Hey
Everyone!
It's only been a few days since I
last emailed, but it's been great! We had zone conference on Friday and it was
so awesome! We talked about using our time more efficiently and how to set
baptismal dates more quickly. We also talked about working with members more
which is super important, and I feel like although I've been doing better, I
can still improve a lot in that area. On Sunday we had ward council, and the
Sakurai's who are from a different part of Japan attended and talked about
getting the ward more involved in missionary work. They said this past Sunday
their home ward had five baptisms, all of them member referrals! And their home
ward isn't much bigger than Shiroishi. They talked about setting a good goal
for baptisms as a ward for the year and making sure all the members know about
it and are involved, and I think it helped give the ward leaders more hope that
this ward can grow, it's been about the same for a long time. So I'm excited to
work more with the members and see miracles happen!
We also on Saturday went to a
baptismal service in another area with Watanabe San, and it went really well.
It was good for him to see what baptism is and meet someone else who made the
decision to follow Christ. We also taught the Word of Wisdom on the way there,
and although he seems to think it'll be difficult, he said he'll try to follow
it, so we'll see how it goes. We're a little worried because he didn't come to
church yesterday and since hasn't responded to our messages, but he seemed to
be fine on Saturday night so hopefully everything's ok. We're planning on going
to the McClure's FHE tonight with him so we're hoping to get back in contact
before tonight. Please pray for him, he needs all the help he can!
Anyway, that's about all for this
week! I hope you all liked the video my companion and I posted on Facebook,
sorry it's all in Japanese, but if you liked it, please share it, as well as
other gospel related things! Please use the tools God has given us to share
this wonderful message with the world! I love you all! Have a great week!
Love,
Elder
Burton
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