One crazy thing that happened this week: K san had his interview....and he will be baptized this next Saturday! I'm so excited for him. He's a completely different person. It was awesome to see him at General Conference yesterday. He was blown away and was smiling and getting along with the ward. I just look back to when I first met him and remember that this is the same man who wanted to kill himself. People can deny our faith and our Church, but this gospel changed his life. He is not the same person anymore. I'm just really happy and he's such a great guy.

 

Also this week, We had interviews with President. It's always nice to be with President. I also got to work with the AP'S......Elder Dolbin is one of them. He was my MTC comp. And the other one is Elder Coelho from Nagasaki. They are two of my favorite people in the mission. They are both such amazing men. It was great to work with both of them. I got to spend the whole day working with Elder Dolbin. It's so crazy to see how much both of us grew. He's a powerhouse missionary. 

 

Watching General Conference. Elders Dolbin and Coelho are to my right.

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It felt so good to be with him again. We were such a great team in the MTC and we still worked way well  together even now. We found a couple new investigators. It was a party.

 

Now, I'm about to tell you about the most exciting part of my week....before I do, I'm a little scared to tell you about it because you will all think, "Oh....well, he's still a child. Still the same punk from before", but this new thing is so effective. It's called "Sumairu" dendo. (Smile). Here's what it is: we walk around Naha with a sign that says "Sumairu! We are mormons!" and we contact people like that. We just say "Sumairu!" and then start sharing a testimony right there! Also, we walk around with a ukulele and sing hymns to people. We introduced the idea to Kaicho (President) and he told us to give it a go.....and it's super effective. People love it! Even if they don't take the message, they walk away with a smile on their face....and they won't forget it. So next time they meet missionaries, they will remember the happy people on the street. We reported how it works to Kaicho and he got so excited he said he wants to come Dendo WITH US! Haha, It was so much fun. Obviously, we are being careful to still represent the Savior in all we do......but It's been Really good. Example: I saw this guy and he was smiling SUPER big, but tried to ignore me. So! I asked him "Why are you smiling so big?" and he just kinda shrugged his shoulders....but kept this HUGE smile. He didn't stand a chance against a couple of Americans with a Ukulele singing "There is Sunshine in My Soul Today". So I told him "How about you come over here and I'll tell you why I'm smiling". His name is N and we are meeting him tonight! :)

 

I'm getting super close to Kaicho (President). He calls me pretty often now. He said he wants to try something in Naha called a Dendo board. Naha is just so busy that he wants to get all the missionaries in the same place doing it the way the Dan Jones did it. Haha, it's super scary, but I'm up to try anything. I love trying new ways to teach people.

 

Saying goodbye to returning missionaries at the airport

 

 

Anyway, I'm out of time. I'm having so much fun and I'm loving this gospel more than I ever have in my entire life. It really does make the world of a difference to dive into the word of God and feel the spirit and see it change lives.

 

I Love you all,

Elder Low