I love these people!

Thanks for writing me an email. I thought I was only going to get one email from Bryan! This week was fun, we did a lot of good work and talked to a lot of people. This morning when I thought about it, I really felt blessed that I can talk about the gospel to everyone I meet.

On Friday we went to Yahata and did a companion split with the elders there. We worked really hard and came home very tired. I love doing companion splits! While we were there, we talked to some very interesting people. One man is currently not active at church but was willing to set up a return appointment with the elders who live in Yahata. The other was a man who wants to be baptized and is working on overcoming the obstacles in his way. It was a very good time and I was able to think about why I am on a mission a little bit. It was a time for me to refine my focus and commit to working with more energy and more focus on the work of salvation. The time that I have to do this work win all that I have (all of my time and in everything that I do) is very short. I want to do just a little better every day I am alive I think!

Yesterday's fast was good as well. By he end I think I was loosing focus on Gods purpose and started to get irritable, but I recognized it, and tried my best to fix that bad attitude, and my good companion isn't holding it against me, so I was able to have a good experience. I was able to change a little bit more and really pray for my district, and the people we are helping here.

That was also reflected in one of the sacrament meeting testimonies that I heard yesterday. A sister Tanaka gave a testimony on focusing on others and caring about them more than yourself. I am so grateful for the members here who are so strong in their own wonderful ways. Their commitment to do what is right and to follow the Savior is amazing. I truly want a heart a little more like a 日本人. How could I leave these people!? I am so sad to think that I will need to leave all these who I love so much. Someday I suppose we will all be together again and will "enjoy the same association that we do now", in a much grander way. I hope that means that we will meet our friends and those we have grown to love in his life as well as it means family.

I am grateful to serve a mission and for the redeeming love and sacrifice of the Savior.

With love, 

Elder Bevan

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