Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Week 17: November 28, 2016 - Short Email After Thanksgiving

It hasn't been long since the last email, but it's great to get talk
to everyone again!

Things over the past three days have been just swell! To start with, I
ended up having about the most Japanese Thanksgiving I can think of.
Elder Rowe and I biked out to a place called Stamina, which was
Tabehodai Yakuniku, which means all you can eat meat, where you grill
it in front of you yourself. So I ended up getting pretty full, and
washed it down with melon ice cream. Not quite turkey and pie, but it
was good, and gave us a great meal to be thankful for.

But more important than the food, we also got to go out and teach a
little. Only a little, because we had Zone Training on Friday, and
spent most the day in Ube. But the Lords time is never wasted. In the
time we had, we found an international apartment complex near our
house. All of the people living there are exchange students, most from
Taiwan and China, and they all speak Japanese or English. And, most
amazingly, they all are nice enough to talk to us about our message,
to hear how we have learned for ourselves that through our Savior,
life can improve, it can have meaning. I love teaching, and these
people are all down to learn, so it is a perfect relationship.

The weather here is getting colder, but that's what rain gear and
sweaters are for! I love biking in the brisk evenings, and can't wait
for the first snowfall. It might not be soon, but it will be beautiful
when it comes.

That's really all that's new right now. It's great to hear that
everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Love from Yamaguchi,
Elder Mitchell Woodhouse


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