So from last P-Day or junbi no hi. Or 準備の日, we haven't had as many SOS Contacts or "salvation of souls" contacts. That's where we talk to random people, and teach them a principle of the gospel and then invite them to take our lessons, come to church or do something else that will lead to progression in coming into Christ. Because we have been working a lot with Okabe San, 岡部さん, he is the one getting baptized on the 28th! He is way funny.
So we just had stake conference. I basically used Saturday's sessions and Sunday sessions as language study. I just wrote down like all of the words I didn't know so now I have a ton of tango! Vocab. By the end of the stake conference though I could understand a lot more than I could at the beginning!
Sorry my letter today is kind of jumping all around, but I can't remember what happened throughout the week until I start writing.
But ya, so I found on the mission portal a section that has a bunch of videos on becoming an interpreter! IT'S WAY FUN! It was hard though. There are two types. Consecutive interpreting and then simultaneous interpretation. The first is when they say something and then you translate it. Also you usually stand right next to them. The latter is when they talk completely naturally and you have to translate as they are saying it. Simultaneous translation is the kind that they usually do in the church and in like meetings. It's way hard though because you have to hear something in one language through your ears and then say it simultaneously in the opposite language! It's totally doable though and it will help my fluidity in speaking. I'm way excited.
Last Tuesday I want on splits with Elder Jesperson. I stayed the night at their house. There are 4 elders in their house, elder Moua, Driscol, Fenton, and Elder Jesperson. So Elder Jesperson and Elder Driscol often talk to Sakamoto San in tachikawa station. He is this guy that always stands on the bridge with a big speaker that basically declares repentance to the world hahaha. There is this guy that always follows Sakamoto San around. So the elders started talking to him. Turns out he has been going to this Philippino Christian church. But they don't speak Japanese so he has no idea what has been going on there. His name is Isshi San. So the elders took him to the church and he asked to be baptized the next day! They were like you still have a lot to learn before you can be baptized! But he is set to get baptized the 28th too! They met him like 2 weeks ago! But he is ASTOUNDED that I speak French, Spanish Japanese, and English haha. He thinks I'm fluent in Tagalog and German and Russian and Swedish and like every other language just because I can say like a few words in like a ton of languages. So ya Elder Jesperson and I taught him. Then we taught Hoshi San. He doesn't believe in God but he LOVES President Eyring. So he is a chemist and he was in Henry Eyring's, Henry B Eyring's father, chemistry class. He loves him! So we used that to our advantage and showed him talks about President Eyring talking about his father! But ya he knows Henry Eyring pretty well so that's cool.
Wednesday at Eikaiwa, Elder Moua and I taught the advanced class.
Either Thursday or Friday we went and taught Okabe San. We had a Dōseki or member present with us. His name is Kannō kyōdai.because he taught the whole lesson basically it was pretty funny. Literally we got in and he just took off talking about Tithing and fast I and chastity and just like took off! We didn't even say an opening prayer! But Okabe San understood it really well so that was good.
I've been to a couple shrines. They are way cool! We took pictures. I'm not sure if we were supposed to but it's whatever haha. So our stake conference was in Kichijōji. It's about a 40 minute train ride. While Okabe San was in his baptismal interview, elder Fenton and I went and dendoed around inokashira park in kichijōji. Look it up! It's way cool. We met this guy who was a back up dancer for Michael Jackosn! His name was Hoshi San. I got a picture with him. There are like a million bakeries in kichijōji so it always smells delicious.
Yesterday we went to the Ikari family for dinner. They made pizza and then we had some rice and just some side dishes and stuff like that. Then Elder Laird asked them if they had Nattō because I've never had it! Natto is just fermented soy beans. It's either love or hate. I keep forgetting to eat it though! I'll try to eat it today, record it and send it to you! Then I taught the lesson after dinner. I shared 2 Nephi 4. Basically talked about how God wants up to be happy. When we get discouraged, we are letting Satan get the upper hand. Be happy and fill your life with the word of God and give no place for Satan! It went way good. They also have two kids and they are SO CUTE! Their whole house is Disney theme pretty much.
Today we went to the other elders house to have wings! Elder Jesperson made a ton of wings and we had fries and rice it was way good! Now we're going to get haircuts. I think I've said that for like the past 3 weeks. We keep running out of time to do haircuts so this time for real we're doing it!
Oh ya they sell alcoholic kit Kats here! It's crazy.
Also there are these gummies called Puré and they are the best gummies ever. The conbi food here is like way better than almost a good in America! Conbi is how they say convienient store.
Recently I've been studying Helaman 5. And 2 Nephi 4 and Jacob 4. In Helaman 5:24 it says when "they saw... their hearts did take courage." I related "seeing" to when we open our spiritual eyes. When we realize unto what and by who and by who's authority we were ordained. When we realize our divine origin, our divine purpose, our divine potential, our divine destiny. When we realize that we are on God's side and he is guiding us. When we realize that he is our Father and He loves us He and will not forsake us. When we open our spiritual eyes and realize all of these things, there is no need, nor is there any room, to fear.
I love you all so much! I love The Japanese people and I love sharing the glad news of the gospel!
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