Oyasumi Kaiin and Ohayo Kaiin
Happy Birthday RYLEE!
Guys my big little sister is 18! Wahhh
Anyways it was a great and chill week! Woohoo!
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. It went really well and she was super sweet. But, every invitation we extended to her to bring the gospel back into her life she denied. After a while of talking we asked if we could pray together. She said ehh 倧δΈε€«γ§γ (I'm okay). We asked again.. ε°γγη₯γ？ (a small prayer) She finally agreed and we all folded our arms. As soon as we do, someone pulls up in her car. It was her friend! She is from a religion that I don't think likes Christians. Of course Hasegawa ε§ε¦Ή started talking to her, and there went our small prayer. Her friend came up and practically pushed Hasegawa ε§ε¦Ή back into her house while thanking us and saying bye.
It was a good reminder that Satan is just as involved in the work. He will do anything to interrupt and stop the work from going forward. It was a sad time, but it strengthened my testimony that I am doing the right thing. Why else would Satan care so much?
I don't have much more time left, so I will leave you with a scripture!
D&C 88
125 And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.
Just love people!
I love you!
God loves you!
Make it a great week!!
<3 Sister Peterson
03/17/2025
An elephant in the room drawn by Thales
the iconic clock ε§ε¦Ή
Butsudan!!
Beal ε§ε¦Ή pretending to drink out of my empty bowl so it wasn't sus!
Yasui ε§ε¦Ή
hey
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!
Lots of miracles happened on Thursday! 
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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Transfers!! You guessed it, my beloved MacDonald ε§ε¦Ή left me for Tsu. She is thriving and really living her best life speaking english to all the filipinos over there, so I am very very happy for her. But... I am so so sad she left me. I will be honest, I had tears in my eyes like all weekend without her. We were best friends, and the times were always too good. I have no doubt we will reunite after the mission... at byui hehehe. My prophesy. 
My new companion is Beal ε§ε¦Ή! she is lovely and I think we have a lot of similarities. I have heard that people get the 2 of us mixed up a lot. Hehe. I feel honored because she is gorgeous!!
1000 ekis goal complete!!! This past transfer was huge for our mission! We saw a lot of baptisms and a lot of hard work get done! I think a lot of it had to do with our faith and consecration for this challenge. I did not see a lot of miracles that came straight from my finding at the train stations (ekis), but I saw miracles in other areas of my work. It was one of the best transfers I think I will have on my mission.
MacDonald ε§ε¦Ή's last day here was so beautiful! It was so sunny and nice outside which was a good change from the clouds that have been lurking. We went finding at our last eki and then walked to McDonalds for lunch. Suzuki ε§ε¦Ή called us and said she saw us walking and she was now on her way to McDonalds. It was a surprise, but we ended up having a great lunch. I love that woman.
I barely mentioned it last week, but yes, JJ and Paul got the Priesthood! I felt so lucky to be in that room and feel the spirit so strong. Yesterday they recieved their temple recommends and are planning a temple trip either this weekend or next! Even by talking to them, I can tell a difference in who they are. The gospel is so perfect!
I will leave you with a short scripture! 
