Hello everybody, hope all is well! This week in Japan was Golden Week which is basically a week where everyone in Japan gets off work and then goes and drinks so they don't remember their week off! However, we were able to join 3 BBQs that were amazing. One of them was with the Brazilians and lasted from 9 in the morning to 4, another one was with the best family ever in Japan, the Matsunumas, and I'm pretty sure Brother Matsunuma runs some underground elite forces here in Gunma Prefecture so he's got a a bank account to provide to say the least. I ate so much wagyu my tongue felt numb and my head felt like it was melting. It was some of if not the best meat I have ever had in my life. The other one was with some awesome families and we were able to spent some good time with some people that needed to be connected with which was really good. We also went to a indo curry place with 3 guys from Nepal and they were like watch this and start ordering stuff in a different language and they bring out so much off the menu food it was crazy. This whole time I've been eating indo curry nearly once a week with no idea about the secret menu. It was so good but my companion couldn't finish anything so I nearly exploded trying to cover him. I swear I ate 10,000 calories that day.
On Saturday we had a takoyaki party that we hosted with a some investigators and it was super good! None of them ended up coming to church after inviting them in person and an additional 4 times over the phone as well as like 15 other people however it was really good and we were able to teach them all about the Book of Mormon if they hadn't already been taught about it and hear testimonies about the book from our unbaptized😑 investigators. I once again ate so much food because everyone else had weak stomachs. However I think the octopus had protein it is so its probably worth it.
Sunday was a glorious fast and a spiritually inclined day however it was really hard to see no one come to church because we put in so much work in getting someone this week to come and while we were at church I texted a convert that I care about. He converted about 8 months ago and married a member. They were working hard to get sealed in the temple but managed to let Satan in, forget completely about eternity and texted me in reply that they are taking a break from church due to member issues. That hurt the heart a bit. Then we where able to end the fast at the most humbling meal I've ever been to. We have this member from the Philippines that is 26. He works a lot and can't come to church often. He invited us over and told us about his 2 roommates with potential interest. It was raining so we took about an hour and a half walk with a train ride and got to his house. Got talking and wow their stories are amazing. They all three came to Japan to support their families. They make enough money in Japan to do so and plan to stay here for 3 years and go back and try and start a business with the money they saved back in the Philippines. I cant describe it at all but everything about them absolutely blew my mind. The humblest people I've ever met. They made us some rice and chicken but only enough for us to eat so they didn't eat and I felt terrible. They say the food and stuff is so expensive here and even though they are making okay money they save it all and send a lot to support their families. Not their wife and stuff but their parents and siblings. They are all in their 20's. We were able to have a good religious discussion as well and are hoping they will come to church together next time they can make it in by train. The member has such a strong testimony and it was awesome to watch him share it with his friends.
Anyways sorry I talked a lot about food and stuff with the short amount of time I have to write today. However a recurring thought and feeling that I've had this week can be described by these words I said to a member, "イエス様に戻って欲しいだけ" I don't know why it's been so pressed on me lately but man I really want Jesus to come back already. I feel like I go everyday and do the things I do and am the person I am for my Savior believing in Him and I feel close to Him. I just want Him to come back. As much as that may sound like a little kid, I read about him all day. I pray in his name all day, I abide by a His law given by the Father as best as I can every day and when I fail and come short time and time again I am fixed through Him and I just want Him to return and I want to give Him a hug. I can,t describe it more then that. I Know He lives because He loves me and I know He doesn't just love me so reach out, have a hope and do something little you need to do in faith to feel Him closer in your life. He loves you.
Thanks for reading! - Elder Parker
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