We received out transfer emails this week, and it turned out
to be a total curveball. Everyone was guessing I would stay and Elder Sakae would
be transferred, but it turned out to be the other way around. I have been
assigned to Fujisawa, which sounds sweet cause we're not too far away from the
beach and spring is starting up. My new companion is Elder Poff. Like Elder
Sakae, he's a young missionary who's just a couple transfers ahead of me. I
don't know too much about him except that he's American (weird), and super 楽観的
[optimistic]. Sounds good to me!
My new area is apparently pretty flat which will be weird coming
from the hills of Machida. That kind of upsets me cause, I'm gonna be honest,
my legs have been getting jacked. But I won't be riding my bike for the next
week or so anyway, so it's all good. I wrecked my bike. The front wheel is bent
so I've gotta buy a new one which will take about 10 days to get in. No worries
though, I’m physically fine, but my ego is a bit shot cause I ate pavement in front
of a group of kids coming home from school... All the little Japanese children
laughed at me...
Saturday night we had a taco party and invited a bunch of
people. A couple of our investigators came out and we just partied for the
night. Also it turns out my Mexican friend Elder Magaña has no idea how to make
tortillas. I'm beginning to question the authenticity of his ethnicity. But all
jokes aside it was a great night, Elder Sakae and I had a ping-pong tournament
with everyone, and that got absolutely wild. These people take their ping-pong
seriously.
Sunday was a super sad day, I had to say goodbye to all the amazing
people of the ward. But the hardest goodbye was our investigator Matsuda-San.
He's such a kind soul, I'm gonna miss him like crazy. But I know I'm needed
elsewhere and that's okay, Elder Sakae will take care of him.
All I know is by this coming Thursday I'll be in a different
place and sleeping in a different bed. But the work doesn’t change and the
laughter never ends. It's so great coming home everyday and being able to tell
myself, "Today was a good day." I'm not saying it’s not stressful, or
that I don't ever get discouraged. But I am saying that the down moments are
the best moments. They humble you, they make you grow. If something starts to
suck, get excited. Get freakin pumped. By the end you'll have learned something
new, something about yourself that you never knew before, and I promise you’ll
be stronger because of it. Sorry for how cheesy that was but its true. Make it easier on yourself and others,
serve one another, love one another, and smile while doing it. Life is meant to
be enjoyed, not just endured.
Sincerely,
Elder Cuff
I've got pictures this week! There are some blooming
flowers, a steak dinner, the hills of Machida, and the homies at the taco
party.
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