Everything can be a Learning Opportunity

Wow this week was crazy eventful, Ill have to tell you after my mission because its a little bit too crazy... :)

 

Anyways, this week was super awesome we had about 10ish Eikaiwa students last week and we have been getting 2 new students every week but this week something changed and we had 8 NEW students come in 1 week! My district Leader who leaves in 1 transfer said that is the most new students he has ever seen come to Eikaiwa at one time. So we were are very grateful for the the blessings that brought us. We are super close to our goal now and we have a about 1 month to accomplish it. (25 students). It was really awesome to see the results after standing out in the cold on main street handing out thousands of flyers, and even though 8 new students might not seem like a lot it's actually a miracle. 

This week I was able to do the translation for the Sacrament in Sign language it was a really neat experience. I really like Shuwa ( Japanese sign language) because they use so much emotion and things when they sign.  Japanese people are usually passive people, but Shuwa people aren't, and I like that. After Sacrament we had dinner with basically the whole ward at a members house and I sat down by the Shuwa members and had good conversations with them. They are super funny! I really enjoy them. 

Recently I have learned that everything in life has a learning opportunity. When we do something wrong or when we do something right, as long as we look at as improving our selves. In 3 Nephi Jesus says, ``Be perfect even as me.`` None of us are perfect, and that's what is so great about the Gospel because it is a Gospel of personal improvement. When we learn and recognize and change who we are for the better we become one more step closer to to being like Jesus and keeping this great commandment. 

On Sunday also, I got to hear a lot of the members conversion stories. Its really amazing how people found the Gospel in their lives. I really enjoyed Kanazawa Kyoudai's conversion story. When he was young, his brother got Baptized and his brother was super happy and showed his brother a picture of the missionaries in white helmets and riding bikes.  Kanzawa Kyoudai looked at it and was like ``cool man`` and tossed it off to the side. And later his brother invited him to Eikaiwa and he went with his borhter and met the missionaries, and after Eikaiwa the misionaries asked if they could share a message about Jesus and he look at them and said, "Heck No". He then apologized to us missionaries while sharing this story and said that he was arrogant and he understands what missionaries go through. I thought it was pretty funny because it's so true. But His brother basically just kept persisting and he finally met with the missionaries and got baptized. 

I don't actually see anyone from American Fork here in Hachinohe, but that's okay because I get to make a lot of new friends.

I got your package too! Thank you so much I opened up and I could feel a whoosh of love streaming out of the package, I was pretty happy. Im actually going to use the stuff for a pot luck that we have at Eikaiwa and share it with the students. Unfortunately in Japan, Thanksgiving doesn't exist.... But thats okay!

Anyways I love you all and I appreciate your Letters each week! Love you!