Well! Here we are the end of my MTC adventure! Its been really hard but really amazing at the same time and i have learned so much here. The overwhelming support of people that were in the MTC same time as me as well as all those at home really made me feel so loved and not alone. It has been the most amazing thing ever. I have grown so much and learned alot of what my purpose is as a missionary. My first week i heard someone say MTC stands for Make the Change. At that time i thought i knew what it meant. At the end of my stay here i have really understood why they say that. Everyone comes from different walks of life, different backgrounds, friends, family, states, countries, languages... but we are all here to change to make the change to become representatives of Jesus Christ. Those changes could be just about anything and they are different for everyone. Whether it is a language, habit, personality, attitude.. the list goes on and on. At the start of my MTC experience i told everyone that i have changed already quite a bit but now at the end of my stay i can say with confidence i have made that change. For me the change was really realizing why I am out here. I am not here for me and i thought i knew that coming out but i really learned it while here. I am here to help people and bring them Christs light. Through many experiences that i have learned here i have found that thats all we really are doing. They keep us here with so many people from all around the world and alot of people dont take advantage of this learning opportunity. I say hi to everyone person i see here at the MTC and if i get a second i talk to them. Some times i will say hi to people and they will ignore me or walk faster. It makes me sad that they are not taking advantage of this place we have to learn. I hope their hearts are softens to really know that every person they pass they can help. Everyday on our mission we will be stopping random people on the street and striking a conversation. This is such great practice since we already know that they are Mormon might aswell practice starting a conversation. I think too many people come into the MTC thinking the only thing they are here to do is learn a language or to learn to teach. There are so many more things that we have the opprotunity to learn here its truly amazing. (Mormon 9:22) The MTC has been a really hard thing for me but realizing these things and realizing we are never alone no matter what has helped me. Through serving and helping other people here i have in turn helped myself so much. I am excited to be able to help people everyday on my mission and my whole life. Someone told me that a mission is the only time where you devote every waking minute to helping people and then you wont as much when youre off your mission. I dont like that. I dont like that at all. My whole life has been devoted to helping others before my mission i didnt realize how much good i could do and so i dont think i did as much as i could have or wanted to. But when i get home i want to prove that person wrong... I want to devote every waking moment of everyday helping others. You can never really love God fully until you serve Gods children.
A few weeks ago I told you that I am serving 2 missions. One for the people of Japan and one for the other missionaries. I have found out this week that I want to serve 3 missions. I want to serve for the people back home. I want to help those i email and those i write with their faith and help them with anything they need. I hope i will have more time to speak to each one of you when i get out in the field. Please dont hesitate to ask me for help that is what i want to do. I hope that these emails will help others aswell. i love you and thank you so much for your support.
Our teacher this week told us that there is a miracle everyday on your mission you just dont always see it. God really does bless us and whether that miracle is at home, with an investigator, someone you passed on the street, or even in yourself there is a miracle. We will never know how much happen within Gods plan but we can trust that there will always be blessing and miracles if we are faithful.
I learned here that when you see something often then you start taking it for granted. Id like to apologize to everyone. When i had the opportunity to be with you anytime i wanted to, help you when you needed it, or let you know how much you mean to me whenever i wanted to i didnt always. We take for granted the things that mean the most to us. I know that after 2 years of not seeing alot of you i will make sure to cherish every moment and make sure you know how much you mean to me! Make sure since you have the opprotunity that you let those who mean the most to you know that you love them!
At first i didnt love the idea of staying here for 7 more weeks than i originally was told. But i knew that rather than a trial it was a blessing. I know that I was meant to be here and help people and learn from people. I have been stregnthened so much and know that i am ready to go out with my brothers and sisters to go spread Christs light and love.
Tweets of the Week
*Every old guy at the temple that talks to us when we say bye to them they say GO GET EM WET! it makes me really uncomfortable and it happens like a ton... #awk #oldpeople
*I picked up and drank out of a full glass cup.... with CHOPSTICKS!!! #GETONMYLEVEL #youcancallmeMiyagisan #hashihero #drank
*FINALLY achieved my dream of a singing group called 2 1/2 Asian #seepictures #twoandahalf #asianpowa #AdachiTsuruEverettWoodford
*See you in TOKYO 
Challenge of the Week!
On LDS.org there is a new video entitled " You Never Know" I want you all to go watch it and realize how much good you do. Even a hello or a text message or just something you do that you dont think is a big deal could mean the world to someone. Sometimes the most important things you do everyday are things that dont even make it on your to do list. You never know how much good you can do and how much good you do... do. I know you do because I have been on the receiving end of every single one of your good deeds you are amazing and i am blessed to be able to call you my friends and family.
Love you all Im officially leaving America! Keep it real over here for me! Much love!!! God be with you till we meet again!
Love, Rice, and Pikachu!
Elder Kengo James Adachi!
No comments:
Post a Comment