President Tibbitts wanted to hear from all of the missionaries for MTM to help the guys there, and I remember when I was there and got a paper with stuff that Austin had said, and remembered feel proud because my brother was so awesome, but wishing that it was just a little bit longer....
So I took too much time with that.
Anyway, talking about useless stuff.
KUDO MASATO-san IS GETTING SOME BAPTISM!!
I spewed out a ill worded question and said
"You still want to get baptized, right?"
"Ya, if I have the chance to."
Oh Masato-kun, you've got the chance.
He loves the atonement and the forgiveness of sins aspect of the gospel. He's amazing.
We play guitar after our lessons and he's teaching me some cool things about guitars, like harmonics, and how to tune it better. He's so amazing.
We, after our lesson, invited him into the other room (which we were having an activity in) so he could meet some people, and he got a little scared. "Hazukashii" is what he said. I'm shy. Pft...
is what he said, that's Japanese. He said he was Hazukashii. Man, I everyone sorry am.
Japanese my way of thinking changed has. you like this think are not able to.
I realized my Japanese is good enough to the point that I can translate just about anything that I can say in English into Japanese. But when you speak Japanese there isn't any time to translate, you just have to speak and hope it works out. So a lot of times in Japanese I say a lot of stupid things that I wouldn't normally say in English because I've built the Japanese speaking side of my brain from scratch, from the point at which I used to have no grammar and words to the point where I am at now. Obviously, when I first arrived in the field, there was a need for me to speak so much more simpler in Japanese before than I do in English, but now that I have sufficient words and grammars, I've been working getting the way I speak and think in English into the way I speak and think in Japanese. Sort of combining the two. Breaking down that barrier between my languages so I can get my personality and my way of thinking into Japanese.... But... because I've been doing that, my Japanese is getting more normal... but my poor little English isn't even sure what it is anymore.
Meh... I can relearn English when I get back to America.
My companion and I have only been speaking Japanese to each other, and last night I started writing in my journal in half Japanese, and half English.
Bla... You probably don't care too much about that.
(I've already written the important stuff once in my journal and once in my letter to the President, so now you get this... YAY!)
We went and got doughnuts with two of our English class students.
They're both around 45-50's. Both males.
It's kinda sad how the males relationship or role in the family is viewed. They're on business working in Iwaki, living in a hotel for half a year while their kids all live in a different town far away.
They're both nice guys. Who if culturally were raised as Americans would spend time with their families all the time. But, they both talked about their families and you could tell they loved them, but the way that the man is supposed to show his love if to work to provide for his family.
Dad talked about how he didn't like the Japanese, and the way they did things.
I love these people so much that I'd be willing to punch anyone who said anything mean about these people.
They have reasons for everything that they do. They don't tell their boss that his idea might be bad because they respect authority and respect their leaders.
You will never find a nicer people on all the face of the earth. It's safe here. Everyone tells us to keep on working hard, and every single person, if asked would gladly help us out.
.... yep. punching people in the face... don't be mean to my people.
:) I love missions.
This morning for breakfast (and a couple weeks ago for dinner) a man named Kohata-san invited us over. He's around 70, and lived in England for a long time, so his English is pretty good. His wife was Catholic and kind made him convert. His kids and grand-kids live all throughout Europe. After his wife's death he moved back to his hometown in Japan.
His English comprehention is perfect.... His speaking is... kinda gone.
He says "Oh wee-wli" after nearly everything we say. (It's suppoed to be "oh really?")
It's super funny because he has a mix of Japanese and British style. He holds himself and speaks like a brittish person, but has... the aura of a Japanese man. It's difficult to explain.
He's an amazing cook.
He asked us a lot about our church and we turned it into an opportunity to teach him.
It was so funny... When they was a pause in the conversation he said abruptly with his Japanese accent "see you again."
It made me laugh. It was like "This conversation is over..." But in a funny way. I love him.
He says he'll call us and invite us to eat at his house next time. The past two times he's made brittish food for us. Laugh.. What a funny guy.
Anyways.. .I love you all!
Elder Wheelwright
Elder Wheelwright
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