Email November 1, 2018

Email November 1, 2018 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Hey Everyone!

                  We have zone conference tomorrow which is why this email is so late. This week was awesome! On Thursday we went and picked up trash on a bike path near the temple with some other missionaries, and we met someone who lives in Shiroishi who met with the missionaries before! She stopped because they asked her to get baptized before she knew anything about baptism so she got scared, but she seemed interested in meeting again. She wouldn't exchange contact info though so hopefully she'll come to church sometime.

                  On Friday we did exchanges with the Atsubetsu elders which was fun, I was with Elder Nagashima who was in an apartment with me in Hakodate so it brought back good memories. We had a lesson with Yukari San who has been taking the lessons for a while and it went well, she's an interesting person. She's read the Book of Mormon three times since March when she first started meeting with the missionaries and she's now reading the Doctrine and Covenants. And she believes the Book of Mormon is true! And yet she doesn't believe that Joseph Smith is a prophet, she just thinks he was a good translator, which is a first for me. Usually if people think Joseph Smith wasn't a prophet, they think he wrote the Book of Mormon himself, and therefore it's not true either. I've never seen someone believe and read the Book of Mormon so much and not believe that Joseph Smith is a prophet, but hopefully we can help her gain that testimony.

                  On Saturday we brought someone we met on Thursday night to the Atsubetsu ward Halloween party, it was great! I dressed up as Superman, I had a Superman shirt under my white shirt and Superman socks with capes and everything:) Yamazaki San, the person we brought said she would also come to Eikaiwa on Tuesday but didn't show up which was too bad.

                  On Sunday we got to watch the primary program it was awesome! There's only three primary kids in Shiroishi ward but their teachers sang with them and it was so good! The Spirit was so strong, which was especially great because a man who heard about the church from a friend came to sacrament meeting for the first time and it was a perfect introduction, they even taught very simply how to pray. He's really busy but hopefully we'll be able to meet with him.

                  Lastly, I also finished reading a book I found in the apartment called "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder" by Legrand Richards. It's really good, I highly recommend it. My testimony of the restoration has increased a lot. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet God, the Book of Mormon is true, and this is Christ's restored church, the only way we can come unto Him and gain eternal life. I love you all! Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Burton