We are here bowling

I hope everyone had a gnarly week and got to do something fun. This was my first full week with Elder Cooper and it was pretty good. It's weird not having a comp who was called to Japan too and knows Japanese. But I guess I get my fill of that cuz everyone thinks that Elder Cooper was called to Japan originally too. So we always have to explain that he was called here English and for some reason is in the Japanese area. 

The best purchase on my mission thus far... lil boat 4 life

 "The fridge" is this fridge that this older kind couple owns and stocks with drinks and sweets for missionaries.This is something that would ONLY exist in Utah, haha. You literally just walk into their backyard and then open this fridge with a note on it and take one of anything you want.

Quote of the week: 

*knocks on door*

People we are visiting: "who is it?"

Elder Cooper: "The missionaries"

People we are visiting: "Sorry we are naked"

Elder Cooper: "Okay is there a better time when we could come back?"

*pause...*

People we are visiting: "Thanks"

Idk... I feel like that quote explains itself pretty well. We had a good laugh after and felt a bit uncomfortable too. 

This chair is sick

This week we also got to go bowling!! WHOOT WHOOT. A guy from the Japanese ward brought one of his friends to church while we were in quarantine, and then he said that we should meet up with him sometime. He suggested we all go bowling together....we couldn't pass that up! 

Oh and here is the bowling crew. Shion and Mary are on the far left. Our new friend Aven is right next to me. And the Dai ichi bois are in the middle.

Oh, I also saw a skater kid this week and got to talk to him for a while. He was super cool and was almost as good as my bros, Coop and Nate. He was still trying to get his kickflips down tho. It's always fun getting to talk to skater kids. 

Sad news: Shion and Mary are leaving😕 I've talked a bit about them before in my emails, but they are a super cool couple who got married while I have been serving in Dai Ichi. Shion's parents are in the ward and are so cool. I love the Abe's. Oh and also, apparently some people don't know this, but yes, I am serving in a Japanese ward and it's the coolest ward I know. 

 A zoom call with everyone in Dai ichi wearing gaming headsets

Okay well that's basicslly the whole week. We just did a lot of member visits and visited peeps on this list given to us. 

Member visit...she sent this picture to my mom.

Scripture of the Week: 

- Alma 37:36-37 (The Book of Mormon). 

36 Yea, and ^acry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy ^bdoings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy ^cthoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.

37 ^aCounsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for ^bgood; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the ^cmorning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.

One thing I really love about the scripture is that it says "let..." We NEED to LET Christ be a part of our lives, and LET him bless our lives. His arms are always open for us and all we need to do is let him in.

Song of the Week: 

The River of Jordan by The Lower Lights. 

Most of the Lower Lights songs I mostly just like because my mom loves them and would always play them when I was a young chap (shoutout Young Chap). It has good memories and bad memories with it lol. 

These signs are always sad for us. Especially when they are supposedly a member of the church.

Love, Elder Ditto