those weeks where you are finally feeling like your kind of getting
things? I guess I have had plenty of those weeks already in my
mission, but it was just one of those weeks where I really felt like
Elder Killpack and I were doing our part here, and then The Lord was
literally just taking care of the rest. It's definitely nice to know
that it all isn't weighing on me to get it all done, because if that
were the case I don't know how things would go! It's nice to know we
have someone to lean on.
One of the highlights of this week was definitely the weekend. I
don't know if I really told you all very much about the fireworks
here, but I guess they are pretty famous, some people say even the
most famous in the world. They do them for 2 nights, and that was
this last weekend! Over 600,000 people come from all over Japan,
literally from EVERYWHERE. We had people from Tokyo, even all the way
from Osaka! It was crazy, but they all come to watch this huge
firework show right on the river. We had the chance to go, because
trying to dendo during the fireworks just doesn't work haha. We were
able to go with one of our friends with a baptismal date K___, and his
friend from school! We went and met up with some members who saved us
seats from 11 in the morning! It was way nice of them to save us the
seats, and it was a way awesome chance to spend time with K___ outside
of church and just have a good time with him. The fireworks really
were just amazing though. I have a video that I will send, I think I
can only send it in like 45 second segments through the ipad, but I
have the big finale video'd and so you will kind of be able to see, or
atleast get an idea, but they were pretty amazing! While I was
watching them, it was hard to think that before we know it, summer
will be over, and that will be the last full summer that I spend here
in Japan! Elder Killpack and I talked about it a little bit, and we
both just feel so blessed to have the chance to serve in such an
amazing country, and have such amazing experiences here! It is always
fun to talk with Elder Killpack about that stuff because we came to
Japan the same time, and so he gets exactly what I am feeling! It was
seriously so much fun to watch the fireworks though and is definitely
something I will never forget!
The next day was church, and we had an awesome miracle there. This
week, we met a man named H______who has amazing faith in God, and
feels like him being able to meet with us is a sign from God that he
is on the right path! He is a way cool guy and we were able to meet
him at the station to help him find the church! After we arrived in
his car at the church, K___was just waiting outside! He had told us
he was coming, so it wasn't too big of a surprise, but when I went
over and started talking to him, he told me that his friend that he
had brought to fireworks was coming to church as well! He told me she
just said she wanted to come, and so she came and it was way awesome!
These two, I think are a couple? I don't know, but I'm ok with it if
they are cause they are way good together! I'm fine if they both just
get baptized together;) haha they are both 17, and really like church
a lot! K___wants to come to America next year over the summer, so I
told him that he could stay with us in Utah! Hope thats ok mom...:)
haha but he is a way cool kid and is making really great progress
towards his baptismal date of the 17th! Keep him in your prayers
please?:)
This week we really did see some awesome success! It was a good week,
and I feel like I am really starting to like Nagaoka a lot which is
kinda scary because transfers are coming up in only a couple of weeks!
Elder Killpack has already been here for a while, so he is most
likely to leave, but you really never know with President Budge! We
will see what happens, but I would love to stay and just make sure
that all these awesome people we have here get baptized! We have been
able to build up a really good pool of people here who are looking
really good for baptism soon so I really want to help them, but we
will see how much time I have! Something really cool that I noticed
this week was just how much God does care for each an every single one
of his children. I watched this video this week called "The hope of
God's Light," which I am sure some of you have already heard about,
but it is a super good video! Watch it if you haven't, but it talks
about how this guy comes to know that God is there. The answer did
not come instantly, but it did come. God didn't come down and make
all of his problems go away, or reveal himself or anything, but there
were things in this man's life that changed and he began to notice
them. When I watched it, it really helped me realize some of the
amazing things that God is doing for me right now as a missionary,
that maybe I take for granted or don't notice. God is ALWAYS helping
us along the way. He shows his love to his children constantly
through small and simple things, and those small and simple things
really do add up to a lot! I'm so grateful for the things that he is
doing for me, and for all the people back home that I love while I am
gone!
I love you all so much! Thank you for always being so supportive to
me you really make me such a better missionary! Have an amazing week
and I will talk to you soon!
Love,
Logan
Sent from my iPad
is on the right path! He is a way cool guy and we were able to meet
him at the station to help him find the church! After we arrived in
his car at the church, K___was just waiting outside! He had told us
he was coming, so it wasn't too big of a surprise, but when I went
over and started talking to him, he told me that his friend that he
had brought to fireworks was coming to church as well! He told me she
just said she wanted to come, and so she came and it was way awesome!
These two, I think are a couple? I don't know, but I'm ok with it if
they are cause they are way good together! I'm fine if they both just
get baptized together;) haha they are both 17, and really like church
a lot! K___wants to come to America next year over the summer, so I
told him that he could stay with us in Utah! Hope thats ok mom...:)
haha but he is a way cool kid and is making really great progress
towards his baptismal date of the 17th! Keep him in your prayers
please?:)
This week we really did see some awesome success! It was a good week,
and I feel like I am really starting to like Nagaoka a lot which is
kinda scary because transfers are coming up in only a couple of weeks!
Elder Killpack has already been here for a while, so he is most
likely to leave, but you really never know with President Budge! We
will see what happens, but I would love to stay and just make sure
that all these awesome people we have here get baptized! We have been
able to build up a really good pool of people here who are looking
really good for baptism soon so I really want to help them, but we
will see how much time I have! Something really cool that I noticed
this week was just how much God does care for each an every single one
of his children. I watched this video this week called "The hope of
God's Light," which I am sure some of you have already heard about,
but it is a super good video! Watch it if you haven't, but it talks
about how this guy comes to know that God is there. The answer did
not come instantly, but it did come. God didn't come down and make
all of his problems go away, or reveal himself or anything, but there
were things in this man's life that changed and he began to notice
them. When I watched it, it really helped me realize some of the
amazing things that God is doing for me right now as a missionary,
that maybe I take for granted or don't notice. God is ALWAYS helping
us along the way. He shows his love to his children constantly
through small and simple things, and those small and simple things
really do add up to a lot! I'm so grateful for the things that he is
doing for me, and for all the people back home that I love while I am
gone!
I love you all so much! Thank you for always being so supportive to
me you really make me such a better missionary! Have an amazing week
and I will talk to you soon!
Love,
Logan
Sent from my iPad
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