Watashi no Kazoku!

This week has been great.  Talk about such a transition here in spirit prison (the mtc). Haha.  I’m used to it a lot more now and am enjoying the days a whole lot more as well.  I love the firesides and devotionals. Classes don’t seem long enough and there’s always so much more nihongo bunpo and tango to learn.  But that’ll come with time.  My nihongo speaking skills have come back far faster than I imagined and I’m learning far more than I thought was possible.  It’s great stuff.  My 2 comps. (Elder Brox and Elder Palmer) are great. I get along well with Elder Palmer.  He’s my DL and a motivated person.  Get’s a lot of work done and he’s happy to be here.

I taught the 2nd discussion in Nihongo last week thursday. Haha. What a fun experience.  I hardly know japanese and here I am talking about Chie no Kotoba and Sukui no Keikaku.  But it was great, I learned alot and it just gets me more and more excited for Nihon.  I leave June 9th!!!  I’ll get my flight plans next week I believe.

I’ve made 2 real good friends here.  Elder Provost & Elder Bennett.  Both are great guys and have been looking out for me and helping me out a lot. Just friendly people who always have kind words to say and lift my spirit up.  I def. know that this is the right time for me to be on a mission. This is MY time to seve and i’m so grateful for this opportunity and for the friends that I’ve already made.

Last week tuesday night, an apostle Russell M. Nelson came and spoke to us about missionary work.  It was great.  I enjoy tuesday’s and sundays a whole lot.  I’m stoked to be here and my attitude is happy and my kokoro is shiawasse.

Keep praying for me and I’ll keep you in my prayers as well.  I love being a missionary and working through these challanges.  I really miss working at superior threads tho…. But taking a little break will  do me some good.  Keep working hard, stay faithful and lead by example.  I love you all!

-Holler at your boy.

Elder Purcell