Book of Mormon Specialized Training

The month of October was spent traveling around the mission giving specialized training to the missionaries on using the Book of Mormon more effectively in their dendo (missionary work). The Church published a special edition of the Ensign especially on the Book of Mormon that is full of many helpful tools (pictures, timelines, testimonies) to help investigators understand more about the Book of Mormon. This is especially a challenge in Japan. After training by Gary, me and the AP's, time was given for the missionaries to mogi or roll play different situations so that in a real situation, they will feel comfortable and know what to say or do.
A ward member from Yamagata with Sisters Tauira and Tanaka.
Elder Ruefenacht happy to have his own copy of the Liahona.
Ready to eat a bento for lunch.

Zone Leaders training. Elders Narita and Lay.

Elders Ovard and Bigger
Sisters Sato and Chikamori



At each training, I cut up apples which are in season and delicious and made a dip of cream cheese and brown sugar. It was a hit everywhere we went. Gary is serving the plate of apples.
The Morioka chapel is across the street from this beautiful, small, recreational lake that is full of Koi and ducks. The trees around the lake have turned Fall colors and in the spring they have cherry blossoms. Elder Ovard and Elder Bigger and I went to the lake and fed the fish and the ducks. A little man will sell the crusts cut off the ends of a loaf of bread. The ducks and the fish swarm around whomever is throwing food at them. This little boy loved the power he had and the attention the animals gave him for throwing them food.



Elders Ovard and Bigger.
Elder Dowdy and Sister Maki
Elder Narita and Sister Fukuda
Elder Ishida and President Rasmussen (Poor Elder Ishida was very nervous to mogi with his president. He is very young in the mission.
Sister Asato and Elder Lay

Elder Dowdy-District Leader from Odate.

Gary was able to give her first Temple Recommend to Sister Sato in Odate. She was so happy!!
Outside the church were these darling kindergarteners walking with their teacher. They were so cute, I had to take some pictures of them.



Elders Shaw and Narita.
Elders Everett and Yamatani
Elders Nishida and Ellis

I saw this sign that said DENDO which is a very popular word in our mission meaning "Missionary Work". I'm sure this store name means something very different, tho.