March 1, 2015

6 Months down and I havent even really started I feel like jeeez the time flies I already feel like i am running out of time and I am only on transfer 3!!! This week we didnt really do anything crazy I went on splits with the ZL's and also another missionary, they were fun we are meeting with like 4 appointments that we made today so hope those go great!!!

Crazy thing happened ok more like a weird thing happened this Japanese mom she is probably like 29 or 30 but Elder Heslop (he is the other white guy in the Ice Skating pic) and I taught this english program and there was like 6 people there, but it is way weird because we teach then they give us a meal then they watch us eat and like correct how we are eating too if we are eating to food wrong, but anyways back to the mom it was like this super hot soup rice thing we were eating, so I blew on it to cool it down you know and then the mom was like 'oh SUUGOOI' which means like 'wow that is amazing!' but i was like what why is this cool in my head, then she asked me when I learned to do that and I was like ummm when I was like for 4 years old, and she was like 'oh SUUGOOI!!' and I was like ummm ya I guess that was way cool haha ya I guess just a weird funny experience!!

I taught primary this week too!! So freaking scary my japanese is like there level tho so it was great taught about how faith is a little seed jeez those kids are soo freaking smart I was blown away!!!

We were able to meet with Otani again he is just moving along great he read the book 7 habits to be successful and he feels like in some of those things have been taught by us in the lesson and he is really interested in Christianity so that was good

Love you all hope that you all have a great week

Elder Stevens

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This is Jarek's response to my email I sent him and I would like to share:

 

It sounds like a crazy couple of days jeez ya we need a new dryer that one is pretty terrible I hope that it isnt to expensive, one thing that I have learned being a missionary is money is crazy, not that I have had a problem but it really makes me think of how crazy its gonna get when I have to be in charge of all that. I see some missionaries who run out of money so quick and I am just like how?? it really is crazy but the mission teaches a lot of important life skills and if you dont pay attention you miss it just like that, tomorrow its gonna be 6 months that is so freaking crazy!!! I feel like it hasnt even started for me yet! 

Anyways I love you and hope everything else is going great!!