The Work Continues

Well, we had another great week here in good old Aizu.

 

That phone call was really fun. I'm sorry there is so much to tell you and sometimes you just don't know where to begin and where to end.

 

Anyway, I forgot to tell you that Jeremy Reynolds joined the mission force here in Sendai. So I know someone actually in Japan! It's crazy.

 

This week wasn't too eventful. As I was sitting in church on Sunday listening to a talk given by the Elders quorum president, he was talking about families and time. He talked about that how our time in this life is limited and very short. But that is what is so great about the Gospel that families can really be together forever. I just really think what a great blessing it is to have this knowldge that we can be eternal.

 

This week we were able to teach our investigators a couple times. The Hoshi couple has so much potential but I feel like I just want them to be perfect investigators and always progress. But that's not the case, you have to be patient and long suffering you have to really try and discern peoples' needs and help them anyway you can. Right now they are really hesitant about coming to church but we will continue to search and be guided by the spirit to know why and try to settle any worries they might have.

 

Oh I don't know if I told you about the Shuwa Class.  After one of our Eikaiwa classes, I overheard one of the students talking to someone about shuwa and a class so I jumped right in and got all excited because she told me that there was a Shuwa class here in Aizu and that it was free. You better believe I went! It was so awesome, when I first arrived the lady who was a translator for the Deaf teachers came up to me and told me you cannot have any religious talk in this place.  I was a little upset because I wanted to proselyte but I understood that it is a free class and I couldn't. But that is where the Lord works in Mysteriouus ways... So we went to this class with an Eikaiwa student who just happens to be an investigator too. The class is 2 hours long and there is a half an hour break between the two hours and during that time all of the deaf people asked me questions about who I am why I know Shuwa what am I doing in Japan and so I got to Proselyte and tell them all these things.  At first I was hesitant because the lady told me not to, but our Eikaiwa investigator was able to actually work with us in explaining our purpose. It was way good and a lot of the students are now coming to our Eikaiwa class ( the ones that aren't deaf) and the deaf people I am going to try and get their phone numbers next time and see if I can't use what the Lord has allowed me to learn and build up his kingdom that way.

 

Anyways hope you are all good and love you all.

 

Elder Nebeker