Busy Week

This week we went to saga on a companion split. The elders down there
are solid. There were a ton of things that I learned. Mostly I think
that I learned to be more positive. I shared my goal to improve my
attitude over the day with Elder Christiansen, and he suggested that I
simply refrain from saying anything negative. It worked well だと思います.
On the way to saga our train was stopped for a 突然police inspection. We
waited at a stop for nearly two hours, and got to the apartment at
like 10:20 at night! :) it was a fun little adventure.
Besides that, we were kept busy with zone things and finding new investigators.
My companion is one of the most loving missionaries in this mission I
think. He will take his time in anything to talk about how I am
handling things and how he can help. And I have never 伝道'ed with
someone who loves the people he talks to more.
I am low on time but, just wanted to thank everyone for all your
support. It sure helps when things are rough.
I am so grateful for the chance to be her as a missionary of the
church and to talk about Jesus Christ, everyday all day. I am glad
this is His work and not my work. I'm so grateful for all the
blessings that I have received because of Him!

With love,
Elder Bevan



Thank you so much for the package!
Love you!

Temple trip, Zone training

I am on my way home from the Fukuoka temple, and am writing this on my
iPad. It has been at least a year since I have last been. I love the
temple, and the Spirit that is there. It was good to be there and know
that God is still there for me and remembers me.
This week was a great one. On Tuesday we went to Fukuoka to attend a
training as zone leaders and to get trained on iPads. On Wednesday we
planned with the sister training leaders on what we would do for our
zone training meeting, and then on Thursday we held the zone training.
It was awesome! We began with an analogy of the atonement, an elder in
the zone did push-ups for everyone to be able to have a candy bar. It
was a powerful reminder of what the Savior did for us. The emotions in
the room were very strong, and I came away with a greater commitment
to follow Him, and a deeper love of Him. How great love he had for me!
So great that he suffered sweat and agony for me, and even asked that
it be taken from Him.
I love the work! It is taking a lot out of me but I love it! Better
than that, I am growing in my love of God. I am grateful that He loves
me and that He teaches me how to show my love more.i hope that I will
be the person that H wants me to be.
Thanks to everyone!
Elder Bevan

長崎に戻りました！

Well I have arrived in Nagasaki.

It feels just like coming home. All the streets are familiar, and I love the people. I got the call on Tuesday and then packed and met people on Wednesday, and then left on Thursday. These are a few pictures for the week. 

This is Sister Yoshida. (with Elder Pettit and I) She is an eternal investigator that often had us over to eat and loves the missionaries. It kills me that she is not a member, but there is nothing to be done about it.... she really is a wonderful person. Maybe someday a missionary or the members in Kumamoto will be able to make an impression on her strong enough that she will want to make those steps for herself.

This is the Kumamoto Eikaiwa (English class). I love these people too!

This is in front of the Nagasaki church building with all the missionaries working in this area. We all got to watch General Conference this weekend at the church building! It was so Awesome! The sisters names are Sister Lowe and Sister Klein. They are all great!

 

Then I got pictures of all of the elders this morning.... ha ha.... we got up early to go shopping and so we were all a little out of it.

This is Elder Takita.... 

This is my great companion, Elder Merrill.

and this is Elder Rostrom.

They are all studs and I am glad to be working here again. How cool it is to be sleeping in the same room that I slept in a year ago, and to see the same sights, and to talk to the same people! It is crazy to recall the places where there are potential investigators, investigators, and members. It is wonderful to be able to see them and recall the small things about them that I have not thought about in so long!

There are things changed... some things, but for the most part  it is still the same place that I love. There has never been a stronger motivation for me to work hard and to serve with all I have to bless this area. I am so glad that I am here!

I am grateful to be able to say that I know that God loves me, and knows me, and cares for me. I am grateful that He cares for me enough to hear and answer my prayers and to give the opportunity to serve this mission. I know that the Prophets and the Apostles are the Lords Prophets and Apostles and that this is His church. I know that He does His work through those men. I am grateful for the gift of His atonement. Thank you for all you prayers!

With love, 

Elder Bevan

Transferring back to Nagasaki!

Mom, I love you.

Today is pday because this is transfers week. I got my call from Gustafson Kaicho and found out that I will be going to Nagasaki !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nagasaki is my bean area! I am way excited! I will be a new zone leader with my new companion Elder Merril. I have heard a lot of good about him, and everyone says he is a great missionary. I will, I think, be in the same area that I was when I was a bean, and I will be able to talk to the people that I worked with before, and hopefully with my converts too. From what I have heard they are struggling a bit. I am excited also to be able to work really hard. 

I love going on junki's (splits) because I always get to work really hard and always feel good about the work that I do, and now I will be able to do that quite a bit! 

If there is anything that I have learned over the past year, it is that I am not good enough for the job. I have so many weaknesses and so many faults I have no way to say I can do it. I will need to rely on the Savior, who made Ammon great, and David strong. I will need to rely on Him, and know that if I do His work He will be with me. 

Sorry that is all for today! I will try and do better next week. Thanks!

With love, Elder Bevan