I think I will, for the first time on my mission, take a nap on p-day. Sorry to people I SHOULD be writing, but I am just running on empty today. These past few days have been really busy, where we basically spend 30 minutes in lessons (usually we spend 45 or so), say goodbye, dash out the door and pedal like crazy to our next appointment. This is mainly because we had a mis-communication and set up 2 appointments that are on opposite sides of the planet. More than a sign of sheer busy-ness but yeah.
We did have a baptism on Saturday! It was a wonderful brother the elders have been working with lately. We were all happy to see him get baptized, and the Spirit was really strong. He's an amazing man and I congratulated him deeply and warmly.
Well, sorry for the short-ness, but I hope you all have a great week and I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Not much this week
This first part is for anyone who can read Japanese, although it mainly came due to a member's request.
NAKKI TIME!!
なっき、こんにちは！今回わたしは日本語で書きたいと思います!今週の伝道はすごく楽しかった。厚かったけど、毎日自転車をのりました。日曜日の夜にわたしは吉祥寺に行きました。同僚交換をしました。同僚交換というと同僚が24時間でスイッチします。すごく楽しかった、たくさん学びました!あぁ、あとねぇ、転勤ありましたよ！私達転勤しませんでした!よかったね！この次の６週間にもよろしくおねがいします！！
A (C's brother) provided this translation: Nakki, hello! This time I think I want to write in Japanese! The mission was wonderfully fun this week. It was hot, and we rode bikes every day. On Monday evening I went to Kichijouji. We did a companion exchange. During a companion exchange, we switch companions for 24 hours. It was great fun, I learned a lot! Oh yeah, one other thing, there was a transfer! I wasn't transferred! Phew! So let's have lots of fun over the next six weeks too!
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Okay, that's enough for now.
It is hot in Japan. In fact, for the first time (in my life?) I have a crazy awesome tan. It's funny because when I take off my watch it's like looking at the skin of two different people. Seriously, I'm pretty dang tan right now. There is a stark and distinct tan line, both on my wrist and on my feet where the shoe strap lies. It is also Tokyo, so I am sweating more than I would have ever imagined possible, but I have the hopeful sure knowledge that this cannot possibly last more than 60 days...right?
It is rainy season, although unseasonably not-raining (It is insanely humid, though). Many people are freaking out since that means the rice won't do well, and people may have to buy foreign rice, gasp!
In other news, my brother is getting married. Congratulations again! I know I have already announced it before, but meh, whatever, it's still news.
Also, happy birthday to Isshi-kun! I hope you have a great day and year!
Hope everyone is well. Anyone who wants to send me some advice on dealing with cockroaches, it would be appreciated. Not that, you know, our apartment is messy or anything...
...It's really not. I have no idea why we had a cockroach in it yesterday, but that sucker was HUGE and surprised me quite terribly. Right after deep cleaning, how fair is that?
なっき、こんにちは！今回わたしは日本語で書きたいと思います!今週の伝道はすごく楽しかった。厚かったけど、毎日自転車をのりました。日曜日の夜にわたしは吉祥寺に行きました。同僚交換をしました。同僚交換というと同僚が24時間でスイッチします。すごく楽しかった、たくさん学びました!あぁ、あとねぇ、転勤ありましたよ！私達転勤しませんでした!よかったね！この次の６週間にもよろしくおねがいします！！
A (C's brother) provided this translation: Nakki, hello! This time I think I want to write in Japanese! The mission was wonderfully fun this week. It was hot, and we rode bikes every day. On Monday evening I went to Kichijouji. We did a companion exchange. During a companion exchange, we switch companions for 24 hours. It was great fun, I learned a lot! Oh yeah, one other thing, there was a transfer! I wasn't transferred! Phew! So let's have lots of fun over the next six weeks too!
---
Okay, that's enough for now.
It is hot in Japan. In fact, for the first time (in my life?) I have a crazy awesome tan. It's funny because when I take off my watch it's like looking at the skin of two different people. Seriously, I'm pretty dang tan right now. There is a stark and distinct tan line, both on my wrist and on my feet where the shoe strap lies. It is also Tokyo, so I am sweating more than I would have ever imagined possible, but I have the hopeful sure knowledge that this cannot possibly last more than 60 days...right?
It is rainy season, although unseasonably not-raining (It is insanely humid, though). Many people are freaking out since that means the rice won't do well, and people may have to buy foreign rice, gasp!
In other news, my brother is getting married. Congratulations again! I know I have already announced it before, but meh, whatever, it's still news.
Also, happy birthday to Isshi-kun! I hope you have a great day and year!
Hope everyone is well. Anyone who wants to send me some advice on dealing with cockroaches, it would be appreciated. Not that, you know, our apartment is messy or anything...
...It's really not. I have no idea why we had a cockroach in it yesterday, but that sucker was HUGE and surprised me quite terribly. Right after deep cleaning, how fair is that?
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Japanese Summer
I like Japan. I like a lot of things about Japan. I do not like the fact that deodorant is not yet mainstream in Japan. Alas.
Here's a quick game I learned from a soon-to-die missionary; I will share it and then be on my way.
BOOK OF MORMON BASEBALL
1. One person says 'Pitch' and starts flipping quickly through the pages of the Book of Mormon, from start to end.
2. The other person says 'Swing!' The first person stops on that page.
3. The first person asks if the 'batter' wants the left or the right page, left or right column. The batter tells the 'pitcher' which page and which column.
4. The pitcher looks at the verses in that column and asks according. For example, suppose the batter asked for the right page, right column. The pitcher looks and sees verses 4-7 in that column, and says "Four through seven." The batter chooses a verse which the pitcher then reads.
5. The batter must then guess book and chapter without opening their Book of Mormon or peeking. They have 3 strikes.
This is a surprisingly fun game although I got 3 in a row correct so my companion won't play anymore unless we do it in Japanese.
Here's a quick game I learned from a soon-to-die missionary; I will share it and then be on my way.
BOOK OF MORMON BASEBALL
1. One person says 'Pitch' and starts flipping quickly through the pages of the Book of Mormon, from start to end.
2. The other person says 'Swing!' The first person stops on that page.
3. The first person asks if the 'batter' wants the left or the right page, left or right column. The batter tells the 'pitcher' which page and which column.
4. The pitcher looks at the verses in that column and asks according. For example, suppose the batter asked for the right page, right column. The pitcher looks and sees verses 4-7 in that column, and says "Four through seven." The batter chooses a verse which the pitcher then reads.
5. The batter must then guess book and chapter without opening their Book of Mormon or peeking. They have 3 strikes.
This is a surprisingly fun game although I got 3 in a row correct so my companion won't play anymore unless we do it in Japanese.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Heighten Games' Exposedness
That is part of a translation one of our investigators did for her company. She asked me to correct her English and I was happy to oblige. Still, some of the quotes like the one above had me silently giggling for a good 10 minutes. She meant to say something like 'Gives games more advertising.'
Okay, a story and then I need to go. We are working with two people who got baptized recently but due to work and strain have a hard time coming to church every week. Lately, one has been coming to church every week and we are happy to see her! In fact, she's brought her friend with her these last two times. We'll call her friend Vy. Vy was a missionary dream come true! She was a mother of two young girls, she loves church and asks questions, she is Christian and recently she's been going to a different church, but she wasn't satisfied and she really likes our church. It makes her feel at home, she told us. On her second visit to church she requested that the missionaries come visit her.
Dream come true, right?
We had failed to ask a rather important question the first time we met her. It is a rather important question, but not one we often need to ask. The question goes along the lines of, "By the way, are you already a baptized member of our church?" I am sure you can see how this question is important, and you may also be able to see why we don't need to ask it very often; most people tell us off the bat or we can just tell.
Well, in this case we probably should have asked. Halfway through the first lesson she told us about her baptism when she was 8, and she had a copy of the Joseph Smith movie. We learned that she has always believed the Mormon church was true, but didn't know there were Mormon churches in Japan so when she moved here she started attending other churches. Well, she found us again! Now we just need to find her record.
She still wants us to come over and teach her. Her family went inactive shortly after baptism so she doesn't know anything beyond Primary. We were happy to oblige. She's an absolute angel and I like her; we just thought it was funny.
So, yes, ask important questions, even if they seem odd. That's the moral of the day.
Oh, and before I forget, I promised I would write a small message to Nakki in Japanese:
NAKKI! Konnichiwa! Kanji de kakenai, kedo, ogenki desu ka? Kyou watashi wa pizza tabemashita. Sugoku oishikatta. Taberu to, nantonaku Nakki to isshouni hanashitai kimochi ga kimashita. Ashita otanoshimi shiteimasu!
Okay, a story and then I need to go. We are working with two people who got baptized recently but due to work and strain have a hard time coming to church every week. Lately, one has been coming to church every week and we are happy to see her! In fact, she's brought her friend with her these last two times. We'll call her friend Vy. Vy was a missionary dream come true! She was a mother of two young girls, she loves church and asks questions, she is Christian and recently she's been going to a different church, but she wasn't satisfied and she really likes our church. It makes her feel at home, she told us. On her second visit to church she requested that the missionaries come visit her.
Dream come true, right?
We had failed to ask a rather important question the first time we met her. It is a rather important question, but not one we often need to ask. The question goes along the lines of, "By the way, are you already a baptized member of our church?" I am sure you can see how this question is important, and you may also be able to see why we don't need to ask it very often; most people tell us off the bat or we can just tell.
Well, in this case we probably should have asked. Halfway through the first lesson she told us about her baptism when she was 8, and she had a copy of the Joseph Smith movie. We learned that she has always believed the Mormon church was true, but didn't know there were Mormon churches in Japan so when she moved here she started attending other churches. Well, she found us again! Now we just need to find her record.
She still wants us to come over and teach her. Her family went inactive shortly after baptism so she doesn't know anything beyond Primary. We were happy to oblige. She's an absolute angel and I like her; we just thought it was funny.
So, yes, ask important questions, even if they seem odd. That's the moral of the day.
Oh, and before I forget, I promised I would write a small message to Nakki in Japanese:
NAKKI! Konnichiwa! Kanji de kakenai, kedo, ogenki desu ka? Kyou watashi wa pizza tabemashita. Sugoku oishikatta. Taberu to, nantonaku Nakki to isshouni hanashitai kimochi ga kimashita. Ashita otanoshimi shiteimasu!
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