Hello Mother!!!
I'm glad you had so much fun in California! haha I love meeting people
who are just nice for no reason! (I was telling him how nice everyone was!) That's how I try to be! Although if I told someone here to have a blessed day "祝福された一日があってください！”It would sound really weird hahaha. Oh ya! I remember down town Disney very well. That was such a fun trip!
I am planning on face timing you all on my Monday at 10:00am. Should be your 7:00pm. I'm so excited!!! Maybe think of a couple questions you want to ask me so if there is any time where we don't know what to say, you can ask me!
I'm glad you had so much fun in California! haha I love meeting people
who are just nice for no reason! (I was telling him how nice everyone was!) That's how I try to be! Although if I told someone here to have a blessed day "祝福された一日があってください！”It would sound really weird hahaha. Oh ya! I remember down town Disney very well. That was such a fun trip!
I am planning on face timing you all on my Monday at 10:00am. Should be your 7:00pm. I'm so excited!!! Maybe think of a couple questions you want to ask me so if there is any time where we don't know what to say, you can ask me!
The suzumebachi
is out! IT is the 6 inch bee thing. They are horrible! (he sent a
picture of a little one)
The district leader life is just normal missionary life with more responsibilities! It’s been really great though! I have been able to really get to know everybody better and really just love them more than I would have if I was a normal missionary. I have been talking to Elder Languido every night just trying my best to help him ease into the Japanese missionary life. Actually it was really hard at first. All of the time I used to have as like journal writing time or extra Japanese study time kind of disappeared from daily calls from the zone leaders, reporting, and just really trying to get to know everybody better, and planning district meetings and still doing my normal things. At first it was hard and I was kind of down especially that I didn't have time to write in my journal at night. Elder Masaki told me that in life we have to make sacrifices for many reasons, one being in a leadership roles. From that point on I decided that I was going to not worry about the time, do what I needed to do, and that the lord would bless me with time to write! I still haven't missed a single day in Japan!
We found 3 new investigators this week! Me and elder Masaki have been just talking to everything that moves and inviting everybody. We found one kid who met missionaries 2 years ago and then he met us in front of the Seiyu. We were able to set up a church tour and then him come to game night. We showed him all the church and used the paintings in the church to teach him. We showed him the baptismal font and taught him about baptism. Then we had him meet some members that were there. He built a lot of good relationships! Then we taught him about the Book of Mormon and gave him one and he was so excited! We gave him the introduction to read before we met. We took a picture and HE made it his Facebook profile picture! He is holding the Book of Mormon in the picture! He reads it in his spare time at school and home! He was supposed to come to church but he got a flat tire on his bike. He is 15. That night we ran into him again and he was with his girlfriend and he was so excited to tell us that he read the introduction many times! He is awesome!
We met two kids together. One was really loud and funny the other was quite quiet. But we have a plan to meet them tonight to give them a church tour and then play ping pong and then eat some food after that!
Today we met with Evan before he leaves Japan for good. (his super tall pro basketball friend) He is so excited to leave here! haha he is so funny. He has been a professional basketball ball player for 6 years. He played college ball in Harvard with an apparently famous guy names Jerome Lynne. But we ate with him at 9 this morning at Denny's and just had a great time talking with him. I have met some incredible people so far and I can't wait to meet all of the amazing people I am supposed to meet here in this beautiful
country!
This week I have been really focusing on striving to become. That can be really anything. But for me striving to become a good leader and to really just maximize my abilities with the help of the Lord. I'm getting to the point where I can understand most of what people say if not all so I'm really focusing on my speaking ability. I have been RPLAing the scriptures. President Wada teaches us to Read Ponder Liken and Apply. I realized that there is no requirement in the gospel to read the Book of Mormon you know like 500 times or something like that. There is no number of times you need to read it to truly understand the significance of it. I have read it about 3 or 4 times all the way through but this time I am just not worrying about the end at all. I am just really taking it slow and tasting the scriptures. I said there wasn't a requirement on how many times you need to read it but in the scriptures it does teach us to "feast on the word of Christ." Already from doing that I have began to see the scriptures in a whole new light.
Last night we had a meal with a 3 families in one house. The food was delicious. I gave the message at the end and I taught about striving. In Mosiah 4:27 it gives two qualifications that we may "win the prize." Doing everything in wisdom and order, and second to be diligent. If we just decided what we want to do, and really decide that is what we want to do, make a plan to accomplish it, and be diligent in achieving it, we will win the prize. If that's what we decide what we want to do then there is always help from above. I promise. Even if it isn't a gospel related thing, God cares about all of our individual lives and everything that goes on in them. I know that he is just waiting to bless us in every aspect of our lives. Please take advantage of it and really decide who you want to be. He will help you.
I can't wait to talk to you next week!!! I love you so so so so much !!!
Elder Draper
ドレーパー長老
The district leader life is just normal missionary life with more responsibilities! It’s been really great though! I have been able to really get to know everybody better and really just love them more than I would have if I was a normal missionary. I have been talking to Elder Languido every night just trying my best to help him ease into the Japanese missionary life. Actually it was really hard at first. All of the time I used to have as like journal writing time or extra Japanese study time kind of disappeared from daily calls from the zone leaders, reporting, and just really trying to get to know everybody better, and planning district meetings and still doing my normal things. At first it was hard and I was kind of down especially that I didn't have time to write in my journal at night. Elder Masaki told me that in life we have to make sacrifices for many reasons, one being in a leadership roles. From that point on I decided that I was going to not worry about the time, do what I needed to do, and that the lord would bless me with time to write! I still haven't missed a single day in Japan!
We found 3 new investigators this week! Me and elder Masaki have been just talking to everything that moves and inviting everybody. We found one kid who met missionaries 2 years ago and then he met us in front of the Seiyu. We were able to set up a church tour and then him come to game night. We showed him all the church and used the paintings in the church to teach him. We showed him the baptismal font and taught him about baptism. Then we had him meet some members that were there. He built a lot of good relationships! Then we taught him about the Book of Mormon and gave him one and he was so excited! We gave him the introduction to read before we met. We took a picture and HE made it his Facebook profile picture! He is holding the Book of Mormon in the picture! He reads it in his spare time at school and home! He was supposed to come to church but he got a flat tire on his bike. He is 15. That night we ran into him again and he was with his girlfriend and he was so excited to tell us that he read the introduction many times! He is awesome!
We met two kids together. One was really loud and funny the other was quite quiet. But we have a plan to meet them tonight to give them a church tour and then play ping pong and then eat some food after that!
Today we met with Evan before he leaves Japan for good. (his super tall pro basketball friend) He is so excited to leave here! haha he is so funny. He has been a professional basketball ball player for 6 years. He played college ball in Harvard with an apparently famous guy names Jerome Lynne. But we ate with him at 9 this morning at Denny's and just had a great time talking with him. I have met some incredible people so far and I can't wait to meet all of the amazing people I am supposed to meet here in this beautiful
country!
This week I have been really focusing on striving to become. That can be really anything. But for me striving to become a good leader and to really just maximize my abilities with the help of the Lord. I'm getting to the point where I can understand most of what people say if not all so I'm really focusing on my speaking ability. I have been RPLAing the scriptures. President Wada teaches us to Read Ponder Liken and Apply. I realized that there is no requirement in the gospel to read the Book of Mormon you know like 500 times or something like that. There is no number of times you need to read it to truly understand the significance of it. I have read it about 3 or 4 times all the way through but this time I am just not worrying about the end at all. I am just really taking it slow and tasting the scriptures. I said there wasn't a requirement on how many times you need to read it but in the scriptures it does teach us to "feast on the word of Christ." Already from doing that I have began to see the scriptures in a whole new light.
Last night we had a meal with a 3 families in one house. The food was delicious. I gave the message at the end and I taught about striving. In Mosiah 4:27 it gives two qualifications that we may "win the prize." Doing everything in wisdom and order, and second to be diligent. If we just decided what we want to do, and really decide that is what we want to do, make a plan to accomplish it, and be diligent in achieving it, we will win the prize. If that's what we decide what we want to do then there is always help from above. I promise. Even if it isn't a gospel related thing, God cares about all of our individual lives and everything that goes on in them. I know that he is just waiting to bless us in every aspect of our lives. Please take advantage of it and really decide who you want to be. He will help you.
I can't wait to talk to you next week!!! I love you so so so so much !!!
Elder Draper
ドレーパー長老
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