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| New Companion in Yokkaichi, December 2014 |
So if Hercules is willing to 'go the distance', I should probably
be too. Instead, I'm very tired and found myself at the end of this week just
wanting to stay for two nights in a row in the same apartment...
In other words, my week was busy.
On Monday I was spending my last day in Fukutoku, with a long-time-no-see
companion, Sister Abe! She came from Suwa (her companion was ending her mission,
so she needed a place to stay until she received her next companion) and spent
the day with me! We laughed at all of our old jokes and even made a couple more.
She's already going on transfer 5! My baby is growing up!!
On Tuesday, I headed to Nagoya station to be transferred to Yokkaichi! I
spent the day getting to know my new companion and area, getting my luggage from
the shipping company and trying to visit a couple members.
On Wednesday we did as much visiting members as we could, but by the
evening I was in Meito, to spend the night nearby for a conference the next
day.
All of Thursday I was at the Missionary Leadership Council, which despite
its necessity, is very long. But I was able to finally make it back to Yokkaichi
for the night!!
Friday we had to make more plans for the upcoming week and for the
transfer. I did my best to finally start unpacking and cleaning and putting away
(cleaning this apartment is high up in my life's ambitions: it needs some
help...). We were able meet with the elders of our area and learn that the next
day, a senior missionary couple were coming to use our baptismal font, and
needed us to set everything up and do all the music (my companion can play the
piano...SCORE!).
So that"s what we did on Saturday! We helped someone get baptized. She was
so cute; she was so nervous and couldn't stop smiling. So so precious.
Sunday I finally got to meet all the members, but everything was crazy
because we had a certain Mr. Kobayashi come to church. He is one of our
investigators, and is hands down the nicest guy you will ever have the pleasure
of meeting. He was just so humble and kind, he even brought us lunch! (He didn't
know it was fast Sunday, and I didn't have the heart to tell him haha). We were
able to talk to him about the commandments, and how when we try them, we can
learn that they're really from God. He's been pretty stressed about baptism
recently, so we're trying not to talk so much about that right now, but every
single person who has met him and talked to me about him knows that it is only a
matter of time - he wants to be baptized, he just wants some time to think about
it all.
And now it's finally Monday, and my feet are so tired from all the
traveling. I think I've gone 'the distance', and I think I know that I just want
to belong to Yokkaichi for now!
