so in japan they say merry christmas and kirisutomas o-medito gozaimasu! but really actually neither because people here aren:t Christian -yet- nevertheless it:s been a magical week

but allred shimai and i are going to go exploring to some crazy awesome arches in the mountains and i only have like 3 minutes left on this computer so i:ll just make things really quick. 

-i spoke in church yesterday which was 1000 times better than i was anticipating

-we had a tsugoi subarashikatta lesson (really really wonderful) with natsumi shimai yesterday with a recently returned missionary who came along with us. also, while we were talking about the Book of Mormon i testified to her of the truth of it and how it, along with the Bible, is the sacred word of God and testifies of Jesus Christ and I explained my experience in praying about it and asking God if it was true and how I felt super strongly that it was correct and the best part is that the words that I spoke made sense and definitely were guided by the Spirit and we hadn:t planned any of it before the lesson but i felt inspired to share that with her and basically it was just the coolest experience of a taste of the gift of tongues. 

-japanese christmas ward parties are way fun and i competed in chubby bunny against some kids from new z who had really crazy accents and allred shimai. hahhahha i lost. it was super close but so difficult. i think i got to 11? but japanese marshmellows are like half the size of jumbo marshmellows so it:s really not as impressive as it sounds. but the ward likes to make fun of me for it. i:m just happy i can understand them (:

-we went caroling with the young women last night!!!!!! to investigators. caroling is the best thing of my life and i:ve decided that it:s one of the best tools to feel God:s love, even when the people don:t know who God is. works like a charm. 

FAMILY: i am so excited to talk to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don:t forget to call me. that would be sad. also i love you. and i hope you:re enjoying the snow (: here it:s like 40 degrees and i love it. mostly because i would:nt want to be outside all day in the snow. .

-BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT: I SAW GRUNDVIG SHIMAI AT TRAINER TRAINEE TRAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was the best thing of my life and i missed her so much. she:s a champion and i love her. and we:re cousins because my trainer and her trainer were trained together by the same missionary. the conference was also legit but so was seeing grundvig shimai (:

i love you all and i:m so excited to talk to you on your christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have no idea what to say. zen zen daijobu desu

ai shite imasu! 

danieruzu shimai