Monday, March 24, 2014

Week Thirty-five.

Mom,
That is an AMAZING experience! I also know that God answers prayers. I am so happy that you had that incredible missionary experience and I am so proud of you for being bold and for opening your mouth about the gospel. You are such a good missionary! Can you feel the joy you receive from sharing the gospel? It is amazing, isnt it! Wow I will definitely pray for Aimee the dental hygienist.
Thank you for praying for Miho and Justin this last week. We werent able to meet with Miho and her daughter because she was sick this last week I guess. Thats what she told us but we are hoping to have a lesson this week. Justin has been helping the missionaries so much. He comes to Eikaiwa and also to our activities and helps set up and clean up all the time. He loves to serve and he loves church. He didnt come yesterday because he was busy but he asked US if he could come every week! Usually we have to beg people to come but he actually WANTS to come! We ordered a Tagolog Book of Mormon and gave it to the elders so they can start teaching Justin. I think they have plans to start lessons this week with him. That is so exciting! I think that once he hears the message of the restoration, he will definitely want to get baptized. He is so ready.
We didnt find any new investigators this week but we were able to set up an appointment with an old investigator so thats good! We are supposed to have a lesson on Wednesday. Our goal this week is to teach 2 lessons! I hope we can do it!! Pray for us to find someone to listen to our message!
We had a cool experience this last week. We visited a Less Active that we had never met before and when we rang her doorbell she invited us into her genkan (entryway where you take your shoes off) because it was cold outside. We did some self introductions and talked a little bit about her and her life and usually when you meet someone for the first time you just kinda take it easy so you dont scare them or anything and just say hello then schedule a next appointment but I felt like sharing a message so I asked her if it was okay if I shared a short 3 min message and she said yes! So we prayed and I shared a short message about the restoration and was able to recite Joseph Smiths first vision to her and when I looked at her in the eyes it looked like she was about to cry. Everyone felt the spirit! We asked her after the lesson if we could continue to visit her and she said yes! She also said "because tomorrow is Sunday, will you pray for my neices son who is very sick in the hospital right now?" I was so amazed at her faith. Maybe she hasnt been to church in a long time, but just the fact that she has faith that through our prayers her neices son can be healed or helped is amazing. Her name is Tanaka Shimai. Please pray that Tanaka Shimai`s heart will be changed and that she will come to church and start reading the scriptures again.
Today is a busy P Day. We dont really have much of  P Day actually... after I email I have to make cookies for a member in the branch. His name is Ryu and he a Recent Convert! He is 18 and is moving to Tokyo tomorrow for a new job that he got. He has helped the missionaries so much with joints and other things like that so we are going to throw him a party. We are going bowling and eating lunch and taking a purikura (like a photobooth picture). Then right after that me and Sister Tuttle have an appointment with the branch presidents family and 2 Americans in our branch to do family home evening. Busy busy! We dont even have time to do our study today! Maybe one of these days I will be able to take a nap on P Day...
Well I know this church is true and that Joseph Smith was a true prophet. I know through this church we can find real happiness and that we can live with God again ONLY if we follow the commandments and receive those sacred ordinances like baptism from someone who has the priesthood. I want everyone to have real happiness so I will have to work a little harder to talk to EVERYONE out here! Thank you for your prayers and love!
Love Sister Robertson

PICTURES. 

We had a St. Patricks Day Party this last week. We ate Okonomiyaki and Tacoyaki.
You will have to look those up on the internet if you dont know what they are. DELICIOUS!

At the park

Me and a member, Ryu kun! He is a recent convert. He is moving to Tokyo tomorrow :( Thats too bad because he helped the missionaries so much and he is so strong!

We went to a park yesterday to look for people to talk to and we took pictures too!

This is Akita

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