Hey everyone!
It's been another great week doing the Lords work. As some people may
have heard, or noticed (I have no idea what the weather has been in
the states), Japan has been under an oppressive heat wave. Thankfully,
we haven't noticed it horribly, but rather, have been taking lots of
salts and liquids, so things are going great and we are all safe.
And, the work is progressing well! One of the coolest miracles for me
continues to be Nathan, for the very reason that it barely feels as if
we are teaching him. When we talked about the gospel of Christ this
week, he already had his beliefs and knowledge about faith,
repentance, the need for baptism, and the Holy Ghost. He even asked
about infant baptisms, because the idea of individual accountability
has been on his mind, and I felt blessed to have a concrete answer
that God has revealed, both in the Doctrine and Covenants and the Book
of Mormon, that those young children are covered by the Atonement of
Jesus Christ. It's just a special experience to work with him, as he
prepares for his defense, and makes the time for God.
We also had a couple junkais, and I got to work with Elder Wheeler on
Wednesday, and Elder Watanabe on Friday. With Elder Wheeler, we got to
teach Nathan about the reason for trials, as centered on personal
growth, and then we undertook something called the king size
challenge. It's a bowl of beef and rice, rumored to be about 1 kg of
food, though I'm not sure about the weight. For size, pictures are
attached. It's actually the second time I've tried, with the first
being my first transfer in Japan, way back in Yamaguchi. Kind fun to
bring things in full circle. Elder Watanabe also helped with that,
because I lived with him on Ishigaki, but somehow that was 8 months
ago! The largest thing time has helped with is to allow me to see the
growth and changes he has already made on his mission. It makes me
think about how much I have changed, and what we need to do in order
to become who God needs. One thought is the difference between passive
and active changes. Obviously, if we just sit around, eventually
things will happen. But, if we reach out as President Nelson has
recommended, we will find ourselves higher and farther along the path
than we could ever imagine. It just takes some effort.
Last thing from this week was a party on pday! Not really, but we did
go play kickball with some eikaiwa students, and it was a good time to
get outside. Made me realize how much I miss sports, but a good chance
to be with people nonetheless.
That's about it!
Love you all!
Elder Woodhouse
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