Transfer 4 Week 5

Ok.  I have 7 minutes to write this email, because my companion's computer is freaking out and it's not working.

This week we had Trainer's Training in Meito and Interviews/Training in Yokkaichi.  So, there was a lot of travel time and a lot of time spent in meetings.  Yamashita kaicho is amazing, though, and I really love our AP's and Sister Training Leaders too (:  I learned a lot!

I don't really have any updates on our investigators, except that we visited some of them just to check up, since they are so busy and can't/won't set a next appointment.

On Tuesday, we visited Saki-san, the investigator that we found through housing last week.  I'm not sure if she's actually interested in our message (since she seemed a little surprised when we asked her if we could come back), but we had an excellent discussion and God, families, prayer, and gratitude.  She's really really honest (素直！) and gave legitimate answers to all of my questions (e.g. Do you believe in God?  If you could ask God a question what would you ask?  etc.)

Most people just say, wakaranai (I don't know), but Saki-san actually gave us real answers, and she really cares about her family.

Please pray that she will gain more of an interest in our message, and that she will keep her commitment to pray!

We also had two lessons with Oba-san this week......and she is so hard!!!

Let's be real.  She's just interested in the English.  (Her lessons are 60 minutes of English, 60 minutes of gospel)

On Monday (last week), we went over 1 Nephi 1, to help her understand it, with the hopes that she might read it if she knew a little more of what to expect.

Our hopes of her reading the Book of Mormon were crushed, though, when we met with her yesterday (Sunday)....haha.  So, we read a few verses together, and I explained each of the verses as we went.  After that, I shared Ether 12:27 with her, hoping that talking about weaknesses would hit a chord with her.

No luck.  She doesn't feel that she has any weaknesses or strengths per se, and when I shared an experience pertaining to the scripture, she told me "I get everything except the God part."

I think I've officially hit a roadblock with her.  We pray all the time, wondering what we should teach Oba-san, but nothing seems to be going in.  Everything that should resonate to any other person doesn't seem to resonate with her.  Oba-san is so hard!!

I haven't given up yet, though.  I'm sure there's something out there that she needs, however obscure it may be.

Ok, that's all the time I have!

Love you all!!