September 24, 2012

Well, I realized about a 4th of my mission is done, and the time has flown by! Its amazing what happens when you dont think about how long youve been here. Its been a great week, missed last week due to a ball game! All the missionaries in Sapporo went to a game, it was way fun. Whenever our team is up to bat the fans are standing and singing, theres a different song for each player! As soon as they switch and the other team is up everyone sits down and politely claps if anything good happens. Oh Japan, so polite. I gave myself a haircut last week, that was quite an experience. I boched it a bit in the back, another missionary had to help me fix it. But it looks fine now. Went on splits last week wih a missionary from Finland, go to hear Finnish accented Japanese, which is quite entertaining. I had a run in with a light pole, dont worry it was my own fault. I walked away with just a headache, a piece of skin taken off my cheek from a piece of plastic on my helmet strap, and a bike chain that came off, no big deal. Plenty of miracles and amazing people every day. Theres no work like the Lord's work!

Elder Andrew Kade Jones

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Elder Andrew Kade Jones

September pictures Japan 2012

Well another week has gone by. Still getting used to the city and a 4 man apartment, which gets a little hecic sometimes. One of the other missionaries and I get along really well we always end up staying up late talking, I need to catch up on my sleep! It doesnt help that I push and prod everyone out the door every morning for a run up the hills. Its been hot and humid but the nights are cool so hopefully i will cool down soon. Not much lately, we are excited to get to go to a baseball game next week, baseball games here can get pretty loud Ive heard. Thats about it, thanks a lot. Feel free to write eeryone!

Elder Andrew Kade Jones

Well, I sure am not in Kitami anymore. They bumped me out of the woods and into the city! I am in Sapporo in an area called Moiwa, with another Japanese companion, Elder Nakano. We share an appartment with 2 other white guys , so it gets pretty fun. Im still trying to get used to the area, city streets are way more confusing. I was really sad to say goodbye to Kitami, its a great city with great people. My old companion, Elder Ishiga will be training a new missionary there. There seems to be a lot of fun stuff to do here, we will be going to a baseball game next week. Oh the onsen was great, as long as youre cool hanging out in hot tubs with a bunch of old naked guys. Good stuff. So thats about it, Im now a city boy.

Elder Andrew Kade Jones