皆さんこんにちは！
I hope everyone has had an awesome week!
One of the suggestions I got this week was to use part of my language study time each day to read from the Book of Mormon in Japanese. I don't think I've ever had to consentrate so hard on the literal meaning of stories in the Book of Mormon before, especially when every word is a combination of symbols. But as I've been slowly reading through 1 Nephi there have been so many things that have stuck out to me that I don't know if I would have noticed otherwise. It's also helped me develop a greater love for the Japanese language as I've learned the literal meaning of words like 天使(tenshi), which means the "use of Heaven" or angels. We've taught a few lessons on the Book of Mormon this week and it's amazing to see the spirit and power it brings.
Our district got some difficult news yesterday when we found out that the two sisters from Australia and New Zealand will be sent home on Monday for two weeks of self-isolation and then will be temporarily reassigned to their home countries. The French districts in our zone have also received their temporary reassignments. If you see a Sister Taylor in Indiana make sure to say hi!
We had a couple really powerful devotionals this week. On Tuesday we heard from Elder Soares who talked about the power of virtue. We also heard from the Hongkong Mission President and his wife who shared about how we can have the faith to lose ourselves and and the diligence to be changed through the Savior's Atonement. The MTC president had some helpful insight too:
"No affliction, no conviction"- President Lesuer
And it's true because it rhymes. But also, because I've been able to see in my life, now and before the mission, that the times that have been the hardest have also been the times of the greatest growth.
A helpful scripture this week that everyone should read is Alma 13:22-31. In Japanese the gospel doesn't just mean good news; it's the sound of blessing. I hope everyone can find ways to rejoice in the Gospel of Jesus Christ this week. Take care and have a great week!
愛しています！
ジョーンズ姉妹
I hope everyone has had an awesome week!
One of the suggestions I got this week was to use part of my language study time each day to read from the Book of Mormon in Japanese. I don't think I've ever had to consentrate so hard on the literal meaning of stories in the Book of Mormon before, especially when every word is a combination of symbols. But as I've been slowly reading through 1 Nephi there have been so many things that have stuck out to me that I don't know if I would have noticed otherwise. It's also helped me develop a greater love for the Japanese language as I've learned the literal meaning of words like 天使(tenshi), which means the "use of Heaven" or angels. We've taught a few lessons on the Book of Mormon this week and it's amazing to see the spirit and power it brings.
Our district got some difficult news yesterday when we found out that the two sisters from Australia and New Zealand will be sent home on Monday for two weeks of self-isolation and then will be temporarily reassigned to their home countries. The French districts in our zone have also received their temporary reassignments. If you see a Sister Taylor in Indiana make sure to say hi!
We had a couple really powerful devotionals this week. On Tuesday we heard from Elder Soares who talked about the power of virtue. We also heard from the Hongkong Mission President and his wife who shared about how we can have the faith to lose ourselves and and the diligence to be changed through the Savior's Atonement. The MTC president had some helpful insight too:
"No affliction, no conviction"- President Lesuer
And it's true because it rhymes. But also, because I've been able to see in my life, now and before the mission, that the times that have been the hardest have also been the times of the greatest growth.
A helpful scripture this week that everyone should read is Alma 13:22-31. In Japanese the gospel doesn't just mean good news; it's the sound of blessing. I hope everyone can find ways to rejoice in the Gospel of Jesus Christ this week. Take care and have a great week!
愛しています！
ジョーンズ姉妹
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