The adventures and misadventures of Elder Shaw as he teaches among the Japanese, and is no doubt taught in return.

Head to the 'Profile,' section to read more about who I am, and what I believe in. For more information on where I actually am, please click here.

The adventures and misadventures of Elder Shaw as he teaches among the Japanese, and is no doubt taught in return.

Head to the 'Profile,' section to read more about who I am, and what I believe in. For more information on where I actually am, please click here.

My name is Brian Shaw, though you can just call me エルダーショー (Elder Shaw). As of the 19th of May 2010, I have been rigorously engaged in serving the Lord by laboring to bring the Japanese people back to their savior, Jesus Christ; and I will continue to do so faithfully until the 19th of the same month in 2012.

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I have an unshakable testimony that this church is of Christ. I know Christ lives, and I know he suffered for my sins, so that I could return to live with my Heavenly Father after this life. I know that Joseph Smith, the founder of this church in the latter days, was called of God to restore Christ's authority to this earth, and establish the covenants and ordinances that were lost long ago. I also know that Joseph Smith was given a set of gold plates to translate into scripture called the Book of Mormon. I know the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

If you would like to know this just as I do, please click here, or click here for a free copy of the Book of Mormon.

2 Nephi 25:26
"And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins."

Hey everyone! Thanks for all of the marvelous mail! It was surely a pleasure to receive! I'm short on time today because we have some appointments to get to... So I'll start with the pictures.

So, this last week I was privileged to go to this 'Imonikai' thing. t pretty much translates to Ward Picnic. It was lots of fun! Unfortunately, none of the investigators we invited showed up... But a member brought a friend who lived close by to her... So it wasn't a total waste of time! Here are a few pictures from it.

IMG_2631.JPG - At Imonikai
IMG_2710.JPG - This weeks lackluster comic
IMG_2651.JPG 1,522.00K - Elder Aiura at Imonikai
IMG_2638.JPG 1,443.00K - Me doing the 'Asian Squat.' Try it out. It's not that easy! You have to keep your feet completely flat on the groundl. And then sit down. Good luck!
IMG_2634.JPG 1,646.00K - For Luke
IMG_2658.JPG 1,331.00K - Japanese Forest, slightly different than America
IMG_2654.JPG 726.00K - At Imonikai - Grass is still grass in Japan :)
IMG_2656.JPG 1,585.00K - At Imonikai
IMG_2707.JPG 1,311.00K - Me about to enter my new Lotus... Haha just kidding. It was just really fun to see. Haha So we took some action shots.

In other news, we found some new really strong investigators this week. The Ishiyama family! Their daughter lives in Texas and is a member! So they have a great relationship with the church already. We've only taught them once so far, but I have high hopes for them. Chiba San is not looking good. We have not been able to contact him in some time. I don't know what's going to happen with his baptism. Also, next week is transfer week, so my e-mail will be delayed. Just FYI.

Ah! Sorry, I have no time for a spiritual message this week. I love you all, the church is true, and keep working hard! Good things come to those who wait :)

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Sincerely,
エルダーショー
Elder Shaw

A list of my writings by their entry date:

05.25.2010

06.01.2010

06.04.2010

06.08.2010

06.15.2010

06.18.2010

06.22.2010

06.29.2010

07.02.2010

07.06.2010

07.13.2010

07.20.2010

07.21.2010

08.10.2010

08.12.2010

08.17.2010

08.25.2010

09.06.2010

09.15.2010

09.20.2010

09.28.2010

10.04.2010

11.01.2010

11.30.2010

12.24.2010

12.30.2010

01.22.2011

01.26.2011

03.02.2011

03.07.2011

03.14.2011

03.18.2011

04.25.2011

To my friends and family... Write me! And I promise I will write back as promptly as reasonable.

First, please do not contact me through e-mail. I have an e-mail, but have been told by my mission president not to read e-mails from anyone (not even family!). Sure, some other missions might do it differently, but for Sendai, I'm not supposed to read your e-mails. Just write me lots of letters instead!

And please direct all mail to this street address: