Hey Mom and Dad!

I hope you are having a nice Saturday morning as you read this. Maybe waffles or pancakes you are eating. Is it warm enough to have just a tee shirt on out side yet? In Meito it's still pretty cold. I think it'll start warming up somewhere in March. The sky is perfectly clear today and it's a great day to be alive.

It was fun to see pictures of you at conveyor belt Sushi (kaiten Zushi in Japanese). The Japanese ones look way more how you would imagine Japan. All high tech and lots of noises. Kind of. Japanese Sushi is super basic if you compare it to American Sushi. Most of the menu is just a sashimi slice of fish on the rice. They also have tempura, stuff with avocados, and lots of other stuff. Today we went to an Indian restaurant and got honey and cheese nan with Keema curry. Also tandoori chicken. Yum.

Elder Lyman and I also went to a recycle shop with old stuff and I got two more wall scrolls. 1 was ¥500 so that was good. They are cool Japanese landscapes. Maybe we can go to a cool antique store when you are in Japan and get a cool souvenir.

This past week went by quick but there were good points. First on Monday we got an investigator to come to church and have a lesson! His name is Kohara and it was his first time. We did a tour and he looked terrified the whole time but we sat down and starting telling him about what we are all about. He wasn't terribly interested but he didn't say he would never meet us again so that's a relief.

On Tuesday we got out and knocked on some doors. We found some crazy old guy who had met Elder Lyman and another elder on a companion exchange and he said he would come to church. We then had to get home quick for a phone conference with all of the Zone and sister training leaders about how the transfer was going. We have been focusing a lot lately on simplifying and getting back to the basics. Also everyone is talking to a ton more people than before which is helping the work to progress.

Wednesday was a good day. We had a transfer meeting and I learned I'll probably be going to Fukui which is on the opposite side of the island and is probably snowing right now. Woohoo! President Ishii said that'll I'll probably have one transfer with a young elder there and then get a fresh from America companion. I'm excited to be able to be outside all day. At night we had a crepe party in place of English class and about 30 people came with a bunch who hadn't been before. Our world champ arm wrestler friend also came which was fun. He will become an investigator soon.

Thursday was with a zone leader exchange so I took him to knock doors from 2:30 to 8:30 and then talk to people on the street. We had a couple of people say we could come back which was good.

Friday was kind of like a run errands day. We drove out to a couple of areas to drop off packages and get signatures for government paperwork. The night time was fun. We went around with a funny 74 year old member to visit less active members. He was super prepared and proud of using his smart phone to navigate us so it was awesome. We then went and had a lesson with another 70 year old guy and so they bonded well and we studied the iron rod story.

God is so patient with his children. I wish I could be as patient with them as He is. There are so many good people in Japan and I wish more of them would listen to God's word. Well, just got to talk to more of them.

I love you both!

Love,

Eli

Old man party

Old man party