I had quite the week. Let me get started.
Transfers. Nothing happened to me. SO I got to spend the day in the airport waiting for people to come in......it was especially stressful because there was a rainstorm so nobody had correct times. So, Elder Gordon and I got to spend the entire day with Elder Chung from Okinawa. He's possibly my favorite missionary in the mission. I just love hanging out with him. He's so funny and really gets how to be a missionary. Because we had so much time, we had to eat TWO meals in the airport. SO expensive. I hated it.
Zone leaders waiting at the airport
Eating at the airport
Eating out
Ice cream!
So, here's the big news this week.
We had a Okinawa conference. All the members for the entire Island. First, we were separated into stakes for the Saturday session. I was translating for an American woman who had a talk. Sister Jennifer Chenney from Logan. She has lived in Okinawa for 7 years and is the best member missionary I've ever heard of. It was such a pleasure to translate for her. While we were waiting for the meeting to begin, I just talked to her about all the people she knew. All the missionaries she'd worked with.
Then we had a surprise visitor interrupt our conversation. Elder Aoyagi came up to me and shook my hand and said, "Elder Low. It's been a while". Then he gave me a big hug. He is the greatest guy. AND his Japanese is SO easy to translate which was a relief.
The next day, we went to Okinawa to meet with everyone on the island. Every missionary in both zones were there. I walked into the meeting and I heard someone calling my name. Brother Miyagi from the Nago ward came up to me and gave me a huge hug. He bought me two little notebooks. Haha, it was a very thoughtful present. Then he grabbed my hand and dragged me around the HUGE church and introduced me to everyone he knew among the members....which I was surprised at how many that was. He apparently talks about me a lot. All the Nago missionaries laughed and said, "We know, Brother Miyagi. You've told us before". I was so Ureshi.
Then, in stake conference, it was proposed that he would receive the Melchezedic. Priesthood. It was the greatest experience. He was so happy and everyone knew him. He's now building the church.
In other news, the two Okinawan stakes combined and so did the Naha wards....so we now have 8 missionaries in our ward. It's getting really busy over here. We might grow a little bit as a zone as well because of the reorganization of wards. It was pretty nuts. We watched Elder Aoyagi release entire wards. It was kinda sad. Entire wards closed and were combined with others. Nago became a branch. We have lots of work in Okinawa.
Anyway, that was the big news my week. As far as the work, it's SO hot. We sweat all day long. It's great though! I love talking to people. We've met some really awesome people in the last week and now that we have so many missionaries in our ward, I have some really cool Dendo ideas. We'll let you know how it goes!
Exhausted in Weekly Planning
Weekly plan like a BOSS! Elder Otani always said. 私たちは末日のくみちょうだよ！！！
(We are the boss of the latter-days.) He's way funny.
Love you all. Thanks for photos!
Elder Low
