4 Missionaries Return Home

 

 

This transfer required two weekends in a row of saying good-by to returning missionaries.  Elder Oikawa and Elder Ishida needed to go home a week early to be able to get into school in time.

Elder Oikawa received his Alma O Taylor pin for reading the Book of Mormon in English.

Testimony shared.

Elder Christensen loving the Sukiyaki dinner.

Elders Ishida and Oikawa

Elder Ishida's family came to pick him up.

At the Eki to put Elder Ishida and his family on the Shinkonsen with AP's (Elder Everett and Christensen and a member of the Nagamachi Ward who came to say good-by.)  No one knows more details about trains than Elder Ishida.  He was like a child on Christmas morning to be able to ride on the fastest of the fast trains. 



Look at that smile on his face.

 

Later in the morning, Elder Oikawa's parents came to get him.

 

 

The Second Weekend of Good-bys



Chikamori Shimai and Kitade Shimai

Chikamori Shimai received the Alma O Taylor award.

Kitade Shimai

Fukuda Shimai

Elders Squire and Fukuta

Our fearless AP's

Elder Fukuta

Elder Squire

Kitade Shimai

Chikamori Shimai

At the airport

Sister Fukuda

 

Everyone left on the plane except Kitade Shimai. 

We took her to the Eki to meet her sister who was meeting her.

This picture was taken at the airport in front of cardboard made robots

made by students at the local schools.  Amazing!!

Kitade Shimai and her sister.

Elder Fukuta

Kitade Shimai

Elder Squire

Fukuda Shimai