APRIL 20, 2026 -- π― days yo (Week 14!)
Next email you will know if I'm in Hashimoto still or if I get transferred. Oooo so scary. We find out tomorrow where we are getting transferred to. Yay! I'm kinda nervous. I don't know why.
You know what's up -- google photos if ya want.
Okay, this week I'm going to do something a little different with my email. We have a meeting every Tuesday night with all the sisters in my zone and do a little devotional. And they talked about remembering to see the Lord's hand throughout the day. So I'm going to do that in my email!
Tuesday: Today we picked a kind of far place to go house. Like 30min bike ride, I think. But I was lowkey not looking forward to it just because my whole area is just mountains. So we are always riding up the biggest hills. But today as I was riding, I was thinking of the song, The Lord Is My Light. "The Lord is my light; the Lord is my strength. I know in his might I’ll conquer at length. My weakness in mercy he covers with pow’r, And, walking by faith, I am blest ev’ry hour." Riding a bike is NOT my weakness, but the mindset I had was. As I sang through the song, I was like -- yo what am I doing being all down and stuff. I get to be in Japan. I get to see all these beautiful tree covered mountains and literally talk about Jesus Christ! As I changed my thoughts, I swear everything was easier. Jesus covered my weakness with power! He truly does make up the difference. And I truly saw that!
Wednesday: We went out housing in Gojo! It's about a 30 minute train ride and another 30 minute walk to get where we went. As we were walking, we saw the fish kite things for kids day (I think)! And I love fish! #steveloveyoumissyou! It was just a little tender mercy that I got to see.
Thursday: At eikaiwa we have the cutest people that come and one is named Vivian! She loves the missionaries and tries to do stuff with us a lot! We talked about movies. So I asked what her favorite movie is and guys guess what. It's Gone With The Wind! And for y'all who don't know -- I'm named after Scarlett O'Hara. So boom and she was like that's why I picked the name Vivian cause Vivien Leigh. Literally just one small thing that brings us together like literally what are the chances! Heavenly Father!!! Literally.
Friday: I love music guys. I won't even lie. Today as we were biking, I realized I could play music. So that's what I did. And the youth music is so fire but only 2020 and down. The new music, eh, not my favorite but that's besides the point.
Saturday: γγγγ‘γγ (esora chan) got baptized!! I got to watch the sweetest baptism. And I was just feeling the spirit so strong. All the primary kids got up and sang I Will Walk With Jesus and the spirit it brought was so sweet. Ah I loved it. But also we had game night whoop whoop. And I love γ€γγγ¨ε§ε¦Ή (tsujimoto shimai)!!! She came to pick her husband up and I tried to explain to her that I'm making her a bracelet cause I could get transferred. And she said she understood. And she was like you are like a daughter to me. And we hugged and said aishiteimasu. I love her so so much. Overall, today I just felt an overwhelming love for everyone I'm with and it's insane how much my love has already grown for these people! Like what.
Sunday: The sweetest family had us over for dinner. They are so funny and their daughters are the cutest. They made us tacos and like a trifle thing. It was so good. During our spiritual message, I had to testify that the spirit does speak to us. For some people it's quiet, some it's a feeling, but no matter what, it will guide us. I know that the spirit can help us and will help us. We just have to be listening for it. And as I've been a missionary, I feel like I've been guided everyday whether it's big or small.
I hit 100 days on the mission. Genuinely time is going by pretty fast. I feel like the days are long but the weeks are short. Does that make sense? Well yay! Only like 450 something left!!
We mogied with θΎ»ζ¬ε§ε¦Ή (tsujimoto shimai) and she is the cutest ever. When we were done she said wow Sister Tracy you are 100 times better than the last mogi (which was a month ago) she said you are even better at Japanese than the little boy in our ward learning to talk. I was like bruhhh. But hey, a compliment is a compliment I guess.
I love being American in Japan. Literally, I walk anywhere and people are like you are so cute. I am actually looking so horrendous with the frizzy, humid hair and like frumpy outfit but they seem to love it!
While we were housing, we knocked this beautiful house and she said she wasn't interested but you know me I had to say wow your house is so nice. And she said wait one sec. She had coffee for us cause it was pouring and I look at Sister Anderson and she said just grab it. So we grab it cause we felt bad. But the lady was super sweet! And we were like thank you so much like thank you thank you thank you!!!
LOL one thing I've noticed once you bring up church, Jesus Christ, or religion in general that's when people seem to say they are busy. But after if you hit them with a compliment it can go two ways (both which I have experienced but not tested thoroughly) 1. They will point at the driveway and tell you to leave or 2. Continue a conversation asking where you're from, how old, what your doing here, how you learned Japanese, etc. And I find #2 very funny because they just said they were busy but continue to talk. I also enjoy when they come out of their house and start laughing then walk back inside.
Guys it's Thursday and today oh let me tell you I was lowkey mad. So we are out with some friends who were yellow dots (friends being taught) who got switched go gray dots (they didn't want to take lessons etc.) (but they got officially switched back to yellow dots lets go) and our Elders are calling us. So we are like, yo, wait we are with people. And they say they forgot a key to the church. We were like okay. We had rode our bikes 20-30 mins away so we said give us a second. So we ride back and the Elders weren't even at the church anymore. Anyways, because of that we were like well we don't have time to go back down there cause we'd have to come right back so we did some kanbaning (holding signs for English Class) Whoop whoop. And another person stopped their car to talk to us!! Literally a miracle. So it all ended up working out. But still made me mad.
Housing this week has lowkey been rough. We did invite one cute little family to church on Tuesday but besides that no one else listened to our message! Friday, we only housed three hours and only one guy came out of his house to tell us he didn't believe in our God. But hey one is more than zero -- so boom.
Eira san finally is free and we are going to meet with her yay! She is bringing her friend! They are so cute we are texting and she's like is it okay if my friend comes? She was too shy to come to the door when we met. And we were like yes, bring her it's going to be so fun. I love being a missionary. I think I just like talking to and meeting new people. But hey that's exactly what missionary work is.
Sometimes I definitely feel like my efforts aren't enough. It's hard being in a different country learning a new language. At times I feel discouraged (emphasis on sometimes cause I love being a missionary) But one of my friends (shoutout Elder Montoya) sent me a very nice email last week saying, Think about it, there's 8 billion people in the world. And the only person in the world that the Lord trusted to be a missionary in your area in this moment is you! And that actually changed my perspective a lot. God loves the missionaries. He loves me. He know every bad thing, every thought, every action I have ever done and still calls me, an imperfect person, to do His most important work. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are the most patient and loving people literally ever. We are on Gods timing. So if I'm here to prepare these people for the next missionaries that's exactly what I'll do. I want to say I know I'm here in Hashimoto for a reason, but I don't know why I'm here. But God does and that's even more of a reason for me to try harder, be more diligent, more obedient, more loving. I literally will find the one.
I hope you all have a great week. I appreciate all the support and love!! There isn't a day where I'm not praying for you guys. You are so loved by me and by Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Literally don't forget that!! Don't forget to pray and read the Book of Mormon!!!
I'm trying my best everyday!
γγ¬γ€γ·γΌε§ε¦Ή!!!
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