Today was super exciting--we done did stuff

12/21 月

Today was super exciting--we done did stuff. Specifically, we cleaned our disgusting futons with the invaluable help of M-kyoudai, one of my favorite members in the world. Unfortunately, that took the better part of the day, and we had all of 10 minutes to email our family. We really had an hour, but in the middle of it, R-shimai, a LA, came by and we watched a video together and shared a message. That was a lot of fun, especially since we had no clue she would drop by. It was a miracle for all of us that we were there at that time.

Ah, mata, it was also S. chourou's birthday, so my new trainee, M. shimai, and I blew up a bunch of balloons (shout out to his dad!) and wrote a big "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" on the board. Then E. chourou was a super awesome co-conspirator and actually managed to get S. chourou in the room to see our masterpiece :D

And then we did SKK (weekly planning). Because we hadn't finished it.

I really have a lot to learn from my trainee. I've never been questioned about my obedience--only complimented on it. But she actually has questions on what is and what should be--the same questions that I had, like hour-long meals with members and not spending more than 45 minutes with any one person, etc. And while it hurts my pride a little, it's a good review.

But other than that bit of growing, I love love love M. shimai. She's pretty much me, personality-wise, but likes things like exercise and green and purple Skittles. I love that. Her favorite book is Jane Eyre, she has a lot of fun stories and quirks, and she has a lot of great ideas :) I think she's super.

Oh, the best thing happened this week! We had SEVEN investigators come to church. I couldn't believe it until we were counting names, but seven different visitors came to church. Not only that, but everyone who came was hard-core fellowshipped by the ward. Even people who the ward had never seen had a friend by the end of the hour. Not to mention, A-shimai, the ward's missionary, had just come home from her mission in Hawaii. She bore powerful testimony, and the speakers who came after her were not a whit behind in their oratorical ability. All seven people had a very good experience. That means that we missionaries had an AMAZING experience.

Love you and love my mission! Hope you all have a great week and get some dendo fire going in your own heart. Make friends with someone you don't recognize at church this week--it will make your, theirs, and the missionaries' day.
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