Week #68

I'll probably have to send those pics next week, but I will.
As to this week it’s been kind of slow honestly we been trying to do allot of dendo but as the week went on the meeting of people has got less common and less people than usual want to listen its weird but on the upside an investigator from a while back came to stake conference! Name is miyahara san. as for other fun things we had a tacoyaki party taco yaki is the fried octopus doe balls they were soooooo good, lots of people crammed into a small rather dirty apartment of a recent convert, lots of fun, the mother of that RC is also an investigator, and always calls me bay max, from that new Disney movie.

We also had interviews with Prez. which was fun the highlight being the food made by our zone leader who is a way good cook? Cheese filled hamburger things potato soup salad rice banana jello thing, all way good. And I had to do some translation stuff for the new miss. cuz one of the APs is Japanese.
Anyway don't have much time; sorry next week will be much more inclusive of info and pics.
Love you
Stay strong stay diligent stay faithful JKS
Connor


Sounds fun ill enjoy the rest in St. George way more than usual after this,
as for the questions, we have rules as to children, no tickling holding letting the sit on your lap etc. but we play at a distance you could say, and sometimes I just pick them up by the ankle, and hold them a foot off the ground, occasionally the latch on to my leg like I would do to dad.

As for fasioncamo isn't weird here, most of the stuff from 10 years ago in America is still going strong here.

Any way love you!
PS. you mentioned that you were sending those summer sausages in a package but i don't remember if you said you had or were going to, i just haven't seen any thing yet so I wasn't sure. sorry .

Week#67

No transfer, for p-day we went to a small tourist island off the coast, there was a whole bunch a of deer there. I didn't get the katana the cheapest there are around 70 bucks and I would have to send it home as well which could be a bit expensive too, so I thought it might be cheaper and just as good online at home, thus I wanted to consult you on the matter.
As far as mocchi goes it’s a special short grain sticky rice that the use, and they cook it put it in a warmed up rock bowl and then smush it flatish on the bottom, the two people with the hammers you saw me holding smack it with all the got over and over, fold it over itself and continue when it has become like a doe ball ya put it on a table covered in flour then everyone makes it into small balls you can stuff anything you want in it or dip it in stuff end enjoy, we did it like 5ish times, I have a video of me double hammering the stuff, but I can’t send the video from my end.

As far as other news with a new transfer came a new bean(new missionary) to takasu ward, his name is elder hope, thus, takasu wars A NEW HOPE! Is our title. He is from Wendell up by twin, and he met Em and Samantha in singles ward.
No investigators at the moment but it’s not keeping us from staying enthusiastic, we get to do allot of less active work and stuff so it’s still fun, but were still looking, always searching.

And on Sunday we had the longest day I've ever had were we didn't leave the church, we had a meeting before church, singing practice for stake conference after, then ward counsel, then a meeting with the bishop, it was ridiculous, but we got out soon after that and had a good dendo time.
Then we have today in which we have a lot of cleaning we will do for the apartment, and then if we have time we will draw, play piano etc.
Anyway that’s been my week
Stay strong stay faithful stay diligent JKS
Love you talk to you next week.

Connor

Week #66

Mom,
We’re on the cost so think Oregon coast style, cold and wet.
Best part would have to be the ward they are soooo nice and they are sooo strong, weirdest thing is that it’s so normal it’s just a suburb, with lots of rich people.
Sorry kind of boring.
Any way love you soooo much, just think of all the reasons you don’t miss us than you will be happy.
bubuy

Dad,
Ya, so those were some highlights of the week in pic form, I also got a video of me dual wielding the hammers and beating the rice out of that mochi. it was allot of fun and I want to see if I can do something to have it happen for a ward activity when I get back, just have to find a 120 lb. rock bole two giant wood long nose hammers and mochi rice, well see about that.

In other news I got the new tires I needed for my bike but this time there more like road bike tiers and so I'm so fast now and riding is way easier.
Two of our pi s turned into new investigators, but one ended up only writing a money donation for the church, he was a little weird. And the other one is this coming Sunday; I hope he's a little more interested.

Transfer calls today and were going to an island called miajima, it’s a big tourist destination and I can buy a katana, we see.

And lastly we had another good meal with members on Sunday and it was amaaaaaazing giyoza(potstickers) galore.
Anyway, love you soooo much
Stay strong stay faithful stay diligent JKS
And comeon beee happpyyyyyyyy!

Week #65

Dear Samantha, 
we have had lots of success, the chance to bless people’s lives w/ the gospel has been great this week, no one so far has become new investigator's but that just gives us more of a chance to share messages with tons every week, everyone is prepared in their own way 'm just happy to be part of their progression if in just a small way, I've come you have that as my mission goal just bless people’s lives and help there progression somehow, I don't care if I'm the one to baptize or teach the lessons or whatever, I love doing those things but if that's not what the lord would have me do right now than its fine, i know that we have a choice whatever situation that were in, to bless others’ lives, sometimes just by being the big jolly elder who likes to hug everybody.
It’s been a lot of fun, how about on your end, what things are there to love right now over in twin?
I can name one, love ya sis, you’re a great example to me
Stay beautiful.

Dad,

Dang there's always so much stuff going on back there, it will be funny to see it all when I get back, so many will be married every one I know is either on a mission or at college, and it won’t be long till I'm in the same boat, seems like once 2012 hit time just started fast forwarding 13 and now 14 are gone I'm going to be 20 in 3 months that's the one that's weirding me out the most. Then in 7 I’ll be back there and if any of the rest of my missions been an indicator it’s going to be way too fast.
So I'm just going to have to make the best of every second. And help as many as I can while I still have all the time in a day.

This week was great sooo many meals with members, and sooo much sushi I could explode, with happiness that is. So it’s like was right there eating it with you minus the ridiculous bill id stack up for you.
we don't have any investigators at the moment, so it’s mostly just tracting all the time, but we have had allot of chances to teach on the street, and it has been great, it’s so fulfilling being able to teach so many if just a little,
as for p day to day were doing allot of shopping and I have to get new tires w/ my money cuz my back tread it destroyed, cuz I'm still too fat, even my bike hats me cuz I'm beautiful!

And as for the greatest highlight of the week. We got root beer from the members this last week SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!
Anyway that's most of the stuff for this week, sorry if my life isn’t all that interesting  (crying face)
Anyway love you all

Stay strong stay faithful stay diligent JKS
Connor

Week #64

I do indeed have a p-day, we would die of starvation if we didn't, and we are low on food stuffs.
As for the long arduous wait since we last spoke, a few mannish things happened the movie was great I enjoyed it immensely and I'm know my costume for next Halloween, I’ll have to grow my hair out a bit, and lose the extra weight but I'm on the right track for the second one, (went for a 30 min run this morning) and I have a goal to be able to see my abs before the end of my mission.
We then had a junkai(splits) with the zone leaders, on Friday and I was with the Japanese one named nakabe chourou. We didn't have bikes that day and we had plans to go to a faraway mnt. My legs hurt that day but it was still way fun, he is one of the most fun nihonjin missionaries i know. It was strait dendo o Saturday and then we had church and a dinner at a member’s house, way good food and company.
As for plans today we are mostly taking it as a rest and then doing more fun things next week,
Sorry if it’s short today its only been four days though.
We found some new investigators on the junkai too; I’ll tell you more about them soon.

Anyway ruv u rots
Stay strong stay faithful stay diligent JKS
Connor

Week #62

It’s less that I was down and more that I was a little distracted I think… I had fun.
Anyway on the week, so this week was long but fun but short but yeah know, were in a bit of a slump as far as investigators at the moment, talking to allot of people but no one really wants to go beyond the initial contact, but what can you do? It’s just not the right time yet I think so we'll keep working our hardest to find them that are prepared.
one of the cool messages that came from the conference we had, was that everyone is in their own levels of preparation, not just prepped or not prepped, heavenly father knows their path and is leading them somewhere, I feel like it’s a lesson currently to help make that principle stick, we may not meet anyone for a while who is at the point where they will hear the lessons, but I feel it a privilege to be part of any of their way closer to Christ, learning this principle is helping my mission as a whole to be happier.
My comp is struggling with the fact of us not finding many people ready for the lessons, but I feel as I remember it I stay happy through all of the waiting,
One brighter topics we are going to start meeting again some previous investigators of earlier missionaries, and I'm excited for that, I’ll tell you more about them when I know more myself.

My comp and I have taken to running every morning now and it seemed like weight was starting to come off again last week, and my knee is taking it allot better than before, no soreness, and I can run nonstop for a few miles I think now, more related to boredom or lack of time being too tired now, it’s great.
Not a lot of chances to draw this week but I’ll try and do some today, and send some next week.
Speaking of next week, p-day is on Christmas, the 24th for you, and I’ll be open to skype, I'm thinking around 9 or 10ish 5 or 6 at night for you, and my account is still the same, if there is any problems ill email that morning, before that time.

as for other cool things this week, the ward is giving us all kinds of cool stuff and one sister heard that I wanted to find out about getting shoes here in japan and on Sunday I found out that she had got me a pare somehow!. I was way surprised.
As to why I needed them, my breaks died on me again, and my foot became my break destroying the sole of the shoe, I ended up trading my bike for my 1st comps bike and am riding that now.
Any way I got to go now I’ll tell you more about that stuff more next week
Love you so much, stay strong stay faithful, stay diligent JKS
Connor