Konnichiwa Kazoku to Tamodachi! This first week in the MTC has been a blur, it is amazing how fast everything moves here! Well the first day in the MTC happened so quickly, when my family dropped me off at the curb, reality did not sink in. It didn’t even sink in when I moved my … Continue reading We are now the Lord’s Missionaries,To Bring The World His Truth‏ →

Konnichiwa family and friends!!! So this past week was the first week in my new area Hodogaya…..funny thing it is right up against Yamate, my bean area…I got here and took one look at the area, saw all the hills and remembered what it was like to be in Yokohama again….so my area is partially … Continue reading The Simple Testimony of a sweet 8year old girl named Nozomi ちゃん. #HodogayaHooligan‏ →

   Konnichiwa! Time is flying by waaayyy too quickly! This past Saturday we hit our 1-month mark, I hadn’t even realized until Gazdik shimai informed me and then you said so in your letter, mom! After we realized this, we all felt so weird and a bit sad, but as we talked we committed to … Continue reading “IF THE WAY BE FULL OF TRIAL, WEARY NOT” →

My last temple trip:( Konnichiwa! Sister Yano and I created a theme for this week, “soft baptismal invitations has brought hard rejections”this week we invited two of our investigators to follow the saviors example and be baptized and and they both shut up us down pretty hard, but we are both positive and realize that … Continue reading When the going gets tough….GIVE THANKS!‏ →

Konnichiwa! Today was Temple Pday, ’twas a great day in the Tokyo temple! This week was really awesome, we had a special experience to hear from a member of the seventh, Elder Yamashita and his wife! He is a powerful servant of the Lord and has so much energy and passion for spreading the gospel! He and his wife … Continue reading OPEN YOUR MOUTH! →

こんにちわ! To start off this week, on Monday we went to the at president and sister wadas home, it’s amazing, people from all over the mission bring their friends and we have a massive family reunion complete with spiritual and some good physical nourishment(from wada shimais desserts). We went with Ai chan and yamauchi shimai. Fhe was great, everyone just … Continue reading Back Where it All Began →

Aloooooohhhhaaaa!!!! Well we just received transfer calls his Saturday, and of course Reeves Shimai is going home, and I thought for sure Suzuki Shimai and I would stay together, but alas the lord has other plans for the both of us, she will be transferred to Kanagawa in Yokohama and I will thankfully stay here in Hachioji and will … Continue reading Aloha Oe……‏ →

Dear Mom and family, Thank you so much for all the birthday love and package!!! Birthdays on a mission have been so awesome, I have made some wonderful memories with the last two birthdays as a missionary. It is getting pretty hot here in Japan, right now it’s rainy season and it has rained nearly everyday, except for my … Continue reading Happiest of Birthdays in 八王子Hachioji!!!!!‏ →

Konnichiwa!!! Transfer emails came in and I’m leaving Hodogaya and going to Hachioji, back to Machida stake. I feel like I just got here and now I have to leave, I have really come to love the people here and am going to miss them a ton, but I’m excited for new challenges and experiences. Ok so this week … Continue reading Hodogaya —–>> Hachioji‏ →

Konnichiwa y’all!!! Last Monday we had lunch with Saito Shimai and a Japanese professor at BYU, Brother Watabe, it was great!!! I am so grateful for the strong members here in Japan. Brother Watabe’s father was the first member to be baptized in Sendai. He told us a little bit about his family and his … Continue reading F.R.O.G. it out (FullyRelyOnGod) →