We had another great week!! Too bad it's the final week for Elder Sato
and me in Odate. Like they say it's time
to move on.
I feel really satisfied with my work here in Odate. I believe I accomplished my desire to turn
around the culture here in Odate. I
thank the Lord for the opportunity to work and I mean really work. Odate has some really great leads, great
investigators, more dendou Fire, and great missionaries here!
And with that I am getting transferred to Miyako!! My new companion is Elder Daniels. I know him very well, we were in the same
zone in the MTC and up until this last transfer, had been in the same zone in
Japan. I am really excited to go there
and work with him. Bad news, the Miyako
house (not an apartment) is haunted.
Everyone in the mission refers to the
Miyako house as the ghost house.
Haha Everyone that knows me knows that I HATE scary things, so this
transfer should be a fun one!!
This week we had a lunch/dinner appointment with an
investigator who is progressing very well!
All he wants to talk about are his questions about what he has been
reading in the Book of Mormon. It is
true the promises. It's written in PMG,
that the more you study the gospel the more you will want to learn and the more
you want to change your behavior and actions.
This is Ishikawa San! He drinks heavily, the first visit he said that
there was no way he could stop drinking, therefore no way to get baptized. But since this last visit he said "I
will get baptized if there is some way that I can stop drinking." The gospel is true and can change hearts and
minds! With this I want to share a quote
from Elder Packer also from PMG. "the study of the gospel will change
behavior faster than the study of behavior will change behavior."
I am seeing this to be true with Ishikawa San. My invitation is the same to everyone that I
give a Book of Mormon to; read the scriptures little by little 10 minutes at a
time and ponder what you read. It's
simple and easy. Just do it please.
That is all just remember that God loves you and be
willing to see the small miracles and blessings he gives everyday.
Have a good week everyone!
Happy Mother's Day
ハルバソン長老~日本仙台伝道部
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