And another one bites the dust. It's hard to find something new to talk about when everyday is just about the exact same. I was extremely happy to hear that Air Force beat BSU! I leave and USAFA starts winning, not fair.
The language is progressing slowly. Last night we had one of the most awkward lessons ever. We skyped a member living IN Japan. It started off super awkward because my headset was having technical difficulties and she was patiently waiting for that to get fixed. Then my companion got nervous and jumped straight into the lesson without getting to know her at all. After we finished the lesson we talked for a while. This is where I notice my Nihongo is better when I'm talking normally to someone rather than teaching a lesson where I don't want to forget saying something. Watashi no doryou freezes up and can't speak when he's nervous even though he's pretty good at vocab and grammar. The ending was really bad. I didn't know if we were to end a lesson on skype with a prayer or not so I kind just said, "Watashitachi wa choto jikan ga arimasu soshite iku irimasu." Definitely not good Nihongo I literally said, "We have little time, therefore we need to go." At least that's what I hope we said. We hung up afterwards. Super awkward right? We have 3 more skype calls before we leave, but we have devised a plan to not let it be so awkward in the future. The lady was really nice and spoke super slow for us and it was fun to get to know her.
Nothing truly exciting has gone on this week. No Apostles came so I fell asleep for have of the fireside on Tuesday. That happens just about every week but it's not intentional. I just need one day where I can sleep in until 0930 or something.
General Conference is this week and 5 of the 8 Choro tachi are singing in the Priesthood session of conference. I would have loved to sing in the choir with them, but I had to be in a Zone Leader meeting when they signed up to go. I'm really jealous of them.
I love watching us all grow as a district. We all want to go and teach the people of Japan. My testimony of the Gospel has definitely grown here and I know that it will continue to grow once I get into the mission field. There are two things I know that God has wanted me to do and that is go to USAFA and go on a mission. Both have been the best experiences for me.
Also I'm sorry if I haven't responded to anyone's mail they've sent me. We're only allowed to write on P-Day and I already go over time on the computer. Have a great week and thanks for all your support.
スピイドとてんし
Hardcastle 長老
GO AIR FORCE, BEAT NAVY!
しゃしん:
Pic 1- P-Day fiesta
Pic 2- Katakana name tag. We can't wear them until we leave
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