Hey mom and dad,

my week missionary work wise was ok. we found one new investigator but we cant meet him till august. that was kind of a bummer but at least we found someone. my spirits are doing well. i am hard on my self so somedays are better than others. i am having fun and trying to work hard even though it is really hot. it is a reall test when it is hot and no one really wants to talk to you. it is a good learning experience but i cant wait for it to be over.

yes tranfers will come next tuesday. i dont know wether i will stay or not. i meet the mission prez for interviews on wed and there i will probably ask him what he thinks. i think if i leave and some new blook comes in to hanayashiki it might jumpstart things but there is a cool activity that we planned for just after transfers so i want to stay. i am not sure what is going to happen but i think i will transfer.

last wednesday was interesting. i experienced my first earthquake. the center was in nara so here it wasnt that bad but is was a weird feeling. on the scale it was a 2 in hanayashiki. it was kind of cool but i would rather not experience it agian.

thats about it for my week. thanks for the messages of incouragement and support. i love you. you can tell everyone that i am doing just fine. i am having fun working in the vineyard of the lord even if it is really hot.

love

elder christian price

hey mom and dad.

it sounds like last week was a blast.i am glad everyone had fun. going shooting sounds like really good right now.. if i can find a big flag i will get it for him. i myself am looking for a big japanese flag but i havent found it yet. when i do i wll get two. thats way cool that erica got a kimono. they are way expensive. people wear them here when they graduate and when they turn 20. maybe she can wear it when she graduates.

this week was a normal week. the baptism we had did not go through. he was 17 and his mom was way agianst him joining the chruch. he said that when he turns 20 he will join. lets hope i n 3 years he remembers.

we are still having a hard time finding investigators. we are trying but i know there is more we can do. it is still way hot and humid so that doesnt help at all. me and my comp still get along great. even in the hot sun we still find a way to have some fun. i have recently learned how to play shogi. it is like chess. it is realy fun. for about and 1 or 2 a day we play that in a free talking space below a mall and we try to contact people through that. we havent made any investigators het but we have made some friends recently so the next step is to as them to come to chruch and hear the lessons. right now is summer vacation for japan. it just started. i think they have too much school.

well thats about it. hopefully next week i will have something exciting to tell you.

oh ya i had to talk in church yesterday. it went ok. my japanese still isnt very good so it took me for ever and i was way nervous so that didnt help either. all in all it was ok. it could ahve been worse. lets just say that after giving talks in a language you dont know when i return and have to give a talk in english it should be a walk in the park.

i love you and thanks for your love. you guys are the best.

love

elder christian price

Hey mom and dad

thanks for the pics. its good to see familiar faces.

like uncle jd said it is starting to get hot and i mean hot. the apartment is way hot when we come home from working out in the humidity. we dont get to stay in side or shall i say we have been asked to continue working rain or shine. we have been doing some work inside of malls and stuff. we try to talk to people in sitting areas. not the most effective so we cant do that all day. lets just say when i get back az summers will feel like spring.

the combinations of the missionaries went well. i dont think anyone has any hard feelings ore anything like that but there is definately a difference. our mission president is loving haveing more misionaries. next transfer he said he will be mixing alot of us together. it is going to be fun. it is weird to intorduce yourself to someone that is going to go home in 1 tranfer. i dont think the change will affect us that much at all.

even though it is hot i am still haveing a great time. the sports activity was awesome. it was way hot and some people got sick but it was still way fun. the matching out fits that me and my comp wore was interesting. some people didnt recognize it. i am still studying japanese hard. i dont want to settle for ok japanese. i can communicate and i understand alot but i want to be good at japanese not just ok. it helps to have a native but i wont always so i am still working hard.

yes, thanks for the reminder about the birhtday. i was actually trying to forget it. i dont really want to be older. i actually do love what i am doing and the older i get the less time i have. so, some money would be great but alittle suprise would be also nice. if you could send me just alittle something. i dont want anything too expensive just alittle suprise. so... some money and alittle suprise.

thank you for you love and your prayers. i pray for you always. i love the power of prayer.

love

elder christian price

hey mom and dad,

life is great here but it is getting way hot. if you think arizona is hot come here and you will think arizona is paradise. the humidity is killer. i cant stand it. i cant wait to have az summers agian. like uncle jd said it is going to get even hotter and and when it rains the humidity gets worse. it makes missionary work way hard. it is either poring rain or squorching hot. not the best combo.

i am glad to here everyone is having fun in utah. it sounds like some may have had too much fun. so erica wants to drive the jeep? i wish her luck in mastering the clutch. so marshal is wearing polo shirts. does he pop the color? if he does i may need to come back and right now and have alittle talk with him.

yes the bus picture is me and my comp in sumoto.

the work is doing great here. we are seeing many miracles as a mission. this week the kobe mission and half of the hiroshima mission merged. this thursday we ahve a huge confrence with all the missionaries. it will be fun.

this week went ok. i am really imporving as a missionary. not every day it the best but some days i just feel like i could go on all day with out stopping. my comp has been such a blessing. with out him i wouldnt have changed and i would not have become a better missionary.

my japanese is ok. i still feel like it is the worst but that is probably me just being to hard on my self. when i speak with my comp. i speak ok japanese but during lessons and with other people my japanese goes sour. i am still self concious about how my japanese sounds and if i made a mistake or not. little by little i am getting over that but it is going to be a alittle while before i obtian the `i dont care what people think` mind set. it is coming but i dont quite have it yet.

well, be safe driving home Happy 4th. actualy today we have a 4th ofjuly sports event. i am looking forward too it. em and my comp bought matching cloths to wear there. it will be fun.

From Japan, with love,

elder christian price

PS the frist pic is me and my comp in matiching cloths and the other one is a picture of a snake that we found right outside of our chruch building. my comp said it was a viper and that it is one of the most posionous snakes in japan.