Barbecue

Dearest Family and Friends,

I'm pretty sure my email titles get lamer every week.

Wow, this last week went a lot better than the week before! Mostly because we were actually in our own area this week. We've met with a lot of less actives, and we're slowly but surely working through all of the PIs in the area book.

We were able to visit a member referral this last week. She actually doesn't live in our area, but we got permission from President Nagano to visit her since the member was willing to drive us and go with us. This woman is from Taiwan, and she talked our ears off. We asked if we could share a short message, and she said she was too tired; then continued to talk our ears off. It was pretty amusing. She excitedly accepted a Chinese Book of Mormon, and we left a Plan of Salvation pamphlet with her. I'm excited to see how things go with her.

There was a barbecue at a members' home (the same member who gave us the referral) yesterday, and WOW their house is HUGE! It's big compared to American homes, which means it is GIANT here. The father is an architect, and the mother is an interior designer. It's a beautiful home. Anyway, we got there about an hour early, and they were shocked when we said we would go dendou around nearby. I think it made them really happy. Anyway, the barbecue was SO GOOD. I definitely ate too much food.

Crazy miracle: Yesterday, before church, we got a phone call from a number we didn't know. It was someone who had received a chirashi from us several weeks ago! He was asking if he could come to church... Well of course! He came, and then he even came to the barbecue afterward! It was way cool. Hopefully the elders can continue to meet with him.

The church is true! The work is true!

Have a great week everyone!

Love, Crandall Shimai

Sister Amelia Crandall

Japan Tokyo Mission

4-25-12 Nishi Ochiai

Shinjuku-ku Tokyo-to 161-0031

Japan