Making Contacts

Family!

So you want to know what my typical day is like here in Japan? Huh?

Well serving in Japan is much different than serving anywhere else in the world in my opinion. For my first transfer (6 weeks) I did a lot of Housing which was knocking on peoples' doors and introducing the church to them. And also I would go to main street and contact people there too. It's pretty fun, you get rejected a lot but there is always that 1 person who will listen. 

Recently though we have had a transfer and we got a new District leader so our focus has changed quite a bit. Now we are focusing on Eikaiwa, That is the English class which we teach each week. It is probably one of my favorite things to do so far. So my companion and I have been trying to do our best to advertise Eikaiwa. This last week I have visited with Newspaper companies, Radio station companies, and all sorts of stores to try and get Eikaiwa popular. It is certainly a new experience but I really enjoy it. I kind of feel like a businessman talking to all these businessmen. Our hope is that we can find people to teach through Eikaiwa because its one of Japan`s best finding tools. 

This week I have felt every ones' prayers and I am so grateful for my Father in Heaven for giving me the opportunity to come to Japan and serve these people. I have certainly learned fast that we need to be grateful in life and always have a positive perspective on everything. That is when we feel Joy even in the rough times of life.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you about Patty!

So Patty is a foreigner to Japan..... (she says) But she totally understands Japanese even though she says she doesn't.

Anyways a little bit about Patty, She speaks 7 languages (fluent) and that is not a joke. She is crazy talented at the piano.  She doesn't need sheet music and she can play all the beethoven and bach songs and basically all the classics. It's crazy. Apparently she is royalty in Russia, (I'm not sure If I believe that one.) She said that she has been in hiding because people are trying to kill off her family. Apparently she was a pro ice skater too. Shes also lived like everywhere in the world, which I might be able to believe because she really knows the history about everything.... Like everything. She can look at your name and the spelling and tell where your ancestors came from. She is pretty good. But she tells a lot of half truths too.... Apparently she is also a fortune teller in her words.... She says she can see the future.... She doesn't show her eyes and she wears a wig (I think). Apparently in her past she was a sniper too, to take of special business (she says). She says she has 20 children all around the world. She is a pretty interesting lady. She sent me a big letter about her life story. And I'm suppose to sign it and and yeah... I think she is a bit crazy but I will try to send you pictures of it. 

I love you all keep up the good work!

Love Elder Nebeker