I am SO old holy cow-- today I become a tenth transfer missionary. Today is also our last day with Mason shimai as she is finishing her mission tomorrow, and as a super unexpected surprise-- Takahashi shimai is transferring to the Fushimi sister training leader area and I am getting a new companion named Hunt shimai. It'll be her last transfer and I'm sending her home. I'm still in shock about everything that is happening in my life. 1. Mason shimai is an angel sent from heaven and has taught me a jillion things about charity and communication and trusting and relying on the Lord and she won't be here anymore which will rip out my heart. 2. Takahashi shimai is leaving too which also kills my heart because I love her and our relationship has been better than it ever has this past week. 3. Takahashi shimai is going to my very first area <3 <3 <3 4. I'll become the area senpai which means I need to pay more attention to the streets haha. oh my heck my heart is feeling lots of crazy emotions and I'm so excited but also in shock and 5. ALSO OH MY HECK DO YOU  REMEMBER IMADE SAN FROM WAKAYAMA?!?!?!?!?!?!? SHE IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 Broadhead shimai sent me an email and my heart is dancing and crying and God is incredible. AND her son is getting baptized too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The elders have been teaching him and there was a problem about him being the eldest son in japanese culture and not taking care of their butsudan and praying over their ancestors as a buddhist but God can soften hearts and He did. 

I love my life. 

6. also my old canadian district leader when I was in Wakayama is becoming my new zone leader!!!!! (: He rocks!!!

This week was really amazing and we met with a lot of really amazing people and picked up quite a few of Mason shimai's investigators which was awesome. We're teaching another 87 year-old lady (; YESSSSS!!!!! She's a gem and is totally going to get baptized. 

One thing that was super cool was that we had a small activity that Mason shimai had been planning for awhile where it was kind of like a seminar and we taught really simply the 3 questions of the soul: 1. where did I come from? 2. why are we here on earth? 3. what happens after we die? and we made and passed out a jillion fliers. There weren't a ton of people but a few people that we contacted on the street came and one was this awesome guy from Iran who is super prepared and ready to hear the gospel. HE ROCKS!!! 

I love you all!! Sorry this email is so short! Thanks for the pictures of thanksgiving!!! I thought of all of you-- especially Aunt Tammy because at eikaiwa we had a mini thanksgiving party and I brought a dessert of her special whipped cream/snicker/apple salad. Aunt Tammy-- everyone loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahah it was so awesome! I wish you could've been there!!!! I've never seen japanese people enjoy dessert so much. Thanks for your recipe!!! 

Have a wonder DECEMBER! Build lots of snowmen for me!!! It was raining this morning but is still like 40-some degrees. I don't mind it (;

Love,

Daniels shimai