Hey! We woke up at 6 to do laundry. So we've eaten already and I then we're going to the temple and then we'll come back and email some more. But guess what! We got iPads this week!!!! It's fantastic. But now I'm faced with a dilemma. So I have big scriptures and I bought small ones so I could carry them in my bag easier. But now I have an iPad and have no need for the small scriptures. So dislike the fact that I spent like 40 dollars on them I'm going to send them home with the other stuff I'm sending home. Today at some time I'm going to pack my bag and see how much stuff I need to send home. I have SO much stuff! Haha but it's ok. OH YA and I’m the new district leader! (He was actually made District Leader last week, I forgot to add that)
I got your package and Audrey's package yesterday and it was all so awesome! Everybody loved the caramel apples. I gave some to everybody and my teachers. Audrey's package was fantastic! She sent me a shirt, and I love it, and lots of candy with cute saying on it and some piano music! So the past few days have been like perfect. I love you all so much! I pray for you every day!
I have 11 days left!!!!!!!! I'm so excited! I haven't gotten any flight plans yet; we should get those this week I assume. We should also get our katakana name tags this week! Right now my name is in English but this new one will be all in Japanese and then when I get there I also get two more with English and Japanese on it. Not sure why I'm going to get so many but hey I'm not complaining!
My stomach is doing better and so is Hawkins Choro. Although yesterday I had a pink eye/ strep scare again. My eyes were red and my throat was killing me. But today my throat still hurts but my eyes are normal. I'm hoping it's just a viral thing because I've been having a lot of drainage too.
I still haven't got Tanners emails. But that's crazy he had a typhoon! I'm really excited for typhoon season. I'm unusually excited about that actually hahahaha.
Tell Tripp I said happy birthday and that I love him! And I bought your shirts last week sometime so I'll get them next week. I'm going to send a lot of stuff home. A LOT!
This week I've still been focusing a ton on the small things in life. I've learned that a blessing doesn't have to be grand in the eyes of man to be a blessing from God. You don't have to be this glorious person who stands out in the eyes of man to be an example of Christ. God works by means. He makes the means so small that if you aren't paying attention, you could miss them. Joining DC 50:24 and Alma 37:6-7, Elder Bednar compared revelation to 3 different things. A light being flipped on. Revelation can happen like this but it is the least common. The next way is a sunrise. The light slowly grows Brighter but only after a period of time can you look into the horizon and notice change. This one is more common. The third way is compared to a foggy day. There is enough light to notice it isn't night, but the way is still hazy. You really can only see a couple feet at a time, but as you press forward taking only a couple steps at a time, you eventually reach your destination. This way happens all the time. We just need to realize that the Holy Ghost works in small ways more often than the grand glorious methods. Please pray to be able to notice the small impressions from the spirit! Your eyes will be opened to gloriously simple truths that most of the world overlooks. The gospel is so beautifully simple that a child can understand it, yet so profound that it takes an eternity to realize all that it contains.
ドレーパー長老
Draper Choro
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