like a train. It's true!
It's so true and I love it.
Thank you to all who have sent
money and things that are so incredibly helpful, and thank you to those who
fixed my bank account.
Also we don't get earthquakes
really where we are it's more in Tokyo.
I'll pray for your seminary
kids! I love you all so much, Missy I
love you. Don't be so stubborn. Christ
wants to help you. As you read this now
(I hope you are reading it) He is at your side, He wants to pick you up in his
arms and just hold you close. He is your
brother and he's here to protect you and he will protect you more than any song
lyric or post could.
Chipman. So close haha :)
I miss the temple.
Thank you for always working on
my blog I love you for it!
Y'all are my sunshine.
Love,
Oswald shami オズワルド姉妹
P.S. Brazilians
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| Just "popped" over for a visit! |
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| My mission presidend, his wife and Elders |
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