December 3rd, 2015: Is it Already December?

Is it already December?! What....

Wow, time is going by so fast! Tomorrow we should get our flight

plans, and then the Monday after next Monday we take off to Japan! I

am so incredibly excited! And so nervous.

So yesterday was a very unique day. It was the hardest day I've had

yet in the MTC. I know I keep saying that I am having hard days, but

this one tops them all. It started out in the morning when I woke up

feeling sick. It sucked. The main part of the day was normal, but that

evening we had Skype TRC. That is when we get on Skype and teach an

actual Japanese person a short "home evening" type of lesson. Our

first one was last week, and wasn't too bad! It was cool to actually

see and talk to a Japanese person. But this one was terrible. We had

to teach a probably 150 year old Japanese woman named Kyoko (she

wasn't that old... But it felt like it). So in Japan, the old people

speak almost a completely different Japanese than what we have been

learning. And on top of that, Kyoko wouldn't participate in the

lesson. She wouldn't answer our questions, and we felt like we had no

real connection with her. At times, it felt like she was trying to

drive the lesson which definitely didn't invite the spirit. So yeah,

it was pretty much horrible. Later as I was brooding over the lesson,

I decided to look at it as a sign that I needed to prepare more. I do

not want to ever find myself in that same situation again. So I guess

there is a bright side to everything! :)

I miss all of you guys, and am so grateful for you all! How was

everyone's Thanksgivings?! Did you all eat some stuffing for me? I

hope so! What are you all the most grateful for? I'd love to hear

about it! :)

My favorite scripture of the week has been Ether 12:27, and has long

been my fallback scripture. Every time I read it, it always seems to

apply to me personally. What's your favorite scripture of the week and

why?

Take care you guys!

Love,

Elder Passey