Week 98- 8/14/2017 ぎりぎり

Hello Everybody! Can you believe it? You only have to receive one more

email from me after this! Then we can talk whenever we want! I have

quite the week for you full of ups and downs so sit back with a cup of hot

chocolate (of course) and your reading glasses.

Of course we played basketball last week. I was on fire. Unfortunately

too on fire. I pulled a pretty good fake and my companion rolled his

ankle so that slowed us down this week. I've started the long process

of packing this week.

Tuesday was pretty busy and fun. We met the koiwa elders to meet a

referral they gave us. He only has one leg so we had to go on an

adventure to find a wheelchair somewhere. We ate curry and had a

wonderful lesson. We also helped out at the disability center and

unfortunately it was my last time there.

Wednesday was full of planning and stuff. We also had a lesson with

Keiichi and some of his concerns came up. We also taught Eikaiwa. We

had to do some preparation to run down to Koiwa the next day.

On Thursday I got to go on splits with my trainee, Elder McIlrath! Do

y'all remember him? It was just like old times except he speaks more

Japanese and I speak lots of Japanese. He's my zone leader now. We

found a guy on the street who met us and was like "did you come here

for me?" And all we could do was stare at him and say "yeah." But it

was really fun. Really long and tiring day but we had a good time. Sad

knowing that was my last exchange but at least it was with my own son!

Friday was a day of getting back to Urayasu and doing more stuff. I

gave my last District Meeting as District Leader and it was pretty

good I think. We all learned a lot. Then as per tradition we ate curry

as a group of Elders.

Saturday was a busy day. We worked out with our ward mission leader

and had a lunch appointment with a member I helped bring back to

activity and sort of a bye-bye thing. Had way tasty sushi. We also

were supposed to have a lesson with Keiichi but he didn't show. Turns

out he doesn't want to learn from us anymore so there goes our

baptismal date. Unfortunate really.

Sunday was spiritual. I had to bear my final testimony this week. I

told myself I wouldn't cry but I did it again. On the bright side lots

of other people cried as well so that's a win. I'm heading I tot he

final week of my mission! Let's hope it's a good one. Oh we also had

transfers. My replacement is an elder named Elder Price, so I get to

show him around for a week. He's my 14th companion.

This store has the same name as me!

Splits with my boy!

sushi bowl!