Hey mom and dad,

...Next the nuclear thing and food.  You probably are a little worried about it but I dont really know. We dont watch the news.  An english class student said that the store we shop at had been selling meat that had been tainted with radiation but I couldnt taste the difference but even with that being said the store is still open and a whole bunch of people still go there so I dont think it is that big of a deal.  Sometimes people in Japan like to make it seem bigger than it realy is. They really dont like nuclear stuff here or some peolpe don't so they amplify that kind of stuff, I think. I dont watch the news so I dont know.


Ok now this week was crazy. There was the Yosakoi festival (yosakoi matsuri).  It was 3 days of straight dancing from 12 to 10 all over the city.  I took some way cool pictures and videos.  Just to explain Yosakoi a little bit, there are over 100 teams and they use wooden paddles that have two pieces that move so when you move it fast they snap.  So they play really loud music and walk/dance in the streets and in large coverd walkways.  It is nuts.  My pictures and videos don't do it justice.  There were a billion people here from all over.  I will send some pics later.  Then after that the Obon festival started.  It is not as extravigant but it is all over Japan.  It is a buddhist festival where they beleive that their ancestors come to visit them and their graves.  It is pretty neat.  It is summer vacation so when ever we find people they say call me after summer vacations and stuff so we have been struggling to find new investigators.  And with all the festivals going on it is hard to talk to people.  All we can do is try right?


This morning we got transfer calls and ........ I will be staying in kouchi and I will be training a new missionary.  I thought I would.  It is going to be way fun.  It is also going to help focus more on the work and work even harder to show the new missionary how to work hard.  I am excited. I will send his picture next week.


This week during study I learned about prayer.  There is a good part in pmg chapter 4 that talks about praying with faith and has 11 steps to good effective prayers.  You should read it and try to apply some of the things.  It has really helped me in my prayers.  Prayer is so powerfull but it is so easy to make it a routine and repetitive.  Especially as missionaries prayer is key. Realizing that it is a conversation with God and treating it like one is really important.  When we have that faith and pray earnestly anything can happen.  I am looking forward to working with a new missionary and working hard.


You are the best family every.  I know not just my immediate family reads these so when I say family I do mean everyone.  I am so blessed to have such a great supprotive family.  There is no greater blessing than a happy supportive family.


love you all


elder christian price


pictures.


first 4 are of yosakoi


then last one is of the last district meeting of the transfer.