Okay so this week was not that exciting. Kuwaharasan is gone.. well Anderson Kyodai(Brother Anderson) (the person who plays Kuwaharasan) is on vacation this week so we haven't been teaching him. We got a new kyudosha (investigator) this week to teach instead of Kuwaharasan... but we have only taught her once. Her name is Katayamasan. She's also a teacher here but she's also a Nihonjin (Japanese) and I have the hardest time understanding her Nihongo (Japanese). But it's all good! I feel bad because we only taught her once. On Monday I wasn't feeling good but I was gonna go teach but Clark Kyodai (Brother Clark) (one of my teachers) made me go home and take a nap... and then Tuesday we taught here and yesterday we hosted so we didn't teach and today is P-day so we will only teach her 3 times. But that's okay, it's still good practice.
The best part of the week was probably devotional. Lowell M. Snow came and spoke to us. He's a former seventy and he's served like 5 missions! He was super cool and his talk was amazing. It was about being converted to the Lord and not just to the church. And he talked about how we need to help our investigators act so that they can build faith and he talked about a lot of other things that were really just amazing! And then after devotional we always go back to our districts and have devotional review. Which is just a mini testimony meeting with our district and a member of the branch presidency always joins us. It's the best! Anyways, we were all crying. Seriously every single one of us. These elders and sisters in my district are seriously amazing. They have amazing spirits and testimonies that just touch your heart. There are these two elders in particular. They're actually companions, oh my gosh. They are incredible people. So Lamautia Choro (Elder Lamautia) is my age and he's actually from Laie, HI and his mom died a couple of years ago. And he talks about her a lot and how much he just wants to be here for his mom. And he is seriously the hardest worker I've ever met. He's amazing and every time he shares his testimony, I cry. And so does everyone else. Okay and then his companion is Orellana choro (Elder Orellana) and he's from Chile. And he came here knowing very little English. So it's been super hard for him because basically he's learning two languages at once. But he works so hard and his English and Nihongo (Japanese) are both amazing now! LIke seriously. It's amazing and it's evidence that the gift of tongues is real! They have both been really inspirational for me. And whenever I feel like I can't learn Nihongo (Japanese), I always think about Orellana choro (Elder Orellana) and then I stop being a baby haha. But seriously. Everyone in my district is amazing and I wish I had more time to write you about each of them!
I love you guys! I hope your summers are going well! I'll talk to you next week
The best part of the week was probably devotional. Lowell M. Snow came and spoke to us. He's a former seventy and he's served like 5 missions! He was super cool and his talk was amazing. It was about being converted to the Lord and not just to the church. And he talked about how we need to help our investigators act so that they can build faith and he talked about a lot of other things that were really just amazing! And then after devotional we always go back to our districts and have devotional review. Which is just a mini testimony meeting with our district and a member of the branch presidency always joins us. It's the best! Anyways, we were all crying. Seriously every single one of us. These elders and sisters in my district are seriously amazing. They have amazing spirits and testimonies that just touch your heart. There are these two elders in particular. They're actually companions, oh my gosh. They are incredible people. So Lamautia Choro (Elder Lamautia) is my age and he's actually from Laie, HI and his mom died a couple of years ago. And he talks about her a lot and how much he just wants to be here for his mom. And he is seriously the hardest worker I've ever met. He's amazing and every time he shares his testimony, I cry. And so does everyone else. Okay and then his companion is Orellana choro (Elder Orellana) and he's from Chile. And he came here knowing very little English. So it's been super hard for him because basically he's learning two languages at once. But he works so hard and his English and Nihongo (Japanese) are both amazing now! LIke seriously. It's amazing and it's evidence that the gift of tongues is real! They have both been really inspirational for me. And whenever I feel like I can't learn Nihongo (Japanese), I always think about Orellana choro (Elder Orellana) and then I stop being a baby haha. But seriously. Everyone in my district is amazing and I wish I had more time to write you about each of them!
I love you guys! I hope your summers are going well! I'll talk to you next week