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Visited a memeber this week who really likes cats. A lot. This poor cat is 17 years old. Throws up all the time. Weazes like a mad man. She has a sign on her wall that says "Cats are just little people with fur coats". If anything that really increased my fear of cats. Have I ever mentioned- the streets of Japan are FULL of them. Now all I cant think about is these creepy little people hiding in fur coats- reeking havoc. Think about that next time you walk down an alley way- and at the end all that awaits you is a cat...
More important things though from this week! Got an email from the sisters in Nagasaki and they said that in Aiko's confirmation blessing- they said that she would be able to be sealed in the temple someday with her family. I want to go to the temple with her so badly!
So. I don't know if I have mentioned how TERRIFIED I am of Hakujins these days (white people)....missionaries are a different story for some reason. But I think that Heavenly Father sent me to Hikari to get over my fear. There are 3 families here from Boise Idaho. Week 1- didn't talk to them at all. week 2- made an attempt to talk to the kids week 3- actually talked to the adults. They scare me so much. They can speak...English! So perfectly! And they aren't Japanese, Chinese, Nepalese, or Filipino! It is crazy. I am trying to get better though. Pray for me.
So! This week was quite an eventful one. Wont go into ALL the details but long story short- poor Bicycle got ran over. I wasnt with her when it happened (bad owner) but yeah...we were in visiting with a member- and all the sudden we here a man YELLING because he is SO angry. Scared me to death. So we go outside and I see poor bicycle in a ditch...and he is pointing to a little scratch on his car- yelling at me so fast and with so much slang none of us have any idea what he is saying. So I walk out and immeadiately go "oh nauh. That is NOT our fault" in english, right? He storms up to me, screams in my face- I tell him I dont understand, and he says in japanese "of COURSE you understand, I know you understand, you are not a child"....anyways, I ALMOST reacted, I almost gave him quite a bit of sass, but the first thing that entered into my mind was "Lane shimai...you are a MISSIONARY". So I bit my tongue. Went inside to get the phone and call people... and get my camera to take pictures of the car and my bike and the man and everything. Long story short- he had backed into the parking lot we were parked in (nothing wrong on our part) and he quickly realized when he cooled down that HE was at fault....but! What I got out of this exciting story was how incredible the church is. Within minutes of making that first phone call, we were on the phone with the mission president, the man in charge of dealing with accidents, and a local member telling us he would be right over. I felt so taken care of. I WISH I had more time to explain it. but yeah! Bicycle is doing pretty good, everything worked out well, and I guess this is a story I will have to finish another time! Probably gonna make the man cookies. We were all buddy buddy by the end.
Anyways,
dah! This week was fabulous, and it is going to continue to be fabulous. quote for you allllll!!!!!
One of my favorite quotes--"Never suppress a generous thought"---keep it in mind while you read this one I found this morning!
"When we act in faith to do Gods work, He goes with us to serve others and blesses us to say just what they need to hear...what we actually say and actually do might feel a little awkward or not very polished...but the Savior takes our words and our actions and He carried them through His spirit into the hearts of the people. He takes our sincere but imperfect efforts and turns it into something that is just right, indeed, into something that is perfect"
Go rub some backs, take an old ladies arm, deliver a pie....something! Just go crazy!
I cant wait for conference.....YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA parrrrrrrrty.
I love.this.mission. SO much. I love you all so much. Life. is good.
Looooove,
Lane Shimai
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