Week 100 - 07/14/19 - Group Email

Hey everyone, I didn't get an email out last week so I'll just recap some highlights from the past 2 weeks. 

The biggest recent miracle was finding a guy named Solomon! We were biking home one night and an African guy gave me a way solid greeting after I said hello so I decided to turn around and talk with him. We ended up talking for a long while and set up a time to meet. He's from Nigeria and one of the nicest guys I've ever met. A few days later we had a super great lesson on the restoration and he seemed really excited to give the Book of Mormon a read! I had the opportunity to recite the first vision in English for the first time on my mission and it was one of the most powerful moments of my mission. I felt the spirit stongly testify that Joseph Smith really did see God the Father and Jesus Christ! I'll keep you updated on what happens with him as we continue to meet this week. 

2 weeks ago we had a zone conference where we were able to meet our new mission president and his wife, President and Sister Esplin. They are awesome and I'm very sad I only get to spend a short month with them. 

The other day around 4 in the morning our CO2 alarm went off which was an absolutely awful wake up call. We called the pres since we weren't trying to die or anything and in the end determined that it was a malfunction. We're still alive so I guess that was another miracle of the week! 

Last transfer we were teaching a guy named Yabuki who vanished these past few weeks but we were finally able to meet with him Yesterday! At the end of the lesson we extended a baptismal invite and he said yes! We set a date for the 4th as well so pray for that to all work out! 

Some other highlights:
- I went on splits with a missionary who came from Japan with me and we did some boardwalk dendou (missionary work)! It was a good time. I talked with a 65 year old American with long white hair with purple streaks on the train who told me I was naive for believing in Christianity. LOL. 
- We spent last P-day in downtown Tokyo! Our mission boundaries changed this transfer so we were finally able to go. It was fun to see a bunch of the famous sites! 

That's about it for the week. Here's a scripture I like! 
1 Nephi 13:37
"And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be."

Everyone go try and share the gospel!! 

Elder Dean