BAPTISM!!!

October 7, 2013

Hello family and friends! 

I am so jealous that all of you got to watch conference. Seriously! I can`t wait for this week when I get to watch it!!! 

Things here are going really well. 

The first of the week I was mostly doing Sister Training Leader stuf, training meetings and exchanges. Those are always good but whenever I get back to Mikunigaoka I just feel at home. It feels so good!! I love it here. 

Speaking of being here...TRANSFERS!

Yep. Transfers are this week. But....I am so happy!! No one in our apartment is leaving!!!!!!!

I love all the sisters here and I can`t wait for this next transfer. Poor Crofts Shimai has to put up with me again, but I am excited. :) 

I did have a horrible realization last night. This is my last transfer. Ugh! Where did all of the time go? Crazy fast!

Well the highlight of the week was....M****`s BAPTISM!!!!!!! He did it! He got baptized!! I was seriously so happy! After he was baptized and got the Holy Ghost, he really looked like he was glowing. It`s hard to describe, but he just looked so much brighter. 

This really is the truth. This is the only way that people will be able to be happy in this life and return and live with Heavenly Father in the next.  Aren`t we so blessed?! 

I am so excited for M**** Kyodai. He really is so strong. The members are just so excited about him which is fun to see. After his baptism he bore his testimony about how God`s timing was perfect. And how right when he was trying to find direction in his life we knocked on his door.  He even told everyone how he was the first person that actually answered the door in his apartment complex as we went knocking every door. 

He just said how he knows this isn`t the end, but the beginning. What wonderful words coming from a recent convert! We are so excited for him!!!!!!! 

Then there is Y****

Kyodai...We really don`t know how to help him. We`ve tried everything we can think of, we have tried to receive revelation and teach off of that, but nothing is working with him. We came up with a bunch of inspired questions. Really trying to figure out his desire so that we can connect everything to that. He started opening up a little bit which was exciting.

He really just wants a safe life and world peace. And it actually lead it really nicely to the Holy Ghost. After we testified of the Holy Ghost I asked him if he would like to receive the Holy Ghost. He said that of course he would like that but he doesn`t want the step before the Holy Ghost. hmm....

What he is saying, is that his life is fine the way it is so he doesn`t need baptism. But also he mentioned about how he doesn`t feel worthy even to be baptized. And he said he doesn`t believe there is any way that God could forgive him for the things he has done in the past. When we started talking about repentance he brushed it off and said it doesn`t apply to him. This poor man is hurting so bad, and he could be healed if he just accepted it. But he won`t. But I`m glad I`m not transferring. Hopefully we can keep working with him to soften his heart. 

Funny story from yesterday. Yesterday we were in this neighborhood with the SOO many kids. They were all so cute! And of course they love us gaijin. One girl even said she would listen to our message and that she wanted to learn about God. Unfortunately she is 5 and her mom said no. But she told her mom that she wanted to go to church, maybe one day. :) 

Well I love you so much!!! 

Love, Dobson Shimai

Celebrating with IceCream & Black Thunder Mmmmmm