My 3rd AP is dying 😭

Well, Elder Wendel's time has come. He officially hit 2 years last week and goes home this week. Which means I will get my new companion soon! He doesn't know he's going to be AP yet, but his name is Elder .... 

Just kidding I can't spoil the transfer for all of you missionaries on here! 
We will announce transfers to the mission tomorrow night on zoom!

Updates:
We went to the drivers license place on Friday, finished my paper work, snf got my appointment set up to take my test! ... but they're so backed up it's on September 8th ... in a transfer and a half.
I went to the doctor on Tuesday for my knee and he said my meniscus is probably torn. He also said it should get better within a month or two so I don't need to get surgery!

Last week:
We found a couple people through housing! One of them is an older dude names Nagasawa San! He's super cool, loves American baseball, and loves God!
We had zone pday at the fukuoka church today and did lots of activities! It was pretty fun!
Elder wendels favorite Japanese word is kizokuishiki (a sense of belonging) and he tells that to Japanese people a lot! ...most of the time they've never heard the word, but this time our friend understood! We shared examples about how when we first came to Japan it was hard to feel that sense of belonging because of the language barrier, but how we were still able to feel that sense of belonging in church! Then the stake Presidency came down and talked  as they were going of nd I think our friend felt the kizokuishiki! He's praying to know if God is there!

On Sunday I testified about the love of God and about how it's real! It permeates into everything! When we keep God's commandments we are able to feel his love more! We show that love to all those around us! As we shine our light and share our love we help others be able to feel that love more too. Let's show that love to all those around us?

Elder Rasmussen ðŸ˜„

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