Hey everyone! I know my maturity does not reflect it but today is my 2nd Birthday! We got transfer calls today.... I'm staying here with my companion and the other elders are too! I'm way happy to stay in Koga because I love the members so dang much! But it's a hard, big area, not many people, we only have one investigator, and it smells like pig farms all the time. With all that though I've seriously fallen in love with Koga! At first I was sad I wasn't in city but I love it here and I could stay here as long Heavenly Father needs me to! I seriously ahhh love it! Anyways this week was GREAT!
We met a guy on the street named Kenji! He was the coolest old man I've talked to! Like I said we talk to a lot of very wise old men! He said I knew that you were going to stop and talk with me I could feel God telling me! He told us that he always takes the time to talk to everyone that talks to him because he knows everyone that comes into his life was sent to him from God. We talked about Gods love and his plan for us on the street for 45 minutes! I learned a ton from him. He told us a lot of the things we teach! About how what we will bring with us from this life is our spirits nothing else and also how we are all gods children. As you all know by now my comp is very pushy. He tried to give him the Book of Mormon and invite him to church like ten times. Whenever my comp started talking he'd stop him and say " like I said... I know exactly what you are trying to do!" While I was talking to Kenji he kept praying for him to accept some invitation. Although that is very important we need to know the right time to do it and need to have the right intention. Maybe all we were meant to do was have this amazing conversation and other missionaries will take care of him later I don't know but as much as he knew and testified about all of our teaching he wasn't quite ready and that's fine! He taught me a lot about how we are all truly Gods children no matter what we look like or where we are from. He doesn't like the thought of people telling him certain things are the best or better and how all of Gods children should get along. He told us that if God brings us back together it will be great but till then we'll just appreciate the time we had. At the very end he accepted a pamphlet and he gave us his card! He goes back home to Kyoto this week but I know he'll be taken care of and the seed we planted is a beautiful one. I also know that if its in Gods plan we will meet again but till then we'll just have to appreciate the things that we felt and learned that day because that was in Gods plan.
Housed more of the Nagahama clan on Halloween the day was sooooooo halloweeny! I've never seen more cats and dogs barking and being freaky! The whole day it was super foggy and we kept taking weird turns that went to scary places it was SICK! Also when we were walking away from a Nagahama house there was a man walking in a white shirt and underwear and was super old and walking really weird and walked right into their house and they didn't find it weird at all... It was probably the zombie walking guy from last week... NAGAHAMA CLAN! On the night of Halloween we made a appearance at the community Halloween party it was fun to see someone in Japan celebrated Halloween! Also we housed every house that had any sort of Halloween decoration! It was a cool day!
We helped a recent convert Nakajima shimai cut down trees and bushes around her house. She said she was having a bad day till we came and she was just filled with joy. It was really nice to be able to help her out and she kept saying thank you and how grateful she was. We went a little longer than we should have but the work needed to be done... And of course I had to hear alllll about how good it was but how bad it was that we were there for so long...
BEST SUNDAY!
So...best Sunday in Japan so far! It was soooo great! So the other elders in our area had a baptism for a guy named Jiao from China! It was really cool but between church and the baptism I was talking to a member named Usui Kyodai he is my homie! He's dang good at English so I was teaching him and we were just talking and having a good time! At the end of our conversation he's like "You need to serve your whole mission here!!!" I freaking love him! We were talking about america and stuff and he said I wanted to go to BYU Hawaii but now I need to rethink some things. I told him how sick BYU was but how much better my school was UTAH STATE!!!!! YOU BEST BELIEVE IM STILL RECRUITING OUT HERE! No seriously I recruit out here so hard... A lot of members say they want to go to BYU and I say that's cool! But my school Utah State is! #GOAGGIES #InternationalAmbassador #Katiejowouldbeproud
So the members are amazing in Koga! Jiao asked me to conduct the music at the baptism... But I had never conducted in my whole life... I had no idea what I was doing! This girl that's way sick, Atsumi helped me out the whole time and led from the congregation so I just copied her! She laughed at me and gave me the thumbs up the whole time! Haha so freaking sick! After a bunch of members came up to me and said how much they loved how I was smiling and having a great time! Especially these old ladies who said were you having fun up there? I said of course! They were like seeing you having so much fun made us so happy! I can't tell you how much I freaking love the members!
After the baptism the Horie family came up to me asked if we were busy at 6... Wahhhh first dinner at a members house! We went over there and it was like a American family Sunday dinner! There was a ton of people and a ton of food and it was just so dang fun! We got to talking and I brought up that I was in One Voice Children's choir and one guy was like I know them! Lexie Walker right!? And I was like haha yes!!! I chilled with her a ton! They all knew about her and were showing the frozen video! Hahahhaahhahaha it was so fun and crazy! Also two of the people there were in Masas mission! Haha so sick! At the end I played Come Thou Fount on my Uke for them and they loved it! I love the members!
Kengos Kenji Challenge!
Talk to everyone that God brings in your path. I know... I ABSOLUTELY KNOW that God puts people in our path that we are supposed to meet. I've met too many people who are now some of my best friends and met way too many people on my mission that there's no way I couldn't believe it. He places them in our path but we must have the faith to follow promptings to talk to those people. I can't tell you how many times I've been like I should talk to him or her and I don't. But sometimes I do and then something beautiful comes from it. I hope you all take this challenge and follow promptings to talk to those people we are led to and that are in our paths because Idk... Maybe you'll meet your future best friend, boss, girlfriend, someone who needs your help or you need their help, or maybe even your eternal companion. you never know till you talk to them :) good luck! Also I'd love to hear about any success with any of these challenges... I hope people are doing them! Haha
*Remember how I used to think 8 am was early.... I'd give anything to sleep in till 8 right now!
*This year for Halloween instead of candy I decided to hand out eternal salvation! #telestialorcelestial! #itwastheBOM
*Youd think I'd get skinnier working out every morning for 30 minutes and biking 20 kilos a day... But it's chill #phatforlyfe
*Missin Matt Meese as of late... He should be going to Argentina Tomorrow :)
*For my first Member dinner they made karage (Japanese fried chicken) my favorite food... #churchistrue
*Youd think after doing everything under the sun that has to do with music I would know how to conduct... But yep
*I used to use tables to work out... Now I just use my bike #KengoDojo #SQUATS #
Love you lots like tator tots! From sonic... Ya naw mean!?
Love, Rice, and Koga!
Elder Adachi 😘
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