only sad part is, japan isn't very good so it isn't a lot for people
to be excited about..haha but we had an amazing miracles that kind of
involved the World Cup this week!! Well, I guess it will involve the
World Cup possibly. This week on Sunday after church me and Elder
Killpack decided to visit a less active member in the Branch. He
actually used to be the branch president, but fell away from the
church and wants nothing to do with the church. We decided to visit
him and we were hoping to just be able to share a short video (Because
of Him) because every time elder Killpack has visited him he was very
cold and didn't even want to really talk to them. We rolled up on our
bikes and he was outside in the yard watering his plants. We came up
to him and said hello and he was pretty friendly actually...then he
put down his hose and invited us inside! (this has never happened
before by the way) We go inside his house and he has a sit down in his
house and starts making us some drinks, he comes back in with Hot
chocolate!! He sits down and basically just starts shooting the breeze
with us about soccer and life and japan and all these things. Finally
after a while we just asked if we could share a quick message with him
and he said yes! (which he has never allowed before) We showed him the
video and he really liked it! He was trying to hide it...but he really
liked it! To end we asked if we could pray with him..and he didn't
let us, but for a second I think he wanted to say yes:) haha we left
the house with a "date" to watch japan's next soccer game! we walked
out of there just absolutely amazed. just a week before that, he
hadn't even allowed the missionaries to even talk to him, let alone
come in his house, drink hot cocoa together, shoot the breeze, and
share a message! I absolutely amazes me how much God works with these
people. We did absolutely nothing but just go visit him, but that is
what God required. Missionaries have been trying to go over there for
years and years, and maybe that persistence is what it took to soften
his heart.
The coolest part about that miracle is that here in Nagaoka they
have been working really hard to reactivate members, and there were
three big members that went less active, and all of them were branch
presidents at some point. we have 2 of them reactivated, and this
man, M_________ is the last of the big three. I am really excited to
work really hard with him to see if we can't get him coming back to
church and get him fully active again!! I believe more than anything
that it is possible, but i know that it isn't my power, but God's
power that will make that happen.
The rest of this week was really a great week. Me and Elder
Killpack had an amazing week just absolutely filled with miracles and
TONS of teaching. I really don't want to come off sounding prideful
or anything haha but hear me out. This area really has been
struggling, but we came into this transfer really excited, with a lot
of faith to see huge miracles. Me and Elder Killpack really want to
see a baptism here in this branch, and know that it is possible. This
week we worked incredibly hard and taught all of our people as much as
we could trying super hard to help them progress closer to Jesus
Christ. I believe that God is just blessing this area because
we want to see it so badly. Me and Elder Killpack want to see success
so badly, that we are going out and working as hard as we can, being
exactly obedient, and God is taking care of the stuff we can't
control. It is an incredible feeling being on God's team as a
missionary.
I love this work! I love being a missionary and it is scary to me
how I am already half way done. I feel like I still need to learn so
much, and get so much better, but I absolutely love being a
missionary, and there is no where else I would rather be. It is
amazing how happy a mission makes you. Seeing other people gain faith
in Jesus Christ, and feel the joy of repentance and accepting the
gospel is the greatest gift us missionaries get. I am so blessed to
be here in Japan, to have the opportunity to serve these people here!
I love you all back home so much and I miss you a lot! It is crazy
that we are on the downhill slope, but I intend to make this year one
to remember! I will talk you all soon have an amazing week!
All my love,
Logan
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