week 73: shoplifting??

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I will never not miss Japanese desserts...or this awesome girl right here!

こんにちは！ 

Here's a joke that only people who speak a little bit of Japanese will understand.   What's the difference between feeling and writing in Japanese? The Kanji 

So... this week was crazy! Monday we hung out with the elders and went shopping a little. Then went ministering with Tsukamoto shimai. Tuesday we had a ton of lessons and eikaiwa. Wednesday we had transfer hokokus and after we did the most interesting District Council of my mission.  We went to Miyajima and hiked it as a district and talked about the pioneers and sacrifice. Then we went to the Sumioshi Fufu's house for dinner. It was really fun! Thursday was a great day. We met with Jo Kyoudai who has been struggling coming to church recently and is a recent convert.  So we met and learned how to sculpt out of clay... I need a lot more practice, but it was fun and Shima shimai brought lunch for all of us. Then eikaiwa that night. Friday we had cleaning checks and did a lot of weekly planning. Saturday we taught the Shinagawa family english and met Yanagida san at McDonald's and had a lesson with him. Then that night the tsukamoto family invited us for dinner with some other members too and we did sushi hand rolls. It was way fun! Then Sunday...Yanagida san came to church and we had a shokuji after (lunch party) and Naoko from eikaiwa came to that too. Then Shima Shimai and Kaoru Kyoudai drove us to Soda Sans house to drop off cookies. We learned after that he was in the hospital.... awkward.  But he is getting better so that is good! 

Spiritual keiken: The Sumioshi fufu are amazing. They are both pretty old and have various health problems.  Last Sunday Sumioshi shimai invited us to the meal appointment. Well...one, that food was delicious, and two, she sacrifices so much for the missionaries. As we talked, we found out that in order to make us dinner, she would cook one thing then lay down on the floor because she was in pain, then cook the next thing and lay down again. I don't think we realize how much others are willing to sacrifice sometimes. On my mission I have learned what true ministering is. The members in Japan are professional ministers. They are so selfless and caring. 

Funny keiken: So I bought a bag this week. After I bought it, we went in another store the thief beep alarm went off as we left. So someone came to check our bags and there was nothing there so we left. Flash forward to us getting home. I looked at the bag that I just bought and that little plastic alarm thing was still on my bag!! That is why the alarm went off! The people I bought it from forgot to take it off! Some pliers and comp unity later we some how broke the plastic thing off. I promise I paid for it... but it was really funny!

New words:
いんこ (inko): parrot 
ドキドキ (dokidoki): thump- thump, fast beating of one heart 

I love you all and love Japan. The church is true and the Book of Mormon can and will answer all questions!  

Love,
Thompson Shimai








She wears that mullet wig well!









hiking Miyajima as a district for District Meeting

















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