Happy late Christmas! I Hope everyone's day was filled with joy and the savior's love!
On Monday a member took us and the elders to an old people's home and we were able to talk about Christmas, sing them songs, play bingo (naturally), and Santa even came and gave them presents!! It was such a good time. My favorite was when they said konnichiwa and I said it back and they were BLOWN AWAY. Literally started clapping. It was just a konnichiwa, but I still feel pretty good about myself.
On Christmas eve we made a bunch of cookies to pass out for the next day, then went caroling with the elders to random houses. A lot of people told us they did not want to be sung to, but the few people that said okay seemed very happy. I have never really caroled like that and I come from a "hide from the carolers" home, but it was so wholesome to share Christmas spirit through song.
Christmas day was a good one! We didn't have anything really going on, so we walked around trying to hand out cookies to people. They were all very surprised and grateful. Christmas is not celebrated very big in Japan, it makes sense because Japan is not a Christian country. We didn't do anything big and glorious like I am sure other missionaries in other parts of the world did, but it was still fun spreading Christ's love through small acts. We may or may not got distracted by the prettiest sunset. I will put in a picture. Don't think too much about the RANDOM palm tree, I am still in Japan. We ended the night by caroling again with a member to other members' houses. It was very fun!!
Me and my beloved MacDonald shimai went streeting with a sign that said 私たちはどこから来たと思いますか？ "where do you think we are from?" Only one person guessed America. We got Norway, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Russia, and Ukraine. I think thats a good thing? We invited everyone to our free English classes, so hopefully they will come!
It has been super cold, so we are trying to find more creative ways to do missionary work. We are always looking for good service opportunities, but the culture in Japan makes it a little hard. People are very to themselves and I don't think like help from others. This was obvious when we were shoveling an old woman's driveway and she told us to go back home.. ha.
I don't have much time right now, so I will share a really good scripture.
Ether 12:41
41 And now, I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you forever. Amen.
He is the reason of the season!
I love you all
Jesus loves you!
Make it a good week!
Link to the shadow play I mentioned last week! (hopefully it works)
<3 Sister Peterson
12/30/2024
p.s. thank you so much for all the christmas letters and emails! I love you all so much!!!
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