Yeah we have splits with all the new missionaries, the DLs, and the APs. Which means we have splits at least one time in every single area in our zone haha. It's good though :)
So glad to hear about the temple dedication! It sounds like everything is going really well, that's awesome! :)
Things are getting pretty cold here, too. We are starting to break out the jackets. I found out that I will be transferring to the Yamagata Ward--not branch, but Ward! Which will be a first for me! I am excited, but also really sad to have to leave Kitakami. We spent most of today just meeting with investigators and members and saying goodbye to everyone.
We saw a couple cool miracles, I want to share just two of them. The first was Wed night, we were walking down the street to the Mission home. As we were walking, a man walking next to us started talking to us, and we found out that he used to be an investigator for other missionaries in Sendai. He said he wanted to be baptized, but he did not want to disturb his family traditions, so he decided not to. But, we were able to have a really good conversation and invited him to take lessons again if you ever felt like he wanted to. He was so glad that we took the time to talk to him and kept thinking us and did not want to leave. I think he just really needed someone to listen to him. I am glad we were able to make a difference in his day :)
We also met three people from Vietnam on Saturday night, and one of them said he is Christian. We asked if he was attending church, and he said he is not because she does not know of any churches in Kitakami. He and his friends just moved here about two weeks ago. We invited them to our church and they gladly agreed to attend! We picked them up on Sunday morning and came to church together. The only problem was that they do not speak English and barely speak Japanese. During Sunday school, we went into a different room and taught them the message of the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in very simple Japanese and, with the help of an iPad, in some Vietnamese as well. We also just happened to have exactly 3 Vietnamese Joseph Smith pamphlets in our apartment, so we gave them those to take home. Perfect right :)
Things are going great and I'm loving life! Glad to hear about everything, thanks so much for the email :)
Love you!
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パスケット長老
Elder Paskett
Photos:
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| District P-Day |
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| Vietnamese Friends |
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| Ayako's baptism |
MLC, Mission Picture Day, and DTM
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