Lucky Number 13💸🏆 (Week 85)

What’s up everybody!? Hope everyone had a great week! The seasons are passing and the days are getting warmer! Taking the jacket off is definitely a great change of pace, but the sweat stained collars of my white shirts would beg to differ. On the bright side, suns out guns out, and my new companion Elder Jaeckel and I are out as well and talking to everybody we can! The mission’s the best. The work is rolling forward, the heat isn’t too unbearable yet, and we’re loving it!

We’re making a Costco run as a district today so I don’t have too much time to write, but this past week was an adventure. As usual, every six weeks we have transfers, and this past week happened to be the one. Unfortunately, Elder Harrison was shipped out to Kofu, but my good friend Elder Jaeckel (pronounced similar to J. Cole *first things first, Rest In Peace Uncle Phil*) was transferred here to Yamato and we are excited to kick things off! So far, our time has been filled with a lot of planning, coordinating with new district leaders, and attending the various meetings that help move the work forward. It’s been a lot of fun and I’ll try to have a good story for you all next week!

Lastly, the other big news is, I am officially a teenager now. Transfer 13. The past year and a half have been the greatest ever and I’m thankful for the several months I still have left. There’s honestly not too much better than getting out and getting to work in the service of the Lord. The time flies by way too fast, but I think Zach Brown Band said it best, “When you lose yourself, you find the key to paradise.”

Hope everyone has a great week! I love you all!

- Elder Sadler -

District Bowling for the final p-day last week

Well timed photo of me making the game winning strike in the background lol

Opening transfer calls together on base

Last Kamakura district meeting

Elder Jaeckel’s sweet hat

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