November 9, 2014 Letter

So 2 angels, that are the other elders in my apartment, are being way too nice. So, I am going to get in a quick letter.

Culture point:

Freeways; there are big beautiful freeways that run all up and down the country. In Tohoku they are wide, straight, and traffic is normally not heavy. They go through those mountains that you see in all the ancient pictures.  There are tons of tunnels and bridges. It would blow my mind to even guess how much went into making them and maintaining them each year. To drive on them is (at least to me) very expensive. You come onto them at a gate and pull a number and when you leave it you pay. An hour cost about 20 bucks, I think... it’s by distance not time. The speed limit is 80 -100 kph but EVERYONE goes 100-140kph. Wild people. ;-)

Fun food fact:

I about died this morning on the way home from the airport, when we stopped by this little bread shop and bought some kare pan (curry bread) I have had it a ton. It’s just bread with curry in it. But this place new their stuff. It was like a fresh cooked scone (like the deep fried dough scone) full of quality meat and curry crazy sauce) 

Spiritual thought:

I had the most wonderful experience meeting someone. they had had something weird happen to them and had to return to the same place like 5 times over a span of months and we had some weird things happen to us and we had to return there like 7 times. But on the time we both had to go back there, it was all a success and we should not need to return. That person was so interested in the message we had, that God loves them and wants to answer their questions and guide them. I know God loves everyone and wants to guide them back to him. We just have to be ready to open our mouths in a sweetly bold way.

Funny story:

 President smith was taking the driver’s test for his permit this last weekend and there is one spot where they want you get up to 50 kph on a straight away. To prove you can go fast and be ok. So he just gunned it at that part and he is going and going, but it just wouldn’t get up there... just kind of hovering at 40 and so he just floors it and it bumps up a little bit but comes back down and he is like wait... the tachometer... his speed was more like 65. Then Sister Smith did the exact same thing! (Their car is set up opposite) and I am sure that the teacher thought American drivers were like insanely fast... I got a good laugh..

Have a great week! Love each other for me!

Law Choro