A miracle filled week in Okinawa!!

March 8, 2015

Hey everyone! How was your week? It was a miracle filled week in Okinawa!! The sisters in the neighboring area taught a women ALL of the lessons and then realized she was in our ward, so she had to get baptized in the Okinawa ward! It stinks for them, but was awesome for us! Turns out she was one of our English students all along! Why didn't she ask us to teacher her? Who knows. But a lot of miracles happened because of that one baptismal service this week! 

We were able to meet with our favorite Minami san before the service, we had an amazing lesson about eternal families and happiness, and she told us that she has a feeling she needs to get baptized in April or May!! She is having a little trouble with the Word of Wisdom, so pray that she can she does not need that coffee everyday! She wanted to talk to Erina san, the lady who was baptized, before setting a date, so we are hoping she can move forward with baptism! 

Also, Emiri san came to the baptism! Emiri is also an investigator those neighboring sisters were teaching until they found out she is in our area as well!! (why are all of these people trying to avoid us? Where are they hiding? FUTENMA!) But she has said she wants to be baptized since the first day the other sisters met with her, we are going to try to start teaching her this week and hope she can progress as well!!
We were also able to meet Erina san, the lady who got baptized, 13 year old daughter Himari chan who is really really shy. I am not sure if her interest is completely there yet, but her mom really wants her to hear the lessons. She thought it was really cool that her mom was completely clean and we are hoping she can follow the example of her mother! 

Then on Sunday a ward member told us she wants us to teach her granddaughter who is turning 8 in April. Since the granddaughters parents are not members, we have to teach her the lessons in order to be baptized, so we are excited to help little Rea chan this upcoming month. 

We were also able to meet with our British investigator 3 times this week! She is progressing so well! We talked about baptism, and she said, "So do you think I could get baptized before I leave?" (she leaves island the end of this month to Korea or Hawaii) and we said yes, if you can keep those promises and commandments that our Heavenly Father has given us, do you want to set a date, make a goal? and she replied with "do you have time next week?" Wait, what? To be baptized? "Oh no, just to meet again" it was really funny! We laughed, and promised some blessings. She is working hard to follow God's commandments and we are hoping she can receive some divine help to follow them this week! 

I just got back from pedicures with the senior couple sister missionary who took us out. Let me tell you, my feet have never been so smooth nor pretty in my whole 20 years. That poor lady had to deal with my dancer, missionary feet. But she did well! I even had her sign her name on them when she was done they were so pretty! And we all know I have ugly feet. But we also got leg massages, and I don't remember the last time I was that relaxed. Oh Okinawa, how I do love thee. Almost as much as I love YOU! Have a great week! Remember to choose the right, and God is on your side! 

Love, 

Messer Shimai