Week 4

Family!

 

I think I should probably let you know a little more about what the mtc life is like.

 

This is usually kind of a normal schedule.

 

6:30 (wake up)

6:45 breakfast

7:15 Personal Study

8:15 class or service (depending on day)

9:50 Physical Excercise

11:10 Lunch

11:55 TALL (a program that helps you learn Japanese)

1:10 Class

4:10 Dinner

4:55 Class

8:00 Language Study

9:00 Companionship Planning

9:30 Return to Dorm

10:15 Quiet Time

10:30 Bed time

 

 

So they keep us really busy which is really quite nice. During class times is usually when we Teach Investigators or Teachers in Nihongo (Japanese).

 

This week has been really good, I have really come to learn that you only get out what you put in. The Lord will bless us for our obedience but someone who is constantly seeking to please the Lord will recieve Miracles in their lives. We are teaching 2 investigators, which are our teachers, except on Saturday we get chances to teach real Investigators and members. Anyways, we taught Nishimurasan, (a teacher), about The Atonement of Christ, wow was it powerful! Gift of Tongues was there along with Gift of Interpretation, he really liked the message that was shared and the Spirit taught him a lot of things, He even asked about Baptism, (which will be our next lesson with him.) Even though it's Role Play it is very real, I've come to notice that In the gospel we do a lot of Role Playing.

 

I hope everyone had a good time at Evelyn's Birthday! The picture of the cake that Shauna sent me looked pretty legit. Although I am sad to miss events like that and boating.... I am so glad to be serving the Lord. I would not want be anywhere else right now.

 

I am feeling better I just have a cough that will not go away, I sleep with a humidifier above my head so that maybe it will loosen the stuff up in my lungs, which it is. Anyways, Language is still hard but it is making more sense.  It's certainly a different language, the way they conjugate things and the sentence structure is a little mind boggling. For Example: ( Morumon Sho Yome ba Kotae o Ukemasu.) Literally Translated means ( Book of Mormon read if answer receive.) Which when translated into English Context means if you read the Book Of Mormon you will receive answers.

 

Little hard to understand especially when you are trying to interpret what someone is saying, but I am much better at interpreting than I am trying to make sentences. Also I have the hardest times with books now because Japanese read different. I always open books backwards or upside down, it's frustrating and kind of funny, also when people ask me yes or no questions I respond with Hai ( yes) and they think I am weird (if they don't speak Japanese) cause they think I am saying "Hi", so sorry if when I come home I do that to you.

 

I love you all and  hope to hear from you all soon, sounds like everyone is having fun vacations at Fish lake and Bear lake! Have fun for the last little bit of summer cause it is flying by!

 

Ai shite imasu! (love you)

 

Elder Nebeker