Konnichiwa!!!
Alright,
they don't give us much time to think read or type, so here goes
nothing!!
Let
me tell you about my district!
First
the Sendai Missionaries:
Nebecker
Choro (oh, FYI I will spell every one of their names wrong): He's the
DL! He's 18, and is probably one of the nicest guys I've ever met.
He's got a fake tooth that he can pop out on command, and he's pretty
buff. He was into sports 'n' all that. HE'S AWESOME! (oh he's from
Utah)
His
companion: Rasmussen Choro- He's really small and quiet when you are
in a large group. We call him the 'Ninja' because you can't tell if
he's there. But however, when you are alone with him, he'll talk
you're ear off. He's small but strong, and he's like a professional
martial artist. He could probably kill me with one punch. Also,
apparently he's got 6 or more nun-chucks at home, and a ton of
swords. (from Utah)
ME:
Awesome, cool, etc.
Anderson
Choro- He's amazing. I'll talk more about him later.
Tokyo
missionaries:
Watanabe
Choro- He's half-Asian, half-Indian (like India Indian), and
half-white. But he looks Indian. He knows nearly everything about the
Japanese language, so yep... He's awesome. He is from Utah as well. He
has an uncle who's Indian and can do a perfect Indian accent. He
walks around to the newer elders and says in a perfect Indian accent:
"What mission you go?" And they all explain slowly in
English. It's so funny... Ahh I love him.
Day
Choro- (Watanabe Choro's companion) He was a drama kid. Yep. Pretty
stereotypical. He's really loud and likes to mess with people and
act crazy. I see many good things about him. He shattered his neck
the day he got his mission call (he fell off a 10-20 foot platform
backwards and landed on his head) and somehow it shattered all
around his nerves but didn't cut any of them. He somehow recovered to
go on his mission on time... Amazing. He's really a good kid.
Gray
Choro- Take every aspect of Cody Dickson (physically and
personality-wise) and you've got Gray Choro. He's got a more mellow
personality though, but he's classy and nice. (And he gets 20 billion
letters a week. This is not a hyperbole. This is real) He's a nice
guy that'll help anyone out who needs it.
Allred
Choro- He's from Texas (everyone is from Utah unless otherwise
specified) and has a classic tough guy personality, but sprinkled
with beautiful flecks of kindheartedness. He was in the military
before, and he's.... HUGE!!! Take your hands- form them both into
fists- put the before mentioned fists on top of one another- put
those on your sternum- this equals his chest size. (no joke) He's an
amazing Elder that's tolerant of everyone.
Lutz
Choro- Oh Lutz Choro... Oh Lutz Choro.... He's a ginger who is a
little crazy. He loves to laugh and he's always smiling with a
crooked smile. He is always positive and tends to fall asleep in
class. Oh man... He's so funny. In the bathroom he dropped his mtc
card while he was in the stall. He yells "Oh no! BUD'S COIN!" I couldn’t stop laughing.... AHHH I love him.
Hobenden
Choro (that's how we pronounce his name in Japanese) - He's the choir
guy. Singing every time we shower and making sure we sing at the
beginning and end of all of our meetings. He's from Washington state,
somewhere around Federal Way. He loves to correct people, and has a
contagious laugh. Overall, he's a nice guy.
AH
WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!!!!
Okay
now the sisters-
Kelly
Shimai- She's amazing and nice, and I don't know too much about her.
She's from Oregon maybe... She's 20ish I think, and she's really
sweet.
Cortes
Shimai- Cortes Shimai is amazing. She's 19, from Mexico, and speaks
every language. (Korean, German, English, Japanese,
Spanish...obviously) She's amazing. Apparently down in Mexico they
don't have all the extra-curricular activities that we have the in
United States, so learning Languages became her hobby. She also
started a school dancing team or something. She's so sweet and kind.
Skabulend
Shimai- She's half-Asian, and unlike Watanabe, she looks it. She's
amazing at Japanese, and is very clever. She says one thing that
sounds too sweet and innocent, but in reality it is like 12 sarcastic
insults. She's really nice, and knows so much.
Sickles
Shimai- She's from Oregon for sure. She's the oldest of us all at 22.
She's taken like 6 years of Japanese and puts us all to shame... She
likes to talk, and she's very sweet.
TA
DA!!!! That's everyone... phew...
So
my dorio (companion) and me had an 'unscheduled (companionship
inventory) .... yep. He thought I was working 'too-hard' and he
wanted to have more fun. Well, that's what he said. He's not very
good with words under pressure, and let's just say sometimes (I’m
working on it) I put a little pressure on people when we 'discuss.
Yep. But I finally worked out what he was saying and he had valid
points. I've been working hard and haven't been happy with anything.
I'm always looking at what I can improve and not rejoicing in what
I've accomplished. I've got to keep my sight on perfection, but not
to beat myself up if I don't reach it. Especially with Japanese. But
my companion is seriously probably one of the most amazing people on
this planet. I love him so much, and we're open about it.
"aishiteimasu!" We say often. I forgot my card once at the
book store and was checking out a Japanese hymnbook, and then put it
back. little did I know he picked it up and bought it for me... Ah...
I love him. Then!!! Later, I was mad because we only have PMG's that are
in fake Japanese (written in roman characters) and I didn't know
where to find a real one. The next day, he found one somewhere and
gave it to me. He's always kind and hardworking, and I couldn't have
asked for anyone better. The Lord has seriously blessed me so much.
Sunday=
Amazing.... Seriously. The talks that we had were life changing. I
don't know if you can even ever find this talk, but "TheCharacter of Christ" by Bednar Choro is amazing. It's a talk he
gave at the MTC on Christmas a few years ago... AHHH!!! It's awesome.
Spiritual Battery Power = Over 9,000.
Alright!!!
So
we've been teaching this investigator named Harukawa-san. It's pretty
rough to teach only in Japanese (hence me beating up myself), but
he's an amazing guy. He's pretty white looking, so I thought he was a
returned missionary but Anderson Choro thought he was real.
Anyways... I challenged him to get baptized and he said he'd think
about it. He seemed like a nice guy. Anderson Choro (being a nice guy
again) brought him a root beer once and he bowed so low
"domoarigatogozaimasu!". Yep. I was sad we'd never see him
again.
We
had a second a free time a few days later so I was practicing piano
for sacrament, and we headed off to class. I walked in an Vealobos
Sensei was gone, and Harukawa-san was our teacher!!! He just hugged
both of us in one big hug. And you know those moments where you just
smile for minutes on end because you're so happy? Yep, one of those.
Ah.... His real name is Todd Sensei, and Harukawa-san was someone he
taught on his mission. Yep. It was awesome to see him. So now we've
got two Sensei's! (I'm not sure how to spell it in English)
My
other Vealobos Sensei is amazing. Todd Sensei is excellent at
explaining Japanese things, Vealobos Sensei is excellent at
everything spiritual. Not that the other lacks the previous, they are
both amazing.
Vealobos
Sensei didn't want to go on a mission but then changed so much, and
now he teaches missionaries. He's fresh off from Fukuoka, and he's a
man that I very greatly admire.
Whew...
I love you all.
The
gospel is true.
Random
facts: There are over 200 Japanese speaking missionaries in this MTC
right now, Earlier in April, there were only 7.
Awesome.
I
love you,
Elder
Wheelwright
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