My First Zone

My zone is the best!!!

A little lunch goodness in Japan

We couldn't get him to eat americanized sushi before he
left and now he is eating this octopus sushi.

October 18, 2015

Pretty normal week. Just did the usual missionary work and stuff everyday. Hahaha! Did service out in the rice fields again this week which was fun. Had eikaiwa (English class) that's always a blast. Our students are sooooo funny, I love them all. This week we had exchanges so I got to go to Fukui which was fun. It was for one day. Fukui is a bigger city than Komatsu so that was a little different to be in a bigger city. I was in Fukui with elder Tallent and he is was cool and funny so I had a good time. 

This week we had a ward activity, music night. It was a blast. My companion is way good at piano so he played a couple songs. Also the sister missionaries sang and that was awesome. There were these two girls who drove up all the way from Nagoya and played and sang at our activity, that was cool. It was a fun time and we had several less actives and investigators show up so that's awesome. 

Not a super exciting week but that's okay. Weeks fly by here, always working and stuff. Love talking to people everyday, even though we get rejected a ton hahaha. Love talking about Jesus Christ to anyone and everyone. I love the joy that the gospel brings to people's lives. I love the joy the gospel brings to my life. This week I've been ponderizing :

1 NEPHI 18:16 

"Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions. " .   

I love this scripture! We all go through hard times. As a missionary some days are just rough. We all need to remember Nephi's example and when hard times come turn to the lord and "praise him all the day long ". I know it helps, as a missionaries it's what we always do. When things don't go how we planned or things are just hard we always pray and seek the lord help. Ponderizing is the best!! 

Love you all!!

Love 

Elder Myers 

Giant Buddha Statue

I Love Japan!!

Well everyone..I think I'll stay here forever. Hahaha it's so fun
here. I love Japan so much. I love the people and the language so
much.

This week was pretty normal, nothing to crazy or exciting. Last pday
for dinner we went and God sushi which was amazing. Love sushi, it's
so different than the junk from America. Also last pday we went and
checked out a referral from a Brazilian family in our ward and the
referral turned out super awesome. We got to know them and then set up
a next appointment for the next day. We went back and then I taught
the whole first lesson by myself in Portuguese and they loved it so
much and loved the Book of Mormon and it was amazing and the spirit
was there so strong and then I asked them if they would be baptized
and they said yes but that they needed some time and we were totally
okay with that. We will continue to teach them and help them to get
prepared for baptism.

On Wednesday I street contacted two Brazilians and they were super
interested and we will be meeting with them later this week. I am
super excited. Honestly, here I speak 50/50 with Japanese and
Portuguese. It's awesome. And this is one of the lesser Brazilian
populated areas in the mission. Can't imagine what the heavily
populated Brazilian areas are like.

We also found a 20 year old Japanese guy who we contacted on the
street and me and elder jenks both testified very strongly that there
is a God and he was interested and we set an appointment with him
tonight. We will go and teach him tonight and I am so excited! We
don't get to many lessons in Japanese so I am way excited.

That's about all that's happened this week. I love it in Komatsu. Me
and my companion get a long so well. He does all the cooking and I do
all the cleaning around the house. It's the best. We both love
missionary work, obedience, and the lord. Wouldn't want to be anywhere
else.

I know this church is true and I know the Book of Mormon is true. I
know we have a God who is our Heavenly Father and I know he loves all
of us. I know Christ lives and is our savior and redeemer. I know we
can return to live with God and Jesus Christ again. I know that if we
have faith we can do anything through Christ. This is my testimony and
I go and preach it each and every day and it changes other people's
live and mine.

I love each and everyone of you.

Love

Elder Myers

Look at this Beautiful Place!

Lovely home!

Biggest dump truck in Komatsu!

First Week in Japan.

Well I made it!!!! Leaving the mtc was awesome!! We had a good couple last days as a district and it was sad to say bye to everyone. I grew really close to 2 of the elders in my district and I really miss them but it's okay cause we already plan to meet again in 2. The flight here was super long but it's whatever. I talked to the Japanese lady next to me so that was fun. My Japanese was bad but we managed to communicate enough that she understood my message. Then we got to Japan and my mission president picked us all up and we went to the mission home. The mission home was nice and then the next morning we got up had a quick orientation and then met our trainers and took off to our new areas. Me and him got to our apartment late Wednesday night so we didn't do much. My companion is elder jenks from Logan Utah. My companion is way cool and a great trainer. He pushes me to get better and helps me a ton with the language. All around great guy and great missionary. 

Thursday morning we got up and did the usual. Then went to a lesson we had scheduled but the guy didn't show up. Then we went and tried to buy a bike but my card wasn't working (still don't have my own bike). I just use the bike of  a missionary who just left. After the bike ordeal we went to the bishops house and helped his wife do some gardening. We do lots of service in the area. 

Following service we just had planning and then after we went and taught akaiwa , English class. Akaiwa is super fun and it's super funny when the Japanese people try and speak English. But I use that's how I sound when I speak Japanese. Hahaha! Then as we were heading home we talked to this one guy , Richard, and he turned out to be Brazilian so I talked to him in Portuguese and then we set up an appointment for the next day. 

Friday we went a visited with a family from the ward and then they took us to lunch. It was super good. After that we had a lesson with Richard but he didn't show up :(  also on Friday we came across two more Brazilians and it was awesome. One gave us his number and we have been trying to set up a lesson but it's been hard cause he works so much. Then to end the day we went home teaching with the bishop. 

Saturday we started the morning of with a lesson with this crazy old guy. Weirdest lesson I've even been in, half way through the lesson he just bursts out into song. He ended the lesson Judy by being like oh yeah by the way in not interested bye and then just walked out. Super weird. Then for the rest of the day we just talked to people as we went around and visited less active members. Ended up being a fun day and I taught a couple lessons by myself. Lastly Saturday night we went and visited a newly baptized Brazilian family named the kasegi's and I got to meet them and they invited us to a party this morning. They are awesome. They are my favorite! 

Sunday went to church and I had no clue what was going on but I did get to meet all the members which was good. I am so bad at remembering names here, it's soooo hard. Then for the rest of Sunday we went and visited people. We also got s new investigator last night as we were talking to people on our way to an appointment. He is a 19 year old guy named shogaku. Hopefully that works out! 

Today is pday and this morning we went to the kasegi's house for their party and ate a lot of good Brazilian food. Soooo good. They also invited some friends and we got appointments to meet with all of them. Super awesome!! 

I love Japan it's super pretty. Everything is better here I'm Japan. The toilets, the food, the air smells so good, everything is soooo pretty. I am so in love. The language is very hard but I am trying my best. There is no place I'd rather be!! I love each and everyday testifying of Christ and the Book of Mormon. It brings me so much joy! Every night we get back sooo tired but I love it so much. 

I love you all sooooo much!!! Miss you tons! I think and pray about you all the time. 

Also this morning I was reading this talk and thought I would share it because it was sooo good.

Living with Purpose: The Importance of “Real Intent”

This is a quote from the talk that I really enjoyed and I find it to be so true of I am out here serving the lord with all my heart and trying to do his will.

“‘The whole meaning and joy of life,’ … lay in the search for perfection and understanding God’s will”--and, I would add, doing God’s will.

Take care!! 

Love

Elder Myers😀

Japan is beautiful and Green!

My First Companion; Elder Jenks

Lots of Rain here! 

                                                        

Goofy Elder Jenks. 

Last few weeks at the MTC

Every things is still the same...learning the language and the gospel everyday. I am super excited to go to Japan on the 21st...just a few more days ( 7 more days at the MTC). I will keep you all posted as the time gets closer and when I finally arrive in Japan.  Here are some pics.
Love you all!!

My district

Crossed paths with Sister Barlocker

MTC is a small place. 

One of my tags.  Lucky!

Yep, I can read this. 

Best soda ever!! Brasilian Guarana. Drink from Heaven. 

Week # 4 at the Missionary Training Center

Well I am still here at the MTC doing the same thing every day!! hahahahaha! Still loving it though. Well I got some stories from this past week so here we go.

   First, During my last preparation day (P-day), after I was done emailing my district. I went out to the field and we were just chillin in the shade talking, then we noticed on the other side of the field an elder had gotten hurt playing soccer and we recognized him as one of the elders from one of the other districts going to Japan. So one of the yard duty people came and helped him and we all thought he just rolled his ankle but later found out the next day that he tore his ACL and then went home a day after that. Sad story but really made me not want to ever play soccer here. The elders in my district play sometimes so I just go and run 1 or 2 miles around the field. Don’t want to be like that other elder and tear my ACL...again!

Also, this week I have seen sister Coreanne Kellogg several times and have talked to her which was nice. Also, yesterday was new missionary day and I got to see McKay McClelland, Austin McCauley, and Bria Lawrence. It was nice to see some familiar faces and I can’t wait till September when I get too see a whole bunch more!

This past Sunday was probably the best mtc devotional I have ever been to. I was holding back tears the whole time. So the mtc announced that the Nashville tribute band (lds country band) would be at our devotional and I thought they would just play one song or something, but when we got there I realized it was almost like a concert. The band just played these very spiritual Christ centered songs and in between they would talk.  It was just soo amazing and not a soul in that room was not touched by their music. It was the best!! I encourage all of you to go look them up. I don't really care for country music too much but their message was just soo good that I loved it!!

Another great experience this week was when my companion and I were teaching one of our investigators aka a teacher who pretends to be an investigator. So this was our 4th lesson with Aoyagi’s son and things were going great and then I started to testify about baptism and I felt the spirit so strong so I asked him if he would like to be baptized and he said YES, it was awesome. I continued to bear my testimony and promise him all the blessings that come from baptism and me and him were just crying, it was such a heart-warming experience. Even though my Japanese is terrible and he is already a member it was still such testimony builder to my companion and I. Love missionary work!!

Love, 

Elder Myers

This is elder Bataglia we speak Portuguese a lot cause he is from Portugal. he is going to kobe japan and was called japanese speaking, guess he wasn't cool enough to be called portuguese speaking. love him though.

My MTC District

LOVE THIS RING!!! it says segi o erabu or choose righteousness. its soo cool!

Sometimes at the end of the day you are just wiped out!