Life as a Sister: Three baptisms!-Final email from Japan, Messer Shimai completes mission on May 22.

Hello everyone!!

I hope you are having a marvelous week!! This week has been CRAZY in Okinawa to say the least! Our 8 year old investigator got baptized on Sunday, and it was the cutest thing I have ever seen!! It was kind of awkward thought when the whole service kind of turned into "let's thank the sister missionaries for helping us" and all of the talks were focused to us. Like, we didn't do anything, it was all the Lord and the members help!

But I think the biggest miracle was when we met with our investigator Emiri who wanted to be baptized in Hawaii in October! We met her and she wants to get baptized on WEDNESDAY! YES! The day before I leave!! I didn't even tell her I was leaving! Like what the heck? The joint was like, perfect! Messer Shimai will be here, and Emiri didn't even know I was leaving! It has been crazy getting the members involved and on board with it, they think it is too fast, so we though about pushing it back. But, how do you tell somebody that she has to WAIT to be baptized when she is prepared! It has been a crazy couple of days. I have been on the phone with the Mission President and Stake President and they both say she needs to be baptized asap, so that's what we are doing!

Kelyn is still on track for Wednesday as well! Can you believe it? TWO BAPTISMS my last day of my mission! What? I don't know why Heavenly Father loves me so much. They both past their interviews!

I am a little sick, but I just got a priesthood blessing and I am already feeling a little better!! People are saying since I am "dying" as a missionary, I am physically dying as well. Death is not fun. But a mission is! And that's all that matters! I can't really hear, so my sweet companion is really patient with me.

I fly to Fukuoka on Thursday morning, we have a testimony meeting, and go to the temple and have interviews with the mission president. Yamamoto san emailed me, and wants to meet me, so I am excited to see him if they allow me.

I wanted to make this email really really good since it will be my last email. Unfortunately, my head is kind of all stuffy and I can't really think. But I just want you all to know that this church is true! This work is true!! Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ really do love us and they know all of us personally. They know what we can handle in this life. We are meant to grow and progress in this life, and trials just make us stronger! We can overcome ALL THINGS through Jesus Christ and his atonement! I love you all and can't wait to see you!!

Ai shite imasu yo!

xoxo, Messer Shimai