First off...

First off....

HAPPY BAPTISM HENRY!!!!! AND　Happy Birthday :)

JHAPPY BIRTHDAY KIMBER THIS WEEK!!!! I just saw a picture of you for homecoming....my GOODNESS you are adorable! That dress is Gorgeous and you are absolutely drop dead. You are the cutest. Boys boys boys...stay away! She is waiting for me!

Alsoooooo Happy Birthday Luke!!!!! and Happy happy happy HAPPY anniversary Mckenna and Nathan!!! I love you all so much!

Not as much time today since the printer isnt working so I was reading all the emails haha daijyobu! 

Some really exciting news--- a member gave us this book about Japanese culture and stuff like that...little phrases that will come in handy and stuff- and we found out lots of cool stuff we hadnt realized before! Liiiike---our toilet (it had a lid that opens automatically when you stand in front of it, and a heated seat) allllso has a deodorizer. That answers my 2 transfer long question of why the bathroom always smells a certain way. Anyways. I was so excited to know about all that!

So Roberts Shimai and I had a miracle afternoon the other day. I was incharge of navigating for the day (figures) and long story short, we trekked through the mountains of this one area to get to this house of a less active. Okay it was really just one big hill. So, we got to the top, after riding our bikes up these stairs, and nobody answers their door. Roberts shimai looks down at her bike for a second- and a bird had just barely pooped on her seat hahahha anyways- So we figure we must be there for some reason- and decide to go talk to the nice little old lady next door. So she opens her door and she is in the middle of eating- and she just talks and talks and talks and laughs and talks and talks. It was adorable. We told her to come to our english class and she just started laughing and then says goodbye, come back anytime we want, and shuts the door hahaha. Love it. as we were getting ready to leave some lady gets out of her car and we start talking to her, then she goes chottomatte! (one second!) runs to her car, and gets out this HUGE CAT. HUUUUUUGE and I freaked out- 'Shashin wa daijyobu desu ka?!?' and she is so pleased. She throws this cat into my arms and we take pictures hahaha it was so fun. Yeah. so then we were at the top of this mountain, and we needed to go to another appointment but we didn't know where we were. So. We just took random streets and rode down it. We get to this corner- and there are the other sisters from fukuoka hahaha and it turns out we were exactly where we needed to be! Then we go to this house for the appointment, and they were so friendly and open and they are letting us come back again! basically, it was so much fun hahaha oh. best part is- is that that morning wasn't the greatest morning, and I had been praying the night before that something funny would happen the next day. And then about 5 billion funny things happened, and I was like MAN Heavenly Father LOVES me! He hears my prayers, AND he has the BEST sense of humor. 

Roberts Shimai`s music is awesome. Bascailly, this transfer we have been listening to the Mary Poppins soundtrack, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang bang. And man! they just all make me so happy!!!! I am in love with the song Miracle of Miracles from Fiddler on the roof, and kimmy it made me think of you hahaha future husband? I think so. So, if anyone is ever down, listen to those soundtracks. they are awesome!!! And I always wake up with the song `you two` from chitty Chitty bang bang stuck in my head. Its wonderful!

Alright- so I always keep some ib profen in my bag I take everywhere right? I also keep a book of mormon in that part of my bag cause it fits perfectly! The other week we were junkai-ing (whatever they are called in english---splitting up and going with a different companion for the day?) anyways- the sister training leader was like `oh hey! We need a book of mormon- Lane shimai do you have an extra` me---`Boy do I ever!` pull it out....it is covered in crushed up pills. My Book of Mormon was COVERED in DRUGS! The pills had been crushed to powder. She looked at me as I took it out, and she was like `uhhh....whats that? Actually...you know I think we are okay. I think I have enough...` possibly one of the best moments haha anyways. Just so everyone knows I take much better care of the Book of Mormons I carry around now!

This morning I was reading "You matter to Him" by President Uchtdorf, and I realized that it is a perfect talk for explaining how we view out relationship with Heavenly Father! So if anyone ever has a question as to how we view God and out relationship with Him, or wants to be reminded- that is a great talk!! Just look it up on LDS.org and read it! 

A quote a love from Elder Eyring--- he is talking about trusting in God`s timing--- and it says "His time table should be soon enough for us since we know that He wants only what is best". 

Out of time! Have to go! I love you all!!! be safe and supa dupa happy!!!! Smiles lots and lots :) have a great week!

loooooooooveeeee forever,

Lane Shimai

ps! next week is transfers, so my p-day will be on tuesday (monday for you). Lets see if I stay in the big city or go to a little grandma town!!!  ;)