Ok, so I don't have a lot of time, but I do want to give a quick update
one what's happening before I have no time left at all. A more full
e-mail will come out tomorrow when I actually have my p-day.... (if I
end up having a p-day or not... I'm still not even sure if we have time
for that tomorrow or not.)
It's getting cold here in Fukuoka! I've started wearing my vests
again, and the heater's even been a major part of the daily routine now
too. I don't know who decided that every house in Japan should be
without central heating, but it's a bugger getting out of the shower.
We're also in the middle of a make-over for our house here in Fukuoka,
because when the missionaries who originally moved in there, they
compiled all of the items from 3 apartments and had it filled to the
brim. So now we're gutting the place, scrubbing all of the surfaces,
and stripping it down to the necessities and starting over fresh! It's
been a bit of a project here, which has been taking up our p-days and
we've even had to dedicate a work day to it as well. It's a good thing I
got a little experience with new house furnishing in Yasufuruichi,
because Elder Tanaka and I have been making it back and forth to the
appliance stores and I've been the major head in gathering items for the
apartment. I'm not sure how that came to my desk, but, it's been a
different sort of experience to say the least.
I've somehow managed to lose weight since coming to the Honbu. I'm
not entirely sure how that worked out, but I was talking to some of the
Sister Missionaries who worked in Fukuoka before, and they said that
there are two types of office missionaries, those who gain weight while
in the Honbu, and those who lose it..... I guess I'm the losing kind... I
think I'm all they way back down to the 130s now I'm not entirely
sure because all of the scales are in kilos, but I'm at a pretty firm 64
(nearly 3 kilos off from my time in Oita!) Speaking of weight, we've
been getting invited to more and more dinner appointments, and they've
all been super delicious. This ward definitely has the most number of
kids that I've seen in any other ward so far in Japan, so it's a blast
whenever we get to spend time with the families with tons of kids. I
even got to see a cowboy/space ranger fight while eating Gyoza with an
investigator last week (with legit Woody and Buzz Lightyear dolls!).
Our investigators have also been doing really well. We started a 40
day fast with our ward to prepare for the Christmas season, and the
focus is on missionary work. The goal is to have everyone in the ward
invite someone to the church, either for an activity or for Sunday
services, and to look for opportunities to have the Missionaries into their home. Our investigators are even participating in the 40 day fast,
and are searching to know whether this church is the one for them or
not. We have great people to work with here and I am so excited to see
them grow and come closer to the Savior. I've seen the change in their
lives just in the short time I've been here, but they are some of the
most genuine people I have ever met, and I just want them to do good!
It may be November now (that means I'm old) but with the last 2 months of the year, we can make it a blast!
Have a good Week and I'll write again Tomorrow for the full follow-up for this week!
Elder Everett
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