Monday, March 25th, 2013

Hey mommy :)

 

So I've attached a bunch of pictures of our various activities.  We had a pretty fun week and we were all over the place.  The Sakura (tree blossoms) are coming out for sure and they are everywhere in this city.  We  took quite a few pics so I hope you like the ones I got. 

 

Like I said, we did a lot of various things this week, haha, including attending the wedding of a sister in our ward.  It was really awkward, haha.  The guy she married got back from his mission last transfer, so he was only two transfers ahead of Elder Anderson, haha. He literally got home and first day was taking engagement pictures with this lady.  They were a way cute couple though.  The ward asked us to attend the reception for a little bit with the sister missionaries, so we like picked them up from their apartment, which is on the way to the church, and went to the reception with them.  We were all like, "this is really weird, it's like the ward asked us to go on a weird date, haha".  It was also especially weird for one of the sisters cause she is going home today and we were making fun of her telling her that this is going to be her in 6 weeks, haha.  

 

Because it was that sister's last week, Sister Kai is her name (like Dragon Ball Z Kai), we went to a few farewell parties for her and such.  She was a trooper for sure, no tears, but a lot of almost crying.  I made sushi for the first time at one of the parties!  Pictures soon to come!

 

We had quite a few lessons with Naoki this past week and he is doing really good.  We finished all of the lessons with him and he is ready for baptism.  However, he wasn't able to come to church this week cause he got sick and had a fever, so we have to push his date back to the 7th of April.  He was bummed about that, but he understands.  He is such a good guy. 

 

I don't know what's up with Teppei.  He moved to a different ward and we were in the process of referring him when I transferred out.  He isn't on the list of baptismal dates, so he doesn't have one right now, but that kid was way prepared and ready to go for sure.  But, an investigator that Elder Shibuta and I, a Brazilian kid named Igor, is looking really good to get baptized in a few weeks :)

 

We just got back from a place called Sweets Paradise!!!!  It's an all you can eat cake and brownie and ice cream place.  Pics are included.  I felt like I was gonna throw up while I was there, haha.  I still kinda feel like it, haha.  We went with the district and a few investigators.  Pretty sweet experience :D  get it....

 

Tell Blake I say Omedetogozaimasu! (congratulations)

 

Kinda short this week, but such is life.  We have 7 weeks this transfer so this is week 7 for me.  We get transfer calls and maybe Elder Anderson might get transferred for his last transfer, kamoshiremasen (might).  But we'll see!!!!!!!!!!

 

Have a wonderful week.  I'm gonna send Kelsie an email now so I'll talk to you later :)

 

Love You!

 

Ai,

 

Elder Crandall