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The Lord has called him another way

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"Behold, the Spirit of the Lord has called him another way" (Alma 22:4) We have used this verse many times with the missionaries in our mission when they get transferred to other areas. Even our Mission President was using it as well. It encapsulates the life of anyone who seeks to follow the Lord. We just had another transfer in the mission. The next one in September will be our final transfer home. With mixed emotions, we trust that the Lord will guide us through these last few weeks and once we return home. But for now, the last two weeks once again have been filled with both spiritual experiences and interesting events We have been to Camp Fuji twice this period. Both were mainly to meet with our member who is assigned there but unable to travel to the branch. The first visit was on a Wednesday where we administered the sacrament and Sister Melton gave a wonderful talk based on Elder Holland's talk "Fear Not, but Believe Only.", a talk she had just given a f...
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Adventures Every Day

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                                                                    Sunrise near Tsukiji, Tokyo Each new day is a new adventure. We can choose how we want to face that day. Sometimes there can be obstacles in our way but we can still choose our attitude toward those bumps in the road. As for us, we choose to follow the light of Christ and find joy in the experiences.  There was a missionary P-day that we were available since it was a Japanese holiday and there was no  Area Orientation Brief ( AOB). We invited the Yamato Sister Missionaries to meet us at the chapel to cook Adobo chicken for us. Sister Melton asked what ingredients she needed to bring. We asked the Elders in Yamato to bring rice and join us for lunch. Three of the four missionaries in our branch are Filipino and they love Adobo chicken as much a...
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No One Sits Alone

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“Living the gospel of Jesus Christ includes making room for all in His restored Church. The spirit of room in the inn’ includes no one sits alone…No one sits alone also means no one sits alone emotionally or spiritually” (Elder Gerrit W. Gong, October 2025)                                                                Independence Day at Atsugi  On a simple note, the 4th of July occurred during this period. We kept it simple by attending an event at the base. More importantly this period, we continued to be active in reaching out to church members to ease burdens, serve their needs and comfort those going through difficult times.  Sister Melton has continued to walk with a sister every other week to help give her a break from a hectic schedule as a full time mother and being recently called as a counselor in the Relief...
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