By the way, our p day next week will be on Wednesday here in Japan
because we are doing an Open House of the Church during most of the
day on Monday and Tuesday. Also, Mother's Day calls are coming up on
the 10th!!
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Heyyyy, not much time to write/I can't remember much of last week!
But yeah, we met with 3 NEW people this week and 2 of them we have
plans with to continue meeting!!! We also had a zone meeting this week
and it's good to be in Yokohama! I got to return to the area I was
born in (as a missionary) and we had the meeting inside the church! It
was crazy to be there again because it had been a full year since
entering that church and as a very young missionary.
Also, we visited Less Actives this week and plan to do several
more throughout the week! We haven't had any great success yet, but we
know that we'll find the less actives that need our help the most and
help them in someway! I've had plenty of less active visits where they
weren't home or didn't live where we thought they did, but I've also
had several great ones that make up for it all! We're seeking that
success with one of these great ward members! We just gotta find them!
Anyways, things are going pretty good. We went to the temple and that
was nice. It's crazy how fast the transfer time flies because we're
already half-way through this one! No time to waste. Time just doesn't
stop for us, haha. Yup, so have a good week and send a quick email
when you have a second. I will cherish your words....haha, yeah bye!
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
この人生は全ての日が貴重であるべきだ。
なぜこういうことを書いているか…😐😐😐
The Yokohama Crew. Zone Meeting
But yeah, we met with 3 NEW people this week and 2 of them we have
plans with to continue meeting!!! We also had a zone meeting this week
and it's good to be in Yokohama! I got to return to the area I was
born in (as a missionary) and we had the meeting inside the church! It
was crazy to be there again because it had been a full year since
entering that church and as a very young missionary.
Also, we visited Less Actives this week and plan to do several
more throughout the week! We haven't had any great success yet, but we
know that we'll find the less actives that need our help the most and
help them in someway! I've had plenty of less active visits where they
weren't home or didn't live where we thought they did, but I've also
had several great ones that make up for it all! We're seeking that
success with one of these great ward members! We just gotta find them!
Anyways, things are going pretty good. We went to the temple and that
was nice. It's crazy how fast the transfer time flies because we're
already half-way through this one! No time to waste. Time just doesn't
stop for us, haha. Yup, so have a good week and send a quick email
when you have a second. I will cherish your words....haha, yeah bye!
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
この人生は全ての日が貴重であるべきだ。
なぜこういうことを書いているか…😐😐😐
The Yokohama Crew. Zone Meeting
Monday, April 20, 2015
FROM: ELDER CONNER CARLINI
DATE: APRIL 20, 2015
SUBJECT: Yamate Life
Hello everyone! This week had its ups and downs, but overall I had
a pretty solid week full of new experiences and living in beautiful
Yamate! So let's just jump into the main things and see what happened.
So to start off the week (last Monday night), I got to talk on the
phone with my man Toguchi!! If you don't remember, me and my companion
Elder Fenton met him in Fujisawa when I was there a few months ago. He
was an awesome guy from Okinawa and he wanted to learn about the
Gospel from us, so we met with him each week. Anyways, since I moved
away from Fujisawa so quickly, we had talked on the phone several
times and I've been checking in to see how he's doing and if he has
any questions about the church for me. He has always been progressing
bit by bit, but then in our latest call, he told me he wanted to be
baptized! And he wanted to call and ask if I could be there, and to
maybe baptize him! So that was a great phone call and I'm excited to
find out when he officially decides to receive baptism. We had a
little chat about all of that, and then we were just able to talk
about life and what he's been up to for like 45 minutes. It was a
great way to end a day. And I've finally realized that I can speak
just a bit of Japanese, and be able to have a solid conversation with
a good friend of mine in Japan. The language struggle is real. But I'm
so happy for how far I've come since entering the MTC over a year ago.
Dang.
Next, I had my interview with the Mission Pres himself, President
Wada. It's my first in Yamate and I told him how happy I was to be
hear and asked for how I could help out both my companion and the
area. I was given some very specific instructions on what he wants
done and I am ready to make this transfer and all coming transfers
better than ever before. The thing that stuck out in my mind the most
were the words "Lift up Yamate" and then he explained how it could be
done. So I'm quite excited to do my best while here and hopefully in
the end, be able to "Lift up Yamate". Good stuff.
And actually on that same day, I got the great opportunity to work
with one of our "Traveling Assistants" in the mission, Elder Connell!!
We lived in the same apartment in Fujisawa and he's a good guy. We
were able to talk to lots of people and meet up with a former
investigator and make him into an active investigator again! His name
is Kenny and he's crazy. But I love him. He is 3/4ths Japanese but is
completely fluent in English, as well as Japanese. He is good friends
with lots of the missionaries, and is also very, very, Christian. He
just loves the fact of being a non-denominational church kind of guy
and doesn't really want to believe in "one church". He's a really nice
guy and he's had some wild experiences in his life, but from here we
are planning to hunker down on the importance of the Restoration and
Prophet Joseph Smith. Of course along with the Book of Mormon. Through
that, we think he can find himself a testimony and understand that
it's not a set-back to believing only in one church, but a way to
discover his true purpose in this life and stuff. Yeah, deep right?
Yeahhhh, so on Wenesday we had a fun little District Leader
training in Kichijoji which is where our mission headquarters are. It
holds a dear place in all of the missionaries hearts here, because
that is where we are all "born" as missionaries, haha. It's like our
home in Japan essentially. So yeah, the District Leader conference
went well and I got to see some friends that were also invited to it.
Only about 10-15 people in total. But yeah, I'm not a District Leader
at the moment, so maybe I will become one again soon since I have been
"trained" again, haha. Good stuff. And also because we were all hungry
afterwards and it was lunch time, we went to a restaurant on the ever
so famous "Sun Road". But this time we went to a place I had never
been too, but just knew about. It's a little Hawaiian restaurant that
has a Huge Burger along with a Kilo of French fries on the side that
you can order....yeah...I got that. I ate it. And I was in pain...but
hey! That's what missionaries do! Or at least 21 year old Men. Haha
Next! I got a call from my last area, Machida, and was asked about
an investigator that we had there named Suzuki. I didn't feel like I
helped a ton, but apparently he was very sad to find out that I was
gone. So I gave him a call, and in the end, I got to do a lesson
through Skype along with the Machida Elders teaching him! It was fun,
and good to see that Suzuki was doing well! Also good to know that I
was missed in Machida even though I was only there for about a month
and a half too! Yeahhh, good man.
Lastly, me and Elder Taylor got to go on a little American Base
here in Yamate! It was funny because we heard there was something
going on in a nearby park the other day and figured we would go check
it out and try to talk with some people there. So we started this
conversation with a guy right as we were entering the park and he said
that this American base was opening up to the public for the day so
that they could walk around and see what's inside. They called it
"Friendship Day". It was a kind of event to help build relations
between the people on base and Japan. Cool cool. We ended up talking
with that guy for a bit and he jumped in line to enter the base, so we
joined right in and walked around a bit! He was a real nice guy and he
was taking some sweet pictures with a real nice camera, haha. We
exchanged emails and he said he'd send us the pictures he took. We
told him he should come to the church sometime and check it out, cause
it's a beautiful building. And the teachings are great too, haha.
Yooooo
Anyways, that's my best attempt of putting this week into words.
There's so many things that go on as a missionary that you'll just
have to ask me when I get home, haha. Yeah, so I'm still loving
Yokohama, and I've been having a blast talking with all the wonderful
people here. We truly are blessed to be in this area. Good stuff!! And
that's it!
Have a Good week friends
神様はいいよ。いつでも。
- ケニー さん
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
The Huge Burger and fries from "Pupukea"
The "Kiloaia"
DATE: APRIL 20, 2015
SUBJECT: Yamate Life
Hello everyone! This week had its ups and downs, but overall I had
a pretty solid week full of new experiences and living in beautiful
Yamate! So let's just jump into the main things and see what happened.
So to start off the week (last Monday night), I got to talk on the
phone with my man Toguchi!! If you don't remember, me and my companion
Elder Fenton met him in Fujisawa when I was there a few months ago. He
was an awesome guy from Okinawa and he wanted to learn about the
Gospel from us, so we met with him each week. Anyways, since I moved
away from Fujisawa so quickly, we had talked on the phone several
times and I've been checking in to see how he's doing and if he has
any questions about the church for me. He has always been progressing
bit by bit, but then in our latest call, he told me he wanted to be
baptized! And he wanted to call and ask if I could be there, and to
maybe baptize him! So that was a great phone call and I'm excited to
find out when he officially decides to receive baptism. We had a
little chat about all of that, and then we were just able to talk
about life and what he's been up to for like 45 minutes. It was a
great way to end a day. And I've finally realized that I can speak
just a bit of Japanese, and be able to have a solid conversation with
a good friend of mine in Japan. The language struggle is real. But I'm
so happy for how far I've come since entering the MTC over a year ago.
Dang.
Next, I had my interview with the Mission Pres himself, President
Wada. It's my first in Yamate and I told him how happy I was to be
hear and asked for how I could help out both my companion and the
area. I was given some very specific instructions on what he wants
done and I am ready to make this transfer and all coming transfers
better than ever before. The thing that stuck out in my mind the most
were the words "Lift up Yamate" and then he explained how it could be
done. So I'm quite excited to do my best while here and hopefully in
the end, be able to "Lift up Yamate". Good stuff.
And actually on that same day, I got the great opportunity to work
with one of our "Traveling Assistants" in the mission, Elder Connell!!
We lived in the same apartment in Fujisawa and he's a good guy. We
were able to talk to lots of people and meet up with a former
investigator and make him into an active investigator again! His name
is Kenny and he's crazy. But I love him. He is 3/4ths Japanese but is
completely fluent in English, as well as Japanese. He is good friends
with lots of the missionaries, and is also very, very, Christian. He
just loves the fact of being a non-denominational church kind of guy
and doesn't really want to believe in "one church". He's a really nice
guy and he's had some wild experiences in his life, but from here we
are planning to hunker down on the importance of the Restoration and
Prophet Joseph Smith. Of course along with the Book of Mormon. Through
that, we think he can find himself a testimony and understand that
it's not a set-back to believing only in one church, but a way to
discover his true purpose in this life and stuff. Yeah, deep right?
Yeahhhh, so on Wenesday we had a fun little District Leader
training in Kichijoji which is where our mission headquarters are. It
holds a dear place in all of the missionaries hearts here, because
that is where we are all "born" as missionaries, haha. It's like our
home in Japan essentially. So yeah, the District Leader conference
went well and I got to see some friends that were also invited to it.
Only about 10-15 people in total. But yeah, I'm not a District Leader
at the moment, so maybe I will become one again soon since I have been
"trained" again, haha. Good stuff. And also because we were all hungry
afterwards and it was lunch time, we went to a restaurant on the ever
so famous "Sun Road". But this time we went to a place I had never
been too, but just knew about. It's a little Hawaiian restaurant that
has a Huge Burger along with a Kilo of French fries on the side that
you can order....yeah...I got that. I ate it. And I was in pain...but
hey! That's what missionaries do! Or at least 21 year old Men. Haha
Next! I got a call from my last area, Machida, and was asked about
an investigator that we had there named Suzuki. I didn't feel like I
helped a ton, but apparently he was very sad to find out that I was
gone. So I gave him a call, and in the end, I got to do a lesson
through Skype along with the Machida Elders teaching him! It was fun,
and good to see that Suzuki was doing well! Also good to know that I
was missed in Machida even though I was only there for about a month
and a half too! Yeahhh, good man.
Lastly, me and Elder Taylor got to go on a little American Base
here in Yamate! It was funny because we heard there was something
going on in a nearby park the other day and figured we would go check
it out and try to talk with some people there. So we started this
conversation with a guy right as we were entering the park and he said
that this American base was opening up to the public for the day so
that they could walk around and see what's inside. They called it
"Friendship Day". It was a kind of event to help build relations
between the people on base and Japan. Cool cool. We ended up talking
with that guy for a bit and he jumped in line to enter the base, so we
joined right in and walked around a bit! He was a real nice guy and he
was taking some sweet pictures with a real nice camera, haha. We
exchanged emails and he said he'd send us the pictures he took. We
told him he should come to the church sometime and check it out, cause
it's a beautiful building. And the teachings are great too, haha.
Yooooo
Anyways, that's my best attempt of putting this week into words.
There's so many things that go on as a missionary that you'll just
have to ask me when I get home, haha. Yeah, so I'm still loving
Yokohama, and I've been having a blast talking with all the wonderful
people here. We truly are blessed to be in this area. Good stuff!! And
that's it!
Have a Good week friends
神様はいいよ。いつでも。
- ケニー さん
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
The Huge Burger and fries from "Pupukea"
The "Kiloaia"
Monday, April 13, 2015
Almost forgot to mention that we got invited over by some American
members to watch the Saturday session in English at their house! It
was a lot of fun and they were super nice. They also did the thing
with treats where if you hear the word, you get to take one! We had a
lot of Hershey's kisses, haha. Lots of Family talks this time.
members to watch the Saturday session in English at their house! It
was a lot of fun and they were super nice. They also did the thing
with treats where if you hear the word, you get to take one! We had a
lot of Hershey's kisses, haha. Lots of Family talks this time.
FROM: ELDER CONNER CARLINI
DATE: APRIL 13, 2015
SUBJECT: Back in Yokohama. Yamate
Hello family and friends! I am now officially moved into the Yamate
apartment and get to live in Yokohama once again. It's a wonderful
opportunity and I love it! It's only been a few days out here but it's
been great seeing a few things I remember seeing a YEAR ago when I
went on splits here. It's kind of like a dream actually getting to
move in and live here so that's great. There's so many people and so
many pretty sights.
As of right now, we have no progressing investigators, and the
only one who is "interested" doesn't understand what God is yet. So
that's awesome. I hope we get the chance to meet this guy and teach
for dayss! Also, since it's such a beautiful area anyways, I'll be
happy to walk around finding new people to talk with and teach! I've
heard about this area having a slight problem with having people to
teach, because it's a very touristy area and nobody seems to live
nearby to meet again. However, we'll go out and do whatever we can to
find new people and give them a chance to learn! Ahhh baby..Yokohama.
Hah, yup so I moved in, we watched General Conference (because we get
it a week later in Japan) and now it's P-Day! I've had the chance to
meet a few ward members but I'm excited for next Sunday when I get to
meet the majority of them. We have a beautiful church here as well, so
a decent amount of people already know where it is when you mention
it. Nice.
Anyways, I've got some pictures and hopefully have some more time and
success stories next week. Sorry it's so short! But I Love Yamate!
山手が大好き〜〜です！
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
A bit cloudy weather. But still an awesome view. I still can't believe
that Landmark Tower is IN my area now!! I love Yokohama.
DATE: APRIL 13, 2015
SUBJECT: Back in Yokohama. Yamate
Hello family and friends! I am now officially moved into the Yamate
apartment and get to live in Yokohama once again. It's a wonderful
opportunity and I love it! It's only been a few days out here but it's
been great seeing a few things I remember seeing a YEAR ago when I
went on splits here. It's kind of like a dream actually getting to
move in and live here so that's great. There's so many people and so
many pretty sights.
As of right now, we have no progressing investigators, and the
only one who is "interested" doesn't understand what God is yet. So
that's awesome. I hope we get the chance to meet this guy and teach
for dayss! Also, since it's such a beautiful area anyways, I'll be
happy to walk around finding new people to talk with and teach! I've
heard about this area having a slight problem with having people to
teach, because it's a very touristy area and nobody seems to live
nearby to meet again. However, we'll go out and do whatever we can to
find new people and give them a chance to learn! Ahhh baby..Yokohama.
Hah, yup so I moved in, we watched General Conference (because we get
it a week later in Japan) and now it's P-Day! I've had the chance to
meet a few ward members but I'm excited for next Sunday when I get to
meet the majority of them. We have a beautiful church here as well, so
a decent amount of people already know where it is when you mention
it. Nice.
Anyways, I've got some pictures and hopefully have some more time and
success stories next week. Sorry it's so short! But I Love Yamate!
山手が大好き〜〜です！
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老
A bit cloudy weather. But still an awesome view. I still can't believe
that Landmark Tower is IN my area now!! I love Yokohama.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Pre haircut. My boy Kouji gave me a free cut before leaving to America! Way cool church member. Good man.
Dat hair doe. Actually not that long at all but ya know, missionary status
Finished
Today's P day with Elder Peters and Elder Bunker!! This is Elder Peters final P day as a missionary for now..he leaves this next week!
And ironically, we went to this wonderful restaurant (La Salsa) in the Yamate area, so how about that. I'll be back this Thursday, haha
Dat hair doe. Actually not that long at all but ya know, missionary status
Finished
Today's P day with Elder Peters and Elder Bunker!! This is Elder Peters final P day as a missionary for now..he leaves this next week!
And ironically, we went to this wonderful restaurant (La Salsa) in the Yamate area, so how about that. I'll be back this Thursday, haha
FROM: ELDER CONNER CARLINI
DATE: APRIL 6, 2015
SUBJECT: Transfer Week!! What?!
And oh how fast the transfers go by. I feel like I just got to Machida
yesterday and already another month and a half rolls by. And what's
even crazier is that, just like Fujisawa, I've only stayed here for
one transfer, and I'm already moving again!! Ohhhh shoot! I had a good
7-8 months in Hibarigaoka, but these last two transfers have been into
an area, and then right out! It's a bit saddening...however...the
place I'm being transferred to is Yamate!!! It's an area right next to
Sent from my iPad
Well, to be honest I can hardly remember what happened this last week.
All I remember is that we had some more days of prosecuting and
getting rejected a lot. But we also got some phone numbers and met
some great new people! Also, we met with a new very much potential
investigator who we met on the street and said he would be down for a
church tour. So we got to do that tour with him this week! We also
taught him about the Plan of Salvation and it went pretty well. He
said he wants to learn more but because his foot is in really bad
condition for now, we're not sure when he can meet again. But he
walked with us all the way to the church (about 45 minutes away from
where we started) just to see it, so that's a good sign. Also, we had
a lesson with our pretty close to baptism investigator, Suzuki, this
week on the Law of Chastity. Hah, yeah. Good lesson. We hope he
receives an answer to his prayers soon and will tell us when he feels
he's ready. Although I probably won't be here because I leave this
Thursday! On to Transfer 11 of 16... I can hardly believe it. Anyways
this transfer had its rough days and quite a bit of lack of success at
first. We only really taught one person and were only able to get in
contact with a handful of other people to invite to things. However,
towards the end we were able to see a couple miracles and I feel like
I'm at least leaving the area a bit better than it was when coming in.
Plus, without the low success transfers, I wouldn't be able to enjoy
the transfers with good success as much right?! So I'm on to the next
stage of "The Mission Life" and I hope there's a lot in store for me
in Yamate. Time to work hard and see some miracles. Anyways, I'll
leave you with some pictures and that's it for this week.
Next week I'll be in Yokohama??
Sweet. Byeee
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老です。そして私はモルモンです。
愛してます
By the way, the Sakura are blooming again!! Such beauty
DATE: APRIL 6, 2015
SUBJECT: Transfer Week!! What?!
And oh how fast the transfers go by. I feel like I just got to Machida
yesterday and already another month and a half rolls by. And what's
even crazier is that, just like Fujisawa, I've only stayed here for
one transfer, and I'm already moving again!! Ohhhh shoot! I had a good
7-8 months in Hibarigaoka, but these last two transfers have been into
an area, and then right out! It's a bit saddening...however...the
place I'm being transferred to is Yamate!!! It's an area right next to
Sent from my iPad
Well, to be honest I can hardly remember what happened this last week.
All I remember is that we had some more days of prosecuting and
getting rejected a lot. But we also got some phone numbers and met
some great new people! Also, we met with a new very much potential
investigator who we met on the street and said he would be down for a
church tour. So we got to do that tour with him this week! We also
taught him about the Plan of Salvation and it went pretty well. He
said he wants to learn more but because his foot is in really bad
condition for now, we're not sure when he can meet again. But he
walked with us all the way to the church (about 45 minutes away from
where we started) just to see it, so that's a good sign. Also, we had
a lesson with our pretty close to baptism investigator, Suzuki, this
week on the Law of Chastity. Hah, yeah. Good lesson. We hope he
receives an answer to his prayers soon and will tell us when he feels
he's ready. Although I probably won't be here because I leave this
Thursday! On to Transfer 11 of 16... I can hardly believe it. Anyways
this transfer had its rough days and quite a bit of lack of success at
first. We only really taught one person and were only able to get in
contact with a handful of other people to invite to things. However,
towards the end we were able to see a couple miracles and I feel like
I'm at least leaving the area a bit better than it was when coming in.
Plus, without the low success transfers, I wouldn't be able to enjoy
the transfers with good success as much right?! So I'm on to the next
stage of "The Mission Life" and I hope there's a lot in store for me
in Yamate. Time to work hard and see some miracles. Anyways, I'll
leave you with some pictures and that's it for this week.
Next week I'll be in Yokohama??
Sweet. Byeee
Elder Carlini
カーリ二長老です。そして私はモルモンです。
愛してます
By the way, the Sakura are blooming again!! Such beauty
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