Hirro!! (it's Hello but with a Japanese accent :) )
Man, the weeks seem as though they are flying by. Not a whole lot happened this week that was successful. We spent a lot of time streeting and we got rejected pretty hard this week, haha. Like we had a few people yell at us to go to do not nice things (like regular middle aged business men type people yelling at us) and people were very uncharacteristic of Japanese people. But, such is life. We got a few phone numbers but those people seem kinda sketchy. It's better than nothing, I guess. None of our investigators could meet this week because they are busy, so we visited a lot of members and had fake lessons with them so we could keep up our teaching skills. It's hard going a week without finding new investigators. But it feels as though we are on the verge of a great breakthrough in this area. Please keep praying that we will be able to find new prepared people to teach :)
Today we went to Landmark Tower again, the third largest tower in Japan, and it's just right down the street from us. This is the one that has the world's fastest elevator. It was kinda cloudy and we couldn't see very far. But we visited the Pokemon center again and then went to Uniclou and bought some winter clothing. I bought some thermals and a really nice scarf :) Riding bikes here in this weather is bitterly cold. I know it's only like 60'ish, but with the humidity, it feels like 40ish. When it gets down to freezing, it's bone chilling cold. Our house has like no insulation so we have to turn the heaters on 24/7 and bundle up as best we can.
I made a friend who is from Pakistan yesterday. His name is Muhamad Ali and he is way cool, haha. He looks like he is black, but he is just really tan. He moved here a few years ago so that he can send money home to his family. He says that 15 yen (15cents) can feed his whole family for one day. He is doing pretty well for himself now but he really liked that we were from America and that we are serving Alah (God). He gave us his number and wants us to call him if we ever need food or anything. It's amazing to see how Christlike some people are without even knowing they are Christlike. Like this man, he is probably more Christlike than most Christians in America (maybe even a lot of Mormons). His whole purpose in life is to feed his family and give service to his home country and other less unfortunate people. He was preaching to us about the importance of helping the helpless and quoting the Bible and Mother Teresa. A way cool guy and I wish him the best of luck in Japan.
One of our ward members got married this weekend so we helped set up his reception. We didn't stay for the party cause we needed to dendo, but it was very American, yet it retained a lot of Japanese things too (like sushii for dinner, haha). It was way fun and it made me think about Kelsie's wedding and such.
Shout out to my good friend Alex who is going into the MTC this week! I heard word through the grapevine that a few of my friends have put in their papers due to the new age level. It gives me so much joy to hear about those things and I wish them well as they join me in so great a cause. I also found out that one of the guys I'm serving with is high school friends with Riley Creer and Conner Earl who I lived with at BYU. Way small world. He has pictures of both of them in his family album and I was way excited to see them in there, haha.
I'm getting way excited to hear the results of the Election!! It's gonna be crazy either way. I wish Romney the best, but even if he doesn't win, it really doesn't matter anyway. The world is going down the toilet fast. As a missionary, we focus mostly on the small side of the picture, like individual worthiness and personal testimony. And the truth is, if that is not stable and 100%, then the big picture doesn't matter anyway. Of course we need to do all we can to make this world the best place possible to raise families, but if we get too caught up in the big picture and lose sight of the more important details, all will be lost. Ganbaro Nippon!
I want you guys to know exactly how much I love you, but my words will do nothing to convey that magnitude.
I love you. I miss you and look forward (but not toooo much) to our great reunion in 2 years.
Good luck America, and to the Burdette's and you, with the wedding :)
Till we mail again,
Elder Crandall
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