Melton-Japan-Mission

 Finding Charity in the World Around Us "But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him." (Moroni 7:47) Our home ward asked what scripture we would like on our mission plaque, and Moroni 7:47 came to both of us as one that best captures why we are on this mission.  Since coming here, we have found that charity towards others expands our mind, increases our understanding, and allows us to see more fully how our Heavenly Father sees all his children.  We have seen this in those at church, at the military installation, and in the Japanese community. For our district meeting on 14 February, Valentine's Day, Sister Melton felt inspired to buy a rose for each of the five sister missionaries in our district.  As they work day after day, showing enormous love and charity to others in sharing the gospel message, with seemingly little results, we thought they might appreciate this s...

Building Friendships There are many opportunities to meet new people both in and out of the church. These are blessings of great value to us and in furthering the Lord's work. Here are just some of these special occasions: The Relief Society held a get together at the home of one of the members at Camp Zama. In a game similar to the old "To Tell the Truth" the 18 sisters in attendance got to know and draw closer to one another in a way we have not seen since being here. The sisters are from a variety of backgrounds and experience in the church from new to life time members. It also included the Sister missionaries who serve in our branch. The experience was not only a lot of fun, but helped to build bonds. The 10 young proselyting missionaries in our district wanted to do something different, at least for Japan.  They asked us to help bring them into Costco. This was like going home for those who missed it and a unique experience for those who had never been to one, espec...