We Love Our Missionaries!

Wanna hear one of the most awesome things about living in Japan? We get to have a lot more contact with the missionaries! (Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is the church we belong to.) Back home, I really didn't have much contact with them because of the many members who live there. But out here, members are few, which means we get to see them each week at church and feed them.

The missionaries in this area are so incredibly great. The elders picked us up from the airport with a teacher who works with Casey. And the sisters often interpret our church meetings for us, as we don't know much Japanese at all (and I mean not much at all.)

Oh, and did I mention that one of the sisters just happens to be my beautiful cousin, Alyssa? I couldn't believe the way it worked out, but Alyssa just happened to get transferred to Miyazaki a few weeks before we arrived. It was such a sweet mercy to be able to see someone we knew out here.

She recently got transferred to Fukuoka, which is a bummer for us! But I know she'll do great things out there, just as she did here.

And before the pictures (yes, you knew the pictures were coming, didn't you?) If you are not familiar with our church, which contains the fully-restored Gospel on the Earth, or would simply like to learn more about it, please visit www.lds.org.

And now for the pics!

The sisters have beautiful voices!

Terrifying picture of me, but meh. Alyssa looks great though!