2017 08 27 It's Week 5 but it's hard to Believe it

YUP... ... next week is transfer week and that is way hard to believe, it feels like this transfer just started not is about to end. We had a ton of fun this week.

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

Today we went to Kagoshima and played volleyball with the Zone and that was a blast but, we were all COMPLETELY drenched in sweat! And... that was kinda gross. Then we went on down to Taniyama to do some 巡回 (junkai - patrol / splits).

桜島 (Sakurajima) "Cherry blossom Island"

*NOTE from Dad*

Sakurajima (桜島"Cherry blossom Island") is an active composite volcano (stratovolcano) and a FORMER island in Kagoshima Prefecture (prefecture is like another word for “county” and its the area where Spencer is currently serving). The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the FORMER island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula. The volcanic activity still continues, dropping large amounts of volcanic ash on the surroundings. Earlier eruptions built the white sands highlands in the region. The most recent eruption started on February 5, 2016.

On September 13, 2016 a team of experts from Bristol University and the Sakurajima Volcano Research Centre in Japan suggested that the volcano could have a major eruption within 30 years.

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today we had district meeting and then finished 巡回 (junkai - patrol / splits) and the new district leader is a massive NERD soooooo, that means that we got along pretty well.

unch of old people playing Pokémon go

meme we made

Pokemon video

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

Today we had a RA (Return Appointments) with a lady we found the previous week but, she wasn't home. We left her a note asking if we could meet on a different day and we were thrilled that she called back that evening saying that she'll be there! After trying to visit her we went to the Aoki's so that I could do a 模擬 (mogi - mock/practice) lesson with their son, Miyabi.That went pretty good. For evening 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) we both lost all motivation for 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) so we talked about how we could improve our faith. It was a WAY good chat and on the way home we found a guy that was some interest and gave him a Book of Mormon, way cool miracle!

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today we tried to visit Miki but she said she couldn't make it, but we could stop by on Saturday. We had our weekly planning and then taught Eikaiwa (English conversation class). We also ate some かき氷 (kakigori - shaved ice) with the Aoki's and that was way good.

かわいいでしょう? (Kawaīdeshou? - isn’t it cute?)

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

Today we met with the lady we were suppose meet up with on Wednesday and it was... interesting. We aren't sure how much she understood. Had a way fun Kids Eikaiwa (English conversation class). In the evening we met with Madoka姉妹 (shimai - sister), Manami 姉妹 (shimai - sister) and the Aoki's and shared a message about member missionary work and asked them to think about someone they could share the gospel with and it was way cool.

Piano Video  

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

We, had our lesson with Miki and we were able to understand her needs a lot better. We tried visiting another investigator ジジたけ (JiJi TaKe) but he wasn't home so, we 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) near by. We also randomly started to talk game ideas and we came up with some way cool ones.

kid's Eikaiwa (English conversation class)

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Sunday, church was cool, ジジたけ (JiJi TaKe) came and that was way cool. We went to go out and 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) in the evening and literally no one wanted to talk with us and that was depressing but we did our best.

2017 08 20 Another Rainy Pday

HELLO... ... random assortment of family, friends and whomever happens to get these emails. Right now I am chillin' in a conbini watching it rain outside and it basically hasn't rained all week so, it's a bit weird.

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

We finished up Pday then went out to 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) and we were able to set 2 RA  (Return Appointments) which was way cool.

This pirate ship showed up, I'm assuming that it is from my father

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today we went down to Kagoshima to have 面接 (mensetsu - interview) with Egan会長 (choro - elder) and that was way cool. We came back and went to visit the Branch president and talked about the branch's 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) plan and that was way exciting to get that ball rolling.

The pirate ship took a good amount of time to put together

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

Today we did some running around in the morning then went to the church to meet a guy we found on Monday but he was a no-show. After that we had a somen party (somen is a Japanese noodle usually served cold) at the church then went to watch some fireworks and that was way cool.

Fireworks video

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

It was time for our weekly planning in the morning and then went to go meet some more of our RA (return appointment) but they too weren't home... sad day. Eikaiwa (English conversation class) was way fun, BUT no one new came.

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

So kid's Eikaiwa (English conversation class) was cancelled today and that threw all our plans out the window. So, Elder Williams went to go get his hair cut by some LA (Less Active) and then we talked with them a bit afterwards. We had a way long lesson with Madoka but, still got home on time.

Fireworks Video 02

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

While we were out today we met a random lady during 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) and taught her a short lesson and made a RA (return appointment) and that was a cool miracle. Then we had some RA (return appointment) in the evening that we were visiting. I’m pleased to say that we were able to meet 2 of them but all of them were interested in the lessons. That pretty much killed our 伝道 (Dendo - tracting) fire for the evening.

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Church was good today. We taught gospel principles again and it went better. After church we had a 食事 (shokuji - meal) because someone from the temple presidency came and it was way good food. After that we play with the grandchildren for a little bit then sat in on Madoka's lesson while Manami 姉妹 (shimai - sister) taught her. In the evening we went to met with a guy who told us to come back and we met with her for a while and his potential for being interested in our message BUT we’re not sure that he’s interested in meeting with us for all the right reasons... it’s hard to tell at this point. Working hard and having fun and seeing cool miracles

2017 08 13 Birthday Week

WELL... ... it was an interesting week and it felt long and short all at the same time.

Monday (月 Getsu 曜日yobi):

Today I decided to by a yukata (a casual / summer kimono) but other than that it was a normal Pday. However, it did get cut a little short because we went up up to Kumamoto for a Zone 大会 (tai kai - convention) so, the rest of the evening was spent traveling to Kumamoto.

Here’s the Cake from the Aoki's. It says… Congratulations on your birthday Brin Chan Williams Kun

Tuesday (火 Moku 曜日yobi):

We had a really good 大会 (tai kai - convention). There were a lot of talking about Charity and love. Afterwards we took the Shinkansen (Japanese bullet train) back to Sendai and spent the rest of the night visiting a LA (less active). Well then, Happy Birthday to Me!!! Nothing really special happened until the evening, in which we had a 食事 (shokuji - meal) with the Aoki family and Madoka姉妹 (shimai - sister). Aoki姉妹 (shimai - sister) surprised the both of us in giving us a Jinbei (traditional Japanese summer clothes) and we had a lot of fun taking pictures in them.

Jinbei

Jinbei

Jinbei

Jinbei

Jinbei

Jinbei

Here’s the video of us opening up the gifts

 

Wednesday (水 Sui 曜日yobi):

No report

Thursday (木 Moku 曜日yobi):

Today was all about weekly planning. Later we had Eikaiwa (English conversation class), even though very few people showed up it was still fun.

Way pretty

Friday (金 Kin 曜日yobi):

Today was just a normal day, can't remember anything really happening...

slide we found during 伝道 (Dendo - tracting)

Saturday (土 do 曜日yobi):

Today we took our bikes WAY far in the morning. We were able to talk to some way cool people. We had a RA (Return Appointments) in the evening with a girl that we contacted earlier in this week. The plan was to meet her with her parents, but when we got there she said that her parents weren't home and didn't know if the could meet again. So that was pretty sad.

Sunday (日 nichi 曜日yobi):

Church was good. We taught gospel principles class during second hour. We didn't think that it went that well, but it seemed like everyone enjoyed it. We also taught more of the after baptism (AB) lessons to Madoka 姉妹 (shimai - sister). In the evening we met with Kamimasuさん (san - “Mrs”) and Yamaguchi 姉妹 (shimai - sister). Kamimasuさん (san - “Mrs”) is a friend of Aoki 姉妹 (shimai - sister) that we met while at 伝道 (Dendo - tracting). It’s been a couple weeks since we met, but she called before the RA (Return Appointments) to tell us that her daughter was sick. So, Aoki 姉妹 (shimai - sister) said we should go visit again and when we did we were able to talk with her. We weren’t able to set up a RA (Return Appointments) when we saw her, but if she has time, she'll listen to us. That’s a good start.

Oh, did I mention that we can bake things in our Microwave oven?

We also met with Yamaguchi 姉妹 (shimai - sister). She WAS a member of the church, but she had asked to have her records removed some time ago. When we visited her she seemed fairly open to listen but, but she was busy. Please keep both Sister Yamaguchi and Mrs. Kamimasu in your prayers!

got bored so, tried on Yukata

my lock screen for a little bit