We are progressing and improving!

April 6, 2014

on a bus

vendors

sakura trees in blossom!

by a pond

on splits with Sister Takahashi

Hi!

This week was good! Things are going great with Ito Shimai! We are progressing and improving! I have already learned so much this transfer, and I can't wait to see what in store for me this transfer!! We can communicate pretty well. Sometimes it gets a little frustrating because we dont understand each other 100%, so when explaining investigators situations, we think we understand each other, but then it's just a little different. But it all works out in the end!! Our Nakagawa Sisters that were living with us moved out :( Our 6 man apartment went down to a 2 man. WE HAVE SO MUCH ROOM! We have a huge room for just 2 peoples clothes, and extra bedroom with nothing in it, and our study room is so bare with only 2 desks! President surprised us to help move the shimai, it was scary. President IN OUR APARTMENT!! He told us we had to clean. It was messier than usual, just because everyone was packing and what not. But let me tell you, it is spotless now. We made sure to clean it! We still get to see the Nakagawa sisters on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. So it is always fun to see them and speak fast, normal english! hahah
We did get a little rain this week, its always just a nice mist to ruin the makeup, and make your hair damp. It's theee best. But I am enjoying it, because I know that soon it will be monsoon season and I will wish it was the awkward mist. 

This week I got to go on splits with a first transfer. Sister Takahashi, one of the sisters that was living in our apartment. She doesn't know English. It was SO FUN! She is 19, and just the cutest little Japanese girl. We just laughed and did hand signals and I did cave-man Japanese. We found a new investigator!! But he is a man, so we referred him to the Elders! We are counting on them to baptize him! ;) I will send you a picture of us! I look like a GIANT! compared to her. What's new? 

We were able to meet with Michiko san this week. It was great to have Ito Shimai there so they could talk japanese and understand each other. We met at the most beautiful part of Fukuoka! It is called Ohori-kohen and is a park with a pond in the middle and a track going around it. There is a starbucks there, so Michiko san bough us juice and cinnamon roll! hahah The sakura where in bloom and there were tons of people since it is everyones spring break! It was so nice! She is progressing, and it will be nice to be able to explain everything in perfect Japanese with Ito Shimai so that she can keep progressing! 

We didn't get to watch General Conference this week. We have to wait a week for translation. So next week, we will be able to watch it! Glad to hear no crazy announcements happened! I can't wait to hear it! A missionaries Christmas!! Well thank you for all of the love and support! I hope you have a great week and have fun at the FAIR!! 

Love you!

Sister Messer