Konichiwa minasan! Watashi wa Andason Shimai desu! ha ha.
Welcome to a short filler on... Akashi Advertisements! (wait... I think that's the
wrong headline...wrong button!)
So! I live in Akashi, in Japan. I talk to people who speak Japanese. A
lady we stopped the other day said I was the first Gaijin Onesan (foreigner...)
her son had met . It is so great. This week when we were housing a lady
stopped US and asked us to visit her friend! It's so great that she recognized
us as people who could help. The work is good. Our investigators are a little
up and down, but coming. Kana Chan is actually a little sick, so her baptism is really important. We got to talk to her Mom (I got to meet her mom) last night, and I think
she will support her in keeping the Word of Wisdom. We have our last
real lesson with her tonight (PMG lesson).
Kana Chan (age 11)
We have 2 other investigators working towards baptism. One we met with
this week we had a maze lesson... that I actually did in Oakrest and stole the
idea! (a rope and the "Holy Ghost" helping, at the beginning after you
raise your hand the helper comes... the end is a room with a picture
of the Savior... so iu kanji) More "experience" lessons will help our
investigators "feel" more we think.
Shimaitaikai (women's conference) was great. (we did our ansho! It was a little stumbly but we made it! Yeah D&C 4! I definitely was up early still trying to memorize.
I know that the Lord really helps His servants!) At the conference all of the sisters made a lamb, that was the theme...and talked about the virtue of sisters! I guess I don't like things where I have to do the same thing over and over again, like I was supposed to do to make this sheep, so my companion finished him for me... she is so nice! My sheep is George on the left sitting on his ball of yarn. . ha ha. President asked us to rise up to the virtues we know we have, they had a great list.
Yesterday we had Stake Conference, but it was broadcast to the saints from the
states... and President Uchtdorf and Elder Oaks spoke! It was so
great. Whenever I hear talk about the youth, I get so excited. I've
probably written that in my journal like 6 times recently, how much I
love the youth and want to work with them! The rising generation
really is the future of the Church in Japan. So great! It was cool
because President Uchtdorf held up a temple recommend and the new
FTSOY (For the Strength of Youth) book, and commented that they are about the same size. He promised that the standards in there would help the youth get to the temple. I wanted to write our youth (my buddies!!!) and tell them the value of following these standards... and to get a FTSOY book and remember to follow these standards. A lot about commandments also, and the rescue of less-actives. So great.
We ate with a member this week, and she prepared such a yummy meal with all sorts of dishes! I'll send a pic. So sweet. We had sakura rice... which actually has
flowers in it...and a lot of other great things. Who knew???
All of the spiritual feeding must occasionally have some really good physical food... (which happens a lot in Japan). Afterwards, my comp told me we can't visit her often because she goes all out and she doesn't have very much money. So sweet.
And! At Shimaitakikai I found out that our sweet investigator got permission from her mom to be baptized!!! Yes! I was so excited.
This gospel is miraculous. I feel so often that I am just a simple teacher, but He
is the master teacher. I feel privileged to get to bear His message. He is miraculous
and the work is true!
Love until next time,
Andason Shimai
And, I love you you sweet fam!!!
You are so great, every one! Press on and rejoice in the work... how
he wants us to be happy! :)
Getting crafty in the kitchen to take some treats around!
We saw this truck with a truck. So funny.
So fun! How fun to spread the joy of the gospel. What lucky young adults
to have you as leaders!
Note from Sister Jen's mom:
Here is the picture of which she writes, and an explanation...
Scott is the second counselor in the Riverton, Utah Young Single Adult Stake, and has many opportunities for fun service in this calling. He was asked to pull together a "Summit" (conference/activity) for the stake and one other stake. It did come together due to much diligence and a lot of help...and it happened this week-end. Approximately 1500 young adults gathered at the Jordan Institute of Religion and the adjacent Salt Lake Community College South Campus for a "Cruise" complete with "EFY" young adults leading group games, amazing entertainment (including Jessie Clark Funk, Susan Gray, Josephine Scere, Polynesian Dancers, and the Nate Anderson Trio), spiritual nourishment (including Sherrie Dew and John Bytheway), an incredible luau, and a dance. Scott dressed the part of the "ship captain" and did his thing. Thanks for the hat, Laura! The Summit ended with a Sunday night fireside at the tabernacle in SLC featuring a YSA choir, a speaker (Dan Clark), and his daughter, McCall who sang some solos and a duet with David Osmond (who also did a solo), and a choir. Such a great event! Thanks to all who helped!!!
From the mission president's blog (address is on the side bar)
We attended a baptism Sunday. This one was for a young married couple from China. They are here doing post-graduate work at one of the universities in Kobe, Japan.
They were introduced to the church by one of their professors who is from Venezuela.
They were taught the gospel by a New Zealander from Australia and an American.
At the baptismal service the opening prayer was given by a young man who was just baptized last week. He, too, is from China. There was a talk given by an elder from Brazil. The chorister was Japanese. The pianist was American, and the congregation included saints from England, The Philippines, USA, Brazil, China, Australia and Japan. Quite a little meeting of the United Nations!
Heavenly Father truly does love all his children. The prophecies of the gospel reaching every nation on earth are rapidly being fulfilled. I know of almost no other place in the world, other than in this church, where a simple, modest baptismal service like this one could take place with participants from such a vast array of countries and appear relatively normal. The Church of Jesus Christ takes the Savior's admonition to, "Go ye into all the world..." seriously. The fruits are sweet, aren't they?
Welcome to a short filler on... Akashi Advertisements! (wait... I think that's the
wrong headline...wrong button!)
So! I live in Akashi, in Japan. I talk to people who speak Japanese. A
her son had met . It is so great. This week when we were housing a lady
stopped US and asked us to visit her friend! It's so great that she recognized
us as people who could help. The work is good. Our investigators are a little
up and down, but coming. Kana Chan is actually a little sick, so her baptism is really important. We got to talk to her Mom (I got to meet her mom) last night, and I think
she will support her in keeping the Word of Wisdom. We have our last
real lesson with her tonight (PMG lesson).
Kana Chan (age 11)
We have 2 other investigators working towards baptism. One we met with
this week we had a maze lesson... that I actually did in Oakrest and stole the
idea! (a rope and the "Holy Ghost" helping, at the beginning after you
raise your hand the helper comes... the end is a room with a picture
of the Savior... so iu kanji) More "experience" lessons will help our
investigators "feel" more we think.
Shimaitaikai (women's conference) was great. (we did our ansho! It was a little stumbly but we made it! Yeah D&C 4! I definitely was up early still trying to memorize.
I know that the Lord really helps His servants!) At the conference all of the sisters made a lamb, that was the theme...and talked about the virtue of sisters! I guess I don't like things where I have to do the same thing over and over again, like I was supposed to do to make this sheep, so my companion finished him for me... she is so nice! My sheep is George on the left sitting on his ball of yarn. . ha ha. President asked us to rise up to the virtues we know we have, they had a great list.
Yesterday we had Stake Conference, but it was broadcast to the saints from the
states... and President Uchtdorf and Elder Oaks spoke! It was so
great. Whenever I hear talk about the youth, I get so excited. I've
probably written that in my journal like 6 times recently, how much I
love the youth and want to work with them! The rising generation
really is the future of the Church in Japan. So great! It was cool
because President Uchtdorf held up a temple recommend and the new
FTSOY (For the Strength of Youth) book, and commented that they are about the same size. He promised that the standards in there would help the youth get to the temple. I wanted to write our youth (my buddies!!!) and tell them the value of following these standards... and to get a FTSOY book and remember to follow these standards. A lot about commandments also, and the rescue of less-actives. So great.
We ate with a member this week, and she prepared such a yummy meal with all sorts of dishes! I'll send a pic. So sweet. We had sakura rice... which actually has
flowers in it...and a lot of other great things. Who knew???
All of the spiritual feeding must occasionally have some really good physical food... (which happens a lot in Japan). Afterwards, my comp told me we can't visit her often because she goes all out and she doesn't have very much money. So sweet.
And! At Shimaitakikai I found out that our sweet investigator got permission from her mom to be baptized!!! Yes! I was so excited.
This gospel is miraculous. I feel so often that I am just a simple teacher, but He
is the master teacher. I feel privileged to get to bear His message. He is miraculous
and the work is true!
Love until next time,
Andason Shimai
And, I love you you sweet fam!!!
You are so great, every one! Press on and rejoice in the work... how
he wants us to be happy! :)
Getting crafty in the kitchen to take some treats around!
We saw this truck with a truck. So funny.
Wow, can I just say... Dad looks great in a captain's suit! And
his beautiful ship wife! (ha ha. what do you call a captain's wife...)So fun! How fun to spread the joy of the gospel. What lucky young adults
to have you as leaders!
Note from Sister Jen's mom:
Here is the picture of which she writes, and an explanation...
From the mission president's blog (address is on the side bar)
We attended a baptism Sunday. This one was for a young married couple from China. They are here doing post-graduate work at one of the universities in Kobe, Japan.
They were introduced to the church by one of their professors who is from Venezuela.
They were taught the gospel by a New Zealander from Australia and an American.
At the baptismal service the opening prayer was given by a young man who was just baptized last week. He, too, is from China. There was a talk given by an elder from Brazil. The chorister was Japanese. The pianist was American, and the congregation included saints from England, The Philippines, USA, Brazil, China, Australia and Japan. Quite a little meeting of the United Nations!
Heavenly Father truly does love all his children. The prophecies of the gospel reaching every nation on earth are rapidly being fulfilled. I know of almost no other place in the world, other than in this church, where a simple, modest baptismal service like this one could take place with participants from such a vast array of countries and appear relatively normal. The Church of Jesus Christ takes the Savior's admonition to, "Go ye into all the world..." seriously. The fruits are sweet, aren't they?
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