konnichiwa! 

I'm sorry this email will actually be super short because we are rushing super quick because we're going to NARA today!!!!! (: nara is an area that croft shimai served in for 4 transfers and is also one of the old capitals of Japan. it has a deer park and I heard they bite you and slobber on you but I'm also super excited (: also apparently there's the biggest free-standing Buddha in all of Japan at the temple next door. but I promise I'll take lots of pictures!!! (:

something wicked natsukashiiiii was that Grundvig shimai came up to Kobe for the night on Monday night and it was AWESOME to talk to her and hear about her whole life because we don't usually see each other and if we do, it's for like five minutes. Oh my heck I love her with all of my heart. ALSO we went up for zone training meeting in Fukuchiyama and it was AMAZING because 1. that zone is the best zone ever and 2. I saw a lot of missionaries that I love and 3. almost everyone that is in my dendo family was there. that probably doesn't make any sense but my trainer trained 3 and just 2 of us are still here: Porter shimai and I. And then Porter shimai trained 2 and they were both there and I trained one, MacKenzie shimai, and she's training so it was just a group of grandma and aunts and cousins and daughters. The only one missing was Black shimai who was one of Porter shimai's trainee's other trainer but we took a family photo. (:

real quick cool missionary experience: remember our awesome investigator I wrote about last week? We found a PERFECT friend for her and she joined us in her lesson last week. and they were both so calm even when her dog peed on the floor during the middle of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ lesson. But that lesson is so powerful that it doesn't even matter. It's incredible the Spirit that comes every time you teach and or testify about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the prophet Joseph Smith. It's my favorite thing in the world to teach. I want you to know that I do know that Heavenly Father wants us to return and live with Him someday. I do know that He doesn't leave us alone to wander and be confused. He teaches us how we can return and live with Him through His prophets on the earth. And He still speaks. I remember when I was young and Dad used to try and help me with my math homework when I was getting really frustrated. But, being a little kid and wanting to do it myself, I did't accept his help. But when I realized I couldn't do it on my own I'd go back to him for help. And because he loves me, he'd always still give me the help I needed. Our Heavenly Father is no different. When the world rejects Him and His prophets He takes away His priesthood authority, and with that, the revelation and direction from living prophets, from the earth. But Joseph Smith asked for direction to know what church is right and know what he needed to do to be saved and God, the Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him. They restored the church and the priesthood authority and the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world through him.　I know that when we ask God, He will answer and give us the direction and guidance that we need. And He loves us more than we can even imagine or comprehend. 

I　love you all!! Have a wonderful week! (:

love,

Daniels shimai