MTC-Week 3!

We received some pictures from our missionary this week! Here are some of just her and then with her companion, Sister Stubbs from Australia.

Dear Family,

So we have Japanese missionaries here and I have grown to love them soooo much. The sisters are so cute and they are just making me so excited to go and serve in Japan. It is interesting because I love talking to them in Japanese (at least trying) and remember a lot of things and am getting comfortable with it. But when we meet with our investigators I freeze, I can't remember anything and I just get so nervous. I almost believe that I am getting graded when I go in there because they are actually our teachers. Hopefully the way I feel when I talk to the Nihonjin (Jap. people) is the way I will feel when I get to Tokyo. On Sunday we watched the Joseph Smith movie in Japanese and after the Nihonjin sang a really pretty song to everyone. Even though I could only pick up a few words during the movie and the song the Spirit was still just the same and was powerful. If nothing else I can always bring the spirit with me if I can't speak or understand the language.

 

Our senpai shimai are leaving in two weeks!! I am going to miss them so much. They are so much fun and have been good friends here. Sister Vail is going to Tokyo and I hope that I will be able to see her again. We took a lot of pictures today at the temple with all the sisters so if I get a few copies printed off I will mail them to you.

I don't know if i ever mentioned this before but devotionals are on P day which is really nice and last week L. Tom Perry came and spoke to us and it was an amazing message about the Book of Mormon and the Priesthood. There is a rumor going around that tonight it will be another one. My first devotional here D. Todd Christofferson came. I feel so blessed that i can hear these men speak. There are messages are always so powerful and I am filled with such a sweet spirit.

 

I also love my teachers, they are awesome!! They are so patient with everyone and help us so much in all matters. The language is still hard but now I just take one day at a time and realized that I am progressing. Someone told me this week about how missionaries always pray to learn the language and understand and they keep praying for it hoping that the language will all of a sudden come. But they don't realized that the Lord is helping them progress little by little. I know more right now then I did 3 weeks ago. The Lord is blessing me, i just need to have patience with myself and let it all soak in.

I love you all! That is basically all the exciting news for this weeks. Just had more language study and that it is it.

 

I love you with all my heart and I miss you!!!

 

Mackenzie