Hi everyone!!
On Tuesday we got told if we were transferring or not! Guess what?!? I get to stay in Gokiso!! I anticipate this will be my last transfer here because typically missionaries stay in 1 area for not much more than 3 transfers, but we will see what happens in the future!
On Tuesday we got to go to institute with our friend and did a Tae Kwondo activity! I swear I am going to come home as a Samurai Ninja. 
We also had a little Halloween party on Friday at institute too which was fun! I got my cheeks painted us pumpkins hehe.
We found some high schoolers playing volleyball in a park and joined them. It was really fun. Haha
The season is changing and outside is my perfect temperature! Where you can get away with a short sleeve or a long sleeve. It is so nice. Unfortunately with the season change comes exhaustion. I am so tired all the time, it's killing me. I promise I am going to bed and waking up on time!! I just cannot make it through the day without a 15 minute nap during lunchtime!
That is really all I have for you this week. We have been busy, everything is kind of blurring into one. This week we are going to do a Halloween party for our English class which I am excited about!
Okay the scripture I have been lovingg these past couple days is Alma 18:3232 And Ammon said: Yea, and he looketh down upon all the children of men; and he knows all the thoughts and intents of the heart; for by his hand were they all created from the beginning.
I get to teach people everyday about God our loving Heavenly Father, and us being his children. I think it is so powerful to not only know that he created us, but because of that, he knows us perfectly. He is always watching over us and cheering us on. If nothing else gives you courage, please let that.
God loves you.
I love you!
Make it a good week!
<3 Sister Peterson
10/28/2024
I absolutely died on Tuesday. I randomly got really sick and basically slept all day, but on Wednesday we had a lesson in the morning so by God's grace I was okay enough by then. My voice is still a little dead, but I don't have "the fevers" anymore!
Also I keep getting in trouble because I keep saying "like" when I am speaking Japanese. It's really bad. 2 different elders have already told me I should not do that. ITS A HARD HABIT TO BREAK! 
BAPTISM #3 WHATTTT WOOP WOOP!
Last Pday we went to the Nagoya Castle and it was so cool! Unfortunatly we can't go in the big castle due to construction things, but there was this other building we went in with all the history and stuff in it. It was super cool! The artwork was beautiful!
Japan Tips!!
I recently have been loving the word Brave. I feel like it is such a powerful word. I think if we want to get anywhere in life we need to be brave. Take those first steps and be brave enough to keep going even if you cannot see the end goal. To be brave enough to choose to trust in something we cannot fully understand. Brave enough to say the words that seem scary to say. As a missionary it is almost required to be brave very day. It is hard, but so important. 
Yagisan is progressing really well towards baptism! Her baptism will be NEXT WEEK!!! AHHH! Right now we are figuring out how the baptism will work because she is in a wheelchair. We have a plan that will hopefully work. I will update everyone next week on what happens. I anticipate and really hope it will be a spirit filled experience!!
I hit my 7 months!! Woah crazyyyy. It is weird to think that this time next year I WILL BE HOME!! This time last year I though the same thing but that I WOULD BE IN JAPAN! Well here I am. I know the time is going to go so fast, so I really have to be careful as to what I take for granted. For example: the amazingly cheap ice cream you can find everywhere!
Basically I record music now. For real! After zone conference a handful of missionaries were recording music for a mission video and someone must have forgotten to send me the music in advance to practice or something... but I happily joined and surprised myself by my sight reading. Just don't tell the people in charge that I snuck my voice in there. 
I talked about a woman last week, the one who is getting baptized October 20th. Her name is Yagisan! Well, we have been having lessons with her everyday and she is doing good! She seems really excited every time she sees me on the video call! She says "ahhhh Peterson shimai?!?!". Haha. I feel super happy when we teach her!
Last night we went to a members house and had an AMAZING meal. You will see the picture below! It was funny, she kept saying it's good right? And taking pictures of us eating her food. It sounds weird, but it was cute and funny. 
Last Monday we had a sports activity with a bunch of missionaries and friends. For some reason I was SO GOOD at basketball. We were playing a little 4 v 4 game WITH ELDERS and I was making hoops like no other. I think after the mission I will work on becoming a professional because I can't waste this hidden talent of mine!
We got to do exchanges in Meito this week!! It is the area where our mission office is, so it was very fun to hang around there a bit. That also means I got to see President and Sister McConkie! They are my mission president's and truly some of the best humans I have ever met. 
We also had zone conference which never fails to be amazing! One of my favorite parts was when a clip out of the Jesus TV show the Chosen was shared. It is a part after Jesus calls his apostles to serve missions. Little James (who has a walking problem) goes up to Jesus and asks why he was called. He feels less than everyone else who was called. "the others, they are so much more." Jesus tells him, "I love you, but I don't ever want to hear that again". This touched my heart because I can relate to Little James a lot especially right now. It is so so so easy to compare myself to others. There are more equipped people to train, to teach, to speak Japanese. "But those are not things the Father cares about". We are called to do hard things in life that we may not believe we can based off the apparent strengths we have. But we cannot see the potential that Heavenly Father sees in us. He gave this trial specifically for you, because He knows your heart can handle it. Because you have something to offer this specific situation needs!
