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OK! Quick experience. I got yelled at by an Okinawan who told me to go home because I didn't understand the Okinawan people. I told him to help me understand, but he just yelled at me and told that I was just another American. Then he went on and on about how the American's came and killed his ancestors and how we were all about war and violence. He slammed the door in my face and I felt like garbage.

 

THEN! Later this last week, we had a dinner for fast sunday. We ate at the Yoza family's house. They were so nice. There house is kinda like Grandma and Grandpa's. Grandparents on the bottom and the kids up top. Anyway, Grandpa Yoza was born in 1929....when Okinawa didn't have electricity. He's also a really quite old grumpy looking guy....like Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino....only Japanese. Anyway, I shared this experience about the man and he stood up and grabbed me by the collar and said, in English (I hadn't said two words to the guy before so I didn't know he spoke English) "Come here Elder. I have something to show you".......I was pretty scared, but he threw me into a chair and started digging through his bookshelf. Then he threw this huge book into my lap and said "Look at this."

 

It was a huge book about the war of Okinawa and it was a pretty gross book. Lots of dead people.....Then he told me about how he had fought in the war. He was 16 years old. He saw all his brothers die in the war. Also, 72 of his classmates died. He was  a POW for about a day. Then he said, "They told us that the American's were not human. They were a demon. A monster." Then he flipped to a page of a American helping children and another of American's feeding babies. "Does this look like a monster to you?" he said.

 

He said that the whole thing was Japan's fault and he hated Japan after the war. It was pretty intense. I learned so much. He's an amazing guy too!

 

As far as the work goes, we have another suicidal investigator, but he's getting happier as we go....still pretty depressed, but it's a work in progress.

 

Things are going great. President called me and said that he was really amazed with the NAHA zone numbers for the month of April. He told us that Elder Dursteler and I could take a break.....Unfortunately, Elder Wells and I had a couple appointments.....so Elder Dursteler took a break and we worked in the rain. Haha, It was good though. 

 

Anyway, I will let you know if I transfer or not! I love you all and hope you have a great week. Talk to you all on Sunday!

 

With the Young Single Adults

 

 

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