District Conferences held all month

The month of October has included a District Conference almost every weekend all over our mission. We started in Aomori, then to Niigata, Kooriyama and Morioka. We enjoyed each conference and met so many nice and great members of the church. Gary spoke in 3 sessions of conference ; Priesthood Leadership Meeting and Evening session plus Sunday morning session. I was asked at each conference to speak to the RS sisters while their husbands were in the Leadership meeting. I prepared a video of my family that I shared with them and they seemed to like it. Then we just shared conversion stories and sisters introduced themselves. I also got to speak at two sessions of conference. At two of the conferences, we were asked to do a fireside after the conference. We turned it into a question and answer session that was more casual and relaxed. We hope the members feel comfortable with us.

Sister Belnap translated for me in Aomori. She was baptized in Sapporo and knew Brian when he served his mission there. It's a small world!!
Bro. Ebina, counselor in District Presidency, Pres. Murakami, District President, Gary, Bro Nagase & Saito of Mission Presidency.
Beautiful bento served us for dinner in Niigata.
Pres.Inoue and his wife of the Tokyo Temple presidency. He was the Bishop in Tokyo 40 years ago when Gary served there. Gary was thrilled to meet him again.
Sister Yoshida, wife of Gary's counselor in the Mission Presidency. She served her mission with Gary 40 years ago.The District Presidency was changed in Niigata this conference. This is the out-going presidency.The new presidency with Gary. The new District President is very young-early 30's.

Pres. Saito, Kondo, Gary & Uehara
The new District Presidency with the Mission Presidency.
The Elders serving in the Niigata District and I got to visit in the parking lot for an hour after conference. We had lots of fun just talking and taking pictures. This is Elder Juchau.
(L-R) Elders Kendall, Taylor, Gannon, Preston, Tanaka, Squire & Dick.
Mission Presidency: Pres. Yoshida, Gary, and Nagase. President Yoshida worked on the translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese (Moromon-sho) and translates for all Visiting General Authorities when they come to visit Japan. He also translates General Conference talks into Japanese.
Sis.Inoe and Pres.Inoe and President Saito,Exec. Sec to Mission Presidency. Pres Saito is a wonderfully kind man and the father of 10 children.
Kooriyama District Presidency. Pres Matsumura (center) and Suzuki & Takahashi. President Matsumura is also very young (early 30's) and is married to the oldest daughter of Elder Aoyagi (Area Presidency)
District Presidency and Mission Presidency.