Rice Cheeks, the Epitamy of Normal‏

So, I am not sure if I always could, or I am just being paranoid, but as I read my scriptures in the morning I can see my cheeks... Rice Cheeks they are a thing.

Also whilst in the midst of working and talking with my comp she tells me I am the epitamy of normal... I don`t know if that is a compliment, or I should be offending by how boring I my be? Anyway, it made for a good email title!

This week was good. FULL of miracles. One of the biggest miracles is that we make it where we need to go and that we make it back to the apartment and the end of the night!

This week was just a really full week trying to meet investigators we haven`t and find new ones. But, the biggest miracle of this week is our dear sweet Heawon San! Our Korean investigator. She had her baptisimal interview last week and passed with flying colors! She is going to be baptized this saturday! I feel so blessed to know her.

Heavenly Father works in small, simple, and usually mysterious ways, but He is a God of Miracles. We may not recognize those miracles now, we may not realize them until heaven, but they are there. We just have to exercise our faith.

Sorry Mom, I don`t have pictures this week...I will take some this week for sure!

I love you all and I hope you have a great week!

Sister Kempner

 

Shout out: February 27 is my Mom`s birthday woop woop!

Everyday is just one Big Adventure!‏

This week was awesome!

We went to Saporro for Zone Training Meeting, Zone Conference, and the Snow Festival!

Our confrences were really good! I learned a lot about how important it is to teach with the Spirit. We also got to watch the movie Meet the Mormons. SO GOOD! People are amazing. If you haven`t seen it I recommend it!

Then we went to the Snow Festival! It was crazy! The main street is just packed with Snow Sculptures! I have no idea where all the snow comes from, but it was really cool. There was also a point when the gospel choir was singing and all the missionaries were just joining in and the main lady just loved us! I am pretty sure people thought we were intoxicated Americans... but, we were actually just really happy missionaries singing about Jesus!

Our Korean investigator Heawon is still the coolest person I have ever met! We had our last lesson last night before she gets baptized, and at the end she prayed for us in english. She said how much she loved us and how much she loves God, and how thankful she is that we found eachother. Unfortunatley, she is going back to Korea after her baptism. But I feel so incredibly blessed for the opportunity to know her! I love her, and I love all of you!

Being a trainer is interesting... I have no idea what I am doing and I still can`t speak or understand Japanese so basically everyday is a huge learning experience, and just one big Adventure.

I love you all!

Sister Kempner!

 

 

 

Snow Festival

Frozen!

Someone at home loves me! The tortilla chips were a special request.

 Star Wars

Me and my sweet bean!

I got to spend some time with these Beautiful sisters!

Announcing the birth of my...BEAN!‏

So it happened. I am now training... Dang it.

I really have no clue what I am doing, but whatever, I guess!

My MTC comps also became sempai. So we hit the ground pretty hard, but we can do it!

But, I got to stay at the mission home with all the trainers and the beans and have testimony meeting. It was super awesome!

My bean`s name is Sister Barr, she is from Idaho and she is the best! She is SUPER patient with me which is soooo needed, because we have no clue what is going in. But it is fine, we can do it.

Our Korean investigator now wants to get baptized on her birthday a week early! She is so prepared it is crazy!

Don`t have much to say this week! But, I know that through the enabling power of the atonement we can do whatever Heavenly Father needs us to do!

Sister Kempner

 

 

Some of my favorite members and Heawon San!!!!

 

 

This is what they do with the extra snow in Japan

Me and my bean, Barr Shimai!

 

Some of my favorite people from the mission!

My mission family. My mom my sister and my daughter.

 

 My mtc doki!

My Loves, Johnson Shimai

My Loves, Adams Shimai and Cooper Shimai

 

LOST...but found!

So this week was crazy busy!
I went on splits with the STL`s. I got us super lost. We were out in
Higashikawa which is super county. There is nothing out there! We were
walking around for literally 5 hours. She stops me and says we need to get
inside I can`t feel my fingers. But, don`t worry everyone we found it and
we are still alive.
So the found part of the title has to do with our Korean investigator. She
is as golden as they come! She understands english better than Japanese so
i got to talk to her about the Restoration in English. It was really cool.
Our lessons are amazing! Language is kind of a struggle, but the Spirit
isn`t restricted by language. We were talking about the apostasy and she
looks at me and asks `Is the a solution?` And I said YES THERE IS!!! THIS
GOSPEL! Anyway, she has a baptism date, and she is amazing!
We also made two other baptisimal dates this week! Apparently good things
always happen the last week of the transfer!
I have learned this transfer. That sometimes the Lord tests you and tries
you to see how for you are willing to go. And when you have been adequetly
refined and humbled then He blesses you.
I know this church is true!
I love you all!
Kempner Shimai

Splits with Johnson Shimai (she played her violoin for people)

 I was told there would be no bread in Japan. That was a lie!

 

Movie Moments from My Mission‏

Movie Moments from My Mission (that was great alliteration):

1. Walking on the sidewalk on an unusually warm day. My comp starts to scoot over and says hey come on! And I am completley oblivious to what is going on. Then a wall of gross sluch water hits me as a car drives by. My comp says, `That was like a drama.` I wiped myself off then went on my way.

2. It is cold and we have been walking forever. We are looking for a bus. We find the bus. We run across the street. As we get there the bus pulls away. We laugh and keep walking.

 

So, this week my poor companion got sick so we have been taking it easy. But, some miracles happened. After walking home from an appointment that fell through and feel sorry for ourselves we met a girl on the street, got her phone number, and are planning on playing basketball with her!

Also this random lady came to church yesterday. She is from Korea and moved here about a month ago. We set up an appointment and I think she is going to come to church next week! Can you say golden investigator?!

 

So, because I am american my comp thinks i need to eat a ton. So she makes me a lot of food. But, she is a really good cook so I eat it of course.

 

I use to think it was weird that asains wear masks, but it totally makes sense. Ya I totally wore a mask this week!

 

Sorry, this email was so random! But I love you all!

 

Kempner Shimai

 

Finally went to a temple!

My dying companion.

 

Tender Mercies of the Lord‏

Let me just start by saying this morning I say them melting the snow on the road with this truck that had flames coming out the bottom. Hokkaido Missionary. Frozen Chosen. Ya.

So this week we experienced some tender mercies! Heavenly Father is aware of us. He knows are needs and what is best for us!

So first, we were going to Higashikawa which is way far away and taking a bus is the worst, but a member was going there and offered to drive us! So that day was freezing and there is nowhere is Higashikawa to go in and warm up because it is pretty far the in the country, but a ward family lives close by. They let us in and gave us some hot mogicha and chocolate and it sounds sill, but it gave us a needed boost and we were able to go out again. Then we began our long trek home and it was awfully cold, and this car stops us and we can`t tell who it it, but then a ward sister pops out and says get in. Then she drove us to a bus stop! It was fantastic! We were also able to teach a lesson that day! SO WAHOO!

I have almost been out 6 months it is pretty crazy how fast time flies. But, I love everyone and this church is true! Have a great week!

Sister Kempner

 New Years Party

 Just another day in paradise...

 

A missionary`s worst nightmare

The Church is True‏

Here are some fun facts about Asahikawa:

It snows every single day without fail.

It snows so much they have grates in the street you shovel snow into so it will melt...

I am not actually serving a mission I am walking across Hokkaido like Forest Gumb runs across America (we walk a lot.)

People in Japan are really good at Ping Pong.

You will slip and fall and laugh.

I don`t have much this week, but I had an awesome experience in Sacrament meeting. By the thrid hour of church my brain has literally turned to Jello and to keep myself from slipping into a Japanese induced coma I turn to the scriptures, naturally. I have been feeling a little discouraged lately and found some amazing scriptures!

D&C 121:7-9

D&C 122: 7-9

D&C 123:17

D&C 100:12

I would just like to testify that Heavenly Father knows us and is aware of our situations and needs. So, if you are feeling down feel free to browse through these scriptures. Hey, everyone the church is true!

Kempner Shimai

 

We sure love each other

 

A members daughter we taught before she got baptized.