Place: Matsumoto
Companion: Elder Horio
日付:2016年1月4日
赴任地:長野県松本市
同僚:堀尾長老
Yakiniku and Shaba shabu at Miyajima's! BEST SHABU SHABU EVER
宮島さん宅で焼き肉としゃぶしゃぶ！最高に美味しかったです
雄一兄弟と
究極の人種差別ーブラジル人宣教師アンドラージ長老の仕業 ハハハ 谷家にて撮影
谷家で遊んだお正月のゲーム。すっごく楽しかったよ！
January 3, 2016
WOAH CRAZY SUNDAY OF MIRACLES
Ok I'm short on time so I will try to briefly explain an insane Sunday
full of amazing miracles and blessings. We had been trying to figure
out how to get Yoshino Kyodai to church, because he didn't have a
ride. Naganuma Kyodai was able to give him a ride on his way to
church! Neither of them knew each other but everything worked out
great! What a relief. But the big miracle that happened today was
Miyajima san. He came to church right on time and we sat down together
in Fast and Testimony meeting. We sang the hymns, explained the
sacrament to him when it came around and then told him what Fast and
Testimony meeting was. After a couple people had gotten up and
eloquently born their testimonies, he turned to us and said, "Hey can
I go bear my testimony too?" We told him that of course he could and
that we would go up there with him. And so it was that Miyajima, our
friend from choir whom we had never taught a lesson to, got up in his
first Sacrament Meeting and bore his testimony that he knew that God
lives in front of our baffled Matsumoto Branch. We, equally awed
missionaries, quietly sat behind him on the stand as he told the
branch members that it was because of the missionaries' examples that
had caused him to want to change his life and start believing in God.
Afterwards Elder Horio and I got to bear our testimonies as well.
After we sat down, various branch members bore their testimonies and
mentioned our friend Miyajima and how grateful they were to have him
with us. After the meeting, he was greeted and thanked by many many
members and we then went over to a classroom for Miyajima's first
lesson. We had three members and four missionaries in there teaching
him and he pounded us with questions! After the first hour ended,
everyone left except for Horio Choro, Yuuichi Kyodai and I. We
continued to answer his questions in a more relaxed setting and at the
end of the hour, invited him to baptism. He declined because he
doesn't quite want to become a Mormon. He believes most of what we
teach but has a hard time accepting just a couple things and because
of that he wants to remain separate. But I know that when he understands
WOAH CRAZY SUNDAY OF MIRACLES
Ok I'm short on time so I will try to briefly explain an insane Sunday
full of amazing miracles and blessings. We had been trying to figure
out how to get Yoshino Kyodai to church, because he didn't have a
ride. Naganuma Kyodai was able to give him a ride on his way to
church! Neither of them knew each other but everything worked out
great! What a relief. But the big miracle that happened today was
Miyajima san. He came to church right on time and we sat down together
in Fast and Testimony meeting. We sang the hymns, explained the
sacrament to him when it came around and then told him what Fast and
Testimony meeting was. After a couple people had gotten up and
eloquently born their testimonies, he turned to us and said, "Hey can
I go bear my testimony too?" We told him that of course he could and
that we would go up there with him. And so it was that Miyajima, our
friend from choir whom we had never taught a lesson to, got up in his
first Sacrament Meeting and bore his testimony that he knew that God
lives in front of our baffled Matsumoto Branch. We, equally awed
missionaries, quietly sat behind him on the stand as he told the
branch members that it was because of the missionaries' examples that
had caused him to want to change his life and start believing in God.
Afterwards Elder Horio and I got to bear our testimonies as well.
After we sat down, various branch members bore their testimonies and
mentioned our friend Miyajima and how grateful they were to have him
with us. After the meeting, he was greeted and thanked by many many
members and we then went over to a classroom for Miyajima's first
lesson. We had three members and four missionaries in there teaching
him and he pounded us with questions! After the first hour ended,
everyone left except for Horio Choro, Yuuichi Kyodai and I. We
continued to answer his questions in a more relaxed setting and at the
end of the hour, invited him to baptism. He declined because he
doesn't quite want to become a Mormon. He believes most of what we
teach but has a hard time accepting just a couple things and because
of that he wants to remain separate. But I know that when he understands
why the Gospel is important in his life, why he needs Jesus Christ, then he
will want to get baptized so bad that nothing could stop him.
1月3日
今日はめちゃくちゃ沢山奇跡を見ました！時間があまりないので、なるべく簡潔に素晴らしくクレージーで祝福いっぱいだった日曜日の説明をしますね。まず最初は、車のない吉野兄弟がどうやって教会に来れるだろうと試行錯誤していたんですが、長村兄弟が教会へ行く途中で拾ってくれる事でこれは解決。2人とも面識が全く無かったんですが、全て上手くいき一件落着。あー良かった！それはさておき、今日の大きな奇跡は宮島さんでした。彼は今日、時間きっちりに教会に来て一緒に断食証会に出席しました。開会の賛美歌を歌い、聖餐が回ってきたらその説明をし、その際、断食証会についても説明しました。2〜3人の教会員の方々が流暢に証を述べた後、突然宮島さんが「僕も証をしてもいい？」と聞いてきたので、「もちろん！私達も一緒に前へ行きますよ。」という事で、宣教師からレッスンを一度も受けた事のない、合唱団の練習で知り合って友達になった宮島さんが初めて来た聖餐会で、「神様はいます。」と、ビックリして目を丸くしている支部の教会員達の目のまえで証をしたのです。同じくビックリして彼の背後で静かに座っている私達の前で、続いて「宣教師達の模範を見て、自分も人生を変えたく思い、神様を信じる様になった。」と支部の皆さんに話していました。その後、堀尾長老と私も証をし、支部の教会員の方々も色々証をされたんですが、皆、宮島さんが今日きてくれた事への感謝の気持ちを述べていました。聖餐会後も、沢山の教会員の方々が宮島さんに挨拶しに来てくださり、感謝の念を伝えたりしていました。さて、その後宮島さんの初レッスンへ。教会員3人と宣教師4人が参加したんですが、宮島さんの質問攻めでした！(笑) 1時間が過ぎ、殆どみんな部屋から出て行ったんですが、残った堀尾長老、雄一兄弟と私の3人でもうちょっとリラックスした雰囲気の中で彼の質問に答え続けました。最後にバプテスマを受けませんかと聞いたんですが、殆どの教義には賛成できるが、2、3納得いかない点がまだあるので、モルモンにはならないという事でした。いつか、なぜ福音が大切か、なぜ彼の人生の中でイエスキリスト様が必要なのかを本当に理解出来る日が来たら、バプテスマを受けたいと思うんではないかなと思います。
Then after church we went to Okamura Kyodai's house for dinner and
games. Yuuichi Kyodai and Miyajima came. It was awesome! We taught a
lesson there and that pretty much turned into a continuation of our
previous discussion. This discussion continued on for a couple hours
and then we all got really tired and went home, well satisfied by
Okamura Kyodai's fabulous cooking. So all in all, we spent around 4 or
5 hours teaching Miyajima san today. Wow what a guy. I love him so
much! We are meeting with him again tomorrow to practice for the Talent Show
games. Yuuichi Kyodai and Miyajima came. It was awesome! We taught a
lesson there and that pretty much turned into a continuation of our
previous discussion. This discussion continued on for a couple hours
and then we all got really tired and went home, well satisfied by
Okamura Kyodai's fabulous cooking. So all in all, we spent around 4 or
5 hours teaching Miyajima san today. Wow what a guy. I love him so
much! We are meeting with him again tomorrow to practice for the Talent Show
on Saturday and of course, EAT RAMEN.
教会の後はゲームと食事をよばれに岡村兄弟のお宅へ雄一兄弟と宮島さんも一緒に行きました。楽しかったですよ！その際レッスンをしたんですが、結局またそれがさっきのレッスンの続行のようになって、そのまま数時間の時が過ぎ、岡村兄弟の美味しい食事に大満足して家路へ着きました。結局今日は総合時間4〜5時間を宮島さんのレッスンに費やしました。全く宮島さんというのはすごい人です！私は彼が大好きです。実は明日も今度の土曜日のタレントショーのための練習で会うことになっています。もちろんその後一緒にラーメンもね！
70 pieces of sushi, $30 spent, 4 happy missionaries and 1 Happy New Year dinner!
30ドル+にぎり70個=4人の幸せな宣教師達とお正月のディナー！
中塚長老はすっごく美味しいエビ天が作れるんですよ〜！安上がりで品質も良い大量の寿司、名古屋伝道部ではこうやってお正月を祝うんですよ！自分達で作るとずっーと安いですね。
My amazing comp! 私の最高な同僚！
Wow what an incredible day it was. So many other miracles happened,
like Asai Shimai bearing her testimony about the missionaries in
Sacrament Meeting, two less active members returning for the second
Sunday in a row and also I got to meet with another less active member
and will now be playing a violin duet with her daughter.
本当になんて凄い1日！この他にも浅井姉妹が宣教師について証して下さったり、二人のお休み会員が二週続けて教会に来て下さったりしたんですよ。他のお休み会員の方ともお会いして、今度、娘さんとバイオリンのデュエットする事にもなりました。
I know that God lives and that He understands and loves us. As we
continue to strive towards His goals, He will accelerate and magnify
our efforts exponentially. When our goals our God's goals, they will
be achieved.
私は神様が生きておられると知っています。神様は私達みんなの事をちゃんと理解してくれていて、愛してくださっている事も知っています。神様の御心を行う時、必ず助けてもらえます。もし私達自身の目標が神様の目標と一緒ならば必ず達成できることが出来るのです。
I am deeply grateful for all of the incredible miracles that God has
allowed me to see today.
Love you guys!
Elder Johnson
今日起こった沢山の奇跡を見させていただく恩恵に預かったことに深く感謝しています。
みなさんを愛しています！
ジョンソン長老
"You will find more golden investigators than garbage cans in Japan" - Elder Tanner
So true
I have been here for five months in Japan and just in last week found my first normal garbage can in a public place. Not a bottle garbage can, not in a bathroom, A NORMAL GARBAGE CAN. We threw stuff away and it was glorious.
「日本ではゴミ箱より金人求道者を探し出す方が簡単だ。」タナー長老
これマジでホントです
日本に来てから5ヶ月になりますが、つい先週初めて普通のゴミ箱を公共の場で見かけました。トイレにあるやつじゃなく、ペットボトルのリサイクルのでもなく、ごくごく普通のゴミ箱です。早速ゴミを捨てさせてもらいました！普通のゴミ箱にバンザイ！
アパートを解体しての大掃除中。畳を全部どけて、床を掃除しました。
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