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The sushi is actually candy, it's a just bunch of powder that you mix with water and it looks like real sushi!

Email February 24, 2019

Email February 24, 2019 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Hey Everyone!

                  I don't have a lot of time today because we're going to Costco with the Von Forrell's, the senior office couple, so this is going to be short but this week was great! We got three referrals from other areas which was a huge miracle. Also, Takahashi San, the person who came to church last week on his own, came to English class and to church again yesterday! We haven't had a chance to teach him a full lesson yet but we're going to on Wednesday. We also met with Watanabe San a few times this week, but unfortunately he woke up late on Sunday and didn't come to church, so we had to push back his baptismal date another week, so it'll be the 9th of March. But he's still doing well and he'll be more prepared now which is good. He had a cool experience where he prayed about some past hard experiences that were part of why he's smoking, and he just forgot about why he was worrying about them. God works in mysterious ways, hopefully now he'll be able to overcome that problem.

                  We also had a lesson with Kawamura San, he's the one who had a baptismal date a few weeks ago but didn't make it. He's got a testimony but there's some challenges that he's facing and we're trying to help him increase his faith and really trust that if he follows God's commandments regardless of how hard it is he will be blessed and will be happier. We watched a general conference talk with him from October 2017 called "Do We Trust Him? Hard is Good" and it helped him a lot. I know that as we trust God, we will find that there is no need to fear what others think or the challenges in our lives. God will always prepare a way for us to accomplish the things which He has commanded(see 1 Nephi 3:7). I've felt that so many times on my mission as I've trusted God even when I feel inadequate. I love you all, have a great week!

Love,

Elder Burton

Email February 17, 2019

Email February 17, 2019 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Hey Everyone!

                  This week was so great! We got in contact with Watanabe San again, and he came to church and a baptismal service with us yesterday! He's doing really well. He wants to be baptized but isn't very sure he'll be able to stop smoking. But he's praying every day to be able to stop and we gave him a priesthood blessing so I think he'll be able to stop. It may take some time but he can do it. We also had a 23 year old man come to church yesterday because he saw the sign for English class in front of our church. He looked it up and found out more about the Church and decided he wanted to go. He seemed to enjoy it, he said he's going to come to English class on Tuesday and church again next Sunday, and we gave him a Book of Mormon and taught him about prayer and he said he likes reading so he might read the whole Book of Mormon before Tuesday! I'm really excited to meet him again and start teaching him.

                  We had some other great things happen, we had another lesson that went well with Goto San, a member's husband, and we met a lady on the street who said she'll come to church next Sunday. We also have an appointment with the Yamada family next week, that's the family I mentioned before where the dad has ALS. We're excited to meet with them again. We're also building better relationships with members and the ward is becoming more unified.

                  Also, we got transfer calls this week and Elder Lalo and I are staying together in Shiroishi! We're both way happy. But, a lot of the zones and districts changed so although we're in the same area we're in a different district, the one with the zone leaders so that'll be fun. Also, we went to the Snow festival last week! But I forgot to get the pictures off my camera so I'll send them next week. I love you all! The Church is true! Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Burton

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Email February 10, 2019

Email February 10, 2019 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Hey Everyone!

                  This week was amazing! We had a lot of lessons and a lot of miracles, and it was really busy! We're working with a lot of people which is great. Watanabe San, who has a baptismal date, didn't come to church so we're going to have to push back his date again but hopefully he'll be able to continue progressing. We haven't been able to contact him in a few days so please pray for him. Kawamura also probably won't be ready by this Saturday for his baptism so we're going to have to continue working with him and help him keep the word of wisdom and be able to come to church. But we had a great lesson with a member's husband, we got a referral from the Toyohira elders this week, and we had a great lesson with the lady whose grandson is serving as a missionary in Sendai so there's been a lot of good happening too. We also did splits with the zone leaders and learned a ton so I'm excited to apply things I learned in this area. And I think the best thing that's happening right now is the ward is getting more excited about missionary work, they're starting to care more about how the people we're working with are doing and they're becoming more unified in trying to move the work forward. I'm excited to see what greater miracles lie in store as the whole ward gets involved. It's so much more powerful if we have 50 something people doing missionary work than if it's just my companion and I. So help the missionaries, invite your friends to learn about the gospel, do what you can to move forward God's work! This church is true and it is the way to the happiness that people are searching for. I'm so grateful that God gave us commandments to help us avoid wrong choices and the pain the comes from them, and I'm so grateful for the Atonement of Christ that allows us to get back on the path when we stumble and fall. I want to share it with everyone!

                  We're going to the Snow Festival today so I'll try and send a lot of pictures next week! Also this week is transfers, I most likely will stay with Elder Lalo to finish training but we'll see. I love you all, have a great week and Happy Valentine's Day!❤️

Love,

Elder Burton