This week was awesome!
Fun food fact:
Noodles- We eat a lot of noodles, they are cheap and taste good! Missionary
diets include a ton of spaghetti in Japan because it is so incredibly cheap and
normal Japanese people eat a decent amount too. The other noodles that are really
famous (and more Japanese) are:
ramen (hot)
hiyashi chuka (ramen without soup) (cold)
soba (cold or hot)
yakisoba (they taste so different i am putting both) (hot)
udon (hot or cold)
somen (only cold)
and there are shops for all of these all over the place! So fast
and good...Especially when its really hot or really cold outside and you want
to eat something to make you feel the opposite.
Culture point:
So, I have been scouting these out for months but I wanted to go
into one before I told you about them. They are called tachiguisoba. tachi is
standing, gui is eating, and soba is a type of noodle. So these shops are at
train stations or airports places where people are commuting and don’t have a
lot of time but are hungry. So, you walk up and put in money into a vending
machine thing with all sorts or dishes on it, you push the button for the one
you want and a card pops out. You take
the card to the kitchen they take it and then in less than a minute you have
your dish and you go eat it. But in the restaurant there are no chairs only
counters! It’s so fun! hahah so you stand, eat super fast, then bounce! It
keeps people moving and is Delicious!
Spiritual thought:
So almost everyone we talk to has never had any experiences with
Christianity. Like they have seen famous pictures of Christ and learned about
him in history class maybe a little but it’s like asking Americans about Buddha...
some people might know a little but not really at all. So we have a lot of
great chances to invite others if they would like to come unto their Savoir and
partake in the blessings of peace of mind, strength to overcome our weaknesses,
and vision that is real truth that comes from applying the atonement. I just
wanted to testify that it is all very literal and real. It’s not something that
just sounds pretty or focuses our goodwill, it is very much deity. The plan of our God. There is the ability to change for the better.
I am so thankful the change it had brought in my life and pray for the love to
be able to share it with others. It is for every single person if they would
like it and if they understand that, will almost always take it.
Funny Story:
So we do a skit once a month for the ward where we demonstrate
somehow how we can be better about sharing the gospel. This year’s theme is applying
Christ-like attributes in our daily life.
This month we did a good Samaritan in the work place idea, where someone
was being talked bad about. That person was a bit hurt. Then, two other people
walk in and they are tempted to just let it be, mind their own business and not
interrupt. Or to do as Christ would do
and reach out to the down trodden and help the person. I actually really
enjoyed the skit. It was all silent except for an organ giving mood music and
emotion. In the skit our tempter (his theme music was “Jaws”) was Elder
McClanan dressed in a Satan costume with horns and this trident made out of
chopsticks and a broom from our apartment. It was great. But after the skit
there was a big pot luck type thing (Japanese pot lucks are amazing) but what
was funny was the 6-8 year olds all formed an angry mob and beat Elder
McClallan with sticks and rocks and fists until he was out of the church! And
they were like chanting devils aren’t allowed in Japanese... it was super cute
at first then it got pretty ugly... hahaha but we enjoyed it!
Love each other for me!
Law
Choro
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