Japanese Boy

Happy 20th Birthday Elder Cole

His birthday is

March 25th

He would love to hear from you! Write him a short letter at the Mission home address on this blog.

WE LOVE YOU ELDER!

HERE IS WHERE I AM IN NAZE-SHI, KAGOSHIMA-KEN


well everything is good, transfers aren't until this Wednesday. i will mail you guys a calendar with all the dates so you will stop being so confused. haha but yeah. in 14 days i hit my year left mark. and needless to say. i don't want to return to the u.s. i laid in my bed the other night for about 3 hours worrying about going home, haha its kinda weird but just the thought of going to a supermarket in the u.s. freaks me out. but yeah. rob and elder bateman will be home soon. elder bateman will be home on Friday. crazy huh it seems like just yesterday we were together and he had 6 months left. time goes fast. but yeah.

i didn't have ISLAND HEAT SICKNESS i had ISLAND SICKNESS from being stuck on a little island with no real city. and all the people act the same. no personality. but i have rooted out people living here from real japan. so that is good. brother barr helped us do a Mexican taco party the other night he has that store that imports food from the u.s. which is nice. p.s. i got the peanut butters thank you. well yeah not much new just waiting for transfers now. the last week always seems to slow down a bit but time will pick back up. it feels like i email you guys on a daily basis. haha I'm really counting down the time until I'm done with the mission.

about the bus. if you haven't done anything to it that's good. ma bey if we just get some more horsepower that will be good. I'm planning on driving the bus daily when i get back so just a little more power will be good i think. we don't really need to paint it i think it looks good just like it is. maybe later in life when money isn't so tight. but there is no reason to paint something that doesn't need paint haha so just leave her how she is. the inside is good to i will make a few minor adjustments when i return but i think everything is fine just as it is. that's good its warming up. been freezing cold here the last few days. and when i say cold i mean cold. not just used to hot weather and it feels cold. its been cold. stormy and rainy for the last 2 weeks but today is nice and clear so its good. we set a good baptismal date with a guy who looks like president Irings Japanese brother haha but yeah he is a good guy.

cool. I will look for the packages its weird that i will be 20 haha that went fast i remember my 18th birthday like it was last week haha but yeah. im excited to drive the bus again. i talked to Eric and we want to do a California tour in the bus when i return i think that will be fun. haha and I'm the same as Nate. i don't want to leave japan (ever) but i am feeling the mission wearing on my fun side. haha but i painted a picture for a member who is having some health problems and I'm going to finish it up today. haha about all i do is study kanji or draw or write letters to random people haha but sadly no one writes back haha o well its fun. but yeah I'm pretty sure my comp is going to transfer. i sure hope he transfers if not i might slap him. haha he is a pretty clueless guy about life. if you look at his brain in a manner of test scores you would think he is a brilliant guy. but when it comes to common sense he is about as bright a rock in the bottom of a cave. but he is a good guy and he likes the mission. so. but he really needs to transfer he has been here for 7 months isn't that crazy. haha if I'm here for that long i will commit myself to seishinbyo haha but yeah. we will see. thats crazy Nate is home haha BJ is counting down his time now. oh and the thing on my blog is way way way off. i don't have 7?? days left i have about 38? left so if you would change it haha it sounds dumb but yeah. haah little things like that on blogs bother me. that's why i spent about 2 hours a day on my my space when i was a home. haah but yeah. please take care of the blog that will be fun after my mission to look back on. the taco party. we were planning on about 9 people but us and the only 2 young men in the branch came. it was fun. but we ate so much we were all sick and then i taught them how to play STING PING/ Sting pong haha it was fun. well i have no time to send pics but i will mail off a card prob tomorrow. so you will have recent pics and junk. I'm still working on putting the package together haha sorry i tell you every week I'm sending it off. but its not complete. haha did you get the one that came by boat yet it said 2 months about so we will see. but yeah its been 1 month so maybe not yet. well i love you all right me back 1 more time so i can respond.

yeah I'm excited to see you all too. but when you do stuff to the bus don't drop it or do anything

like that. i don't want it soo nice that i cant go camping in it. just new engine stuff and heat and ac will do just great. the paint that is on it is just fine i think so go ahead and leave it. well i love you all soo much it was good to talk to you tell Nater hello for me.

i love you all
love Cole

in japan ;)