hey mom
yes today was the big transfer day. it was so big that they moved it to tomorrow. fun right? no not fun. now i wont be able to tell you until next monday. sorry. it sounds like valintines day was full of sweets. we got some valitines for the members and a huge basket full of misc. items. it was awesome. i am glad you sent the package to the mission home too. it is probably best if you always send it to the missoin home. i could get emergency transfered for no reason at any time. thanks for the spiritual thought. i read it and i dont know if i am emotionally ready or not. i guess that is something i need to find out. but for the time being i think i am ready. it sounds like your week was kind of like mine. the best part of my week was that i had a BAPTISM on sunday. 14 of feb. we baptized miura satoru. he is 52 and crazy! i told dad the story about him 2 weeks ago when we brought him to sacrament meeting. it was awesome. i will send pictures. i was lucky enough to preform the baptism. i only had to say the pray in japanese once and baptize him once. it was awesome. its is my first baptism while on my mission. after the baptism service i pondered on what i had felt during the baptism and during the preperations for it. yes i felt the spirit but i didnt feel any different. i didnt feel like my mission was any more of a success because i had a baptism. it made me realize that baptism is important but so is everything else. my happinese doesnt just revovle around just baptisms, it revolves around all aspects of the work. after that day i could honestly say that i could be happy with no baptisms while on my mission and i would still feel like i had a successfull mission. to me baptisms are gifts from god. people can choose to be baptized or not but as missionaries we always need to be working hard.that is my thought of the week. i love japan. its the best place on earth. there are baptisms all the time. here. japan missions are no harder than anyother mission. i love you and thank you for your support. i cant wait to have more experiences to share.
love
elder christian price