{"id":3058,"date":"2026-06-08T12:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elder.son.org\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:44:25","slug":"40-gods-in-the-rice-fields-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elder.son.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/40-gods-in-the-rice-fields-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 40 – God’s in the rice fields too."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi y’all! (*\uffe3\u2207\uffe3*)<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\nThis Tuesday, we had DCM in Tottori again. It was super fun to see Elder Nakamoto and Elder Nara together one last time before Elder Nakamoto transfered to Yonago! He’s one of my new ZLs, so that’s very fun. This time, we went to Shabu Shabu on P-Day before hitting some old book stores for anime figurines, and after we had our district council meeting, we ate some Indian curry. We also taught English class again! Tsuyama English class is actually huge!! It’s around 13ish people who come every Tuesday and Thursday. We also had our apartment checks so it’s super nice living in a very clean apartment. We had a small miracle on Thursday when our friend Doi came to English a little early and we were able to teach him about Jesus Christ and the Book of Mormon, too. And this week when we taught our friend Kei, she was really open to the message we shared about the Book of Mormon and prayer! Then later, we met someone named Maria for the first time and it turned out she loves Jesus Christ! So we taught her all about Jesus Christ and invited her to come to church with us. She said yes, and asked if her friend could come too! Although sadly due to probably poor weather or what not,,,, she let us know she couldn’t make it Sunday morning. But we still had two other friends come!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\nMy bike tire punctured this week so it was a little hard to get things done on Saturday and Sunday while I waited for a new tire. So we called a bunch of inactive members to see if any would want us to come visit. Nobody responded except for one, and he just said “no thank you.”<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\nIt was a pretty simple week, but in Tsuyama life is simple and I appreciate it. My companion and I go out and do missionary work, and even when it pours due to a typhoon, we keep working. Life’s good.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\nI finished Acts<\/a> this week after finishing Matthew<\/a> last week. Sometimes I wish mission life could be as productive as it was for Paul and the early apostles. And then I remember it’s the Lord’s work, not mine, and I feel better. It’s okay to trust the Lord (and my companion). I can work where I can, and let God work where I can’t. His timing is better than mine, so I don’t need to force as many things.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\nShorter email but life is simple when you live in the rice fields. See my Google photos.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\nPeace,
\nElder Son<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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