BoM Blitz and Kimonos
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If you ever go to Ishikawa Ken in Japan, do NOT try Gogocurry. It is OVERRATED no matter how many elders tell you they love it. No bueno! I do recommend the choconan in Nagoya though... 
We went to Kanazawa and had a Zone Book of Mormon Blitz!! It was so fun! Everyone was paired with another companionship and sent out into different areas of Kanazawa. We went to a college and went finding around there. 
We talked to a group of 4 people all from Africa. It was their second day in Japan and they were really so kind! We shared the Book of Mormon with them and talked a little about Jesus Christ which was really cool. They were so friendly and it was so refreshing to have a conversation about Jesus Christ in English, in the middle of the road. A very good moment!
The second book we handed out was to a college age boy who was so friendly. We read Ether 12:27 together and talked a little about it. He was very interested in free English classes and reading more about the book. It was also a very good moment.
I got a Kimono!! I do not have a picture of it right now, but as soon as I do you know I will be putting it in my email. 
Also, me and Sister Beal have started doing our comp studies with microphones and it has changed everything!
Friday was Kanazawa zone conference and you guys, I love this zone! The past few transfers have just felt like family and I have created bonds I will never forget. I really love these people. Conference was amazing per usual. We focused a lot on Jacob 5 from the Book of Mormon (a lot about missionary work) and prayer. The spirit was so strong and amazing!
On Sunday we had a party after church for the Relief Society! It was the 183rd birthday of the Relief Society organization! Relief Society is the woman's program in the church! We had an amazingggg costco cake and just a good ol time. The picture of all the woman trying to make hearts is my favorite ever! 
We also were able to visit a few inactive members and I just had the sweetest time. We visited Saitou Shimai who is in a nursing home and honestly has forgotten a lot of things. It was so sweet to be around her and I had another missionary moment where I just looked at her and felt so much of Christ's love for her. Ahhh I wanted to cry. She was so sweet and asked me and Sister Beal to write our names down for her. I live for the experiences like that.
I read a talk called The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven by Elder Christofferson and I L-O-V-E-D it. In it, he tells a story and says "My faults and weaknesses suddenly became so plainly clear to me that the gap between the person I was and the holiness and goodness of God seemed [like] millions of miles."
That sat with me and I was kinda like shoot. The gap between me and the holiness of our God is HUGE. I continued to ponder that then thought wait! We are lucky because you guys, we have Jesus Christ. He provides a way to close that gap between us and Heavenly Father. I know that when we repent, make covenants, and pursue holiness ε°γγγ€ (little by little) we can become more like our Heavenly Father!
Does that make sense? Haha I am half distracted right now, Sister Beal and I are planning her future.
I love you guys!
God loves you!
Jesus Christ loves you!
Yay!
Make it a good week!
<3 Sister Peterson
03/31/2025
Beautiful Japan
my soul sister 
shoutout MacDonald and Merrill!
shoutout MacDonald and Merrill! 
these are my ladies!
Kamazawa Fam!
Podcast coming April 2025
Twinzies 4L
Happy middle of March!
Poor Sister Beal got hit by the sick bus this week.:( You can't really do much missionary work when you are sick, so we spent most of our time inside. The weather was absolutely beautiful though which is a miracle! We tried our best to go out as often as we could for some nice refreshing walks. My favorite thing was that we were able to watch the sunset from our favorite spot almost everyday!! Yayyyy woohoooo
The hunt for Inactive members still continues. You guys, everyone please pray that we can meet our goal for this challenge! It is HARD! There have been a lot of people who just say they do not have interest in the church, or who are simply not home. I am very thankful for those good people we have been able to have good conversations with! 
Did I talk about the 2 girls that came up to us last week? Their names are Yukina and Juna! Well, Tuesday night we had dinner with them, then hung out with them at the church. It was so fun!! I love them both so so much! We found out that Yukina is like really good at the piano, and it just happens that we need an accompanist for a song we are singing at church easter sunday. WE gave her the sheet music to practice, hopefully everything will work out and she will be able to play for us at church! We ended the night by giving them a Book of Mormon and having a good conversation about it!
We visited Sister Yasui at her house and had dinner with her. She served us lots of food, some more than others. Poor Sister Beal, my lovely companion, was getting very full. She kinda mentioned that she probably couldn't finish, but Yasui ε§ε¦Ή started singing this weird song about finishing your food. I don't really know. So, in between glances I snuck bites of her food. We also happened to switch my empty bowl with her half full bowl without anyone noticing. We were pretty slick!
We have been busting out the oyasumi kaiin visits. (Oyasumi: break/rest) (kaiin: member). We have had some good contacts, but a lot of missed ones. It's hard to catch people when they are home. It has been good, as the people we visit seem super grateful for it. The conversations are always good and meaningful. Even the people who have no interest in coming back, they are grateful for a visit which has been comforting.
My favorite visit so far has been with Wakaki ε
εΌ。I just really liked his goats!
A visit I will never forget was with Hasegawa ε§ε¦Ή。We talked with her for a while about her story and her life. 
We have been working a lot with the Ito couple, our senior missionaries. They are just SO amazing! 
We also had the chance to visit the ε€§δΊ (Ooi) couple and had a great time. As always, Brother ε€§δΊ recited Joseph Smith History 1: 11-20 IN ENGLISH. WITH HIS EYES CLOSED! This is the third time I heard him do it, but I will never cease to be amazed! He is pretty great!
We went housing and knocked on a woman's door. This was pretty close to a church and usually people say I know your church, I'm okay. BUT this woman, Chioko (like chocolate she said) invited us to give her a message, took the Pamphlet from our hands, and chatted for a while. She said she is always busy, so she can't come to church, but when we asked if we could visit her again, she said please!! WOOHOO
️ After English class, we have a violin class that some of the members do. One member's friend is an expert violinist and this time he brought his wife and second cousin! So after Thales went on his way with his book, we were like okay... time to hand out the next book. We started talking to Misa and Suzu and quickly became friends. Then, we introduced the Book of Mormon to them! They had lotssss of questions which was amaazziinggg! They were especially interested and asking about the pictures in the beginning. So, using those pictures we were able to teach them a lot about the Book. This was all going on with very squeaky, very loud violins playing in the background! A member said she saw Misa looking at the book some more in her car afterwards. Ahh～～ so amazing!
The coolest thing for me about all these miracles, started the day before they all did. I was struggling a little bit and feeling anxious that my mission is on the countdown. Have I done enough? Worked hard enough? I have not seen a crazy amount of success from my hard work, does that mean something? I prayed about all these questions, then I prayed to see/recognize the fruits of my labor. Then, the very next day, all these miracles happened. 
SO GOOD! I love in the beginning it emphasizes that their ship was so tight, the surrounding danger could never hurt them no matter how close it seemed to get. I like to imagine being in a tight bubble surrounded by God's love. Then, when they were at the lowest in the water, maybe at their lowest time, THEY PRAYED! After their prayer, the Lord brought them to the top to give them hope and courage to keep going. 
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