Question & Answer with Sister Breksa

Q.     What is something you will make sure you can do/know before another mission?

A.      Patience.

Question to Sister Breksa and Her Response

Q.     What was one thing you knew how to do before your mission that made missionary work less of a challenge than if you didn't know it?

A.      Work.

Letter Home: Dated 17 November 2014

We were able to accomplish a goal of ours – Campfire Night! We made banana boats, we played games, and learned about Family History.  Two people who were recently baptized and two people we are currently teaching came. 

I have really been working on making lessons short, fun, simple, and powerful.  It helps that I can communicate a little more than before. I really like Japanese.

I love it here. It is SO fun.

Email Home: 23 November 2014

This week. 

Busy as ever. 

Did a lot of work, following the spirit. I am tired. 

My companion and I left early Friday morning and worked in Iwakuni advertising Iwakuni & Yanai congregation open house.

Saturday night we had the Open House.

30 visitors came. I was surprised, members of the church there remembered me.

E. came and said the opening prayer (he came because the sister who invited him said I would be there). I was so happy.

That day I set up three appointments.  1. A man who we taught in Hatsukaichi but lives in Iwakuni, so we referred him to the Iwakuni sisters, 2. A family we met when housing, 3. And three girls who came to the open house (we had invited them to the open house the night before). 

It was a great success. I was so happy to be in Iwakuni. The once hard hill to Arashima was surprisingly easy. Anyways, it was great.

That Sunday night we played Jeopardy with our three new converts, O., T., and M. It was fun. I am going to miss O. and T. 

Email Home: Dated 16 November 2014

Wednesday we had a lesson with T and a member of the church. We had visuals, two short video segments, scriptures, and a visual demonstration. The member said it was fun. I feel like we accomplished our goal for lessons- short, simple, fun, powerful.

The Complete Text of an Email Home: Dated 9 November 2014

Thank you so much for your letter! Sorry I have little time to do email today. I love you! 

I hope you are doing great and doing amazing things.

Love-

Sister Breksa 

Letter Home: Dated 21 October 2014

Thank you so much for your letters and prayers and help and support.  I am very happy.  We eat well, work hard! And strive to be obedient and seek and follow God's will =  Happy.