There are times I'll never forget and one day I will yearn and miss the days I was young and especially here in Japan with experiences of a lifetime, memories that last, struggles and trials that made me the the person I'll be one day. I love the mission, trials, being a missionary, and most importantly the spirit that comes from seeking Jesus Christ in every way I know how.
I don't have much time to write today but know all is well and that this week was really good! It was full of strong spiritual experiences and things I hope to never forget.
We had a lesson with someone named Luiz who is Brazilian and I didn't understand a thing the whole lesson but I spent that hour praying for my companion and the Spirit which was very present. I could tell where the lesson was going and what my companion was teaching as he taught through feelings. The Spirit was strong and testified things to me I needed to know too. We plan to put him on date for baptism this upcoming Saturday and we really think he will accept it so please pray for him. Its interesting, I've never cared more for someone that I can't communicate with at all.
Kagari San has been praying and says she feels like she feels something. My companion taught me and about 5 of our investigators Portuguese and I gave a spiritual message centered on her about pray with faith and was able to talk with her after about how she's praying in faith and feeling the Spirit and to focus on what she is praying for.
On Sunday we had 3 people come. After what feels like a lifetime.... 3..... people.... came to church. I couldn't focus during sacrament meeting cause I was stressing and praying for them but I think in the end it was good and I really hope they could feel the Spirit. They where smiling after so that is a good sign!
We also had Zone conference which was so spiritual and perfect. They addressed that we have lots of people we are teaching and getting to sacrament and even on date but something is keeping them from baptism which is something I've been thinking about a lot. Addressing what we should do, the whole time was centered on Jesus Christ. At one point with the Spirit strongly in the room a picture of Jesus holding a girl was shown. The girl was sinking in some abys and Jesus was lifting her out. Relting the Kanji for the word faith in Japanese to it the thing I noticed and stood out to me was that the girl wasn't just dead bodied. Her arm was raised on his shoulder out of the little strength she had. A person with an absolutely torn heart and shattered spirit with all their strength just being enough to grab on with faith was enough.
My mission president is amazing and focuses a lot on the missionaries. The things he shares are always centered on the missionaries becoming someone better and then how to turn out and help others find the gospel as you have which has helped my testimony a lot but he talked in depth on the sacrament and pointed out interesting things about the prayers and why we may take the bread first and the differences between the bread and the water. Isn't is amazing that we can fail at literally everything we do yet have arms stretched out to us constantly. Its never too late, you can repent, be forgive, be changed, find joy through hard times, and be happy through our Redeemer Jesus Christ. It's true you just have to seek for it, and whether your 40 or 18 years old or whether you had a strong testimony or not doesn't matter because it doesn't mean you can't receive a new one or a growing one.
イエス・キリストの弟子
- Elder Parker
A couple pictures!
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