This week went by crazy fast! like im still confused how its already monday! fast weeks make me nervous! looking back there is just enough time do get everything done and teach everyone that we want to! this transfer is almost over... i am so sad!!! i love my companions soooooooo dang much! with so many new missionaries coming in there is no way we will stay in a three some. and i am terrified that i might be training a new missionary next transfer..... please join me in prayer for this to NOT happen! hahahah! i am so scared! im pretty sure i would be a terrible trainer.. i still have no idea whats going here! hahah! but it might not happen so i might be safe! whatever happens will be right obviously. Everyone keeps trying to prepare me saying that i will grow so much from being pushed and stretched and pulled and although it mostly sounds painful im up for anything!
so we had an amazing week as always! Sister Reusser went on exchanges so sister smith came to the land of Tsukuba with Ami shimai and I! We taught a lesson to one of our new investigators Kiyoko! She is the cutest little thing! Me being the oldest missionary there had to lead the lessons in japanese so that was interesting.. i basically had her read a whole bunch of stuff cause since shes japanese she can read and understand all the crazy symbols and what not! haha! it went really well though! We asked her if she came to know that our message was true would she be baptized and she said yes!! woooo! so proud of her and her faith!
Wednesday we exchanged back to our normal comapnions but stayed together to hand out flyers for the christmas concert we had on sunday! The other sisters handed out flyers while my companions and I sang christmas hymns! We did this a few times this week and it was a huge success! We had so much fun and passed out 700 flyers! People came and stood in front of us cheering, clapping, buying us food, and leaving money for our little shows hahah! i love japanese people!
HAPPY LATE THANKSGIVING! hope it was a good one! ours was amazing!!! so we had recieved a referral from a member and went to try to find her. We didnt have much info, just that she would be near the tsuchiura train station around 5.. hah! so we walked around looking for a lady with a little boy. didnt know her name or what she looked like. it was getting late but we didnt stop looking. We crossed a street we hadnt gone down before and saw a lady. trying to act normal i start tying my shoes until she reached us hahah! When she saw us she started screaming!.... she starts saying that she lived in provo and that her husband went to byu!!! we found her!!! and she is so prepared! she lived in provo for crying out loud! her name is mami! you pronounce it like mommy so i like saying her name! hahah! love you mommy! we are so excited to start teaching her!!!
the other greatest miracle was we set a baptisimal date with Hitomi san!!!! and before christmas too!!! its going to be a white christmas here in tsukuba! what a great gift to give to the savior! one of his lost sheep! she is so excited to be baptized! her husband previously was against the idea but now he is allowing it!!! we are so stoked! so grateful for him and his sweetness and love for his wife! he wants her to be happy and this is definitely the way!
Went to a wedding reception this week! my ward mission leader got married! he was the happiest guy ive ever seen! they were so cute and so awkward! hahah! japanese people are so non touchy and non affectionate so it was funny!
sunday we had ahuge christmas concert! kent derricott is from america but famous here in japan for being on one of their tv shows. he is a member of our church so we invited him to come to the concert and spoke! it brought so many people to the concert! the church was packed! which made me nervous because i was forced to sing a duet, and another song with a few other sisters all in japanese... it went really well though! it was such a sweet night! Kent Derricott really got everybody in the right mind set for this upcoming christmas season! Its all about giving. make christmas a special time and think about others. Think about how you can make others day a little brighter! Our savior did the same thing. Thats what he asks us this christmas season. I am so excited for christmas and that i get to teach people the real meaning of christmas! Our savior is the center of everything! how grateful i am for his birth, his life and his teachings! and his promises! we are promised eternal happiness with eternal families! I have so much to be grateful for this christmas season!
love you all!
Christensen Shimai
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