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Cuff in a lavalava🌺🏝 (Week 78)

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Talofa!!! Hope everyone had a great week, wherever you might be throughout the world! We have had quite the adventure here in Kohoku this past week and we’ve got zone p-day today, so I’ll just get right into it.

1. President’s interviews.
These take place once a transfer and it’s always a pleasure to meet with President Warnick. President is only about two transfers ahead of me and so it’s been a really great experience to be able to learn and grow along side him. Interviews are always a spiritual experience and I always feel a little more enlightened afterwards.

2. Mars
We found a homie from Taiwan a couple weeks ago who goes by the name of Mars because his Chinese name is too difficult for your average white guy like myself to pronounce. We were able to meet with Mars for the second time this week and give him a church tour and a Book of Mormon. It was his first time in a Christian Church and no doubt a lot to take in, but despite his crazy busy schedule and the slight language barrier between us, he is willing to learn more. The important thing is that we as missionaries do the speaking, but the spirit does all the communicating.

3. Washing machine dendo
So we have had a spare washing machine chilling in our apartment since before I got here. It was always kind of in the way so we had been looking for a new home for it. We set a goal as an apartment at the beginning of this to get rid of it and then the miracles happened. It just so happened that a near by Ward member’s machine broke this past week and had plans to buy a new one until, by the grace of the Lord, our paths crossed. Long story short, this member needed the washing machine, but there was no one available to help us move it. So, we did what any good missionaries would do when duty calls. The four us threw that bad boy on our shoulders and carried it the two or so miles to the member’s home. Attempted to talk to people along the way, but really all we got were some funny faces. Take advantage of the little moments in life, they are what makes up the adventure.
 
4. The Itakura Family
Had the privilege to visit the Itakura Family this past week. Always a good time being in member’s homes. I forgot to take pictures, but it was a good time. As far as doing missionary work goes, working through the member’s is definitely the better way. So if you’re a regular member reading this, invite the missionaries over, introduce them to your friends! If you’re a missionary reading this, you know what you need to be doing, go talk to some members!
 
5. Polynesian Night.
Now you’ve come this far, and I’ll bet you’re still wandering about the the title of this email. In short, we had a Polynesian culture night in Kichijoji this past week. All the missionaries throughout the mission from Polynesian cultures (Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, New Zealand, etc.) did a showcase of each of their home countries. There were lots of dances and songs and a bit of a history lesson on how the Book of Mormon first made its way to their island. We had a lot of people come with us including basically our whole Eikaiwa class, a less active member, and a couple investigator friends. It’s was a good experience for them and a lot of fun. It think the two best parts about it though, were the coconut cake at the end and seeing Elder Cuff (we came to Japan together) put on a lavalava and dance his heart out lol.
 
And there you have it. Elder Sadler’s week in a nut shell. The Church is true, the work rolls forward, and I’m just thankful to be a part of it. Hope everyone has a great week and oute alofa ia oe!
 
Elder Sadler
 
Post Eikaiwa
 
Washing Machine Dendo
 
Shibuya!
 

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