Friday, March 21, 2014

Pounding Mochi at Nagamachi Ward

Elder Yamada, who works in our office, is also the counselor in the Bishopric.  He conducted this Ward activity.  We love Elder Yamada.  He has opened all of the new apartments this past year for us. He also orders all the bikes for new incoming missionaries and takes care of so many little and big things that only a Japanese speaker can do.  What would we do without him?

Pounding mochi is a New Years tradition in Japan.  Mochi is a special cooked rice that is pounded with this mallet until it is like gum~very sticky and smooth.  Then they roll it in balls about half the size of a ping pong ball and eat it.  All Japanese people LOVE this.  I found it very hard to eat and enjoy.  

All of us non-Japanese missionaries were given a chance to pound the mochi.
  Sister Stice.

Sister Lesuma

Sister Mataoa


Sister Rasmussen


Sister Kakuda
Elder Noonchester

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