first baptism

Dear Family and Friends.

Hey everyone. this past week has been really good. It also felt very long
too, BUT it’s one of the best weeks that I’ve had as a missionary. I’m
still in good old Mito! My 3rd transfer in mito now. Still
with my trainer too! I hear being with the same companion in the same
area for three transfers is pretty rare.

Last Sunday (the 24th here) Chin-san got baptized!!! What a wonderful
thing that is. The best part is I found her too! And she asked me to
baptize her.

I am in deep gratitude that our Heavenly Father has trusted me and
Elder Abe to find her and teach her at this time of her life. I was
also in joy when our dear sister chin asked me to do the sacred
privilege of baptizing her last Sunday. 

In first Nephi   6, it says "and I was led by the Spirit, not knowing
beforehand the things which I should do."
When I read this, I thought that we all may not receive a really
strong feeling prompting from the spirit. As a missionary to the lord,
when we prepare well and just do the best we can to our ability, the
lord will set forth the people who are ready to hear the gospel. As we
show are availability to our Heavenly Father, he will make things
happen. That all is ever is. In missionary work we don’t convert
anyone, the spirit does. What we really are is just a guide for the
people to reach the doors of celestial kingdom.

Being a missionary is awesome. It’s so hard! But it has been a great
honor and a privilege to change people’s lives here is Mito. I have been
expressed many times by people that I have just changed their lives
it’s been humbling. Then again I’m not doing anything, other than what
the lord would have me do. I am just doing his work, and try to do his
will. Blessings just follow through obedience.

Other things this week, on Friday we got that call from the honbu that
we are not transferring. EVERYONE in the ward didn’t want us to
transfer, so the next day we had so many people ask us if we are
transferring or not haha. On Saturday, elder abe and I planned an
activity for the SA and the youth and did this thing called pizza
movie night. It was a success. Had them watch legacy while we make
pizza haha. We also had two part-member families and two non-members
come to the activity so it was really effective. Sunday was the sweet
baptism, and on Tuesday I spent like three hours doing translation
that the mission home asked me to do haha. I am extremely slow now. I
was so surprised (or mad at my self) for being so slow and taking a
long time haha.
Wednesday was eikaiwa (English conversation class) It turns out that I
am a really good teacher. All my students really love me. I think I
just make the class fun.
And today is a semi-P-Day for us! We are just doing e mail and we got
to go back to work. We got a lot of stuff to do. But that’s really
good!

Alrighty everyone. Write me when you have the chance! See ya
Love you all
Elder young