Typhoon Weather

August 22, 2016

My Zone!

Saporo Temple.  I am going there someday!

Hello everyone!

  Japan is currently in a typhoon and it is the

windiest it has ever been in my life!  I am fine and everything is

going well in Narita, but boy I hope my apartment doesn't fly away

anytime soon! Haha But really Japan is going through a crazy typhoon

right now and there is like no one on the streets.  Actually fun fact,

I was walking on the street this morning to go to the church and the

wind was so strong it blew my companion and I across the road.  Good

thing the light was green and we could run across but man was that

crazy!  I will have to send out a video or something of how crazy this

wind is!  I love it though, this is a once in a life time opportunity

for me! :)

As for how this week went, it was actually really hot and there was a

lot of time just talking to people.  We spent so many hours on the

pavement talking to people and spreading the good word.  By the end of

the week we talked to about 300 people!  Crazy right?  But I love it!

We also found about 4 new investigators and they all seem way excited

to meet and learn more.  So we might be getting some more lessons in

this week!  I am so pumped and excited.  My favorite part about my

apartment is being with elder Higashi.  He is a Japanese missionary

and he is so funny.  I love his English and I love talking to him in

Japanese.  He is hilliarisou and defiantly one of my best friends on

my mission.  I also love with all my heart Elder Porter.  He is great

and I feel like we are brothers.  He is so much fun to be with and I

love working with him.  He is a boss missionary and a way hard worker.

But as for this week one pretty awesome thing happened this week!  The

wonderful, beautiful Saporo temple was dedicated by President Nelson.

It was amazing to go to all three sessions and hear the general

authorities talk.  Elder Whiting, who is the area president talked in

Japanese.  I don't know if you all remember him but he gave a prayer

in general conference last October and he was the General Authority I

met back when I was a transfer one.  It was way cool to hear from him.

Also President Nelson gave a talk and someone translated for him.  It

was good to hear from him.  But my favorite part was to hear from

Elder Stevens of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.  For those of you

who don't know, he served his mission in Japan, was a mission

president in Japan, and was the area president for Japan.  So his

Japanese is very good and it was amazing to hear him give a talk in

Japanese.  I loved every part of the ceremony and I felt the spirt so

much.  I think I was able to understand about 75% of it all, so that

was pretty good and it reminds me that my Japanese is getting better

as the days go on.  The talks were good, the dedication was great, and

the spirit was unforgettable.  I love serving in Japan! :)

This week was amazing and I feel like when I go out and do finding

with my companion, I am doing it with my best friend.  I feel like

most the time we are laughing at ourselves or we are laughing at

something funny or stupid that happened.  I just love working with

Elder Porter. Every time we go out and do finding our faces hurt

because we are smiling and laughing too much.  It is the best feeling

in the world.  I love Japan, I love Narita, I love Elder Porter, and I

love this work.  Thank you all for your wonderful love and support you

always give me!  I hope to hear from some of you soon.  I love you and

I will talk to you next week! If you have any questions for me, send

them my way and I will answer them for you!  Love you!!!! :)

Elder Unsworth