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Transfer 4🇯🇵⛩ (Week 27)

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Hello everyone! Hope everyone had a great week! We have received some exciting news here in Kunitachi this past week! On Saturday, we received transfer emails! Elder Handly, Elder Winn, and I will all be staying in Kunitachi! But, the exciting part is I will be receiving a new companion (my fifth companion in the field). His name is Elder Yara and he is from Okinawa (s/o to all my homies in Fukuoka mission right now). Anyway, Elder Yara will be my first Japanese companion so I am super excited. I plan to take full advantage of the opportunity of being with a native Japanese speaker. Hopefully it will really increase my skill in the language. On another note, I can't believe I'm already transfer four! It still feels like I just got here a couple weeks ago! Time flies when you're having fun I guess!

That's about all to report this week. There has been a big push for working with members and less actives in the Kunitachi Ward recently, so we haven't done a whole lot of finding, but that is okay! I am so grateful to have been called to serve on the Lord's errand. I have learned so much, but the best part is that it's not about me! It's all about the Savior and our brothers and sisters here in Japan! It's
amazing how much one is able to see when you look beyond yourself.

サドラー 長老

(P.S. Sorry Mom for not taking many pictures)

Labels for pictures below:

1. 東京神殿
2. 鯛焼
3. みくちゅじゅーちゅ

東京神殿
(Tokyo Temple)

鯛焼
(Note from Barry - Google Translate says this is "Sea Bream".)

みくちゅじゅーちゅ 
(Note from Barry - this appears to be a different alphabet than the previous two. Google Translate says this is "Mikuchu".  Maybe that's the name of the drink they are sharing. Or maybe it means something totally different. I have no idea.)

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