Sumesh is getting baptized on April 5. We are very excited for him. We also have 3 more baptisms scheduled in the next couple of weeks. It is awesome to see people change and want to learn the truth.
I am having trouble with the English language. I have difficulty reading and writing it. When I hear others speak it, it sounds funny to me now. I read and write everything in Nihongo. I am learning kanji at a really fast rate. It is awesome. I can understand and speak well.
Last week we had a district meeting and pday. We went to a big mall and got this picture taken. It was fun. We also saw this Ferris wheel. It is on a building that is about 9 stories tall and the wheel is on the 3rd story. I really wanted to ride it, but we didn't have enough time. Some things I have seen are some really cool shrines. One had a fountain in it that was a dragon. Also, I have seen the bullet train, but my companion says that it costs about 100$ to ride it just once! It is really cool. I will get a picture of it.
Sakura begins this week. The cherry blossoms are just barely beginning to pop out. I will get photos for you mom when they are more in bloom! After Sakura is bug season! I guess they get pretty bad here. Then it becomes the rainy season. They say it gets about 90 degrees F and rains. I don't look forward to that. They also have told me that members often lose their apartments due to the rain and we will be serving to help them. That is sad, but I am glad we can help. It happens every year here. I ripped my rain pants the other day getting off my bike. I was able to patch it with duct tape and clear tape.
We had a neat thing happen the other day. Elder Ahuna had a flat tire on his bike. We stopped to fill it up, but a piece that he needed to fill the tire was missing. We figured that we would have to walk home and miss our appointment to fix his tire. We happened to find the piece that he needed just laying there in the parking lot. We were able to fix his bike and get to our appointment. We feel that it was a miracle.
The Gospel is true. I wear the name of Jesus Christ on my name tag and I am so grateful to be a representative of Him. I tell my companion every day that our mission is GREAT! Serving The Lord is awesome! I tell him before we begin our study that I am so happy to be here and that he is a great companion! I tell him we will get a baptism if not this week, the next! And we are!! We are working hard! I love it! I am so happy!
See you all soon!!! I am almost at my 6 month mark! I think it comes around in May! Time is flying! I cannot believe it. Have a great day!
Love, Elder Williams
Sounds like Steven is loving his mission and doing a fabulous job!!! It is so awesome to read of his experiences and to feel of his enthusiasm and love for the work he is engaged in! It is great to hear how fast he is picking up the language : ) Have a great one! Camille
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