|  Jan 12 | | ||
Hello Family!
I am feeling very tired, so this letter will probably be a little
shorter. I had a great week! On Thursday, we went up to Niigata and
had new missionary training with President Budge and the Assistants.
We learned about the differences between finding with faith and just
finding. It was really good, and something I needed to hear. I got to
spend a lot of time with the Assistants, we helped them set up them
went out to dinner with them. They are incredible! They're both
Nihonjin, or Japanese, and their names are Elder Sakamoto and Elder
Kudo. They are both really hard workers and incredibly kind. I learned
a lot from being around them. The next day, I had my first zone
conference. It really should have been a mission conference, but the
area I'm in is so far north we can't meet with the rest of the
mission, so there was the mission conference and the Niigata
conference. It was really awesome. We learned about focusing on
prayer, getting people to church, and working with the members and
Priesthood leaders. We are really going to show the members how much
we love them and how much we need their help. Sanjo hasn't seen a
baptism in over a year, and we're going to change that with their
help! The other elders have an investigator super close, the sisters
have an investigator with a baptismal date, and we are working with
Takashi. He needs to want to come to church more! Will you guys please
pray for him, so that he will want to come to church and overcome is
smoking addiction? Thanks! Yesterday we went to Nagaoka for Sun
Kyodai's baptism. He is a Chinese college student who loves the
gospel. Three investigators from Sanjo went! It was a super spiritual
experience. Today we went to make our own silverware, but we couldn't
find the right place! We went to two different places, and at the
second one was a spoon museum. we made mini spoons that were smaller
than my pinky! It was a little disappointing, but we went and got
sushi afterward, so it was ok. The sushi place is super cool, you
order your food on an ipad and they bring it out on a mini bullet
train right to your seat. I'm sure you can find videos of it online! I
got to take a nap today, which was super nice. I am so incredibly
tired. I think that finally getting into the routine of things and
having the newness of things wear off is making my tiredness catch up
with me. Thanks a ton for the update, the ideas, and pictures!
Everyone looks great, especially Abbie! Just don't loose your retainer
or smash it in half! Thanks a ton for the recipes and cups, they are
greatly appreciated! I really liked your ideas, Mom. I have been
really pushing for more service, but Japanese people really, really
don't like being served. It's a little frustrating. We are trying to
think of ways to serve them that can't be stopped! Elder Mobley has
really been pushing for family history to be used as well. Those are
great ideas! We can't wait to get the crepe recipe! Elder Mobley has
Nutella, and I have 4 pounds of peanut butter ordered from Costco
(thank you Sister Budge!), so we're looking forward to eating the
crepes. Go Bucks! I'm trying not to think about it, and I'm doing a
pretty good job. That's about it for this week. Love you guys, you're
the best!!!!
Love,
Calhoun Chorro
Japanese English is way weird. We have no idea why they have this huge sign!
I am feeling very tired, so this letter will probably be a little
shorter. I had a great week! On Thursday, we went up to Niigata and
had new missionary training with President Budge and the Assistants.
We learned about the differences between finding with faith and just
finding. It was really good, and something I needed to hear. I got to
spend a lot of time with the Assistants, we helped them set up them
went out to dinner with them. They are incredible! They're both
Nihonjin, or Japanese, and their names are Elder Sakamoto and Elder
Kudo. They are both really hard workers and incredibly kind. I learned
a lot from being around them. The next day, I had my first zone
conference. It really should have been a mission conference, but the
area I'm in is so far north we can't meet with the rest of the
mission, so there was the mission conference and the Niigata
conference. It was really awesome. We learned about focusing on
prayer, getting people to church, and working with the members and
Priesthood leaders. We are really going to show the members how much
we love them and how much we need their help. Sanjo hasn't seen a
baptism in over a year, and we're going to change that with their
help! The other elders have an investigator super close, the sisters
have an investigator with a baptismal date, and we are working with
Takashi. He needs to want to come to church more! Will you guys please
pray for him, so that he will want to come to church and overcome is
smoking addiction? Thanks! Yesterday we went to Nagaoka for Sun
Kyodai's baptism. He is a Chinese college student who loves the
gospel. Three investigators from Sanjo went! It was a super spiritual
experience. Today we went to make our own silverware, but we couldn't
find the right place! We went to two different places, and at the
second one was a spoon museum. we made mini spoons that were smaller
than my pinky! It was a little disappointing, but we went and got
sushi afterward, so it was ok. The sushi place is super cool, you
order your food on an ipad and they bring it out on a mini bullet
train right to your seat. I'm sure you can find videos of it online! I
got to take a nap today, which was super nice. I am so incredibly
tired. I think that finally getting into the routine of things and
having the newness of things wear off is making my tiredness catch up
with me. Thanks a ton for the update, the ideas, and pictures!
Everyone looks great, especially Abbie! Just don't loose your retainer
or smash it in half! Thanks a ton for the recipes and cups, they are
greatly appreciated! I really liked your ideas, Mom. I have been
really pushing for more service, but Japanese people really, really
don't like being served. It's a little frustrating. We are trying to
think of ways to serve them that can't be stopped! Elder Mobley has
really been pushing for family history to be used as well. Those are
great ideas! We can't wait to get the crepe recipe! Elder Mobley has
Nutella, and I have 4 pounds of peanut butter ordered from Costco
(thank you Sister Budge!), so we're looking forward to eating the
crepes. Go Bucks! I'm trying not to think about it, and I'm doing a
pretty good job. That's about it for this week. Love you guys, you're
the best!!!!
Love,
Calhoun Chorro
Japanese English is way weird. We have no idea why they have this huge sign!
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