So, a lot of this transfer has been Elder Yamada and I just trying to find some people to teach. We have a good number of potential investigators, but no one who really wants to hear our message right
now. Well, something finally happened! We were out trying once again to contact this guy in his house who Elders had found the previous transfer, but haven't been able to contact since. We knocked on his door, and talked with him for a good long while. We taught him about who a God is and how he can talk to him through prayer. He said he didn't really know about God, and looked me square in the eyes, and asked, "How do you know is even real?" Let me tell you, when the scriptures say that you will be given what you need to say in the moments you need it, they were not kidding. I looked him right back in the eyes and bore him my testimony of God, of Christ, and of the power of prayer. Apparently, the Spirit worked through my broken Japanese enough to get to him, because he really started listening, and we eventually set up another lesson with, which went way well. It's so
nice to be working with him!
Another cool finding experience was running into this older man while housing. He was really cool, and we had a great lesson about the apostasy. It was another experience where both Elder Yamada and I felt really good about meeting him, and we're super excited to work with him. We know that the gospel will be a huge benefit in his life.
So, this week I've been thinking a lot about testimonies and how to grow ones faith. What I've found is that the act of bearing ones testimony is the best way to actually grow one. As someone said in a
talk that I read, was that part of sharing is testimony is staying strong to what you know and hoping for what you don't know. Don't be afraid to share something that you only hope is true, as that is the
leap of faith that our Heavenly Father requires of us. That is my challenge for everyone this week, take that step, and let our loving Father fill in the space. Part of finding is giving, and in the act
of giving, you will find.
Love you all! Have a good week!
Elder Nelson
PS I went to the DI equivalent of Japan today, just to look around and see if there was anything that I wanted, and it turns out that Nintendo stuff is way cheap here. Like, I walked up, and there was a
box full of Nintendo Wiis, Gamecubes, Gameboys, DS, anything. All of it was super inexpensive.
PPS I ate at a restaurant that all it served was cabbage pancakes. It sounds weird, but it actually was really good. The Japanese translation of the pancake stuff is "anything you like, fried". So, cabbage pancakes with almost literally anything.
PPPS My ward has so many cute Japanese babies. Like, so many. It's ridiculous.
PPPPS For exercise, I've convinced the entire apartment of Elders to do ab workouts. Now, every exercise day is ab day. Yes!
Also, an experience that I just remembered from this week that I have written down. This last Fast Sunday (yesterday) was a very good one for me. My whole life I've been trying to make Fast Sunday's the joy that we're promised they should be, and it actually happened this week. For the first time, I fasted for a specific blessing, or a specific investigator who I have great faith in, and I want to see him progress like I know he can. So, I dedicated this fast to him receiving his answer to his prayers, and that I would best know how to help him. Every time today I was hungered, or tired, or my body hurt, it just served as a reminder that I was doing this to help someone else, and it just put a huge smile on my face and a prayer in my heart.
Love you all!
A park that we ran into today in the rain.
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