2017 Dec 17

 I’m out of ideas for this week’s letter’s tittle but it was a good week. Monday, FHE we went through the 72hr kit of the member and helped him sort through what is needed and not and honestly, I now really want to go backpacking/hiking. And when we got home, we found the apartment packed with Elders for the 大会 tomorrow. Tuesday, had a we good Zone 大会 and one the things that was announced was the we are using Facebook and Line(a messager app) and that was way cool. Wednesday, so, to use Facebook and Line we need to sign in and that was たいへん because of all the restrictions the Ipads and Tablets have but, after we signed in we had to clean up our Facebook, which means basically deleting all posts and pictures before the mission except for though involving your family and that was fun for everyone who had a Facebook from before the mission. Thursday, the Henrys came over for a cleaning check and I was translating, that was freaken’ hard and when they were done they gave us some chips and actual salsa, good day. Friday, so, Kishi長老 finally got on Facebook so, today was spent cleaning up his account then teaching a lesson to Fujimoto, he is doing good. Saturday, had a good lesson with Hiro then helped out prep for the Christmas party. We went to visit a lady we met the day before and she was way cool but, she can’t met again until April, which is way sad. Then we had a way fun Game Night. Sunday, still not good at translating but after sacrament meeting we went with a member to visit a LA and it was a bit of a struggle to get there but sadly he wasn’t home. Then after church we did some more Christmas prep and that took forever. 

It’s been a pretty busy week, mostly getting ready for Christmas, speaking of Christmas I got a package from my family and it has a 12 days of Christmas thing going on and it’s pretty interesting. Here is some sound advice, if your planning on going on a mission, start cleaning up your Facebook now, is way hard in the field to clean up.

愛しています

- Brinkerhoff 長老

Bodilly, Campbell, Kishi

Notice the Sisters helmets on top of the shade structure.

2017 12 01 日本人 Comps, Fun

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

No report

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

No report

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

Today we had a talent show in Eikaiwa (English conversation class) and it was fun.

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

We said goodbye to Elder Lyman then went and picked up Kishi長老 (choro - elder) and it’s been way
fun.

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

Nothing interesting just weekly planning.

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

Today we had a lesson with Hiro (he’s a member) and Honda AND had a 食事 (shokuji - meal) with a
LA (less active) and then did Sports night. SO, yeah, we didn’t 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) at all.

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Church was fun today. We got to meet a good number of members. I got to translate too. Translating is a lot of work and that part of church wasn’t fun and I’m not very good. We also had some RAs (return appointments) that we visited, but sadly they weren’t there.

2017 11 27 Transfer Day

YUP... Well, nice to talk to you again fam, how are you? I’m doing good, some stuff has happened since we last talk.

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

Today we actually had time to 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) then had FHE and it was way cool.

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

No report

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

No report

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today the sisters dragged us into a photoshoot kind of thing, so, I have a ridiculous about of pictures. Then we had some yakiniku and helped a member out with home teaching.

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

ALL day we prepared for the thanksgiving party, it sucked soooo bad.

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

Saturday, we had our lesson with Hiro then went to Ritzi’s house, Ritzi is someone the sisters found and is way cool.

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Sunday, we spent basically the entire day at the church, we had both churches and the we prepared and had the Thanksgiving party, it was way fun and I am sooo happy it’s over. There are 2 wards that meet in the same building and because Elder Nakata is a missionary for that ward, we went to it with him. You see, there are only 3 Elders here right now. Elder Barlow went to the Mission Home and we have 2 new Elders coming in. Elder Nakata’s new comp was a former AP and I went senior and my comp is a 日本人 (Nihonjin - japanese person) who just finished training and Lyman is going to Nakatsu and he is still DL. I was a little surprised to hear I was breaking into being a Senior missionary with a Japanese comp but, it’ll be interesting

2017 11 22 It Been a way Flippin’ Long Week

Hello Everyone... ...it’s been over a week and I just wanted to let everyone know I am still alive. Since the week is way long and I don’t remember most of it, I’ll be giving highlights, like that fact that it is way flippen’ cold now.

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

FHE was fun, we had the lesson again.

The district

Barlow ears FHE

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today we had a cool district meeting and then someone had the bright idea of putting all 7 of us in a table that fits 4, sadly I forgot to take pictures.

A better picture

Goofy picture

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

Wednesday rainy and cold, and Eikaiwa was fun.

standing joke of we set our bikes on the ground instead of using the kick stand

sushiro

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today we went to Suboi, the ZL9 area and went on splits there then had dinner with the Tongan members again, the Sopus are the best.

lunch with Eikaiwa student

Hiro, cool guy

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

We fixed bikes today, one of which is a Mamachari (this is a missionary term for an old woman’s bike), which aren’t meant to be fixed, it sucked.

who knows this beanie?

Apple pie, in Japan, didn’t see that coming

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

Today a member had a wedding reception, it was fun.

from Sis. Hayward’s mom posted on Facebook

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Today we went to both churches, had some people who had never come come and primary program in one ward and taught a lesson to Brother Little, the Filipino.