Dear Mother, Father, Sisters, Brothers, Family, and Friends
It`s a bright sunny day, and I feel the heat of summer coming on.
Along with itchy eyes, sneezing and sweat. I LOVE summer (not really).
Well biggest news here is that I have a new companion. Elder Young
returned to the Tokyo Mission, as did about half of all those that
came down here to Kobe. I feel bad for my new companion because he was
in his last area for about a week before we got transfer calls and he
had to pack everything back up again.
My new companion is Elder Hart, for Hamilton New Zealand. He`s an
awesome guy and loads of fun. I can tell that this is going to be an
awesome transfer. At least the 3 weeks that are left of it. x.x things
have been so hectic with transfers lately. But o Well, I`ll live.
Anyway, as for this week..... Ummmm.... Tuesday we had District
Meeting, and then we had a member feed us some delicious Udon.
Wednesday was Eikaiwa, thursday was some regular Dendo. Friday was
random transfer call, and packing and visiting some Less actives,
Saturday, was more packing a BBQ, and Ice Cream at Baskin Robbins.
O yea... I remember why I can`t remember Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Thursday very much. I was dead tired. We went to Seminary every
morning this week. Getting up at 5 and going to seminary at 6, and
still going to bed at 10:30. Even went this morning. But Wednesday was
the worst. I was feeling absolutely horrible, added onto mental and
emotional stress I was absolutely exhausted. I almost collapsed at one
point, before we came back for lunch. I had no energy to Dendo at all.
But then we came back for lunch and I wouldn`t let myself rest, I did
the dishes, finished up my laundry, and made lunch. After all that I
was still about ready to pass out when I knelt down and begged God to
give me strength to make it through just one more day. I got up, we
went back out and I was able to make it through, I talked to a few
people, was fine and genki. Eikaiwa was lots of fun with lots of
talking and random jokes. Finally came back to the apartment, I could
barely say my nightly prayer and then I passed out. Got up the next
day, went to Seminary and was pretty good from then on.
Moral of the Story: Keep on working.
Side effects may include exhaustion, stress, Satisfaction, good
sleep, interesting sentences, and increased yawning.
Elder Tateishi`s Gospel Moment of the week.
Well.... I guess since it`s Mother`s Day this next Sunday, and I
won`t be emailing next week because of phone calls, I`ll write a
little something about Mother`s Day.
One of the most famous scriptures in the Book of Mormon is when the
Stripling Warriors all said in unison: "We do not doubt our Mothers
knew it."
Well, I can say this "I do not douby My Mother knows it!"
For me the two people that have had the most influence upon me
throughout my life have been my Mother and My Father. I have always
known my Mother loved me and I`ve always known that she only wants the
best for me. The same with my Father. I love both of them dearly, and
my Father played a huge role to me as an example but it was Mother who
was always there to comfort me, to lecture me and assist me.
I remember the countless times when Mother would sit me down and give
me a lecture, I would sit quietly and nod my head in confirmation. Yes
Mother, those words went in one ear and out the other, but many of
them did stick, if not at that time then sometime after. And even more
than that as I now sit here o How I wish I would have actually
listened to Mother`s counsel!
I love my Mother! I was never afraid to say that. Lol, She`s the best
Mother I could have ever asked for, and yes I like to brag about her.
What I`m trying to say, is that you Mothers have a big influence on
your children, and when you love them we know it, and we feel it. I`m
pretty sure that there are many people who when grown old look back
and ask themselves "Why didn`t I listen to Mother more?"
For one example, I remember sitting in my basement, on my laptop like
usual when mother walked down the stairs and looked at me saying:
Mother:"What are you doing?"
Me:"Ummmm... I`m on my Laptop like always"
Mother:"No, What ARE you doing? You aren`t reading your scriptures,
you aren`t praying, What are you doing to prepare for your
mission?"(Mother`s know everything)
Me: "...."
Mother: "You always do this. You do nothing, you don`t prepare and
you procrastinate it. Then later you regret, you always do."
Me: "....."
She then walked up the stairs, probably annoyed at my silence and
thinking that I hadn`t even listened to her. But that was when I
thought, and agreed with her. I wasn`t doing anything. From that
moment on I started to change. I read my scriputres, which then lead
me to pray, which then lead me to leave on my mission. Which puts me
where I am at now, along with a hundred other bits of advise that she
has given me since then.
I love my Mother dearly, and wish her and all the other mother`s
Happy Mother`s Day. You are all beloved Mothers.
I share this simply, in Christ`s name. Amen.
Love,
Elder Randall KK Tateishi
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