this week has been crazy awesome but I don't have a lot of time so I'm going to copy and paste part of the letter I wrote to my mission president.

This week was incredible. I don't really know where to begin. Our soon-to-be shigansha, Yuko Shimai, is amazing and after we taught her about eternal life and the obstacles and the solution of the chart through 2 Nephi 31, pointing out many of the things you pointed out to us at Zone Conference. It went super well (: She really understood everything super well and afterwards emailed us and expressed so much excitement to meet with us and learn about God's will for her. The next day we asked her to meet later in the week and she responded that she wouldn't get off work until  a later time and then send a really apologetic text and then sent another asking if it was okay if we could meet every day at 7 pm. Unfortunately she's gotten sick since, but we're excited to progess even more with her!!! She wasn't able to make it to church yesterday despite our prayers and fasting so I believe God has a bigger plan in mind. 

Also yesterday we had a really cool experience. An elder that had served in Wakayama 8 years ago came back to the area as part of his business trip. He invited 2 women that he taught and baptized but became less active and we were able to meet with them and they kinda jumped onto me and told me that they want to do a family home evening every week with us and the bishop and his wife. So we're looking forward to meeting with those less active teachables. Also after church we went to visit another family that he had taught and become less-active. We had just been given this address from the ward and we had contacted them. The dad said we could come back and was super friendly so we were excited to re-visit with this returned missionary. When we went, the mother and father were both home and the returned missionary had a really joyful reunion with them. We were there for probably an hour just building kankei and they were telling us stories of when he taught them. We ended up being able to teach a soft less-active lesson and we exchanged numbers and are planning on coming back sometime this week. 

We also had another lesson with a less-active this week and it was awesome!!! She also has a daughter who was sealed in the temple to her and her husband when the daughter was three, but they fell away before she was baptized, so she is actually a non-member. We were able to meet her and start to build kankei and we have a really good relationship with the mother who is a less-active. The less-active work is steadily starting to pick up and we're moving from genkan conversations to inside their house with calpis and connections to Christ. I'm so excited. (: I love Wakayama. I love working here!!!! I love being a missionary. 

It's starting to get really hot and I'm trying to figure out how to not be gross. hahah I'm not used to the heat. Hontou ni hisashiburi desu. We sweat standing inside our genkan praying and it's just gross.

I love you all!!! read your scriptures! pray! go to church and renew your covenants!

love,

meg