Hi Mom and Dad,
Things around here have been a bit cooler as of late. We've been getting
some rain the past few days and it's felt pretty nice.
This last week has been fun and a great one! One of our Zone Leaders last
transfer became one of the Assistants to the President this transfer, as such he
had to go to the Honbu last Monday. Because of that we worked with the other
Zone Leader, Elder Kato, as a san-nin (3 some) this past week. We ended up
going to his area, Senri, and working there from Tuesday to Friday morning. It
was a lot of fun working with him, and it was an excellent experience getting to
learn from him.
The sister who was going to be baptized this last Sunday didn't end up
being able to make it through. We weren't able to arrange for her to get a
baptismal interview (with the Zone Leaders since I'm District Leader) and she
still doesn't feel ready. We're hopefully going to meet with her again this
week and we plan to set a baptismal date with her that she is committed
to.
Things are going well in this area otherwise. We're focusing a lot on
finding new investigators right now, because a lot of our other investigators
are not really investigating. The language is coming along bit by bit. The
sister's area in our district became a Yon-nin (4 some) and one of the new
sisters to the area is Nihonjin, so hopefully having her around will help out
with the language too. I am enjoying the work I'm doing. There are so many
experiences I have - from crazy and drunk people on the street, to tender
mercies of the Lord I see all around - so everyday is enjoyable and an
incredible learning opportunity. Elder Baldwin is doing incredible, and he is
for sure on track to be training in the next transfer or two.
I'm in good health and I'm definitely having fun! Thanks again for the
package! Cinnamon gum o taberu no wa hisashiburi desu! (long time since I've
had cinnamon gum)
Love,
Elder Kyle Hutchings
