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Hello loyal readers! I'm still in Japan and the gospel is still true and I still love it all. Thank you so much for letters I have received! They are so wonderful to read. Post a scripture you have like decently and recently below! :) mine is Doctrine and Covenants 68:6. Smile be happy be missionaries! 6 Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come. 6 元 気を​出し​なさい。​恐れて​は​ならない。主​なる​わたし​は​あなたがた​と​ともに​おり、あなたがた​の​傍ら​に​立つ​から​で​ある。あなたがた​は、わたし、すなわち​イエス・​キリスト​に​ついて、わたし​が​生ける​神の​子で​ある​こと、わたし​が​かつて​おり、今おり、やがて​来る​こと​を​証しなければ​ならない。

We have just come down from Togakushi Mountain for a magical Party Day! I mean...preparation day. *coughwink* we had an AMAZING hike to Mirror Lake, then through the old ninja village, and through the cedar forest up to this super historical Shinto shrine. It's been a beautiful, spectacular day to say the least. きれいでしょう On Tuesday we had Welcome-to-the-Mission Conference for President and Sister Ishii. They are so fantastic! Of course. But truly, I am so excited to work with them now. President Ishii says he wants to focus on the missionaries having a good balance between spirituality and fun; teaching and service. It'll be stellar time! Wednesday we had such a good, full dendo day! Thank you for your prayers, we really feel them. One of highlights was the lesson we had with one of our long-time investigators. She is really great, but isn't confident she's ready to be a member. We reviewed the baptismal interview questions with her and were surprised to he...

Konnichiwa 😄 Mina wa genki? It's been a beautiful week in the Nagano Japan. Full of Olympic history, lush mountains, and very kind people! Monday our beloved President Yamashita completed his assignment as our mission president. I am going to miss him and Sister Yamashita a lot! I learned from his example, very strongly about the pure love of Christ and dedicated discipleship. But President and Sister Ishi have arrived and we are excited to meet them at Hello Conference tomorrow! In Fukutoku! So far, everything is far in Nagano. Ha ha. とい On Tuesday we met a less active member with a really cute nine year old! The mom also made us scrumptious apricot jam. Apricots and Nagano soba are currently in season. Yum! Other food ventures this week has included tomato gelato, basil shrimp sushi, and Sister Papenfuss's "inside out" chocolate chip cookies. :) You can infer for yourselves which of those I enjoyed most thoroughly. おいしい😋 On Thursday we went housi...