HELLO mom and dad,

Thanks for the emails. It is always good to hear that the boat still works, and the house is still in one peice.

The Tokyo missionaries are still here. I don't mind, they are all way cool and my zone leader right now is from Tokyo mission and his home town is Gilbert Arizona. His name is Beazer. He is way cool. AZ kids represent! The mission president said that some might go back this transfer or next transfer. They are still having earth quakes up there and the radiation is still a problem it seems. They may start putitng missionaries in the safe parts of the Tokyo mission but not all can go back because they split the missionaries up in to 3 groups of 40 so not all can go back at once.

Life is good. Transfers are this week. They got extended on week because of the earthquake and a whole lot of other reasons. I will let you know what happens. I don't really have any thing to share this week. I have found a new love for goals. I set a goal to do 8400 pushups in one transfer and last saturday I reach it. It was hard, especially at first but after a while I really had the drive to do it. It felt so good but after I got it I didnt now what to do. I was done. So I set another goal. This is realated to working out but goals with anything are the same when we try to reach the goal we feel
success. Life is the same. When we have a goal of life or purpose of living we can know what direction we want to take in life. It gives us a sense of belonging. Just like I felt weird and empty when I finished my goal and didnt have one, life is the same. Without a goal or purpose we feel empty. Everyone feels this wether they realize it or not. So my job, my responsobility as a misisonary is to help people find that purpose by helping them come unto Christ. This work is amazing and I can't wait to go out everyday and share this message with the world.

Love you, miss you, and can't wait to tell you what cool things happened next week.

elder christian price

PS I might be just as bad or worse than jacob when I talk. There are some words that I have forgotten because the word in japanese is easier to use. It will be fun.

Hey mom and dad,

Confrence was awesome. I pretty much watched it by myself. Not that many people came to chruch to watch it. kind of lonely but knowing that misisonaries all over japan were watching it at the same time as me was comforting.

Well even though I was alone I learned a lot. Of course Elder Oaks talk sat. afternoon was amazing. Elder Oaks said "desires dictate our priorities." So if we really want something we will do what ever it takes to get it. Man do i love confrence. I can't beleive I use to sleep during sunday session and never watched saturday session. What a mistake that was. Well it is never to late to repent right?:)

Well that was about my week. It was full of meetings and train rides. Nothing to exciting. Japan really has turned into home. when I get asked questoins about america I can't really answer them that well. I have kind of forgotten. I dont remember how big stuff is or what american food tastes like. When I think about it is seems like a way distant memory. It is kind of weird.

So who is this Ian character? Why havent i gotten any pictures? I want to know who is dating my little sister so I can know wether or not I need to come home and ruff someone up abit (ok maybe I wouldn't do that but it would be nice to know). it may be a good missionary opportunity?

I love you guys

elder christian price

HEY mom and dad

This week was good. The training was amazing. It was called leadershiop training but it was really just a training on how we can become better missionaries. How we can teach better and stuff like that. It was way awesome. I learned so much. I came back with a strengthened desire to serve. but my comp. didnt come because he is
going home soon and boy did i miss him. The first day was ok but the last 2 my makeshift comp. wasn't really good. Of course we hadn't worked together before but our teacing was horrible. I have always liked my comp, but you never really know how much you appreciate them until they are gone. But other than that all is well. We had a lesson last night and i applied some of what I learened at the training and the
lesson went way well.

That's way cool the the Gurneys are coming down. I miss them. I had no idea that Rachel got married. crazy!!!!!!!! Too many people are getting married while I am
out. Its getting nuts. I didnt think there would be that many.

Life is great. The work is moving forward and I am having fun doing it. I love you guys i wil try and send some pics next week.

love ya

elder christian price

Hey mom and dad, Thanks for the heads on the bdays. I totally for got about general confrence. In Japan it probably wont be until the week after next so they havent really said anything about it. I am also looking forward to hearing the words of the prophets. Can't wait to see what kind of guidance we get. Good to hear the family and the ward is doing good. you said Ronnie talked. How old is he now? He is priest age right? Well life is good here in Nishiwaki. of course there are hard times but that just makes the good times that much better.(but there really arent any too hard times). I really dont have too much to share this week. This week i am going to Kobe for 3 days for special leadership training. It is still kind of cold here. its way weird. it has been a really cold year. it snowed last week which is totaly not usual. right now it is supposed to be getting way hot. the weather has been strange this year. Well all is well. We dont hear too much about the disaster in Sendai anymore. You do if you ask about it but because we are so far a way that it doesnt really affect us. The chruch had a special fast and a lot of people are donating supplies and stuff but other than that it feels the same. Well I love you guys. Cant wait to hear how good confrence was and what talks I should be looking out for. love elder christian price

Suzuki Satoshi baptism

Hey mom and dad,

The baptism was great. there were alot of miracles that went into
making this baptism happen. First the person that baptized him was a
recent convert and had quite smoking before he got baptized but he
fell back into the habit. About 1 week before the baptism he quit
cold turkey and he hasnt smoked since. I know that that was the Lords
doing. This recent convert is an insane guitarist and the kid that
was baptized loves guitar. It meant alot to him to have what you could
say his idol baptize him. Next there was an investigator who always comes
to chruch with a friend that is way cool but he himself doesnt really want to
join the chruch and he wanted to ask our investigator why he wanted to
get baptized. If he did this he would not do it nicely and this may
cause our investigator to choose not to get baptized. Well this
person got a 3 day cold that he has never had before that kept him from
coming to a fhe activity and chruch. I know that the Lord was watching
out for our boy Satoshi. by the way that is is name Suzuki Satoshi.
he is 16 and was cool. i will send a pic.

Japan is on fire. We were affected by the 40 odd missionaries coming
from tokyo and sendi missions. This transfer we will not have a
transfer. The next transfer will be in may. The chruch moved this
transfer date up to last Friday to accomodate for the 40 elders
coming in. I stayed the same but the other elders in my distirct all
got tokyo missionaries and one area got reopened. Even with these
changes i dont think we skipped a step but it is probably crazy in
the mission office.

I love you guys. Thanks for the support and love. It really helps to
know that everything is well at home.

love

elder christian price

Christian and his new companion

Hey mom and dad,

Yes i am alright. I actually didnt feel it but all of the other areas in my district did. I dont know alot. You probably know more than I do. But as missionaries in the Kobe mission i dont think we will go to help with the clean up. I talked to sister mcintyre yesterday about the possibility of going and helping and she pretty much said that some of the missionaries in the Sendai mission will stay and that some of them will go elsewhere to finsih their missions. We will probably hear more about it in the coming weeks but as for now it is looking like i will not play any major part in helping out in sendai.

The tsunami mainly hit Sendai. it did not come to Kobe but the earth quake was felt in the mission home.

So the missionary work here is going well. it is too early to tell if people will be more receptive to the gospel or not but i do know that we have a baptism this coming sunday. He is 16 and way ready. his mom is a member and he has made some good friends in the ward. He is a good kid. we arekeeping busy with other investigators and other finding activities.

Dad, you asked me to buy some cup of noodles which i will but about 5 months ago, maybe alittle longer the mission gave every area two survival kits or two bags with alot of food and water. We are preparing for somthing. It does make me feel alittle safer knowing
that we do have that food just incase.

Well that was my week. nothing to crazy. I did get an umbrella from and old lady though. she didnt want to hear our message but she was willing to part with an umbrella. That just shows that the japanese people are really nice just some arent crazy intrested in the message that will save their lives.

All is well. I love the japanese comps. it is a great blessing to have them.

I love you family and make sure to tell everyone thanks for asking about me.

see ya next week,

elder christian price

Earthquake Update #3
I just received an email saying ALL missionaries in Japan, including all in Sendai, have been located and they are safe. We are grateful to our Heavenly Father for this wonderful miracle. The last two in Sendai were located this (Saturday in Japan) evening.

President McIntyre