Melton-Japan-Mission

“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...

It is the rainy season here in Japan. Though the rain may slow us down, we are continually moving on to the next service. There have been several Typhoons come toward the coast and we don't get the brunt of it but there has been plenty of wet roads and the windshield wipers are getting a lot of use. It keeps Elder Melton on alert when driving.  We have friends, the Johnsons, at Iwakuni who were going to a new assignment and we wanted to see them before they left for Korea. The domestic flight to Iwakuni was actually a nice experience. The weather was rainy going to the airport and we were a bit concerned about finding parking but it all worked out. Dinner was a favorite yakiniku place of Katerina and Travis that was near the base. After that we visited the ancient Kintaikyo bridge in Iwakuni. There was a beautiful park on the other side of the unique, ancient bridge.   The Kintaikyo bridge (photo courtesy of Iwakuni City website) Yakiniku with Katerina and Travis in Iwakuni We...