McKenna in Japan!: Rain, Rain, Rain

A little section of our city, Nakagawa!

Sister Crump and I!

Nakagawa is great. Biking through the jungle on my way to church is something I finally get to check off my bucket list. This week we had an unusual amount of rain and we worked about 4 solid days all through the down pours.

Brightly colored rain gear!

This week was great! I really like my companion. She is hilarious. Have you ever seen the movie the Best 2 years? The funny brand new missionary in it? That is my companion.

Japanese is a hard language, but she is always studying it and tries so hard. This week she accidentally testified that God is her "child", instead of "friend", and that the Bible and Book of Mormon are "Satan", I think she meant "scripture".

It is never dull that is for sure. We had two investigators at church on Sunday which was really wonderful. We were able to give Yuki Chan her baptismal calendar and talked a little bit more about that. She shared with us what she had been reading in the Book of Mormon and said she really likes it. We have been reading together throughout the week the same chapters in the Book of Mormon and it has been really fun to meet together when we teach her and share what we both have learned.

We get to teach her again tonight. I am excited. Also our investigator from Kurume, Yamamoto San came to church with us. Last week he went to Church for the first time in his life. It was wonderful!

I think one of the biggest things I have learned on my mission is just the importance of work. I honestly believe that with just enough elbow grease anything can be made better. We contacted hundreds and hundreds of people these past couple days. And that is saying a lot for our rural Nakagawa. But I am amazed at how many people really are interested in religion and the strength that comes through it. One of the things we focus a lot on when we contact people is families. And how through God and a living prophet not only can our families be strengthened now, but they can be eternal. Especially in Japan families are extremely important and I have loved every chance I have had to testify about families and our God who created them.

I am so sorry this is short, but I can't think of what else happened this week. There was just too much. We found new investigators! We laughed a lot! We did lots of good and we went to church :) It was a solid week. I am exhausted.