another miracle week!

Basketball Friends Fam!!!

Whats up Everyone!!! This week was really awesome and we saw a lot of miracles in Nayoro. And the Gospel is starting to really spread here too which is lit. It seemed like it was finally gonna get warmer this week but the weather decided to change up a bit and dropped almost a foot of snow last night which was kinda annoying. And yesterday two of our friends gave us gloves because they think were gonna freeze. So we really need to wear them or we will have a collection soon. 

Sports Finding Miracles!

This week at basketball was good as always. The guys are just like absolute dawgs that I would wanna play with back in America. And after we even got to set up lunch with 2 separate guys. So we went to one of their houses on Sunday and it was him, his wife, his 2 year old daughter, and 9 months old son. They were the cutest little kids and it reminded me so much of getting to play with Elena, and the little boy was so chill which seems like how Drew is who I haven't met yet so that was really a huge blessing. It felt like a member meal with the most perfect little family. And I just want them all to be baptized now!! But yea hopefully we can keep meeting with them! So the sports finding is bringing miracles!!

Japanese Culture Group

On Saturday we went to this Japanese speaking group with all foreigners and it's kind of an interesting vibe, but after we were able to set up hanging out with like 10 of the guys. And we are getting a building soon in Nayoro, so were gonna start a game night and invite all of them so that should be going crazy!! And then right after we took the train to Shibetsu and taught English class there. We had a few of our friends come, and after our spiritual message at the end they all ended up staying and we gave a Bible to one friend and a Book of Mormon to another friend. And they both are interested in the gospel so thats pretty exciting. It feels like our little towns are just blowing up with the gospel right now. 

Spiritual

I read John 11 this week, which is Christ raising Lazarus from the dead. And there are so many really neat things in this chapter showing the true power and character of Christ. Christ says in verse 26 "whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die". And this is something that I've been really thinking about this week. Because it is something that I have always believed but the fact that no one really dies here on this Earth. And we get this amazing blessing all through Christ. 

I love you all! Hope everything is going good and the whether is getting better wherever you are! 

-ラーキンス長老 

Dinner with Nobu and Toma!