HAPPY OWEN!!!

November 10, 2013

Goodness!!!! I was so happy to see all those pictures of little Owen! He is absolutely adorable! So sweet, so perfect, and all those pictures were so sweet! Thank you so much mama!! CONGRATULATIONS WILLIAM AND ERYN!!!!!!

This letter is gonna be short because I have been just fawning over those pictures. He is SO CUTE!....I cant even concentrate.

Hmmm this week? is was a good week.

first off before I forget- next week is transfers so I will be emailing on monday night for you! I am fairly certain I am staying in Fukuoka! We shall see!

So- most importantly- Christina is progressing! We had a lesson at the church this past week- we brought a member, and we watched The Infinite Power of Hope by Uchtdorf. It was perfect. The thing with Christina, is that she is afraid to hope for things or pray for things, because she is afraid she wont get them. But, this lesson, she told us she wants to believe again. She has been trying to find facts to back up things with the gospel- like proof that Heavenly Father loves her, proof that the Book of Mormon is true and everything. Now she is actually starting to want to try towards that again- she agreed to pray everyday this week- and if I could explain what a huge miracle that was...I was beyond happy for her. She is progressing! And she is more and more open to the idea that heavenly Father loves her. Which is what I want her to know without a shadow of a doubt. Shes getting there :) She is a sweetheart.

alright awkward story for the week- just because we got a good laugh out of it--

we were housing (going door to door in apartment complexes and trying to share the Gospel). No one was opening their door for us, so we were walking to the next door, singing I am a child of God and contemplating just singing to the next person we saw instead of talking to them, and we were right in front of this door about to knock when it just opened. Two college age guys about to leave their apartment. We startled them really bad, and they startled us like crazy haha you know what I do when I get startled? I laugh and usually words just come out of my mouth or I run away. So. Thats exactly what happened! All four of us stood there for a second, shocked I suppose, and then I just shove a eikaiwa flyer in their hands and go "uhhh murioeikaiwaoyataymasu" (we teach free english!!) and then I honestly dont remember making an exit. We both just ran to the elevator hahaha and so we were freaking out- pressing the button like crazy, and laughing our heads off but trying to be quiet. Then we hear them- they are laughing their heads off in their apartment hahaha flake shimai and I just wanted to get away, and so we finally get into the elevator and hear them coming, so naturally we try to close it. but one of the guys stuck his hand in. Flake shimai turns to me and asks me what floor. Im all- "ANY! anything anything" so we press the next floor. The were like "dokokarakimashita" (where are you from---super simply and plainly) and Flake Shimai freaks out and immediately responds- "GOMENASAI! Nihongo wakarimasen!" (Sorry! I dont understand japanese!) haha and so in english they say where are you from? And as we getting off at the floor flake shimai yells "America!" and we hear them laughing like crazy.

Anyways, long story short, it probably isnt as funny unless you are also an awkward missionary- but for those of you who arent, at least you can see how very very awkward I am getting haha. Its all good. Makes like more interesting haha

Also- the spray bottle I brought incase I had any encounters with creepy crawlers came in handy yesterday. bush shimai sprayed the life out of this HUGE cockroach beetle thing. it was perfect.

Anyways, no more time...regretable. I am happy! I love you all! and the thought I am leaving with you is simply this! When you have questions, make sure you ask Heavenly Father! he cant answer a question you havent asked him. Just a thought! With that--- Luke 11:5 (Joseph Smith Translation) goes perfectly.

I love you all!!!!! I am so happy that little Owen is SO DARN CUTE!!!!! Congratulations again William and Eryn! I love you both so much!!!!

have a great week! Smile with your whole soul at all the strangers that you pass!!! Even if they think your crazy for it!

:)

Love you all!

----Lane Shimai!