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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear wonderful family!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we had a mogi [roleplay]-lesson with Degai shimai [Sister
Degai] and then lunch with Kitamura shimai [Sister Kitamura] at Otoya. Then we
biked to Takenoko shimai's [Sister Takenoko’s] (LA [less-active member]) (45
minutes away uphill). The wind was so strong! It took us an extra 15 minutes to
get there but thankfully the wind pushed us up some of the hills! Takenoko
shimai wasn't home so we vis[i]ted a nice couple we found housing nearby and
they let us in and the Dad did magic tricks for us and the Mom had a lot of
questions about the church. We haven't been able to pray with them yet but they
have a good chance of becoming investigators! They asked us what time church is
at and said they went by the church the other day and that it's a beautiful
building. We invited them to come but it's pretty far and I don't think they
have a car. After that visit we went back to Takenoko shimai's house and she
was home and we were able to share a message with her in her genkan [entryway]!
Then we came back to the church and had FFEP [Free Family English Program] with
Ishita-san. It was so good! Sister Tairabune jointed and Ishita-san was so
interested in the lesson. She has been reading the Book of Mormon on her own
and said she loved the part where Laman and Lemuel fight with Nephi after they
lose all their money to Laban--she said it's so real to life. She's
progressing! It's so cool to see!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we had a mogi lesson with Sister Sato about the Word
of Wisdom. It's always interesting to teach the Word of Wisdom to members in
Japan because most of them think caffeine is bad and a small amount of alcohol
in food is okay. And even though we try to explain the correct doctrine to
them, if they've been a strong member of the church for a long time they don't
always listen. I guess we just have to teach the younger generation. Then we
had a lesson with Sister Kato (RC [recent convert]). Really good! Then another
mogi. Then we had a lesson with Shion-chan (RC) about family history--and she
invited Sae-chan and Sae-chan came! Way good! Shion-shimai gave Sae-chan a
leather triple combination. Sae-chan was so excited. I have never known such a
strong PI [potential investigator] before. I'm praying so hard her mom gives
her permission to take the lessons soon! Eikaiwa [English class]. It was a
blizzard (snow and wind so hard it blew us around on our bikes) so not many
people. I caught a cold. Whoops.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we had a lesson with Yamashita-san about the Atonement--and she
understood! And she said she thinks she she should use that gift!! Holy cow!
She has progressed so much from since I got here! From being just an Eikaiwa
student, to an investigator, to understanding and applying what she is learning!
Wow wow wow! After that our appointment was cancelled so we went housing but it
was too cold so no one was out and no one was home so we visited a member and
left a note for her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Friday </span><span style="color: #222222;">I was sooo sick. Head, nose, throat, ears, eyes hurt. Runny
nose, fever. I took the last of the medicine I brought from America but it
didn't do anything so we went to the doctor. I've never been to the doctor in
Japan before Hachinohe and in Hachinohe I've been to 3 different clinics! Very
exciting. The physicians try to speak English to me, but then usually revert
back to Japanese. The nurses only speak Japanese to me. Haha. I know a lot
about Japanese hospitals now. Anyway. The doctor said my throat was really
swollen and the medicine I took prevents high fever so he thought I may have
the flu, but not sure so will you take a test? Okay. Took the test, not flu, so
they gave me 3 different cold medicines. From the doctor we went to the church
for District Meeting and then ate lunch. Came back to the church and Smith shimai
[Sister Smith, the mission president’s wife] called saying I needed to take the
TB test [tuberculosis test, for work when Katie gets home]. Luckily Iwahashi
shimai [Sister Iwahashi] and I are well familiar with the clinicis [clinics] in
Hachinohe, but we didn't have time to call right then because Tanaka shimai [Sister
Tanaka] arrived for our mogi. Then we called Matsuda shimai [Sister Matsuda] (LA).
Her health is very poor so we just did a message on the phone rather than visit
her. Then we went to Saito shimai's [Sister Sato’s] house for a mogi. Then
housing. Ate delicious Chinese food for dinner. Then went to the church and
called hospitals to find somewhere to take a TB test. Good thing I have a
Japanese companion because the name of the test is different in Japanese.
Iwahashi shimai called the hospital and found out the names of the tests they
do for TB in Japan and I looked them up in my dictionary and we found the right
one and found a place open</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Saturday</span><span style="color: #222222;">!
(most Japanese clinics aren't really open on the weekends) Heavenly help! Then
we had our Fun</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Friday </span><span style="color: #222222;">(FHE [family home evening]) activity! We were in charge of the
activity so for language study I translated what I could remember of
"Spy" (the board game we have at home that's like mofia [Mafia].
Remember that one? We played it a lot at the Bellows Family Reunion [it’s
actually called The Resistance]) and made a board game and cards and had it all
in Japanese and we played that for the activity. I learned a lot of Japanese
military vocabulary, which is great because most of our Eikaiwa students are in
the Japanese navy. :)
All of the people who came loved it, so it was great fun. Glad I was able to
remember all the rules for it! I'm sure I messed up some stuff, but it worked
out just fine! We came home and TRANSFER CALLS CAME! I'm staying in
Hachinohe!!!!! My new companion is Isogai shimai [Sister Iosgai]. She's
Japanese. From down south. I went on splits with her this transfer and lived
with her my second transfer in Kamisugi (when I couldn't speak Japanese). So
she's one transfer behind me. She's the senior companion and I'm the STL. :8</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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in terms of the number of sisters President Smith has changed STL [sister
training leaders] to 4 people, not 4 companionships.) I was pretty surprised.
I'm tanto [in charge?] over the Aomori sisters and the Akita sister because
President Smith closed Hirosaki and Odate to sisters (because of the dropping
numbers). I don't remember if I told you this, but because Iwahashi shimai
has to take entrance exams for college she goes home this transfer instead of
next transfer. So sad she's leaving! I love her so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we went to the clinic to get my TB test--never have been so
happy to get a TB test in my life! I was cheering! I was pretty happy when I
thanked the nurse for giving me the shot, haha. Anyway, it was perfect because
the clinic was on our way to a lesson we were teaching with the Elders and
Brother Ono to their investigator. Then we came back an[d] had a... I don't
know what to call it... Kimono Photoshoot? Haha, one of the ward members loves
kimonos and so she invited us to have a kimono photoshoot for our high-school
aged investigators and recent converts to help them build friendships so we
did! Way fun! Then we had ward coordination meeting and then did a mogi. Then
we visited a less active and did follow up housing and were able to teach some
lessons! Then the new family (that came to Eikaiwa last week) came to Eikaiwa
again this week—and they brought another family!!! Yay!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Sunday </span><span style="color: #222222;">was Yoshi-kun's confirmation during sacrament meeting. Sae-chan
came to church! And so did Moe-chan!!!!! It's been so long!!! We had a lesson
with her after church and asked her how she felt about being baptized and she
said; I still want to!! We invited her to be baptized the first week of May and
she said yes!!! Then there was a potluck after church and we did a mogi with
the Ward mission leader. Then as I was sitting, pondering trying to decide what
we needed to do to Sae-chan came up to me and started talking to me about what
she's been praying about recently and where she has been reading in the Book of
Mormon recently and the prayers that have been answered and it was so amazing!
She said she wants to be baptized and that she wants so much for her mom to
give her permission to hear the lessons--she said by watching us teach other
people she knows she can learn so much if we could teach her. She said
sometimes when she reads the Book of Mormon she sees things and she sometimes
feels like; there's something I can learn from this, but I don't know what but
if I had a teacher I know I could understand. Everything she said just touched
my heart!! She's only 17 but she's reading and praying every day! She said she
was praying about transfers but didn't know what to pray for because she knows
missionaries need to transfer to meet with the people who need to meet them but
she didn't want any of us to transfer so she prayed to know what to pray for
about transfers!! I'm so amazed by her! Please pray for her to be able to get
permission to take the lessons. I love her so much. We also had the special
chance to watch a broadcast from Tokyo of Elder Nelson speaking. He talked
about missionary work and how we need to be able to give short, easy to
understand answers to important topics. It was so amazing!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Please also pray for Miyaji-san and Natsuko-san. Miyaji-san said
she's too busy right now to take the lessons and Natsuko-san said she's too
sick (with depression) right now to take the lessons or come to Eikaiwa. :( <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today we went to the doctor and everything was okay for the TB
test! And Iwahashi shimai also caught the same cold I did so she got cold
medicine at the same time. So grateful! I was worried the TB test would
malfunction or something and we wouldn't be able to send the scans to you in
time! Miracles! So grateful!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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has reading glasses!</span><span style="color: #222222;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">Glad Zach ended up in a ditch close to home.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">TB was a miracle!</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Free Family English Program is</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Sae-chan is doing awesome!</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Shion-chan is doing good!</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's very convenient I needed a TB test the week we were going
to the doctor. :)<br />
I thought the same thing—my prayer was answered that I would get to see another
baptism before I go home! Love Yoshi-kun!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I need to practice my flute before we can play any trios.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the Book of Mormon. How is your reading going?
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I really learned this week how the Lord is interested in the details of our
lives. There were so many times I prayed for help with such small things that
were so important to me and He answered. He knew! Even though they were so
tiny! And things I didn't even think to pray for were worked out for my good by
His tender mercy. I was so amazed. One week I was reading my Book of Mormon in
the evening and I read "Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by
the hand of the Lord, having prayed mightily to him that he would deliver them
out of the hands of their enemies, therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and
did strengthen them" and I just knew the Lord had done that for me this
week, that even though Iwahashi shimai and I were both sick we were able to go
to all our appointments and teach 20 lessons and get a TB test and it worked!
He strengthened us and He heard our cries. Because He loves us. And He will
help everyone who cries to Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bellows shimai :)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-27423505296352820682015-03-11T20:40:00.000-04:002015-03-19T20:41:08.567-04:00E-mail, 3/9/2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!! I know you don’t want to celebrate but
we like celebrating your birthday because we like you so you’re just going to
have to be celebrated anyway. :D I love you so much! I’m glad you got my
birthday card. You are a wonderful man and dad and I’m so happy you’re my dad.
Many happy returns! I love you!!!!! Happy birthday!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was not too cold but way busy with lots of traveling
and we saw lots of miracles and received lots of revelation!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we went to Sendai for MLC [mission leadership council].
I talked to a really interesting gentleman on the bus. I asked him ‘What’s most
important to you, your family?’ He said, ‘Not really, money is most important.’
Wasn’t really sure what to talk about with him after that…. At MLC each
companionship talked about a challenge in their Zone and we discussed ways to
overcome them. So helpful! I really liked it! That was the first time we’d had
that discussion. Then Brother Nasekawa from Nagamachi Ward introduced the
“Lesson Moniter [Monitor?] Program” a member missionary tool for members to
naturally invite their friends to hear the gospel without pressuring them or
sacrificing their friendship. It’s like a free lesson tester—we’ll teach the
friend the member referred with the member for 3 twenty-five minute lessons and
give them a survey at the end where they can decided if they want to keep
taking the lessons and become a real investigator or if they’re fine with
ending the trial. A really cool idea! The members in Sendai Stake are starting
to do it so they’re introducing the concept to all the missionaries so if a
member asks us to do it we can help them. The drive to do it is coming from the
Stake Leadership and Ward Leaderships so it’s pretty cool. They’re not starting
it up here in Aomori yet but they want to at some point. They’re starting it in
Sendai first for trial runs. It will be interesting to see how it goes! I
learned lots from MLC.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we continued MLC. The theme was Revelation. I learned
so much! I felt like knowledge was just pouring into the room and into my soul.
It was such a powerful testimony to me of the power of the Spirit and of how
important it is that we seek it and receive it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l President
Smith: We need revelation to resolve questions we can’t answer on our own.
Build on the foundation of Revelation and Christ and you are safe, saved.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Sister
Smith: Faith leads to strong character which can be used in times of trial and
temptation. We become who we want to be by consistently doing what the person
we want to be does every day. What have you done to build your firm foundation?
The building blocks are in place. What are you going to do about it? The
mansions prepared for us are build on a firm foundation of faith. We won’t be
happy taking that path by ourselves—take others with you. The Lord has given
you everything you need to be successful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l You
need to ask God if you’re a successful missionary. That knowledge can only come
through revelation. Work on your relationship with Jesus Christ. Learn to be
happy no matter what.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Revelation
is communication from God. He gives us just enough for us to know what to do,
but generally not more than that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l We
receive revelation for ourselves and for our stewardships and our leaders can
receive revelation for us too. We can receive the revelation that their words
are from God (ex; I will go and do the things the Lord commanded through my
leaders).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Revelation
is received in small ways, through strong feelings, in our hearts and minds,
and answers that are different than we expected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Our
prayers become more like the Saviors as we become more meek and pray to know
His will. It increases our desire to change ourselves, unifies us with God,
helps us come to know Him and come closer to Him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l We
need to search the scriptures for answers, not—I’ve read the scriptures so many
times, I’ll just review my knowledge. Read to learn what you haven’t
learned/become yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Coals
together keep burning, take one away and it dies. We need to go to church. We
need to be with the Saints.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l How
do I tell if it’s me or God? First; ask—why do I want to do it? If it’s a good
desire, do it <u>now</u>. A lot of “thoughts” are inspiration. Learn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l When
the crisis comes the time for preparation is over so always be ready by being
worthy. Worthiness allows us to receive revelation which allows us to have
God’s power and to do miracles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Testimony
is a witness. Conversion is a process of bringing thought, mind, and action
into line with God’s will to become a Saint. It leads to desire to share the
gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">l Our
goal is to get to the point when God’s thoughts/desires are the same as ours.
When we get to that point, then the Lord can perfectly trust us. We can get to
that point through prayer, the scriptures, and church. Continuing revelation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday we had a lesson with Ishita-san about prayer and the
Holy Ghost. She understood really well and she read 3 chapters of the Book of
Mormon on her own! We asked her to pray to know if the Book of Mormon is true.
The rest of the day we did Zone Training Meeting prep. We had 2 trainings, 1
was 15 minutes (about being lifted up by Christ and those around us, using the
book “Adjusting to Missionary Life”), the other was 30 minutes. We felt really
inspired about the things we needed to share in our training for Adjusting to
Missionary Life and really felt strongly that it was something this Zone needed
and preparing that training went really, really well, so I really feel like God
wanted us to do that training. The revelation we received for that was like the
sun rising on a clear day with no clouds. Gradual, but super clear. The other
training (about revelation) we knew we wanted to talk about how by receiving
revelation we can go through the process of changing from a natural man to
becoming a Saint and be truly converted. And we knew we wanted to focus on the
importance of prayer, Book of Mormon, and the Sacrament, but we weren’t sure
what order we needed to teach the principles in. It felt like a day that was so
foggy you couldn’t see in any direction, and weren’t sure where to go. So we
prayed and after that there was a light leading us through the fog, giving us
just enough light to step in the right direction and we suddenly knew what
order we needed to teach everything in and what we needed to say and it all
came together. It was so cool to know we were receiving revelation to teach
about revelation! Principles in action! It really was a miracle and we were
truly blessed by God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday we got up at 4:30, left at 5:45, train at 6:11,
got to Aomori at 8, prepped, and then had Zone Training Meeting! Our AML training
went exactly as we felt inspired to plan it and there was a really sweet spirit
there. The Zone Leaders gave a really inspired training on the Spirit of
Revelation. Then we gave our second training which we called “Conversion—The
Process of Becoming a Saint by Receiving and Following Divine Revelation”. I
was so shocked by what happened; the things we taught were things I had never
thought of before. We used analogies I had never heard before. I learned from
things that I said that I didn’t think of until the moment I was speaking them.
We were moved upon by the Spirit to speak and I felt this connection with
Heaven. And even though we were doing things we hadn’t planned, my companion
and I were 100 percent on the same page. My heart was so touched. I was so
surprised. It was really the Spirit teaching, not us. I have felt this way
before, but I felt it in a new and powerful way. I am so grateful we had this
training about revelation! It has really changed my perspective. It has made me
hungry to strengthen my connection with Heaven because there is nothing more
important than that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a district leader meeting after ZTM [zone training
meeting] and got good feedback from the leaders. Then we got on the train back
for Hachinohe. Since most of our time was gone from the day our plan was to do
personal study on the train and I was sitting down and getting ready to do that
when I felt this little nudge, a tiny thought; you should talk to the girl
sitting next to you. I thought; but I need to study and I’m tired. Again; you should
talk to her. Well, we’d been studying revelation for the past 3 weeks and just
has 3 days of very clear instructions that many thoughts are actually
inspiration so I decided to follow President Smith’s advice to “If it’s a good
thing, do it <u>now</u>” and started talking to her. Turns out she’s a
college student on spring break on her way to Hachinohe for the night because
she’s been visiting all of Japan’s 47 perfections [prefectures?] for the past 5
years—and she’s going to visit the last one tomorrow! Her major has to do with
family science/history and she has researched her family history all the way
back to the Endo period (WAAAAY far) and her name is Chie (wisdom). We talked
all the way back to Hachinohe and I invited her to come to the FHE [family home
evening] activity at the church that night. She said “I’d love to! I don’t have
any plans tonight. What time?” So she met us at the church at 7pm for
FHE and she loved it! She looked up Eikaiwa [English class] by herself on her
phone and found the address of a church near her home (near Tokyo) and she said
she wants to go! She said; I’m so glad you talked to me on the train! And we
exchanged contact information—and I got an email from her today!! Miracle! My
heart was so touched and grateful that I talked to her. Just amazed. Holy cow.
Wow, wow, wow. So grateful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the end of the day we weren’t able to do personal study, so
during our preparation for bed I chose to read the Book of Mormon for 30
minutes instead of the other things I usually do. I’m so glad I did. My heart
was so touched. It was all about the relationship between conversion and
revelation. I cried. Mosiah 3:19 “For the natural man is an enemy to
God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless
he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man
and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as
a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to
all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth
submit to his father.” So touched. So perfect. We have the Holy Ghost to help
us become converted. Mosiah 3:20 “And moreover, I say unto you, that
the time shall come when the knowledge of a Savior shall spread throughout
every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.” I want this!! I’m on a mission for
this!! Mosiah 4:2-3 “And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state,
even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice,
saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive
forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who
shall come down among the children of men. And it came to pass that after they
had spoken these words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were
filled with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of
conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who
should come, according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them.”
There is a relationship between conversion and the Holy Ghost! Mosiah 5:2 “And
they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou
hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of
the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or
in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good
continually.” The Holy Ghost leads us to conversion. So thankful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday we had a lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura] (RC
[recent convert]) about tithing. Her income is only a pension but she still
pays tithing because she wants to. Amazing. Then we had cake with Shion shimai [Sister
Shion] (RC) for her birthday. Then we had kids Eikaiwa. A new family came—a mom,
dad, and 3 kids all came and learned together. So cool! Way good people. I
explained Free Family English Program and they took a pamphlet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday Sae-chan and Shion-shimai both came to church!
Yoshi-kun’s baptism (Elder’s investigator) was after church. Yoshi is 16 and
from the Philippines (half Japanese, half Philippines) so his native language
is Tagalog but he learned some English in the Philippines so he took the
lessons in English from an Elder from America and an Elder from Tahiti (native
language of French) and his aunt (a member, she is Japanese) would come to
lessons with them so during the lessons they would be reading the scriptures in
4 different languages. Wow! Since Yoshi doesn’t speak Japanese quite yet I was
blessed to be able to translate the baptismal service for him (all the talks,
etc.). That was the first time I’ve ever translated for the person being
baptized. I don’t know if I’ll ever get that opportunity again. But it was so
amazing to be translating the words the speakers were saying to him to him and
see his joy at the things they were saying about him and the blessings they
were promising him. He really understands the gospel. He bore his testimony in
Japanese and it was so amazing. I just think it is so amazing that he came all
the way to Japan to hear the lessons in English from an American and a
Tahitian. So amazing. God really wanted him to learn the gospel. What a wonderful
miracle. Touched my heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Way to go Zach on scoring a tri!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hyrum Jackson is also playing Lysander!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's awesome that the missionaries will usher for Lamb of God!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candice started cello lessons!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mom your emails are so spiritual--so amazing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How did Zach end up in a ditch?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Glad Kelsea is doing good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If Sister Burton has any questions about Sendai I'd be happy to
answer them if she wants to email me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Way to go on inviting! We succeed when we invite regardless of
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m glad you aren’t bored of my emails yet!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dad, you asked about emergency preparedness in our mission. All
the missionaries have a big heavy-duty backpack in their apartment with enough
food and water for 3 days and a first aid kit, flashlight, and some other basic
emergency supplies. We have a practice evacuation drill for earthquakes or
natural disasters once a month where all the missionaries go to their area’s
evacuation center (usually a school) and do a practice call to an emergency
number which can record messages and save them and other people can call in and
listen to your message to know you are safe. In case of a tsunami we are
instructed to run to the altitudes, not the evacuation centers (since not all
the centers are on high ground). In a real emergency where cell phones are
useable, all the district leaders check their district member’s safety and
report to the Zone leaders who report to the assistants who report to the
President. If cell phones aren’t useable we call the emergency number. President
and Sister Smith watch the news to be aware of situations that may be dangerous
and we get called if we need to evacuate. Just some of the emergency
preparedness here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lately I’ve been trying to read 7 pages in the Book of Mormon
every day and I am currently reading in Mosiah and just finished reading
Abinadah's [Abinadi’s] last testimony today. I was so touched by how true and
valiant and faithful he was in his testimony—even unto death he would not deny
the Christ and that his words were true. Such courage. Such integrity. He was
always faithful. An amazing example. I know that as we strive to strengthen our
testimonies by following the promptings of the Holy Spirit to change ourselves
to become better, we too can have the strength of character needed to withstand
all storms of life and do so smiling, with faith in Jesus Christ, the rock of
our salvation, our Lord and loving Redeemer. If we do this and hold out
faithful to the end, we will rejoice to meet him at the judgment bar where
we—at last!—will see Him again. It’s such an exciting thought; to see Him
again. I’m excited for that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all so much! Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bellows shimai :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">P.S. </span><span style="color: #222222;">Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS ZACH ON BYU!!!! Excited
to be there with you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear wonderful family,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a great week! We taught 15 lesson and had splits!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday, all the missionaries had dinner with the Kanezawa
family. Ate lots of Okonomiyaki [pancakes]. Delicious!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we had district meeting and a lesson with Ishita-san
about the Book of Mormon. She’s starting to read it! Praying she will
understand what she reads and know it is true!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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language] class and visited Takenoko shimai [Sister Takenoko] and were able to
share a message about hymns with her. Turns out she</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">loves</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">music. Inspired! Then we were able to meet Koizumi kyoudai
[Brother Koizumi]! (LA [less-active member]) And he wasn’t hanti [opposed]!
Then we visited Manami shimai [Manami] and were able to share a message with
her too. Decided to talk about hymns again…and turns out her favorite hymn is
“Teach Me to Walk in the Light”. Amazing or what? Then Eikaiwa [English class].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday we had a lesson with Yamashita-san and she read the
pamphlet about the Fall!! She won’t read the Book of Mormon in our lessons so
I’m so excited she read the pamphlet! We talked about the purpose of life and
her interest is still strong. So excited for her! Then we went and visited
Awaji kyoudai [Brother Awaji] (LA)—actually, we went to visit his wife who is
not a member but who seems open to the church and as we were talking to her he
came to the door and we all talked for a little bit and then she gave us
“smoked garlic” as a parting gift—wow! That stuff is strong! She gave us a
piece to eat right then. Wow, wow! I don’t want to eat that again!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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shimai [Sister Takahashi] and Isogai shimai [Sister Isogai] mogied [roleplayed]
for us. They are</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">very</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">good teachers. I was <i>very</i></span><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">impressed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent Friday in Hirosaki with Isogai shimai. We taught Family
English Program to an investigator, did housing and chirashi kubari [flyer
distribution], had a dendo [missionary work] fireside meeting with the district
and ward mission leader, and had a phone call lesson with a less active. Really
good dendo!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Iwahashi] and then we had lunch with Saito shimai [Sister Saito] (Hachinohe
Branch) and Brother Miake (service missionary couple from Nagamachi who was in
Hachinohe this week) at a seafood barbeque—you pick the raw seafood you want
and cook it on a barbeque (not yakiniku—different). We had lots of oysters and
huge shrimp and fish and it was so delicious! Then we had coordination meeting
with the ward and then a lesson with Shion-chan (RC [recent convert]) and
Sae-chan (PI [potential investigator]) came too. We taught about the importance
of reading the Book of Mormon daily and they both said they wanted to and
Shion-chan asked Sae-chan to give the closing prayer and Sae-chan said it
perfectly! She’s been praying and reading the Book of Mormon on her own! And
she’s not even an investigator yet! Amazing!!! Then Eikaiwa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday we taught gospel principles about prayer and combined
Third hour about scripture study and we’re teaching in MLC [mission leadership
council] on Wednesday about revelation through church attendance. Just getting
in all the knowledge we can about the 3-piece-backbone to testimony! It is a
huge blessing to us and our investigators! We can truly see them progressing by
their efforts to pray, read, and attend church! In combined Third hour we
committed the ward to try and read the Book of Mormon every day for the month
of March. We know they will see great blessings if they keep their commitment!
After church we taught Kato shimai [Sister Kato] (RC) about fasting and then
came home and did weekly [planning?].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">For our gospel principles lesson about prayer Iwahashi shimai
and I translated a song Zach sent me when I was still new in the field. I don’t
know if you remember but around my 3<sup>rd</sup></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">and 4<sup>th</sup></span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">transfers I was having such a hard time feeling like a good
missionary and felt so alone but when I heard this song Zach sent me for the
first time it touched my soul. I listened to it over and over and over again.
It touched my heart and spoke peace and truth to my soul. It helped me so much
and it answered the questions that I had. I felt we really had to translate it
and give it out to the people in our gospel principles class. And it touched
hearts just like it had touched mine. Here’s the lyrics (a little off because I
only have the Japanese copy right now so I’m translating it back into English);<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you’re feeling alone and you just need someone to love you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you don’t know you’ll ever make it through<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you’re worried and just need someone to listen<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is someone who is always there for you<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you’re far away from home<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every night and every morning, in sunshine or in rain<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just one prayer away<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you’ve done all that you can and it’s still not enough<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you feel the life you want is just a dream<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you’ve given all you can and don’t have the strength to stand<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All you got to do is get down on your knees<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though whatever storms this life may bring<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You’ll hear His voice if you’re listening<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope that touches your heart like it touches mine! Thank you
so much Zach for sending me that music so long ago. It answered my prayers!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m so excited for Easter and for General Conference! I’m so
grateful Christ willingly came to earth and lived His live so that we can live
again and receive all the help in life we need to become like Him. I hope our
investigators, recent converts, and less actives can understand this as we
continue to fellowship and teach them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you my dear family!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So excited to keep hearing about Lamb of God! Yep, transfers are
coming up—who knows what will happen?? WHAT! Someone from Greensboro got called
to Sendai! So excited!! I got the package!!! Thank you so much!! I loved the
“Prophetic Council and Temple Blessings” talk! Elder Aoyagi toured our mission
last year and he is such an amazing example. Zach—are you going to email me to
tell me your exciting news???? Praying for Kelsea. Mom, I am excited for you
and Dad to come!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear wonderful family,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Monday! How was your week? This week we had Zone
Conference and splits with Aomori sisters so some traveling. Plenty of
excitement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday after study we had a mogi [roleplay] with Tairabune shimai
[Sister Tairabune]. So cute. She loves talking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we had Family English Program with Yamashita-san. She
prayed on her own! And she really focused during our lesson about Adam and Eve
and said “Oh, I should be grateful for them, shouldn’t I? I never knew that!”
She’s progressing! Then we had a lesson with Miyaji-san (with Sister Toriabe as
a member joint). Miyaji-san was way nervous about having Toriabe shimai [Sister
Toriabe] there so she didn’t say much—which was so sad because we were talking
about the Atonement and she still doesn’t understand. We need a different
member to come or maybe she’s not comfortable enough to have a member there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday we got up at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 4am </span><span style="color: #222222;">and left at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 5:30 </span><span style="color: #222222;">to
catch our</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 6:11 </span><span style="color: #222222;">train
to Aomori for Zone Conference. Got to Aomori and bought breakfast and then went
to the church. Zone Conference was amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Morning Session:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #222222;">Zone Leaders</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">—Satan wants you to feel unworthy because of your weakness and
stop there. But the Lord is calling us. Listen and be able to say “Here am I,
send me.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #222222;">President Smith</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">—The result of Samuel’s obedience; the Lord
appeared to him. Can we see Him? D&C 88:62-68. If you are single to His
glory. We are the Lord’s messengers. He is calling you. Answer and fulfill your
calling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Study the gospel in your native language. Love
the people. Be worthy. Work diligently.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Worried about the fewness of our missionaries.
Remembered Gideon’s 300 warriors. 100 good missionaries is better than 1,000.
To do that we need to overcome our weaknesses (i.e. our addictive behaviors).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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forgiveness. Pray with all energy of heart (love of God and our investigators
that is so strong it can help us overcome our addictive behaviors). Live the
principle. Partake of the Sacrament: renew commitment. Gift of Holy Ghost to
help.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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from our lives. Sanctified: no more desire to do evil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Perfection: Pray, scriptures, church</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Faith</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Repentance</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Baptism/Sacrament</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Holy Ghost</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Endure to the end</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">à</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Repeat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #222222;">Sister Smith</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">—Our ancestors can help us. Stretched to the limit—you must
break down muscles to build them up. Through the Atonement our natures can be
changed. If it looks easy for someone they’ve either passed hard tests or those
tests are soon to come. The promise of angels to our aid is real. Sent at the
right time to be lifted up or to lift another up. Go to Him for help.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Love. Went really well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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love the greater our spiritual growth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Gail (he saw the need and responded), Brother Bishnu, and Sister Armstrong
(we—missionaries can help people like she was helped!!!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">l</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #222222;">Parting Missionary Testimonies</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">—The missionaries who will leave before the
next Zone Conference always are asked to bear their testimonies. Since we only
have Zone Conferences every other transfer it was my last Zone Conference. I
bore my testimony in Japanese and talked about Moroni</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 10:32</span><span style="color: #222222;">—as your testimony of the Atonement grows your
desire to share the gospel increases. Desire to help others. The Savior’s Love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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God. Is there anything in the gospel/church that would not make you a better
person if you did it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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It made me so happy!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We studied after Zone Conference and then went to the Aomori
sisters’ apartment and they did a mogi for us. Really good. Then we did
planning and goals for splits. Then we surprised Hyodo shimai [Sister Hyodo] with
a birthday card and chocolate. She was so happy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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study. We had a great conversation with people on the train and then we taught
2 lessons to recent converts (Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura] and Kato shimai
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday we left at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 8 am </span><span style="color: #222222;">for Aomori. I talked to a lady who asked me if I worked for a
church and I bore my testimony to her and invited her to church and she
listened! She didn’t commit to come, but she listened intently! Made me so
happy! Then we made a rapid companion exchange at Aomori and got right back on
the train to Hachinohe. Studied, ate sushi for lunch, had coordination meeting,
a lesson with the Ishita family (on the Book of Mormon—the kids were way rowdy
but Ishita-san was focused). Eikaiwa [English class].<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday Sae-chan and Shion-chan came to church! We taught Young
Womens about talents. So fun! It was Shion-chan’s 1 year baptism anniversary.
We gave her a card and she was very excited about it. Potluck after church.
Came home and did weekly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No school ALL WEEK?? What? Do you have to make up all that
school? I like that you spent the extra time writing essays, organizing, and
reading scriptures. :D I had 4 wisdom teeth. All those firesides sound like so
amazing! That’s amazing that you got to hear from Elder Christofferson and
Elder Parker, and Elder Soares! All the stake presidencies and bishops in North
Carolina—Wow! Mom, that’s such a neat experience you shared! You were
prepared!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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week—not as much because we were so busy. Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] is
great! The members in our branch are wonderful! My hair is still really long. I
will cut it in March :D.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Well, my dear family, I love you! We had a wonderful week! Zone
Conference was amazing! So spiritual! I learned so much and felt the Spirit and
have lots of goals of ways I want to level up. I was really touched by all the
training and videos, especially</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">Meet the Mormons. </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">Those people are wonderful examples. I was so
touched by Brother Gail and Sister Anderson. I want to be like Brother Gail. I
want to see needs and respond. I want to be like the member of the church who
asked Sister Anderson if she was okay and offered to call the missionaries for
her. We can help people like they did! As missionaries and as members! Just
being Christ-like. Showing Christ’s love. Really touched my heart. The essence
of the Gospel is Christ’s love and as we share the gospel and His love we can
change the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. Do you know Paige's mailing address for me to send her a
birthday card?</span></span></div>
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night we visited less actives and were able to share a scripture with the first
one and then the second one's wife (nonmember) came to the door instead of him
and started talking to us and we were able to share a scripture with her and
she was super receptive! It made me think of Obuchi shimai [Sister Obuchi] (an
RC [recent convert] in Nagamachi). Her conversion story is: the missionary
elders went to go reactive her husband and she answered the door. They talked
to her about the church and she got baptized. There are miracles waiting for us
to find them! Maybe this brother's wife is one of them! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Tuesday I finished reading the Book of Mormon again. I started
it exactly 1 year ago when I was a brand new missionary in Kamisugi. And I
finally finished it! What stuck out to me this time was Moroni's
attitude--Chapter 10 is</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">so</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">happy--and it's his last words! He'd been
through soooo much. But you read Chapter 10 and it has so much hope and joy and
love and it just amazed me. He was happy despite his circumstances and it's
because of the gospel. Just amazing. I felt:</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><u><span style="color: #222222;">this book is true</span></u><span style="color: #222222;">. No need to ask. It just is. I know it's true. And I'm so
grateful for the examples in it--like Moroni! I want so much to become like
them! I'm thinking I may try to finish the Book of Mormon again before the end
of my mission--we'll see! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also Tuesday, the Harmons (senior missionary couple) inspected
our apartment during gengo [language study]. They were way cute and friendly
and gave us chocolate and chips for passing inspection so we had tacos for
lunch! Then we had a mogi [roleplay] with Toriyabe shimai [Sister Toriyabe] at
the church on the Atonement. She asked lots of good questions. Then we visited
some LAs [less-active members], shared a message about blessings with Takenoko
shimai [Sister Takenoko] and then went housing. A 15 year old boy listened.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Wednesday we had a mogi with Koshiboso shimai [Sister Koshiboso]
and then prepared for Eikaiwa [English class]. Then another mogi with Kanehama
shimai [Sister Kanehama]. Then shuwa [sign language class]. Then DCS [district
companionship study?] with our new ward missionary Tairabune shimai [Sister
Tairabune]! She has dendo [missionary work] FIRE!! She's been ready and waiting
for this calling since she got her patriarchical blessing and has been</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">studying up</span></i><span style="color: #222222;">. So cool! So prepared! One thing she said was "If we
didn't have you missionaries the dendo in our branch would stop." That
made me think--no! We got to get the members dendoing so much that even if the
missionaries leave the dendo won't ever stop! Then visited an LA and gave her a
birthday card and treat and were able to share a scripture with her--the first
time we've been able to! Housing. Eikaiwa. Iwahashi shimai [Sister
Iwahashi] and I figured out a better way to teach Eikaiwa together and it's
awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday we had FFEP [Free Family English Program] with
Yamashita-san. She kept her commitment to pray--and became a new investigator!
We talked about the Creation. Felt the Holy Ghost. Then we had Bibimbap [a
Korean dish of warm white rice topped with sautéed and seasoned vegetables and chili
pepper paste, soy sauce, or a salty soybean paste. A raw or fried egg and
sliced meat (usually beef) are common additions] for lunch on our way to our
lesson with Miyaji-san. We taught her about the Atonement. It was sooo hard for
her. (Why did he have to take my sins? Why did he have to suffer? Why can't I
do it? That's so sad. There's no excuse for making someone else suffer like
that. Why was he beaten?) She cried when she said the closing prayer and prayed
for us to always have good stuff. She feels the Spirit but don't understand the
Atonement yet. That's okay. We'll teach her again next week. She'll get it, but
not in just one or two lessons. It's hard to understand. I think it's
particularly hard because she has no Christian background. But we'll help her
until she understands. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Biked back to the church and taught Kato shimai [Sister Kato] (RC)
about prophets. I love her! Then we taught the Ishita family (FFEP
investigators). They focused!! (Miracle for a mom with very genki [energetic] 6-year-old
and a 2-year-old). And they are progressing SO WELL! We watched the Restoration
and during the video her 6-year-old asked "Mommy, which one is
Jesus?" and Ishita-san answered</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">immediately</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">"He's the one on the left. Shh, listen." She knew
without asking</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">us</span></i><span style="color: #222222;">! Sugoi [amazing]! We testified of how the
Book of Mormon is how we know Joseph Smith is a prophet and of all the
blessings we get from the Book of Mormon. I felt the Spirit so strong.
Testifying to people this week about how the Book of Mormon is true after I've
just finished it is</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">so</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">powerful. The Spirit just flies in and fills
the room. It's incredible. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bike (my old one couldn't switch gears). Mine is...interesting. It's like a
hybrid of a mama chari [granny’s bike] and a mountain bike. But (maybe because
I'm too tall for it) I totally had to hunch over to hold the handle bars and
that made my back hurt. So Iwahashi shimai (angel!) swapped bikes with me. So
grateful! She said it's a funny bike to ride but it doesn't make her back hurt
and the breaks [brakes] are really good. She's about a foot and a half shorter
than me so maybe that helps. I'm just so grateful she's willing to ride it!
It's so hard to get bikes up here from the honbu [mission home] (5 hours). It
would be a pain if Elder Anderson had to bring another bike up here again. Then
we (the district) had lunch with Brother Ono to say thank you for being Ward
Mission Leader for 3 years (he just got released). Then he did a mogi [roleplay]
with us. Then we set up for our Valentines Activity. Finished early so we biked
30 minutes to a LAs house to visit her. She was busy so we went housing close by.
Then started back to the church. The minute we started biking back the weather
turned INTO A BLIZZARD. We couldn't look forward because of the snow. We both
ran into a flagpole (good thing we wear helmets). Got to the church and the
holes in our helmets were packed with snow and my skirt was completely
white. :8 But
people still came to the Valentines' Activity! We rotated between a card making
booth, cookie decorating booth, and a photo story booth. (we did the photo
booth). Way fun! We taught the spiritual message on love and everyone was super
receptive!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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chocolate for them (the tradition for Valentines in Japan is the girls give to
the boys). Then we had a lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura] (RC). Then
a lesson with Yagita shimai [Sister Yagita] (active member) on scripture study.
Felt the Spirit so strong! She hasn't been reading lately and was feeling like
it's okay to miss days of reading. I felt the Spirit so strongly. No! You need
to read every day! In 1 Nephi 8 the people who didn't hold continually to the
word of God were lost or fell away. We are in the midst of Satan's
temptations--we need the word daily! We need it to have the power we need to
endure to the end. And conversion's not a normal oil lamp that you can fill up
by reading the entire book of mormon in one day. Like the lamps of the 10
virgins it's an oil lamp that you have to fill up daily, drop by drop. I felt
the spirit so strongly as we testified and saw it change Yagita shimai's heart.
We hugged her goodbye as we finished the lesson and she left smiling and the
Holy Ghost said to me: Tell them to read their scripture and pray everyday. So
I'm telling you: READ YOUR SCRIPTURES AND PRAY EVERY DAY!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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follow-up housing. First person was busy. I was praying so hard in my heart:
Heavenly Father, please help us share the gospel with</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">someone</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"> today. The next two people we visited BOTH listened to us!
One had read the pamphlet we gave her and we shared a message about the Plan of
Salvation and asked if we could come back and the next we shared a scripture
with. Prayer totally answered!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was a message from Heavenly Father saying 'I know you and I love you!'<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Read this in my personal study today: "Devoted disciples of
Jesus Christ always have and always will be valiant missionaries. A missionary
is a follower of Christ who testifies of Him as the Redeemer and proclaims the
truths of His gospel. Sharing with other people things that are most meaningful
to us or have helped us."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candice, I love translator headsets and microphones! They are so
fun! Like spies! Good luck with your 10-minute lecture!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love your stories of service Mom!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good job babysitting Lauren!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congrats on National Merit Zach! Also Congrats on Lysander! You
will have to remind me which one of the comical characters he is. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had Mr. Hultburg for a social studies class! Something having
to do with citizenship I think...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We haven't recieved any water bottles for emergency preparedness
but all the missionary apartments have at least many liters of emergency water.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sounds like it was cold in NC this week too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm excited to live with Paige!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-80487024723778737892015-02-11T20:04:00.000-05:002015-03-19T20:04:59.752-04:00E-mail, 2/9/2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear wonderful family!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had an awesome week! We set a goal to teach 20 lessons and we
taught 21! So many miracles!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday we visited Less Actives from a list the ward gave us and
found 2 who are okay with us coming back! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday it was way cold but we biked to Kie-chan's hospital to
visit her but it was closed to visitors because the flu going around. Then we
biked to Takenoko shimai [Sister Takenoko] and she let us share a scripture
with her about prayer! Then we went housing and met a wonderfully nice old
couple who invited us inside and gave us tea [presumably the kind that’s okay!]
and cake and talked with us about travel and we talked about why we're
missionaries and bore our testimonies and they were very receptive! Then we
visited a PI [potential investigator] and taught him about the Book of Mormon
but he wouldn't accept a copy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we [had] shu wa [sign language] class and then a mogi
[roleplay] with a member after. She was so nice! Then visited some LAs [less-active
members] but they weren't home so we went housing and were able to teach some
people! Then we had a lesson with Shion-chan (RC [recent convert]) about the
Atonement and God's love and she was really touched. But she's been really not
genki [energetic] lately so we're worried about her! She's not reading her
scriptures or praying or coming to church often either.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday our investigator called and cancelled but we had a mogi
appointment with a member so we taught her. Then went housing for 1 1/2 hour,
shared 2 messages and 1 person said she used to do FFEP [Free Family English
Program] in Hirosaki and asked for a chirashi [flyer]. So cool! And cold! Then
a lesson with Ishita-san about Apostacy and restoration. She kept her
commitment to read the pamphlet! Progress! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday we met Brother Maeda (a MTC [Missionary Training Center] TRC
[Teaching Resource Center] investigator-actor who lives in America but travels
to Japan quite a bit; Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] taught him in the MTC)
for lunch and a streeting mogi. Such good practice! Came back to the church and
had FFEP with Yuri-chan. She had a hard time focusing during the gospel lesson.
Then a mogi with Nakajima shimai [Sister Nakajima] and then she jointed our
lesson with Kato shimai [Sister Kato] (RC). Sabbath day. The Spirit was so
strong! Really good! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday we had a mogi with the Ward Mission Leader and then a
lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura] (RC) on the 10 commandments. Then a
mogi with Tanaka shimai [Sister Tanaka] about the Atonement. She was so touched
and cried so much. I think her life is stressful right now. I gave her a big
hug. She needs love. She wants to dendo [do missionary work] too! So
amazing! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday I gave a talk in church on the Sacrament. Then we taught
gospel principles on the creation and Sae-chan came for Young Womens and we had
FFEP with Natsuko-san and she said she'd try to pray on her own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We saw so many miracles this week! Doing
good! Sae-chan came to church! And she asked her parents about permission
to recieve the lessons and they said they'd think about it and talk about it
more in March. So keep praying for her!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candice, the Nacy Drew game tester. Nice! I would ask a chemist
about essential oils.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm glad Lamb of God went so well this week! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congratulations on perfect attendance and good grades Lauren!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's so neat that you got to go to South Carolina for
training. The pictures looked really pretty!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I learned so much by preparing that my talk for Sacrament
meeting. I talked about how [important] it is for baptized members to remember
their covenants and to commit to improve and symbolizes the Atonement. With the
bread we remember Christ's bodily sacrifice and resurrection and how we all
will be resurrected too. With the water we remember Christ's blood and how he
suffered for our sins and through his blood sacrifice we can be free from our
sins and made clean if we keep the commandments and repent. By accepting the
sacrament we show we accept Christ as our Savior and Redeemer and commit ourselves
to improve and recieve all his gospel (including all the ordinances and
covenants). If we take the sacrament with these purposes we will be filled
spiritually with the Holy Ghost. If we want to we can draw closer to the Lord
through the Sacrament. I know that because I have experienced it and have been
changed as I take the Sacrament. I am so grateful for this ordinance and for
the priesthood holders who are worthy to bring the fruits of the Atonement to
us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would love a 5 generation chart and stories about the people
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No travel this past week or this upcoming week! It snowed a
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I think that's all for this week! I love you all so much!
So happy with all you are doing!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-25709846073791174102015-02-04T19:46:00.000-05:002015-03-19T19:52:26.087-04:00E-mail, 2/2/2015<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Tuesday we left at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 8am </span><span style="color: #222222;">to catch our bus to Sendai. We got there around</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 1pm </span><span style="color: #222222;">and went to visit Oikaiwa shimai [Sister
Oikaiwa] (the one I taught in Kamisugi). We got a little lost but then found
her apartment--and she said she had just gotten home! Tender mercy! We talked
and she showed me all of her books--and she still had a picture of me on her bookcase!
And she remembered me! We had to go because she had an appointment, but it was
so awesome to be able to see her again!! Then we ate lunch and then we bus to
the bus stop and talked to the people in line. I met a really nice couple
probably in their 60s who had just moved that day to Sendai from Tokyo (for
work). I told them I'm a missionary and they were very friendly and nice. Way
cool! Then our bus came and we went to the Honbu [mission home] for MLC
[mission leadership council]! Theme: Teaching in the Savior's Way. Focus:
Becoming teachers like the Savior. Then daily planning and slept at the honbu.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday was more MLC. I loved Sister King's spiritual message
about prayer. She shared different experiences with prayer on her mission and
she said "some of the most spiritual experiences on my mission have been
hearing someone pray for me." That is so true for me. It made me remember
experiences that I've had like that. President Smith talked about how Christ
wants us to learn of Him and teach it to His beloved children in Japan. He has
called us to bring them the gospel. Our number one responsibility is to live so
we can have the Holy Ghost as our guide and companion. So personal study is the
most important hour of the day! Then all the Zone Leaders and Sister Training
Leaders each did a 14 minute training on an aspect relating to the theme.
Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] and I were first and taught about Spiritual
Preparation. Went really well. Things I like and learned:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and although</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">we</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">experience\d those things those experiences
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before your lessons. We're imperfect but can be strengthened through the
Atonement to bear powerful testimony<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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what you want. That is how we need to teach people. What are they spiritually
hungry for? Listen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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taught about the Pre-Earth life and prayer. She said she'd try personal prayer.
Then we prepared for Zone Training Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Friday we got up at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 4:30 </span><span style="color: #222222;">and left at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 5:30 </span><span style="color: #222222;">and
took the</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 6:11am </span><span style="color: #222222;">train to Aomori for Zone Training Meeting. It went really well.
Elder Fukuchi gave a great training on becoming the best missionary you can be
through positive attitude, believing you can reach your possibilities and
having the courage to do what you think is right. We did a 35 minute training
on Becoming Teachers like the Savior through spiritual preparation, scripture
study, living what you teach, listen/asking inspired questions, love, and
personal conversion. Our commitment was to think of one area where you could
improve and set a goal for that and do it. Then we had a discussion on helping
member dendo [missionary work] fire. Then the Zone Leaders did training on
scriptures, experiences, testify, commit, promise blessings (the Savior's
Teaching methods). Then we had a meeting with the District Leaders and ZLs [zone
leaders] and got feedback and had a discussion on if we as missionaries have
the skills to teach all the lesson in 20-30 minutes while focusing on needs and
then make a baptismal date. The feedback from on the DLs [district leaders] on
that was that we need to focus on the 20[-minute?] lesson goal to be able to do
that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went back to Hachinohe and had dinner and then had Fun
Friday and 3 investigators/potential investigators came. Sister Iwahashi and I
gave the spiritual message on personal worth. I think everyone was touched.
Then we rode our bikes home in the snow and planned. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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who came to Fun Friday) saying how touched she was by our spiritual message and
how since she's started coming to church she has started to be able to feel
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's love. Iwahashi shimai and I cried! She can
feel her Savior's love for the first time! That is incredible!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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halfway through my prayer that I was praying in Japanese and that I didn't want
to stop and switch back into English--that it was better in Japanese.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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personal study. Then we had an activity meeting with the District and then
Family English Program with Ishita-san about Jesus Christ. We showed her lots
of pictures and she was very interested and asked very good questions. (Does he
have a grave? Does he have siblings?) And she's been having personal prayer!
Progress! Then we had Eikaiwa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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[recent convert]) came to church! After church we had a lesson with Kato shimai
[Sister Kato] (RC) about obedience and daily scriptures. Then we attended shu
wa [sign language] class taught by Terui shimai [Sister Terui]. Then
Natsuko-san (Eikaiwa student) came to church for our appointment and we did a
little English and then shared a gospel lesson and she became a new
investigator! She went to a Catholic high school and she really likes prayer
and church but doesn't have a personal belief in God but wants to believe and
to come to church! So cool! We were praying that she would become a new
investigator and she did! Miracles!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to become an investigator, for Sae-chan to recieve permission to take the
lessons, to be able to be unified and work well with Iwahashi shimai and the
District so we can see miracles together, to be in tune with the Holy Ghost and
the will of God, to be able to make good choices to improve and achieve my
goals. To become more the better person/missionary God wants me to be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the gospel so that they become a part of me that in moments of need can nurture
and lift and help those I interact with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that we only have 12 weeks left as missionaries. A mission is such a blessing.
I don't want to ever leave.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">The weather is fine! We always think it is hot whenever we go to
a different area so we are very adjusted to Hachinohe's temperatures and the
snow is not bad enough for us to need to walk so we are lucky to be able to
still be biking! Zach sounds very busy with basketball and rugby and
Shakespeare and dating. About many good things! Be a good beehive
Lauren! So proud of you Mom with Lamb of God! You are amazing! I hope you
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how is violin? Candice how is cello? Candice your ultimate recipe
collection sounds very delicious. I hope I can copy and eat many of the fruits
of it. I need your ideas for lesson planning for teaching Kids English
class. Candice that's awesome about your dendo french blessing! Good luck
with your test! </span><span style="color: #222222;">Nice
new furniture Lauren and family!</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm learning more everyday about Jesus Christ and Heavenly
Father and their perfection and identity and love. I know they live and guide
this church and will help us to achieve our desire to draw close to them in
connection and attributes as we act and believe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-63721483987691927262015-01-29T10:02:00.002-05:002015-01-29T10:02:22.864-05:00E-mail, 1/26/2015<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday we had District Training Meeting and Elder Hill gave a
fantastic training on why our missions are important and it was sooo good! I
learned so much!! He is so prepared and spiritually knowledgable! Amazing! Felt
the spirit so strong. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we biked 2 1/2 hours through 3 inches of snow. So glad
we could bike safely! So much warmer than walking through snow! We went to a
sign language club--but it was just games, not a class so we probably won't go
back. Then we visited an LA [less-active member] (not home) and then went to
chirashi kubari [flyer distribution] with the District. It was soooo cold!! But
one of the Elders' investigators came to support us and brought a guitar, a
drum, and a ukelele! He kept encouraging us, saying "You can do it! 5 more
minutes! For dendo [missionary work]! Dendo fire!!" It was so cool! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(investigator and Eikaiwa [English class] student) house for our first lesson
with her (she was the other companionship's investigator before this area went
down to only 2 sets of sisters). It was so awesome!! She kept her last
commitment and remembered a ton and asked really good questions. (If I died
right now where would I go--paradise or prison? Where did Satan come from?). So
cool! Really good Spirit! She has real interest. She's a really good mom too (her
3 year old was there). And she fed us delicious rice casserole that she melted
the topping with with a flame thrower right in front of us and gave us
delicious daikon [radish] soup--yum! Her husband is in the Japanese navy so
they move every two years. Then we had shu wa [sign language] class at church.
Then we visited Matsuda shimai [Sister Matsuda] (LA, grandma). Five people
visited her that day! She was so pleased! :) She's
starting to recover from her cold. We sang a hymn with her and read a scripture
together and she was so happy. Such faith and ganbaru [working hard]! She said
missionaries are special and that we make her happy. :) Eikaiwa!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Yamashita-san. Taught her about prayer and the Holy Ghost. Went really well.
She said she still prays sometimes! At</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 2:30 </span><span style="color: #222222;">we got on our train for Hirosaki for splits! On the train we
finished all of our weekly planning and started brainstorming/studying together
for MLC [mission leadership council]. Way productive!</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 6:16 </span><span style="color: #222222;">we arrived in Hirosaki and ate dinner and then
Gallacher shimai [Sister Gallacher] and Isogai shimai [Sister Isogai] picked us
up from the eki [station] and showed us the way to their apartment where they
did a mogi [roleplay] for us--they are really good teachers! Their mogi was way
good! Then we planned together for splits and slept in Hirosaki.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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It's after Alma has finished giving council to his 3 sons individually (usually
the ti[m]e when a prophet is about to die), and then it says: "And now it
came to pass that the sons of Alma did go forth among the people, to declare the
word unto them. And Alma, also, himself, could not rest, and he also went
forth." Isn't that the coolest thing?!! I LOVED THAT! Alma was old and
tired and</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">just finished</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">a mission (Alma 35:14) but HE KEPT DENDOING!
HE COULDN'T STOP. I love that example so much!! Really touched my heart. Don't
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for our lessons. Then language study and lunch and Gallacher shimai and I left
at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 11:20 </span><span style="color: #222222;">to catch our train to Hachinohe. 2 hours and
20 minutes later we go to Hachinohe. We dropped our things off at the church
and then biked to visit an LA (45 minutes of hills, but perfect weather, no
snow) but she wasn't home so we did some housing nearby. Lots of kekkos [rejections]
but at the last house on the street a very bright, well-read, 60 year-old man
listened to us!!! He asked "Why are there so many questions?"
Gallacher shimai said "If you give us 5 minutes we can answer that
question." We prayed together, taught him Lesson 1 (up through the
Restoration, including reciting the first vision) and then prayed together at
the end and he said we can come back. Miracle!! Also, after I recited the first
vision and explained that Joseph Smith met Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ he
said "Oh, that means they are two different people, right? And that Joseph
Smith became a prophet, right?" Amazing! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Then we biked back and picked up dinner at McDonalds (introduced
ourselves to a gaijin [foreigner] airforce family from the Quad Cities who know
a missionary in Misawa), ate at the church and then had a lesson with Kato
shimai [Sister Kato] (RC [recent convert]) on Holy Ghost and Endure to the End.
She understood really well. Then we had our Fun</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Friday </span><span style="color: #222222;">activity (basically FHE [family home evening])
and 1 PI [potential investigator], 1 Family English Program student, and 1
investigator came. After that we came back home, did split review and planning.
Gallacher shimai is a way good missionary. So strong. Way hard working and
diligent. Learned a lot from her. Oh, and she went to college in Ellis shimai's
[Sister Ellis’s] (MTC [Missionary Training Center] companion) hometown--so she
knows Ellis shimai!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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caught our train to Aomori. Met Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] and Isogai
shimai there and said bye and then I came back to Hachinohe with Iwahashi
shimai. I love her. :) Then
Weekly Coordination Meeting. Then a lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura]
(baptism and confirmation commandment, went really well). Studied. Then Family
English Program with the Ishita family. Yuina-chan (the 5 year old daughter)
said the opening prayer and even listened a little bit to the lesson! (she
normally plays while her mom listens to the gospel lesson). Prophets.
Ishita-san thought the idea was really interesting and she said they'd try to
say family prayer. Then Eikaiwa. Brother Kurizaki Kohe (RC [recent convert])
came! He just moved back from Chiba! Cool to meet him! He was baptized about a
year ago and works for the Japanese Navy (a lot of people in Hachinohe work for
the navy--especially our Eikaiwa students). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After study we went to church and Moe-chan (15 year-old
investigator) came! (Miracle 1) The first time I've met her!! Miracle 2: I
stayed awake during the talks in sacrament meeting! I've fallen asleep 4 times
here in Hachinohe. I have been praying so much to be able to stay awake and
Heavenly Father helped me!! And there were so many blessings because of it!
I've been trying lately to prepare for the sacrament to make the sacrament a
really spiritually uplifting experience and so after the sacrament prayer I
closed my eyes and tried to picture talking with the Savior. I don't know
properly how to describe how I felt but my heart felt like it was shinning and
my whole body felt full of light and I just felt so happy and I was trying not
to let the people around me see me crying. I felt revelation from my spirit
older brother and Heavenly Parents for me that I needed and wanted and have
been searching for for so long. It was one of the most spiritually powerful
experiences of my life. So sacred. Incredible. After that I learned so much
from the talks in Sacrament Meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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scriptures, or have FHE in only a few minutes if it's meaningful (from the
heart).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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New Years but I'm an American :) )<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another interesting thing is that right after that, one of the
branch councilors came up to me and asked me to give a talk in Sacrament
Meeting about the Sacrament. Inspired or what? Pretty amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then (miracle 3) we had 4 people we have been working with come
to Young Womens. Moe-chan (investigator), Sae-chan (potential investigator),
Shion-chan (recent convert), and Ono Akiho-chan (Less Active). IT WAS SO
HAPPY!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Moe-chan (my first lesson with her) and Yamanaka shimai [Sister Yamanaka] came
too and jointed--and we talked about baptism with her and testified of God's
love for her and she was just beaming and responded so well. And then Iwahashi
shimai asked her if she wanted to be baptized and she said "Yes."
Why? "I want to be free from the bad things that I've had in my life and I
know baptism can do that." Can we set a date as a goal to work towards for
you to be baptized. "Yes."</span><span style="color: #222222;"> March 22</span><span style="color: #222222;">!!!!!!! She has a concern about her family, but otherwise seemed
so excited!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then (miracle 5) visited Koizumi shimai [Sister Koizumi] (LA)--and
she was on her driveway shoveling dirt! And we were able to talk/BRT [?] with
her for 30 minutes! Total miracle!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it would be better if we visited some Less Actives instead of preparing for MLC
(1 reason: we could do MLC prep on Monday, reason #2: because of MLC/ZTM [zone
training meeting] next week we won't have much time to dendo [do missionary
work] in our area, #3: we were really close to meeting the Standard of
Excellence for Sendai Mission). So even though we were way hungry and tied we
turned around and visited Manami shimai [Sister Manami] (miracle 6: she was
home! And we met her husband for the first time!) and Matsuda shimai [Sister
Matsuda] (miracle 7: she was awake! We sang a hymn together, she is getting
better and so happy to have visitors), and then went to our apartment and
looked up the addresses of 2 other LAs and went and visited. The Sakagawa couple
were home but didn't answer, but (miracle 8) Brother Osaka answered his door
and we were able to meet him for the first time! I have never had so many
people home in one night before!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we came home and made gyoza [wonton wrappers stuffed with
pork and cabbage] and tacos for dinner--delicious! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Had a long prayer of gratitude before going to sleep. So
grateful. Strength beyond our own. The power of divine grace and a loving
heavenly family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today we studied, bought groceries and had District P-day [preparation
day] (Indian curry and the game of Life). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Staying warm! Sunny in the afternoons, cold at night, but
staying warm. I feel my Savior's love in all the world around me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Way to go Candice on your Praxis! Sasuga [as expected]! Good luck
with your next ones!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Japanese sign language class was way fun. We do it at the church
and one of the Deaf members teaches and all the members who want to can come.
She reminds me of my first sign language teacher! Eikaiwa is also at the
church. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sae-chan is great! She came to church again! She is 18. No news
on permission yet--keep praying!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah, I think that's the right one toothpaste, maybe? Sensitive
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for the shopping list and food list!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Here am I, send me" is our mission scripture. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for the email Zach!!!!!!! Sounds like life is
good! :) Good
luck with Japanese! Have fun! Learn hiragana. :) Enjoy
those dates!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lauren thank you for the email too! I will teach you flute if
you teach me how to crochet. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ishokenmei hataraite imasu yo! Takusan
no hitotachi to hanashi suru o ganbate imasu yo! Nandemo tenki demo dendo shite
imasu yo! Ima eigo wa chou heta desu! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">[I have been working so hard! It is good to talk to a lot of
people! You have to work through anything, even weather! My English is super
bad now!]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love Iwahashi shimai! She is such a hard worker and we are
meshing so well!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We teach the Restoration all the time. It usually takes multiple
lessons for people to understand it but it's one of our foundational lessons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I met a physics researcher from China in Nagamachi. They must
have some good places to research science in Japan if Sister Tanner came here
too! Did Sister Tanner research in Tokyo?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The dances with games and activities sounds fun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Can't wait to taste all your delicious cooking Candice!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week we have Mission Leadership Council in Nagamachi and
Zone Training Meeting in Aomori. So lots of traveling, one 14 minute training,
and one 35 minute training to prepare. Wish us luck and pray lots!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for all your emails, prayers, and love. You are such a
wonderful support and I love you so much! I experienced the Atonement and Grace
of Jesus Christ in a powerful way this week to be able to serve with my whole
heart, mind and strength beyond my own capacity and it really strengthen my testimony.
I know God lives. I know Jesus Christ is his son who loved us so much he took
upon himself our sins and weaknesses and died to rise again from the grave so
that we can also, through becoming one with him, rise from our sins and our
weaknesses to become like him and receive strength beyond our own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love being a missionary!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Bellows :)</span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-46039230279751159662015-01-21T09:42:00.000-05:002015-01-29T09:43:03.159-05:00E-mail, 1/19/2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday, I did a 30 minute training by myself in District Meeting
on working with recent converts and less actives and Iwahashi shimai [Sister
Iwahashi] said to me afterward that she really wants to visit more less actives
now so I think it went okay! Elder Moo asked if he could have the pictures I
used too so maybe it went well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we visited 2 LAs [less-active members] who were both
sick so we went housing and then went to Eikaiwa chirashi kubari [English-class
flyer distribution]. Then we visited another LA for the first time. She lives
pretty far so it was dark by the time we got there but she was very nice and
talked to us for a little bit and said we can come back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Wednesday we had a lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura]
(RC [recent convert]) about prophets and then we to Japanese sign language class
together. (First time for all of us!) So fun! Learned names and
self-introductions. Then we did Zone Training Meeting prep. Then visited
another less active but she wasn't home. Then we went to the church for our
lesson with RC Shion-chan (high school student) and she had invited Sae-chan
(her friend from high school, and our Eikaiwa [English class] student/PI
[potential investigator])!! We did a lesson about Eternal Marriage and FHE [family
home evening] and it was so fun! They</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">loved</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">it. It was right up
their alley. It was perfect for them. Then we had Eikaiwa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday we got up at 5 and left the apartment at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 6:20 </span><span style="color: #222222;">for our train to Aomori. Got to Aomori around
9 and walked a long way through the snow to get to the church. Piles at least
one-story tall--probably taller. And the locals said most of the snow had melted!
Then we had Zone Training Meeting at Aomori Church.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Our Training: Obedience. Motivation: Love. 4
obedient people in the Book of Mormon (Abinadai [Abinadi], Lehi, Nephi,
Stripling Warriors). Their common characteristics. All had different levels of
numberical [numerical] results but that's not how their success is measured.
Video: Mormon Message-The Will of God (Hugh B. Brown and the currant bush). We
asked Elder Ito to share an experience and he talked about when he was a new
missionary they really struggled to see numerical success and that was really
hard for him but he learned to see success in different ways and that has
helped his whole mission and helped his numerical success to increase as well.
Successful missionaries are obedient and do their best. Commitment: Report to
the Lord your day's work and obedience in your evening prayer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and Gathering Israel. Planning/Goals/Using our experiences. Commitment: Set
goals first, plan with Recent Converts first, connect doctrine to daily life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">From the meeting, one impression I had was to ask myself: Am</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">I, personally,</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">receiving revelation through church, prayer,
Book of Mormon (not just my investigators)?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that we had a feedback meeting with the Zone Leaders and
District Leaders. Lots of good ideas. I learned so much. One thing we learned:
We (us and the Zone Leaders) weren't sure if we should have the training in
both languages or just in Japanese so Iwahashi shimai and I decided to do all
our training in Japanese and just have a translator (into English) for the
missionaries who needed it. The Zone Leaders decided to do one person speaking
English and one speaking Japanese. After the meeting finished we felt like it
was better to do Zone Training Meeting all in Japanese or to reduce the amount
of material we train about (the ZLs [zone leaders] had to take out one of the
breaks because it was taking too long to say everything in both languages). I
also learned a lot from the discussion the Zone Leaders had about helping
people become progressing investigators and come to church. Lots of good ideas!
Discussions are a great way to learn I think. I learn so much by talking about
things.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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apartment and listened to their mogi [roleplay] and planned for our splits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday Sister Hayashi (12th transfer) and I dendoed [did
missionary work] in Aomori and Iwahashi shimai and Hyodo shimai [Sister Hyodo] (new
missionary) dendoed in Hachinohe. We started with personal study and then met a
member and her friend at her friend's house for a mogi lesson. I had a neat
experience during personal study. I was really nervous about the split so I
just prayed and prayed and prayed about it--and during the whole split I just
felt so much love for Hayashi shimai [Sister Hayashi] and saw so many of her
good qualities and felt the Spirit and such a good relationship of her where
she trusted me with her thoughts and feelings. Really amazing. Anyway, we the
mogi appointment was challenging because they were both speaking the Aomori
dialect so it was incredibly hard for me to follow the line of the conversation
(it seemed so jumpy to me because I was only getting 4% of what was being
said). But we did manage to pray with them, explain God, and read from the Book
of Mormon together. The friend wasn't very interested but did open up more and
then we ate lunch together. Then Hayashi shimai and I went back to the
apartment and studied and then went and visited a RC and her investigator mom
and did a lesson on repentance in their genkan [entryway]. They are so
awesome!!!!! Manase-chan is so cute and strong in the gospel (ex: I learned
this thing the other day about repentance and I think I want to do this better
and I just realized I probably should've done family history before I go to the
temple to do baptisms tomorrow!) and has such a good relationship with her mom
and testified so much during our lesson to her mom. So cool! She is such a good
example to her mom. I learned so much about repentance from that lesson--from
what they said and from what Hayashi shimai taught. Repentance is so positive
and happy! Changing all our mistakes from weighing us down to being lifted up
by the help and merits of Christ in our full-partnership with him. I love it!
Then we came back and did our split review. Wonderful experience! I love
Hayashi shimai and Hyodo shimai!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday we got ready and walked 30 minutes in the falling snow
to the eki [station] and took the train to Misawa to meet and trade back
companions. Almost didn't make it because the ticket I had was for a different
train than Hayashi shimai's and the ticket-man didn't want to let me go, but
then Hayashi shimai couldn't meet up with Iwahashi shimai and Hyodo shimai
because they already on the train! But we finally were able to persuade him and
by running we made it in time for them to catch their train back to Aomori!
Small miracles to help missionaries stay together!! Then we (Iwahashi shimai
and I) came back to Hachinohe and had a lesson with Kato shimai [Sister Kato] (RC)
about repentance, baptism, and proxy baptisms. Asked her if she wanted to have
a temple recommend interview and she said not yet--too soon (she's not
confident). Then we had Family English Program with the Ishita family about
Eternal families--so cute! Then Eikaiwa!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday President and Sister Smith came to church in Hachinohe so
I translated for Sister Smith for sacrament meeting (translated President
Smith's talk for her--pretty fun!). Then Iwahashi shimai and I taught gospel
principles (about Pre-Earth Life) and an Eikaiwa student came!!! Then we went
to Young Womens with Sae-chan (she came to church!!) and so I translated again
for Sister Smith. Then we went to Shu wa [sign language] with her and Sae-chan
(again, I translated--way hard to learn new things and translate at the same
time!). Then we had our interviews after church. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good luck with your tests Candice!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bellows shimai :)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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we went to the Honbu [mission home] (in Nagamachi) for Mission Leadership
Council (MLC). So at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 8am </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">we caught our five hour bus to Sendai. Miracle--there were so
many people on there for us to dendo [do missionary work] to! The woman I sat
next to was actually drinking sake [rice wine] so I was a little concerned
about bringing up the gospel but she was very kind. We didn't talk a whole lot
about the gospel, but I gave her my meishi [business card] and some chirashi [flyers]
and she said she would read it and seemed very pleased. Then we got to Sendai
and did a little dendo there (saw Elder Reynolds and Elder Berkley from the
MTC!) and then took a train to Nagamachi and went to drop off a letter in that
apartment but the Sisters were home so I got to see Carr shimai [Sister Carr]!
Then we stopped by an old PI [potential investigator] and she gave us rum
chocolate, haha. Then we took a bus up to the honbu and ate okonomiyaki [pancakes]
next door. Then went to the honbu for MLC. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="color: #222222;">President
Smith: Get all information from MLC to your missionaries and come here with
questions.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Assistants: Purpose of
MLC is to relay information, council together, and stay on the same page so all
zones are the same. 2014 results. Baton pass when you transfer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Then we all shared our
experiences of people we talked to on the way to MLC. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="color: #222222;">President
Smith: Stand as witnesses wherever you go and be happy because of it.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Assistants: Everyone
has felt the Holy Ghost before we just need to teach in terms they
understand--use experiences they can relate to. (The feelings people have for
the important things in their lives, family history.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then got ready for bed and slept at the honbu. I got to see
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review of the past 2 MLCs so all of the STLs [sister training leaders]/ZLs [zone
leaders] did a 14 minute training on a topic that was discussed at one of the
previous MLCs. (7 minutes Japanese, 7 minutes English,</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">6 minutes for questions/commentary by
President Smith</span></i><span style="color: #222222;">) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Why
are we obedient?</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">We are given rules
because Heavenly Father and our leaders love us and want to protect us. Look
through their viewpoint and say "I love you, I'll obey you."<i> </i>John</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 14:15</span><span style="color: #222222;">.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">Obedience is a principle of power. When we choose to obey
Heavenly Father blesses us with power. But to get this power our obedience has
to be from our heart. Use every act as a way to show God your love for Him.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Mission
Dress Code.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> We express
who/what we represent through our clothes. So express Jesus Christ. Express
yourself the way He would. It is not about us. It is a way of showing respect.
(Sister Smith: And please smell good.)</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">We cannot write enough rules to cover every situation--that's
why we need a personal filter. And the rules might change. But the question of
obedience will always be there. So LEARN IT NOW. Learn it here. Learn here how
to control yourself. Self-discipline. If now [not] now, when? Now is better.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Conversion
Triangle.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> <i>We are also
investigators. And so are our children. Revelation = success.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Setting
Goals for things we can't control.</span></u><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">Doctrine: God knows
everything. Principle: We need to seek revelation from God in order to see
success. Application: Pray, follow the Spirit, focus on people and key
indicators.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">A perhaps/maybe goal
is a good goal! Set this goal but then realize you can only control how hard
you work. Our goal is for ALL to receive the gospel. But even if only
SOME come our joy will be full. Just do your best and so long as your heart and
actions are right, don't be discouraged. Don't feel guilty about not meeting
goals. If you wanted the goal and worked hard, smile.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Successful
Missionary.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> Ammon and
Abinidah [Abinadi] were successful because they yielded their hearts unto God
and gave their lives over to Him. Because of this their authority became power,
they were able to receive revelation for the people in their stewardship, and
their Gift of the Holy Ghost became the companionship of the Holy Ghost. We can
know through these indicators know if we've become God's instrument.
INDICATORS: The Spirit, can pray to the Lord and say you've done your best. <i>Not
obedient = not successful. Obedient with heart = success.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Gathering
of Israel.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> This was our
topic. I've attached my notes on what we said and the handout we gave out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Daily
Planning.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> Pray for people
by name, pray for specific blessings. Set goals FIRST. Focus of goals: People
and their faith. First priority is Recent converts, then normal order. We can
help them progress even if we don't have an appointment. What are we going to
do? What specific time?</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">RC board in genkan
[entryway]. Ammon: What can I do to help the king so I can earn his trust? Go
from people to activities, not the other way around. The PERSON is the focus.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Fasting.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> Little brother didn't know to pray--our
investigators are the same; don't know why or how so we need to explain.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">Don't write down names. It's okay to have a
group fast but don't write down names. Fasting not on Fast</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> Sunday </span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;">should be a rare occasion. Sacrament is for
members to renew their covenants. If you want to partake, let's set a baptismal
date so you can partake after you're baptized.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><u><span style="color: #222222;">Lehi
and Nephi.</span></u><span style="color: #222222;"> Power and
Authority. Knew</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">perfectly</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">God's will. Exactly obedient with</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">unwearingness.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"> Did not fear man. Gave up things of
lesser importance. Prayed for the people. Followed the prophet. Application:
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information, okay to talk about the church at Eikaiwa [English class]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="color: #222222;">President
Smith: To have power in teaching the gospel we must live it. I have been richly
fed and learned so much today. Good job. Thank you.</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and then took a 15 minute bus to Sendai and a 5 hour bus to Hachinohe in time
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left and caught our first train to go to Aomori for Zone Training Meeting. But
the train to Aomori was stuck in Aomori because of snow. So after waiting for
an hour Zone Training Meeting was post-poned to next week. We came back to
Hachinohe and got our ticket refunded and came back and did our study time at
the church. Then had a lesson with a recent convert on keeping the Sabbath Day
Holy. She forgot we're not supposed to shop on Sundays so it was a good lesson
to remind her. Then we did weekly planning and then we had Fun</span><span style="color: #222222;"> Friday </span><span style="color: #222222;">and gave the spiritual message. We were able
to talk to an Eikaiwa student (Sae-chan) after about the church but because
she's not legally an adult yet she can't become an investigator until we get
parental permission to teach her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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had a FFEP [Free Family English Program] (30 min. English, 30 minute gospel)
lesson with the Ishita family. Then Eikaiwa. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the lessons were perfect level for her (God, Joseph Smith). Then we taught her
a little more about God after church and went to the Japanese sign language
class together and it was all Book of Mormon words so we gave her a Book of
Mormon and she was way excited and said she'll read it! After that we had study
and then went to visit an LA [less-active member] but she wasn't home (or maybe
asleep?) and didn't answer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">So that was our week! Busy as always. So happy we got to teach
more lessons and hear so much wisdom from President Smith! Today I am giving a
training in District Meeting about working with Less Actives and Recent
Converts. o_O </span><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we will train at ZTM [zone training meeting] and
have splits. I will be staying in Aomori and Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] will
work in Hachinohe. Pray for that and for us to be able to receive parental
permission to teach Sae-chan!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the goals and the happy list you sent me! The kids in
kids Eikaiwa are having fun but Ishita-san wants me to teach harder things (she
says right now it's too easy) so I'm going to try to come up with some phonics
and more difficult vocabulary for them. We'll see how it goes! Hopefully they
will still enjoy it even if it's rough at first! I got to go to my first
Japanese sign language class this week--so fun! Brings back memories of
BYU. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The branch here has about 5 active youth. Our Branch President
is very young and friendly. He is happy to help with whatever the missionaries
need, he just needs us to tell him what it is that we need. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The weather has been the same snow, ice, melt, kind of a deal.
I'm thinking maybe that's how it will stay. On warm days it's probably in the
30s. Cold days are obviously colder than that. Today was good weather. It
snowed a little in the morning but then it all melted. They say our funny
weather is from the strong winds from the ocean. It's supposedly so windy that
it blows almost all the snow to Aomori so we get only a little and then
everything melts really fast. So I'm sure once we head up there the amount of
snow will be very surprising. :) Iwahashi
shimai caught a cold which she passed to me and we thought might be strep so we
went to the doctor and they took a blood test and a strep test (don't know why
they need blood for that, but I guess it's a Japanese thing. You know how they
love their blood types. :) )
but it wasn't step so they gave us normal cold medicine. My symptoms are all
gone away except for a cough. Hopefully that will go away soon as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Glad everyone is having fun with the sports! Maybe I can
convince Iwahashi shimai to go running with me in the morning. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm excited to hear all about how Lamb of God goes. I hope
you're able to video-record some of it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, my dear family, I'm happy with all the wonderful things
you are doing! I'm so glad to be a missionary and I'm so grateful for all your
support! I know this gospel is true and I want to share it the best I can and
follow the Savior with all of my heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-160319840044486672015-01-07T17:29:00.000-05:002015-01-11T17:29:33.587-05:00E-mail, 1/5/2015<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear wonderful family,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy 2015!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oshogatsu [Japanese New Year] was great! No seeing sunrises or
pounding mochi [rice cakes] just sleeping at regular hours, eating mochi and
going to a very simple jinja [shrine] with a few Eikaiwa [English class] students.
Very simple and wonderful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Last Monday I got an awesome Christmas package from the Walsmans in the mail!!
It had self-made CDs and messages. It was awesome!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we got up early and went to another early morning market
with Kon-san. This time Sae-chan (another Eikaiwa student) came and it was so
yummy! Favorites: Gyoza stuffed bread, bean donuts. Delicious! Then we had a
lesson with Sugiura shimai [Sister Sugiura] (recent convert) and did some
housing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we did New Years Cleaning!!!! All day! SO NICE!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday--2015!!!!!!!--it was snowing A TON so we walked to the
church (about a 40 minute walk) and met everyone to go visit a jinja (shrine).
Kon-san, Shogo-san, Sae-chan (Eikaiwa students), and Yoshiyuki-kun (member's
cousin, Phillipino, investigator, learning Japanese) came. We went to a small
closeby jinja and then came back to the church and played games with them. They
all really seem to love the atmosphere at the church. When we were walking back
to the church Kon-san asked me about a few mission rules (curfew, contact with
family) and was just astounded by them and then said "I just really
respect you missionaries so much and want so much to help you. Is there
anything I can do to help you?" Looking back at that now, I totally
should've asked him for a referral right them but I didn't, I don't remember
what I said. But I was really touched by that. He can tell that we're trying to
do good things! That afternoon all the missionaries had lunch at President
Kanazawa's home. We ate lots of mochi. Then we went home and read all of 3rd
Nephi. I love 3rd Nephi. The Savior really taught the Nephites so much. So
amazing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then I set New Years Goals!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My goals:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Finish the Book of
Mormon in Japanese<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Think: What would
Jesus do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Create and follow a
Spiritual well-being plan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Create and follow a
physical well-being plan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Read the Book of
Mormon everyday<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Study and improve my
prayers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Repent better<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Talk with as many
people as possible each day<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Be bold with love and
unafraid<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Recieve and recognize
revelation<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Faith, hope, and
charity, with an eye single to the glory of God<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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whole-hearted obedience<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">See one more baptism<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(for after mission, not all necessarily in 2015:)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mission memory books before going back to BYU<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Go to the temple once
a month (NC) and once a week (BYU)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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August<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Develop my talents and
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Become a ward
missionary<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Sign up for a 10k<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Keep in contact with
people from Japan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #222222;">Learn excellent
cooking and make a recipe book--give or send it to missionaries<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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career<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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college by studying<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't do goals for the family yet--sorry!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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really deeply about them and receive help and revelation. I want to and hope I
can achieve them!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday we had District Training Meeting with training on 'baton
passing' from the Zone Leaders. I translated for Hansen choro [Elder Hansen].
So fun! Then we walked to a less active grandmas house and did a lesson in her
genkan [entryway]. She loved it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday we had a District mogi taikai [roleplay tournament] at
the church with some ward members--did several mogis [roleplays] and a lesson
with a recent convert. Really good! Then Eikaiwa--no kids came so I helped out
in beginners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Relief Society and Priesthood) for Yoshiyuki-kun. Fun! Then we did weekly
planning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sounds like it was a fun week with the cousins! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy birthday to Grandfather and Grandmother!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sorry to hear about Uncle Wes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The reindeer at the party are the Elders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you so much for the Christmas presents! I love them!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah, it's the year of the sheep here in Japan...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will be traveling a lot this week; Tuesday and Wednesday are
Mission Leadership Training Meeting in Nagamachi. Friday is Zone Training
Meeting in Aomori. We have to prepare a 14 minute training to present tomorrow
and a separate 30 minute training to give on Friday. We're going to be really
busy!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, my hope for this year is for it to be filled with
happiness!!!! I love happiness!! I just always want to be happy. And I know
that keeping the commandments of God and building a relationship with him and
receiving the guidance of the Holy Ghost is the way to true happiness in this
life. This gospel and Christ's teachings give me the perspective I need to have
true happiness and to have joy. I am so grateful for Jesus Christ and so
grateful I can share this message with everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you!!!!! Looking forward to hearing all the
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My dear family,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was so fun to talk to you on skype! Loved it!! You all seem
to be doing so well! This week was awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a great week! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday we went as a district to the neighborhood Christmas
party of a less active sister and helped out. We did games and activities
together. 5 little 6th graders ran the activity. So cute! Then the sister drove
us back to the church where we set up for the ward Christmas party and then had
a lesson with a recent convert (Kato shimai [Sister Kato]) on faith. She really
misses institute and can't wait for it to start back up again. Then we had the
Branch Christmas party! LOTS of Eikaiwa [English class] students and their
families came!! Lots of games and a few musical numbers so it wasn't really as
spiritual as I had hoped but it was good for the Eikaiwa students to build
friendships with ward members. Really fun. I know [want] to know them and their
families better. They are really good people and seem to connect well with the
Branch members here. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One thing I learned as I was studying the gospel of Jesus Christ
[lesson in Preach My Gospel] this week (faith in Jesus Christ, repentance,
baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost, endure to the end) was that these aren't just
arbitrary hoopes to jump through to get back to God; they are how we change to
become like Him. So we need to not be missing that as we do these steps! We
need to be changing to become better through following this process. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday was Christmas Eve! We had a mogi [roleplay] with
wonderful Sister Saito. She fed us lunch, printed pictures of our Eikaiwa
students who came to the Branch Christmas party for us to give to them, did a
mogi with us, and drew a map for us to get to our next location. So kind!! Then
we biked to the hospital to visit Kie-chan (19-year-old investigator) but they
wouldn't allow us to visit or contact her and wouldn't say why. So we went
across the street to where Shion-chan (RC [recent convert]) was working at Moss
Burger and bought ice-cream from her and made her smile (she said after that it
was the first time anyone has ever visited her when she was working). Then we
had the Eikaiwa Christmas Eve Party! No class, just activities; White Elephant,
Charades, Nativity videos, and Santa giving out CDs of church music. Then 2
students did talents. Really effective dendo [missionary work]! It was exciting
how intently the students watched the Nativity videos. Great potential there!
The students we asked to do talents were so thrilled and happy. They asked if
they could do talents again and all the students said they wanted to do an
Eikaiwa like that again. I think it was really effective! After Eikaiwa we got
a call from Kie-chan (the one we were unable to visit at the hospital) and she
said her doctor banned us from visiting her because we're missionaries. :( So
we can't teach her until she's out of the hospital. I hope she gets better
soon!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also on Christmas Eve I opened the rest of my Christmas
presents!! WOW!!! Thank you thank you thank you!! I've already studied part of
the Japanese book, am listening to the music, using the hairbands and clothes,
eating the food, and loving the paper cutter and makeup remover wipes and tiny
scripture set!! Thank you! Thank you!! I hope you get to see the before and
after pictures. :) Lauren, thank you for the necklace you made! It is so
pretty! Very happy Christmas!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday was Christmas! We got up early, went to the church, and
SKYPED!!!! It was SO FUN to talk to all of you!! It was just so fun and happy!
Highlight of my Christmas! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that, we (as a District) rode a train to Misawa for
Christmas lunch with the Larsen family. Very fun! Chips and dip,
potatoes, pretzel jello salad, bean salad, pork, rolls, and then cheesecake and
ice-cream. So fun! We actually had to wait a while before lunch because their
pressure cooker wasn't working so we played games with the kids. Sister Lauren [Larsen]
is a grade school teacher on the Misawa military base. They gave all of us
Christmas stockings with peanut butter, etc. So kind!! Then we came back to
Hachinohe and taught a Free Family English Program Student at the church
(Yamashita-san and her daughter). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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back and did study. Then we had Fun Friday; the students all really enjoyed the
spiritual message Elder Moo and Elder Hansen gave--a blind maze.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday we went as a district to an early morning fish market
with an Eikaiwa student and ate fresh raw fish for breakfast. Yum. Came back to
the church and studied and then had District Meeting and then Ward
Coordination, and then visited a less active family that Iwahashi shimai's [Sister
Iwahashi’s] Mom knows. Total miracle; the house looked like no one was home.
Then a woman answers the door and says 'I know who you are and I don't want
you.' BUT SOMEHOW she stopped, listened, didn't close the door, and ended up
giving us apples as we left. Total miracle. AMAZING. Iwahashi shimai was so
brave talking to her! Amazing! Came back and had Eikaiwa.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Kimura family. We did the spiritual message on how everyone has worth and
everyone had fun and loved it. Then we went to the church for Iwahashi shimai's
skype. So cute! Very genki [energetic] and fun. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, I am default thinking in Japanese, haha. You all speak very
good Japanese inside my head. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You wanted to know more about Hachinohe. Hachinohe is a big
branch with about 60 members who come to Sacrament meeting. The apartment is a
15 minute bike ride from the church across a big river. There are 3 bridges by
our apartment and they are very pretty with all the stars at night. We can see
the ocean when we go shopping so the members feed us lots of seafood. Iwahashi
shimai said there are some pretty places to see it here. It feels a lot smaller
than Sendai--my first week I kept saying to Iwahashi shimai 'There are NO
people here!' haha. Its a very nice town. Probably bigger than Greensboro. Our
apartment is very nice and very big for two people. We could each basically
have our own room with 2 desks each as our closets but that would be too lonely
so we just each have our own closet and study in the same room. There are 3
other companionships of sisters in our Zone (in Aomori, Hirosaki, Odate) but we
only do splits with Aomori and Hirosaki. We will do those splits the 2nd and 3rd
week of January. Brother Ono is a very nice ward mission leader. He is 50 and
single and the missionaries are his best friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Christmas was so fun! Now it's the time for goal setting. Goals
goals goals. Thinking thinking thinking! Exited to hear about how goal setting
family home evening goes!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved 12 days of Christmas! Thank you so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You asked what I want when you come to Japan in February. The
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am so excited to make New Years goals! I have learned so much
this year about how to use the enabling power of the Atonement and how through
it we can change and become better and I am so excited to apply it! I want so
much to become more Christ-like and to become the person he wants me to be. I
love my Savior and hope to more perfectly testify and teach of him in his way
and to be a window to his heavenly love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a wonderful week and New Years!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Candice Bellowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422050230102601078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1493744266430971526.post-91384311490973139442014-12-24T14:07:00.000-05:002014-12-28T14:13:41.657-05:00E-mail, 12/22/2014<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My dear wonderful family!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Hello from Hachinohe! It is windy and cold here
but thankfully the</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">snow hasn't been sticking.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">This week was very interesting with transfers
and all of that. I</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">didn't actually get to Hachinohe until Thursday night so I
was still</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">in Nagamachi for most of this week.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">I don't really know my new area very well yet.
It seems very nice from</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">what I've seen so far, although I do dearly miss Nagamachi
and all the</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">wonderful people there. The temperature is colder and the
wind is so strong! Hachinohe is known for its very strong wind and for its</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">community of Deaf people so many of the
missionaries learn Japanese</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">sign language. Iwahashi shimai [Sister Iwahashi] is also a
sister training leader. We</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">travel and go on splits with the sisters in our zone (2 other</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">companionship). I don't know any of them very
well. There are about 20</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">sisters in our mission right now. We also do training at Zone</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Conference. My companion has been here for 1
transfer so fairly</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">familiar with the area but still learning. My Japanese is fine,
I</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">think,
haha.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Monday I was still in Nagamachi with Carr shimai
[Sister Carr] so I finished packing</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">and the shippers picked up by bags to take them to Hachinohe.
Then we</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">had lunch at a recent convert's house (Yokoyama kyodai
[Brother Yokoyama]) and in the</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">evening had a lesson with Sato-san (our investigator, Brother
Sato's</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mom). Felt such great love for her. We talked about the Book
of Mormon</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">and she talked about how grateful she is to be learning our message</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">and how grateful she is that she started meeting
the missionaries and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">we both started crying. I love her so much. So grateful. We
sang as a</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">bye-bye present to her and took pictures together. I hope we
can keep</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">in touch.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Tuesday we went to Ladies' Eikaiwa [English
class] and then met Wong-san (PI [potential investigator]) at the</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">mall and ate lunch with her. Study. Volunteer.
Came home, last</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">companion study with Carr shimai. So sad! 13 people slept in
our apartment that night for transfers! Crazy! But it was warm. :D I</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">called Bishop Ishizawa to say bye and he said
thank you for writing</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">all those thank you notes to me while you worked her (I had
forgotten</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I'd done that). Wow, they meant a lot to him! I was so
surprised, I</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">completely forgot that I'd done that.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">Since Holmstead shimai [Sister Homstead] (Carr
shimai's new trainer) arrived Tuesday</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">night, Wednesday morning Nishikawa shimai [Sister Nishikawa] and
I became companions and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">did
personal study and then made sure all the area information was updated together
for companion and language study (translating lots of different things and
such). Then we went and picked up Stice shimai [Sister Stice] ([my friend] from
the MTC!) at Sendai station and became a trio and then ate lunch and then biked
and dropped off notes for various people in the area. Then had Eikaiwa. It was
so awesome to be there to be able to say goodbye to everybody! I wrote and
handed out lots of meishi [business cards]. Abe-san, Cassie, Rei-chan, Brother
Sato, Wong-san. They all said they'd miss me and that I should come back and
visit. So wonderful to be able to be there to say goodbye. Building bridges.
Planting seeds. I want to see them again. Brother Sato said to me thank you so
much. We will miss <span style="background: white;">you. But people are
waiting for you in Hachinohe. Go find them! Maybe</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">1 or 2 or 3.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Thursday we 3 (me, Nishikawa shimai, and Stice
shimai) went to the</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">meeting for all the new District Leaders/Zone Leaders/Sister
Training</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leaders.
We talked about Christ-like leadership and our <span style="background: white;">responsibilities. Sister training leaders are responsible for the</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">training and welfare of the female missionaries
assigned to us and</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">participate
the in the Mission Leadership Council (once a month). That <span style="background: white;">includes doing splits with the sister assigned to us,
giving training</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">in Zone Training Meeting, and calling/texting our sisters
every night</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">to make
sure they're safe. We report to President Smith. It was a<br />
<span style="background: white;">really good meeting. After that we went and met
our new companions at</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sendai station. My new companion is Iwahashi shimai
(Japanese, from</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Chiba).
We bought lunch, got on a bus and rode 5 hours to Hachinohe. Yep, it's far!! By
the time we got to Hachinohe it was dark and we walked home and ate dinner. The
apartment here is so pretty and big!! I didn't take any pictures of it yet,
sorry, but it is SO PRETTY! The genkan [entryway] is on the first floor but the
rooms are on the second floor and there are 2 study rooms, a big kitchen, and a
bedroom with bunkbeds--with actual beds! What?! And there's just the two of us!
(The number of sisters is going down in our mission so all of the sisters[’]
apartments are down to only 1 companionship). SO CRAZY!<br />
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<span style="background: white;">Friday we had Ward coordination meeting. Then we
had an activity</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">planning meeting with the District. Then we did weekly
planning.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Iwahashi
shimai is so good at it! So fast! Then we had "Fun Friday"</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">(FHE [family home evening] kind of a feel--we did
the musical number). Iwahashi shimai is so</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">good at
singing! And she plays a little piano.<br />
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<span style="background: white;">Saturday we visited an LA [less-active member],
planned Eikaiwa, did posting--and met a</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Buddhist missionary who dendoed [proselyted to] us. Really
funny. Then we had Free</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Family
English program with the Ashita family (2 daughters and mom) and taught about
Jesus Christ. Then we had Eikaiwa and I taught kids class.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sunday we sang with the Relief Society in a
very normal sacrament meeting. It is so small compared to Nagamachi!! Came
back and had </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">lunch. Then visited a PI and had a lesson about the Atonement.
Had <span style="background: white;">dinner with the Ueyama couple. SO nice.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">I don't know if it's due to the transfer or
travel or newness or what</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">but I am way tired! And having the traditional bike problems
that come</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">when I
transfer to a new area. Haha, Bellows shimai [Sister Bellows] just the
bike <span style="background: white;">fixer-upper!</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">I love your insights on my blessing Mom!</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">I have been able to do the 12 days of Christmas!
Very fun!</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Well, my dear family, I love you. I am so
grateful to be a missionary.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I am so grateful for the wonderful people that I have been
priviledged</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">to meet
and work with. And I am so grateful to be a missionary at this <span style="background: white;">wonderful Christmastime! I love the words of 2 Nephi
19:6.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
given; and the</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be
called,</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Wonderful,
Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.<br />
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<span style="background: white;">I know Jesus Christ, our Savior and great
Redeemer, came to Earth as a</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">babe just as each of us did. And like us he learned and grew.
And for</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">us he
lived his life and gave his life--a life that no one could take from him, a
life that he freely gave because of his love for us. Glory be to his name. I am
so grateful for my Savior and to be able to celebrate his birth each Christmas.
I love Jesus Christ and I love wearing his name every day.<br />
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<span style="background: white;">I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Love,</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Your missionary,</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Bellows shimai :)</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dear wonderful family,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I am transferring up to Hachinohe! It is snowing today just
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sorry, that was probably anticlimactic for you. I really tried
to think of a more interesting way to say that but I couldn't think of
anything. :D One cool thing is I get to learn Japanese sign language!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a great week! We were able to meet with Sato-san and it
was an amazing lesson and she is progressing! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Tuesday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we had the Christmas Zone Conference!! My notes on it are
currently in my suitcase which is hopefully on it's way to Hachinohe but we
four sisters sang O Come [O Come] Emmanuel as the special musical number, we
got presents, watched lots of Christmas videos and learned about Jesus Christ
and letting Him reclaim us. Made me so grateful for my Savior and want to talk
to more people about Him!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Wednesday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we had chirashi kubari [flyer distribution], Japanese class,
District lunch at an awesome sushi restaurant (kurazushi), planned
and taught Eikaiwa [English class]. At Eikaiwa I got your packages!!! Thank you
so much!! The Taylors drove us home with them since they were so big. :)
Wong-san came to Eikaiwa and went to the Taylor's class (advanced) and we set
up an appointment to make lunch together with her and her husband!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we did hand massage volunteer with Okumura shimai [Sister
Okumura]. Came back and set up the church for our Christmas Open House. Then we
stapled Ward Christmas Party flyers together with Sister Abe and then posted
them in the tsunami victim housing close to the church. Then we came home and
had companion study to prepare for our lesson with Sato-san but we were having
the hardest time trying to figure out what to teach her; we had all these ideas
of what we needed to teach her but couldn't figure out how to organize them
into a lesson plan, so we went into the lesson with only a commitment
invitation written down. But our District members were praying for us and the
Spirit was there and guided the entire lesson adn [and] everything we had
thought about needing to teach her came up!! The spirit!! We followed with Book
of Mormon reading and prayer (she said the opening prayer) and she said pryaing
[praying] isn't hard now and she feels like God exists. She called Him
"Heavenly Father" all the time now. And she read up through Chapter
11 in the Book of Mormon!! She is understanding--not so confused about it
anymore. We asked what parts she liked and she liked 1 Nephi 10:10-11 (about Christ's
baptism) and so I asked her who it was talking about there and she figured out
it was Christ and she asked why is Christ called the Lamb of God? We explained
that its because of the Atonement (something we'd felt when we were planning
that we needed to teach her about)--he offered himself as a sacrifice for us.
She understood super well and was able to explain it back in her own words.
Then we explained (L3 [lesson 3]) how because of the Atonement Christ can
cleanse us from sin as we live the Gospel of Jesus Christ so we can get back to
God--and that her commitments are helping her with the first 2 steps--faith
and repentance. By her reading and praying she is showing faith and
repenting. We recommitted her to Book of Mormon reading and family prayer and
committed her to daily personal prayer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So grateful for the Spirit!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Friday </span><span style="color: #222222;">as we studied I was thinking about how wonderful teaching people
about the gospel is and how I want to teach more and I really felt "If you
want to teach more you need to talk to more people." At first I thought--I
already talk to a lot of people! But then I decided if that's what the Spirit
specifically said to me and I need to do it. Recommitting to talk to everyone
at all times as prompted by the Spirit. Then we had lunch with and shared a message
with Sister Hanzawa. Then we had a lesson with Sister Obuchi (less active
[member]). We talked about "Filling the Earth with Christ's</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;">Love". She said:
Oh, the world really does need the gospel. I know it. Then she explained an
article she and her husband read in the newspaper about a boy who died in Japan
and she started</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">crying</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i><span style="color: #222222;">as she talked about the article (opened up
like I've never seen her open up before) and she was just</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><i><span style="color: #222222;">so</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"> sad and I wanted to help her so much and I wanted to
comfort her so much, it was so strong. I felt like I should share a scripture
with her about God always being with us and first I shared D&C 84:88 and
then I remembered Carr shimai [Sister Carr] and [I had] found a scripture about
that earlier so I had her share it Isaiah 41:10 and they seemed to comfort
Obuchi shimai [Sister Obuchi] and she said she would share the Isaiah scripture
with her friend and invite her friend to the ward Christmas party.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we studied and made pie for Wong-san and her husband
(Chen-san) and then went up to her apartment and made and ate lunch
together. It was so good! We asked them if we could pray before we ate and they
said yes and then during the meal we were able to talk a lot about the church.
Not an offic[i]al lesson but I think we--and the Spirit--were able to do enough
groundwork that they may be open to lessons soon. They are an incredible
family. I pray for them so much!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we came back and got transfer calls and then got everything
ready for the Christmas Open House. It was kind of a musical fireside kind of a
program with LOTS of musical numbers and scriptures and Bible videos about the
first Christmas including He is the Gift. We sister missionaries sang The First
Noel, O Come [O Come] Emmanuel and Silent Night by ourselves and sang 3 other
Christmas songs with a YSA choir. Many ward members and Eikaiwa students came
and the other sisters' investigator Endo-san came. Some of Eikaiwa students
expressed how touched they were--good potential!! We had lots of heavenly help.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Sunday </span><span style="color: #222222;">we had a member of the 70--Elder Otohara--there so he and
President Sugawara (stake president) spoke. President Sugawara said he printed
50 pamphlets with the words to the church videos "Because of Him" and
"He is the Gift" and is giving them out to all his neighbors for
Christmas--I love that idea!! I want to get one of those pamphlets. The ward
announced our transfers in sacrament meeting and allowed us 4 sisters to sing O
Come [O Come] Emmanuel--it was so nice to sing as kind of a bye-bye to
everyone. Elder Otohara heard Sister Morgan was going home and said to her
"The Lord recieves your work and will bless you for it for the rest of
your life." Then he talked about the Loving kindness of God. Amazing and
inspiring. During Relief Society they teacher had the missionaries lead 4
discussion groups about how to explain what Christmas is to those who don't
know--I love the dendo [missionary work] fire in Nagamachi!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we had dinner with the Furusawa family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">I got up waaay early this morning and just barely finished
packing at</span><span style="color: #222222;"> 8 o'clock </span><span style="color: #222222;">for the shippers to pick up my bags today. I will be sending
home a box of clothes and things that I can unpack when I get home and a
smaller box for you all for Christmas. It's not anything amazing but I put lots
of love and hugs and kisses in it for you! There is a lot to get done
today--warm clothes, a ukelele case, a lesson with Sato-san and many other
things so pray it all goes well and we can get all we need accomplished!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I got your boxes and sent them up to Hachinohe for me to open
them! I'm so excited!! Thanks for coming to Japan Dad! Is Dad still
not finding out what the gender of the baby is? I'm glad Kelsea is doing
well! Did Where is Jeremy? How is Maria doing?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will find out more about skype when I get to Hachinohe. I
don't think <i>I</i> personally can do google hangout but if you can
use it while you're using skype--like I think you did when I skyped you in
Izumi--then they should be at least able to hear and see me even if I can't see
them. Wow does Candice have her cello already?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well my dear family, I [am] just so filled with gratitude today.
I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to serve here in Nagamachi. I love
the people, the members, the investigators, the missionaries, the people we
meet on the street. I love the area and the beauty and the hills and the
bridges. I love our Sister Carr and Sister Nishikawa and Sister Morgan and our
Bishop and Ward and Stake Leaders and the Obuchi family and the Sato family and
Sato Nobuko shimai [Sister Sato Nobuko] and the Furusawa family and the Wong
family and the Japanese class and the Eikaiwa students and the Taylors and the
Yamada family and the Shingaki family and I could go on and on and on. Watching
videos of the Savior this week and studying about Him has strengthened my faith
and my desire to ever be more like Him. I hope to be able to more fully follow
His example and be a true disciple. I love this work! Thank you for all your
support. You are a wonderful support. My favorite cheerleaders! Thank you for
your letters and emails and pictures. I love you so much!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Your missionary,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bellows shimai :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. Mom, can you email me your Sams and
Walmart shopping lists? I want to compare them to my Japanese shopping list. :D</span></span></div>
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