Week 52- Kicking It In Kure

 Aloha 皆さん、


Umm where to start. 

Recently I've been struggling with the decision of when to end my mission. I had two decisions (basically) : I could end in September of 2025 or March of 2026. When I first came back on the mission it seemed like such an easy decision with me thinking I would end in September. But recently I've been thinking a lot more about it. Haha didn't help when in my president interviews he asked me what I was thinking. Then told me I should most definitely extend😨

Haha anyways I really struggled with the question this entire week. I know the lord surrounds me with so many loving friends and family, and I wanna thank everyone who helped me this week❤️

As I prayed and pondered this week I couldn't find a clear answer but after talking with some loving friends and family and a very deep long prayer I found my answer. 

I don't know what Heavenly Father has in store for me. And I certainly don't know what will happen in the future or if i can always measure up to the task. But as one dummeh once said “What u think you can accomplish is way different then what you can accomplish” 

Long story short, I'll be staying on da mish till April 2026❤️ 
Highlights: 

-ZL exchanges
-Zone conference
-Kicking it in Kure

ZL Exchanges:

Had ZL exchanges this past week. I was with awesome Kamei 長老 in Hiroshima! Honestly we were both super tired but we pressed on. We talked a lot about the Saijo District and what it means to lead and help others around you. He's honestly such an awesome missionary and leader. I'm really glad we got to do exchanges :) we also at Jiro ramen which was SOOOO good. I miss fukuoka Jiro ramen sooooo bad! 

Zone Conference:

Right after ZL exchanges we had a Zone Conference! It was tons of fun and got to see some awesome missionaries. Also got some gas trainings and then had a really good interview with prez. And we'll yk what came from that

Kicking it in Kure:

Kure update: work is still hard but me and Theurer 長老 and grinding and having a lot of fun. Finding and helping our friends progress has been super hard but we trying our best!

Kay Das all!

Shoots!
愛してるよ！
エリス長老
TheRisingSon

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