Hello there my favorite mother in
the whole wide world!
My companion is Elder Jones from
Utah! He is amazing! We connect really well I feel like. Its helping me look at
everything a bit differently than I have for the rest of my mission. I feel
really motivated coming out of the honbu too. Haha I don’t even have a video of
that song. (Elder Rigg’s mom came across a video of Haydon playing the piano
in a video and we want a copy) It’s on the honbu laptop I saved
it on. haha in her email that you sent to me she said please sent the birthday
video haha. Sorry! I could get it but it will be next week! OR you Elder Riggs
can go to the mission office and ask Elder Bateman to get it off the laptop.
Yes please meet Elder Belnap! (His companion that trained him in
the office. He will be home soon and we were invited to his Homecoming in Utah) He
is amazing! I’m still bummed he was my companion for only 3 weeks. But I am so
blessed for even those 3 weeks!
I can't see the ocean. I live in a
two man apartment with 4 elders in it. We didn't have enough beds the first
night but we made it! Then we got new ones and used the empty boxes as our
dinner table since we didn't have one of those either! Ya they usually leave
one in the area. But it's not too rare to "white wash" which is when
two elders go to a new area. Yes this transfer is 4 weeks and the next is 8
weeks! It's way weird! SO I’ll be a transfer 11 in like 3 weeks already! I’m
really taking seriously this responsibility to train Elder Jones. I'm also
the district leader over Kouhoku and Kanagawa areas. It’s really fun! We just walk for hours and hours all day long
and try to find people to teach! We have one referral from a member and we
found a potential investigator! So it's slow but its sure!
We had one of those
priesthood previews here too in kichijoji! I got to play the piano for
it!
Ok I will keep in mind the
Japanese wooden dolls! I don't know if I will get to it. It may be something I
do just before I leave. But I will try!
Me and Elder Jones have just been
finding and finding and finding! It’s so fun! We are trying to work with the
ward as much as we can. We visited a recently married family yesterday and they
fed us banana bread (which gave me cankers) (HE’S ALLERGIC TO BANANA’S)
and rose tea! It was good! Elder Jones is improving on the Japanese and dendo
and everything. It’s so much fun ! I have learned the importance of patience
and diligence. Without either you can’t improve. I realized that where I am
right now only came about because of diligence and patience.
We went way out to a far station and
found this gorgeous row of fall color trees. IT was amazing. We met a guy who
went to church twice and a guy who lived in Utah and knows Mormons! I can see a
lot of potential in this area!
Also I have the stocking but not
the tree. I have no room in the bags for a tree haha. (I guess I’d
better send a new Christmas Tree).
I love you mom!!!
Elder Draper
HE WOULD LOVE
CHRISTMAS CARDS!!!!
Elder Haydon
Draper
Japan Tokyo
South Mission
1-7-7 Kichijoji
Higashi-cho
Musashino-shi
Tokyo
180-002
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