Hello!
This week was super full-
We had a fun Splits day with our Sister Training leaders and got to do some great finding. We were able to give out so many book of Mormons and talk to a lot of people! I learned a lot about how do be a better missionary and better at talking to everybody!
I have been praying each day to find the people or person that I need to talk to today. It has been a great experience as we have been lead and directed by the spirit to find the people that we need to talk to. We found 2 new investigators this week by following the promptings of the spirit!
Well Yoshioka Shimai is doing great- We had a lesson about the Atonement in Sunday school and afterword I asked her what she thought or if she learned anything new. She said that before she joined that church, she was paralyzed for a while because of a disease and lost some mobility in her mouth. She also had a lip tremmor. But after she recieved the Gift of the Holy Ghost, the tremor went away and she has full lip mobility now! MIRACLE! and she was like I know that that was because of Heavenly Father and Jesus, and thats what the Atonement means to me.
So cool.
Also her husband has been getting way better and should be able to come home soon. she said he has a bunch of suits to wear but he lost a lot of weight in the Hospital, so she said he needs to gain weight and then he can come to church haha we have devised a plan to feed him only cookies! SHe also gave us her daughters information because she also wants to learn about the gospel!! she lives in Hiroshima.
Okay so We had a last lesson with Tamura san because we are TRANSFERING! both of us. okay so we get this random call on saturday that was like you are both transfering. But i cant tell you where! from the APs. We were like....what? you cant just do that to us!!! But when you both transfter I guess they tell you early.
ANyways our lesson was great and sad because we were leaving but happy because she is accepting the gospel and learnng how to apply its teachings. SHe is bringing specific questions to Heavenly father. We shared with her about the Brother of Jared and how he had used prayer and preparation in order to recieve council from god! It was awesome, we then talked about the atonement and how it applies to us- it helps us over come sins and guilt and also to feel comfort and love. She cried a lot because she felt the spirit.
Also as a side note her 2 year old started calling me Anesan and asks when I am comming back over all the time!! That means older sister. AHH so cute!!! I MISS BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANyways okay so other miracle: Nakamoto shimai hasent prayed in a lesson since christmas but she has been reading the scriptures, meeting with other members again, and PRAYING AGAIN! she prayed in our lesson!!!! MIRACLES
I feel a lot of closure about this area and it has been helping me to cope with the change of TRANSFERRING!!!!!!!!!!!
I learned a rreally great lesson about integrity this week. I have been praying to be more humble and I read a great talk that said we have to admit our weaknesses without alibi. And i was like..oh. shoot. I need to work on that. So I have had some great opportunities to put that into practice this week. I am thankful for the prompt and thorough cleansing that comes from repentance. So in order to have humility, I need to have more integrity.
Okay so I guess you want to know where I am transfering.....
FUKUOKA ZONE, Chikushino! I have no idea where that is. INeed to look at a map.
Ill let you know how it goes!
Ps. the earthquake didnt cause any dammage!
Love you all! Gotta go pack!
Sister Nelson
Hello!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAVANNAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Birthday birthday comming to earth day- pink and wrinkled and small!!! (Guess the Cassette tape- yes its Scripture Scouts!) My companion loves that I quote and sing scripture scouts all the time....not. Whatever. Thats how I learned about the scriptures and the old testament so I have no shame. It has helped me so much to know the scripture stories on my mission. People remember stories. Share your personal spiritual experiences when you feel prompted too- it will convert you just as much as it will convert those you share them with.
BAPTISM! Yoshioka Shimai is Baptized!!
I cant believe that this little SGI lady we housed into three transfers ago got baptized! I dont really know what to write because there is so much to say- The baptism service was great- our ward mission leader put together a great program. The ward was so nice and so supportive!! Members are so crucial in peoples conversion. She would not have converted without the members.
Maybe if you ask me specific questions about the baptism I would know what to say. It was really awesome. After the baptism we went over to a ward members house for lunch and had a feast! AND THERE WERE MUFFINS FROM COSTCO!! I love muffins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (okay sorry to seem more excited about that then the baptism, I am way more happy about the baptism but Baptisms are sacred so you cant just use a bunch of slang and exclaimation points about them, you know?) Anyways Yamano shimai gave Yoshioka Shimai some church clothes to wear- so nice!! The members all love her!
Okay here is an epic story: While we were waiting for Yoshioka shimai to change after the baptism, Fujitake Shimai told us about how when she was baptized, her husband found this lake in the mountians that they called the `waters of Mormon`. They got baptized there. A bunch of other members from our ward got baptized there too! how cool! I was like wow! I got baptized in.....a font, It was you know, normal. haha but its okay Im just happy to be baptized.
This morning I went to go oil my bike chain and our nicest college neighbor boy was like oh here, let me help you! and then when my oil ran out he was like you can use mine! How nice! He is studying to be a mechanic. Little does he know that he will soon be studying the inside of the baptismal font!
We had fun this week going to the temple!! we went with a family from our ward. THey have college age kids who just got back from their missions (one of them got back on friday- the day before we went to the temple!) ANyways it was really nice to be with a family and go on a road trip haha they are so funnly- me and Brother Miura jammed out to the sound of music! he knew all the words in english! We had fun teaching the kids some english phrases like `little did he know` and others. Both of them speak english- Tsubasa Kyodai speaks really great english. He is also our ward mission leader. He served in Tokyo and knows Tanner Olsen!
The temple was awesome- it was so cool in Japanese I learned a lot from listening in another languagae. It was very soul soothing and enlightening.
We met with Tamura san twice last week. I cant remember if I told you about her but she was exited to tell us about her experience with prayer- The day we found her was a really rough day- then when we knocked on her door she had just been told she was a bad mother by her childs preschool teacher. We taught her about prayer and she prayed!! She said that after we left she prayed again and felt peace. She had a fight with her husband but afterword she prayed and had peace. She knew it was because of her prayer. She is a miracle! Her lessons have been great- she is also reading the Book of Mormon. Also she got up at 4 to make us a cake this morning! what! she is so awesome!
Hope you all have a good week and that it gets warm!!!! its still freezing here but the sun was out today!!
Love,
Sister Nelson
