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Come hear a prophet's voice! ⛩ (Week 30)

皆さんこんにちは! Hope everyone had a great week this week! Elder Yara and I have been working pretty hard this week. Remember how I said the weather would be great this past week? Well it was fantastic... for like half of one day, then right back into the rain. Believe me, I want some good pictures of the Sakura as well, but we haven't exactly had time for a photo shoot yet. Haha, anyway, this past week was not great for dendo, but it was a blast. We spent a lot of time visiting potential investigators, making lots of phone calls, and working with members. In other words, our area book is looking pretty dry right now, but we are working hard to find those who the Lord has prepared to receive our message.

This past week, we had Zone Conference in Fussa. I always enjoy being able to attend those trainings and get together with homies in the zone. It was way good. Anyway, after that, we taught Eikawa, which is always way fun. I love being able to teach English! Plus the students are all just so great! I teach the advanced class so all my student's English is already pretty good. It's way fun getting to discuss the various things we talk about in class lol. After that, we spent the rest of the week doing dendo. Always a blast. This weekend though, we got watch General Conference! What an amazing opportunity to hear from the prophet of the Lord! We spent a lot of time sitting in a room watching a screen, but it was way good. I enjoyed many of the talks. Some of them seem to come under a new light, as I watch them as a missionary. It is such a privilege to bear the name of the Savior on my chest and stand shoulder to shoulder with those men as special representatives of him. This mission experience has definitely been the toughest thing I've ever done in my life, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Being a missionary is pretty much the best thing ever. I feel bad for everyone at home, because you don't get to be a full time missionary with me! To all my homies preparing to serve, get ready for the ride of a lifetime. Use time wisely, you only get it once! 皆さん愛しています!

サドラー 長老


Sakura at Night

Sakura + Tayaki = Happiness


Zone Meeting

Always a Party
Watching General Conference with Fellow English Speakers

 I wish a picture could do justice for this view
幸せになりなさい


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