Monday, March 11, 2013

Heeeeyy family!  You will get this at like 2:30am your time.  My apologies, but this week we had a two zone P-day at our church building and we just got back.  We only have like half an hour, so unfortunately I will have to cut it a little bit shorter than usual. 

 

We went to a 4 year old's birthday party on Monday.  That was probably the funnest part of the week, haha.  She's great!  Hina chan is her name.  Then, I went on splits with the district leader in his area and met a lady who's daughter lives in Bellevue.  The Done family was the name she married into.  Do we know the Done's?  Anyway, they were nice people.  Then we had an area blitz at this huuuge eki (station) and I had a way fun time dendoing with Hall Choro (Elder Hall) who I knew at BYU.  He is in my doki group.  I had a great conversation with a scouter at this eki that we were at.  This guy is like the scum of the earth, his job is to walk around the eki and to pick up scantily clad women and take them to clubs.  The more women at the clubs, the more men come and then the more business they get.  He hates his job, he wants to move to New York and be a business man there and wants to learn English from us.  But I was like," Dude, you have an evil job, man.  We have to respect women and treat them with respect because they are God's special children."  He kinda scoffed at that and said that he doesn't believe in God.  But I was like," That doesn't change the fact that it is wrong.  You're not happy because you are not following God's commandments.  Whether or not you think God is there, He is and His laws effect your life".  He kinda thought about that, but was just like, whatever.  However, at least he thought about it.  It's a successful thing in my eyes. 

 

President Budge came to our ward and gave a big stake dendo fireside to all of the leaders and it was way awesome.  He really is the best ever.  He and the area presidency came and talked about the big paradigm shift in Japan where members do all of the finding and we do all of the teaching.  Yayyyy!  I hope that day comes fast.  President Ringwood called our bishop and asked him to apply the teachings of this book called "The Power of Everyday Missionaries" and to be the test for for all of Japan.  Hopefully more to come on the big paradigm shift. 

 

We went to Costco today, again, haha.  This time with the Sister missionaries in our ward.  Got 24 muffins!  Yay!

 

Well, that's all for today!  Love you all and am so proud of my brothers and non-existent sister!  ;)

 

Bye bye,

 

Elder Crandall