I'm a real FOM missionary


November 8, 2021


Hello everybody!

How are y'all doing? How was your week?

Because mine was all over the place!





We had so many miracles when it came to member meals this week! Our favorite was definitely when this couple invited us to go to the temple with them! So background, Sister Blanchard is going to France next Monday and she really wanted to go to the temple before she left. We called President Ashcraft and he said there wasn't any way we could just go. So we had been praying and praying that there would be a reason we could go to the temple. Then we go to this member meal and we get talking about the temple. Turns out, the wife has been asking and asking people if they could go and everyone kept turning her down. So now, we get to go! And to make it even better, when we asked President Ashcraft about it, he encouraged us to take a recent convert with us and we just happen to have a friend named Angel who has never been! It will also be my first time seeing the Orlando temple in person so I am pretty excited!!







There is this really big tradition in our mission that to be a real FOM missionary, you need to have a lizard bite your ear. This week when we were volunteering at the Bishop's storehouse, there just happened to be a lizard running around, and Sister Tahbo just happens to be the best lizard catcher out there. She helped me get it onto my ear, so it's official! I am a real FOM missionary! 







And to top it off, I got a call from President Ashcraft this week letting me know I was officially reassigned to Florida and I was going to finish my last 6 months here! Which means I REALLY am a real FOM missionary! I have no doubt in my mind that Florida is exactly where I need to be. I wish I could say that I was more bummed out by it, but I love Florida and I love the people here. I feel so humbled that I still get to love the people of Japan and Florida, that I get to learn Japanese and Floridianese, and that God trusted me enough with both of these beautiful places. I know there is a reason I was called to Japan, and I have seen so many blessings that have come from having that call. The real blessing is, the gospel is the same no matter where you are or what language you speak. I am so excited to see what the next 6 months brings here in Florida!!
















Also I just want everyone to know that the temp this morning was 55° and I wore a sweater today. So yes, it can get cold in Florida. 



I love you all! Have a great week! 

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