Good week this week! Last Wednesday we did our first Skype TRC to Japan! It was super awesome. The man we taught looked a lot like Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid. We asked him to share his favorite story from the Savior's life... We weren't quite sure what he said but it was so awesome and the spirit was so strong. We get to teach our second Skype TRC tonight! Thursday, Jones Chōrō and I got to train the new kohai, it was great. We got two new districts this past week. Training the American district was a breeze, but training the Japanese district was a little less so. Nevertheless, we got the job done! Friday, we taught our inactive member, Yamazaki Shimai. Previously, our lessons have not been going very well with her, but this lesson was the best we have ever taught. We were struggling with what to teach her, but finally just decided to go in and share our testimonies, and asked her to
share her testimony with us. The spirit was so strong in that room. Sunday was great as well! We had fantastic sacrament meeting and priesthood and Sunday school lessons. In the Sunday night devotional, we heard from none other than Richard N. Holzapful. For those that don't know who that is, he is a former mission president from the Alabama, Birmingham mission. He gave a fantastic talk about developing second nature as far as Christlike attributes and missionary skills. Monday was Halloween, and even though we are pretty limited on our "festiveness", we went all out! Many people had improv costumes and even more went trick or treating through all the dorms. Its was so much fun!
The Tuesday night devotional was absolutely amazing! We could tell something big was going down because our zone is assigned to set up the auditorium every Tuesday and the people supervising were extremely specific about the number chairs and all the rest of the set up. Little did we know, we would hear from President Russell M. Nelson, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. To put that into perspective, President Nelson is in the same position as Peter of the New Testament. The same Peter that walked on water and stood at the right hand of the Savior. For Choir that night, we sang a beautiful arrangement of "Praise to the Man". Talk about inviting the Spirit! President Nelson gave an absolutely amazing talk on the cleansing and strengthening power of the atonement. One quote he said that I really loved, "We walk to the edge of the light, not knowing how to resolve
our concerns, but trusting that he (God) will". It was an absolutely amazing experience and a fantastic opportunity. One that I will remember for the rest of my life.
I am so grateful for all the love and support I receive from back home. My family means everything to me, but giving up my family for two years so that I can help other families through the eternities is a no brainer for me. I am so grateful for the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the countless blessings it has brought
into my life. I am grateful for missionary work. I am so grateful for the two missionaries who decided to knock on the doors of my family so many years ago. Little did they know of the influence they would have on the world from that one decision. Without them, I don't know where I would be. I am so grateful for my Savior and his sacrifice for me. I
am far from perfect, but through the Savior and his atonement, I can do all things.
Keep on keepin on! Ai shitte imasu!
~Sadler Chōrō
share her testimony with us. The spirit was so strong in that room. Sunday was great as well! We had fantastic sacrament meeting and priesthood and Sunday school lessons. In the Sunday night devotional, we heard from none other than Richard N. Holzapful. For those that don't know who that is, he is a former mission president from the Alabama, Birmingham mission. He gave a fantastic talk about developing second nature as far as Christlike attributes and missionary skills. Monday was Halloween, and even though we are pretty limited on our "festiveness", we went all out! Many people had improv costumes and even more went trick or treating through all the dorms. Its was so much fun!
The Tuesday night devotional was absolutely amazing! We could tell something big was going down because our zone is assigned to set up the auditorium every Tuesday and the people supervising were extremely specific about the number chairs and all the rest of the set up. Little did we know, we would hear from President Russell M. Nelson, the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. To put that into perspective, President Nelson is in the same position as Peter of the New Testament. The same Peter that walked on water and stood at the right hand of the Savior. For Choir that night, we sang a beautiful arrangement of "Praise to the Man". Talk about inviting the Spirit! President Nelson gave an absolutely amazing talk on the cleansing and strengthening power of the atonement. One quote he said that I really loved, "We walk to the edge of the light, not knowing how to resolve
our concerns, but trusting that he (God) will". It was an absolutely amazing experience and a fantastic opportunity. One that I will remember for the rest of my life.
I am so grateful for all the love and support I receive from back home. My family means everything to me, but giving up my family for two years so that I can help other families through the eternities is a no brainer for me. I am so grateful for the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the countless blessings it has brought
into my life. I am grateful for missionary work. I am so grateful for the two missionaries who decided to knock on the doors of my family so many years ago. Little did they know of the influence they would have on the world from that one decision. Without them, I don't know where I would be. I am so grateful for my Savior and his sacrifice for me. I
am far from perfect, but through the Savior and his atonement, I can do all things.
Keep on keepin on! Ai shitte imasu!
~Sadler Chōrō
