First of all,
I'm so sorry for emailing late! I forgot to tell you last week that we had our
Temple P-Day this week! It was really great! It was C Shimai's first experience
in the Tokyo Temple, so it was a great experience. Also, I don't know if I ever
told you this, but H Shimai is a convert. Two Japanese sisters taught her in
Hawaii when she was 10. After the temple today, we had lunch with one of her missionaries.
It was so fun!
This week was pretty good, but only two things really stuck out! First thing, C Shimai and I go walking every morning for exercise, and as we've done so, we met one of our 70-year-old neighbors who now goes walking with us, too. We invited her to a Branch Activity, which was hiking, on a whim, and we were totally surprised when she showed up! Her legs are pretty weak, but she didn't have anything else going on, so she came. We hadn't even made it to the mountain when she said she didn't think she could hike the whole way, but then some magic energy built up inside her and she did it! We hiked for 6 hours, but she made it! She's a pretty Buddhist lady, but while we were hiking we really had an opportunity to talk about God. When we reached the top of the mountain, the view was absolutely gorgeous! We could see all of Yokosuka and more! The old lady who walked with us told us that she had a lot of opportunities to hike this mountain, but because of her job and family, she'd never done it, and that from here on out she will only get older and not be able to hike the mountain, so she told us how grateful she was that we invited her. It was a great defining moment for her! She was able to talk to a lot of the Branch members, and she has since asked us questions about church. That was a huge miracle! We hope to give her a Book of Mormon this week.
The second miracle was one of the best things that has happened on my mission. So, as I told you last week, the Elders found two ladies who we have since started teaching. We met with one of them, M, twice this week. The first time we met with her, we taught her about the Book of Mormon and prayer. Then, we just taught her the Restoration yesterday. When we were reviewing prayer, she told us that she had tried praying. She pretty much told Heavenly Father everything in that prayer, that she is struggling because she's sick, she doesn't have any money, she fights with her husband all the time, etc. Then she told us that after she prayed, she didn't fight with her husband that day! At that moment I almost started crying because the Spirit was so strong and my testimony was solidified, once again, that prayer works and Heavenly Father will answer us. We continued with the lesson, and we felt strongly to invite her to be baptized. We asked her about December 20th, and she was so surprised! She thought she would have to wait longer to be baptized, she didn't think it could happen that quickly. She was so excited, and she willingly agreed! She's getting baptized on December 20th!! Our District has been praying and fasting for someone to get baptized, and it's M! She's been so prepared by the Lord. She's had so many struggles in her life, and she's only 28; however, because of that she's super humble and willing to hear the Gospel. I'm so excited! That will be the best Christmas present ever!
I love you all! Have a great week! The Church is true! Love you!
Sister Lexie Dansie
This week was pretty good, but only two things really stuck out! First thing, C Shimai and I go walking every morning for exercise, and as we've done so, we met one of our 70-year-old neighbors who now goes walking with us, too. We invited her to a Branch Activity, which was hiking, on a whim, and we were totally surprised when she showed up! Her legs are pretty weak, but she didn't have anything else going on, so she came. We hadn't even made it to the mountain when she said she didn't think she could hike the whole way, but then some magic energy built up inside her and she did it! We hiked for 6 hours, but she made it! She's a pretty Buddhist lady, but while we were hiking we really had an opportunity to talk about God. When we reached the top of the mountain, the view was absolutely gorgeous! We could see all of Yokosuka and more! The old lady who walked with us told us that she had a lot of opportunities to hike this mountain, but because of her job and family, she'd never done it, and that from here on out she will only get older and not be able to hike the mountain, so she told us how grateful she was that we invited her. It was a great defining moment for her! She was able to talk to a lot of the Branch members, and she has since asked us questions about church. That was a huge miracle! We hope to give her a Book of Mormon this week.
The second miracle was one of the best things that has happened on my mission. So, as I told you last week, the Elders found two ladies who we have since started teaching. We met with one of them, M, twice this week. The first time we met with her, we taught her about the Book of Mormon and prayer. Then, we just taught her the Restoration yesterday. When we were reviewing prayer, she told us that she had tried praying. She pretty much told Heavenly Father everything in that prayer, that she is struggling because she's sick, she doesn't have any money, she fights with her husband all the time, etc. Then she told us that after she prayed, she didn't fight with her husband that day! At that moment I almost started crying because the Spirit was so strong and my testimony was solidified, once again, that prayer works and Heavenly Father will answer us. We continued with the lesson, and we felt strongly to invite her to be baptized. We asked her about December 20th, and she was so surprised! She thought she would have to wait longer to be baptized, she didn't think it could happen that quickly. She was so excited, and she willingly agreed! She's getting baptized on December 20th!! Our District has been praying and fasting for someone to get baptized, and it's M! She's been so prepared by the Lord. She's had so many struggles in her life, and she's only 28; however, because of that she's super humble and willing to hear the Gospel. I'm so excited! That will be the best Christmas present ever!
I love you all! Have a great week! The Church is true! Love you!
Sister Lexie Dansie
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