Well, transfer 6 has officially begun.... and I am now in Hiroshima!! yep. I transferred. Missions are crazy that way haha. gosh. I am now in Hatsukaichi and it’s way fun! My new companion is Horio shimai. She’s Nihonjin (Japanese) and on her 4th transfer... she also speaks very very VERY little English so it’s been fun because I also speak very little Nihongo (Japanese). But it’s okay, this transfer I will become way fluent!... I hope! The ward here is huge! Probably around 60 people... I guess that’s not huge by Americas standards haha, but in Nihon (Japan) that’s a big ward. And this ward is full of families! with way cute kids! It’s so happy! Especially coming from Beppu where we weren’t even a branch. I loved Beppu though. Everyone felt like family, I’m kinda sad that I only stayed one transfer, but at the same time, I felt like I needed to leave. But anyways! Gosh! I guess the most exciting thing that happened to me this week was that I transferred haha. Which was a crazy adventure. I got on a bus and rode it for six hours... alone! Well, there were a lot of other people on the bus but none of them were missionaries haha. I don’t know the last time I was alone for 6 hours haha so that was weird. Well then I ended up getting off the bus a stop early... oops...but in my defense, everyone got off the bus so I figured it was the last stop haha. anyways. so we didn’t get to the apartment until almost 9! But we made it! Then the next day, Friday, we had a lesson with a recent convert, Okaza san. She’s 78 years old. and way cute!! Then after that we came home for weekly planning and that took.... all day. Seriously. We started at about 2 and ended at 8:50... The language barrier really slowed us down haha. Plus Horio shimai had to tell me all about our investigators and ward and stuff. but gosh. That was a long day haha. Then Saturday I got to meet two of our investigators, Na Chan.. she’s 21, today is her birthday! and she met the missionaries 3 years ago! Crazy! she has come to church almost every week for 3 years and she reads the book of Mormon everyday and prays everyday... but she won’t receive baptism... okay sorry that was a direct translation from Japanese haha she won’t get baptized! She’s had a million baptismal dates but always comes up with a new excuse haha. Anyways. I met her, she’s way awesome! I’m gonna see her baptism! I’m way determined! Then I got to meet the Sakai family! It’s a mom and dad and their 5 year old son Kazuki... gosh, they’ve been coming to church for about 2 years but won’t get baptized haha. but Kazuki is planning on getting baptized when he turns 8... it’s so weird! haha. I don’t get it. But they are a great family and if I didn’t know they were investigators, I really would have thought they were members. Anyways, then Sunday happened. It was way fun meeting everyone! Kinda overwhelming since there were so many people haha but it’s way fun... and now it’s Monday! it’s been a crazy past few days! but I’m way excited to be here in Hatsukaichi!
And here are a few pictures from my last few moments in Beppu! The hand onsen (hot spring) by church! weird statue guy! and our church!
And here are a few pictures from my last few moments in Beppu! The hand onsen (hot spring) by church! weird statue guy! and our church!