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The sisters in our area had a baptism!

Email June 17, 2019

Email June 17, 2019 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Hey Everyone!

                  I have hardly any time left but this week was awesome! The sisters in our area had a baptism! It was the mom of the person who got baptized a couple of months ago which was really exciting. The baptismal service went really well. Her son was the one to perform the baptism which was really cool. My companion and I sang "Come Thou Fount" in sacrament meeting the next day, it turned out really well. We also this week went to a high school to help with English and it was crazy because high school girls in Japan treat gaijin (foreigners) like they're celebrities, so they were all lining up to take pictures with us haha. We also had exchanges with the Abashiri elders this week which was fun. And we had a ton of people come to our English class so that was good. That's about all for this week, sorry it's so short. Love you all, have a great week!

Love,

Elder Burton

Email March 31, 2019

Email March 31, 2019 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Baptism!

Hey Everyone!

                  This week was crazy! I got my transfer call on Wednesday night, and on Thursday morning, I got on the bus to Kushiro! So I'm in Kushiro now, it's about a 5 hour bus ride from Sapporo, and it's almost the easternmost area in Japan. The congregation here is a branch, but it's a pretty strong branch by Hokkaido standards, it's got almost as many members as my last ward and there's a good amount of young people which is fun. My new companion is Elder West! He's from Oregon and he came to the mission at the same as me. I've gone on exchanges with him before so I'm excited for the chance to be companions with him. I was little sad to be transferring because there are a couple people getting baptized soon in Shiroishi and I wanted to see their baptisms, but I've been very blessed because we had a baptism in Kushiro on Saturday! I didn't teach him at all but it was still fun to be a part of it. I got to help plan the baptism and get to know Tamura Kyoudai, the one who got baptized, it was great. His brother is actually a member in Hakodate, which is one of my past areas, and he came to baptize his brother so it was fun to see him again. We also have a couple of other people here with baptismal dates so we're pretty busy.

Pictures from Eniwa

Mikoto Kun's baptism!

Email January 28, 2018

Email January 28, 2018 – Elder Jackson Kunzler Burton

Baptism! Hey Everyone!      This week has been amazing! The other elders in my district got a baptism! It was a 12 year old boy named Mikoto and he's the greatest. He's already read the entire Book of Mormon, and he has really strong faith. For a school project he's making a model Liahona! The only reason he wasn't baptized earlier is because his mom wouldn't let him but she finally allowed it and I'm so happy for him! We also had zone conference this week and it was so great! We really focused on increasing our faith in Christ as a mission and drawing down the power of God to help us because it's His work. So I've been really trying to increase my faith personally, one way I'm doing that is in my Book of Mormon reading I'm highlighting everything about Christ. I've also taken a challenge from President Nelson I heard about to go through every scripture in the Topical Guide about Jesus Christ. There's a ton, and I just started, but I've already felt a huge difference as I've started studying more in depth about Him. Christ is the center of everything, without Him, we would be nothing, but because of Him, we have the chance to receive eternal life. I'm so grateful for everything He's done for us, and my gratitude keeps increasing the more I learn of Him. I encourage everyone to try to learn more about Christ, as you do, you will feel His love more than you can ever have. I love you all, sorry I don't have much time we're about to have a meeting with Sister Oscarson and Sister Eubank and really excited. Have a great week! Love,

Elder Burton 

P.S.We just finished the conference with Sister Oscarson and Sister Eubank and it was great! We got to shake their hands afterward and it was the first time I've shaken the hand of any general authority, it was really cool. The baptism in Eniwa was so great, it was the other elders' but what matters is that a soul was brought to Christ! And he's such an amazing child of God, I'm sure he's going to go on to serve a mission and bless many more lives. Oh yeah I forgot to mention but transfer calls come tomorrow! I'm excited to see what's going to happen! I hope I stay in Eniwa but I'll be happy to go any where the Lord wants me with any companion He puts me with. I just hope I can fulfill whatever purpose He has planned for wherever I go.