August 6, 2016

This week went by so fast! Faster than lightning McQueen! But it was a great one! The Lord is continuing to progress His work here as fast as Elder Pettit and I are willing to go! It has been so amazing to see the direct correlation of us prioritizing and putting more and more effort in that the Lord progresses this area more and more! Coincidence I think not...Gotta go out and work hard Erry day!

Among this weeks miracles are Uchino san! He MAKES MOVIES! The Japanese Spielberg as I like to call him! He is way cool, he comes to english class and met with missionaries 40 years ago...DAD, he has a Morumon Kei, I am gonna try and swap him that for my morumon sho. He was so excited when we said we wanted to teach him a little and said he had a lot of questions about Jesus Christ. The Lord has some amazing timing. His seed has been growing for a long time now! We meet with him in about two hours!

We have a ton of other people that have a lot of potential that we are beginning to teach so stay tuned!

I am so grateful this week, we have recently been doing training's on finding our investigators needs. This last week as we finished and I was thinking about it, I realized that EVERYONE has needs, not just our investigators. And it is important for me to find my own needs, to ask my self honest questions, ponder and listen, and take the guidance from the Spirit. I need to find what my true needs are to help me progress on my path back to Heavenly Father! baby steps...baby steps.

Got to see some more former companions this week, always the greatest!

Elder Pettit is doing amazing! I absolutely love working with him, he might be leaving here this transfer. But I don't think the mission president is ready to make me the Senior here yet ;) Cant really blame him hahaha so Elder Pettit will hopefully stay and I can continue to learn from him and his example!

Love you all so much,

Elder Krebs

August 6, 2016

This week went by so fast! Faster than lightning McQueen! But it was a great one! The Lord is continuing to progress His work here as fast as Elder Pettit and I are willing to go! It has been so amazing to see the direct correlation of us prioritizing and putting more and more effort in that the Lord progresses this area more and more! Coincidence I think not...Gotta go out and work hard Erry day!

Among this weeks miracles are Uchino san! He MAKES MOVIES! The Japanese Spielberg as I like to call him! He is way cool, he comes to english class and met with missionaries 40 years ago...DAD, he has a Morumon Kei, I am gonna try and swap him that for my morumon sho. He was so excited when we said we wanted to teach him a little and said he had a lot of questions about Jesus Christ. The Lord has some amazing timing. His seed has been growing for a long time now! We meet with him in about two hours!

We have a ton of other people that have a lot of potential that we are beginning to teach so stay tuned!

I am so grateful this week, we have recently been doing training's on finding our investigators needs. This last week as we finished and I was thinking about it, I realized that EVERYONE has needs, not just our investigators. And it is important for me to find my own needs, to ask my self honest questions, ponder and listen, and take the guidance from the Spirit. I need to find what my true needs are to help me progress on my path back to Heavenly Father! baby steps...baby steps.

Got to see some more former companions this week, always the greatest!

Elder Pettit is doing amazing! I absolutely love working with him, he might be leaving here this transfer. But I don't think the mission president is ready to make me the Senior here yet ;) Cant really blame him hahaha so Elder Pettit will hopefully stay and I can continue to learn from him and his example!

Love you all so much,

Elder Krebs

July 31, 2016

This has been an amazing and VERY fulfilling week! I feel so grateful to be in Japan at this time and to be a part of this amazing work. How stinking cool is that??

We have been focusing on every amount of time we have getting out and finding, and teaching, we are focusing on making time in our schedules to progress the Lords work! And because of it we have been able to make a lot of new investigators and making a lot of return appointments with people that have a lot of potential! Specifically Okuda San! He is the COOLEST! He called us and set up a return appointment this week and we met with him at the Church and he is golden! He has so many good questions, and he knows the bible and Christianity SO WELL! It was cool every scripture we shared from the bible he already knew. He has a lot of similar beliefs and we can hopefully help him truly feel the gospel in his heart!

This week I have been studying a lot on humility, and it has been amazing for me to see how it connects to so many other aspects of the gospel, and how much good we can gain from being humble. And heaven knows I need to work on that! The Lord has been giving me plenty of humble experiences as I study it more thoroughly. Funny how that always seems to happen...but I am grateful for the opportunity that we have in this life to learn, grow, and progress closer to our Savior every single day.

I am so grateful this week for the amazing examples I have in my life! I am so grateful for my Savior and everything that he has done for me in my life, and for his atonement!

This gospel is so amazing, and such a blessing in my life, and I know for a fact that it can bless everyones life. It has brought me so much peace and happiness. I can never begin to thank my Heavenly Father for everything I have been given!

Love you all SO much!

Elder Krebs

July 23, 2016

Thanks for being parents, who trust in the Lord work and in his timing. Our mission president actually got quite a few nasty emails from parents about the original release date for my group. That was a lot of why he changed it. I am grateful you didn't send anything like that. Kaicho read me dads email and it was very kind. I was just grateful that I have parents that trust in the Lords plan even on small and simple things like this! You are the greatest example in all things!!

Love,

Elder Krebs

The weeks literally just go faster and faster...I don't know where time goes.

This week I have noticed the power and importance of doing the little things. As we get busy and are traveling around a little bit sometimes study time gets cut down. Sometimes we really don't have much at all. And on those days I feel a difference. Of maybe not having a good amount of time to truly sit down and pray to my Heavenly Father. Or to take that time to study the scriptures. I see myself maybe moving a little more backwards rather than progressing forward as we always want to be doing! 悔い改めます^o^

I have also learned the importance of just a good work ethic, I see missionaries who have learned in their lives just how to work hard to achieve what they want to, and to see success. And I have been trying to apply that in my life. I am still no where near my awesome companion but through his example and help j have been able to see a difference as I am trying to be 100% diligent in all things, even seemingly small things and seeing the different results! I LOVE LEARNING TO LOVE WORK! It is a the most important thing that I can learn on my mission is how to truly WORK! Working hard will always lead to having fun.

I love this work so much! I am grateful to be able to learn so much every single day! This life is truly a time to learn and to prepare to meet God. I am so grateful for that. I am learning to love learning more and more every day, something that all my teachers before the mission can tell you that I probably wasn't the best at hahahaha and judging by some of my grades you could say the same thing

Love you all so much!!

Elder Krebs

July 17, 2016

Long time no write!

This past two weeks have been all over the place and AWESOME! The only way I can remember anything that happened is through my pictures!

On Monday we had a whole zone p-day and it was a BLAST! We played all kinds of fun games at a park and just had a good time with everyone! Loved every second, we have the most amazing missionaries in our mission. There is no doubt about that #FukuokaPride

Then we have a couple new areas opening up so President asked us to help him out with the moving process. In case you didn't know our mission is HUGE so it was quite a drive! Felt like I was road tripping again with the homies! Rented a huge van and had it filled up with all kinds of random stuff in the back, then we opened up the apartments and headed back! Good times...Good times.

New missionaries came in...almost all of them. We were waiting at the airport to pick them up, and we were expecting 3 elders. (super small group this transfer) and only 2 came off the plane...it was pretty exciting. Apparently one had some last minute Visa problems so he couldn't come for another week. (we really need to hire poppa Krebs at the churches immigration center)

Then the returning missionaries came in! It was an amazing group of missionaries, full of some missionaries that have really helped me a lot on my mission and been great examples to me. I am very grateful for them, it was sad to see them go but I am sure they will do great in the real world!

Then today...the best of all. We went to a Brazilian BBQ. It was just like Tucanos! Pineapple and all! IT WAS THE GREATEST!

I absolutely love life, my companion, and this mission! I am so grateful for all the things that I am able to learn every day!

I am also very grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost. As a missionary as I work with other missionaries, I notice so many of my weaknesses. I see where I could be improving, or should be improving. And sometimes it can be hard. But the Spirit is always there to pat me on the back and guide me in the right direction! It is SUCH a blessing! Best guy!

I love this work, and I am SO grateful for this gospel and for the ability we have to overcome our weaknesses and sins and become more like the Savior every single day!

Love you all so much,

Elder Krebs

July 1, 2016

What a week, what a week!

This week was way busy and all over the place so I am going to try and keep this email organized and serene but there are no promises! :)

I'm currently in Hiroshima, sitting in my Brothers old mission home emailing...way cool :) we are going to have a fun p-day here visiting miyajima. And then going to do all kinds of cool things in Hiroshima before we head back to Fukuoka tonight!

This week was a lot of traveling, so nothing too exciting! We got a new roommate here in the honbu as one of the missionaries will be heading out soon. It will be a fun transition!

I just wanted to testify simply about the Spirit, I am so grateful for the Spirit and the guidance that it gives me in my life every single day. As I have been studying, and receiving training on the Spirit and
the power that it has in our life it makes me realize just how large of a gift it truly is. We can do anything with the Spiirt!

Love you all so much!!

Elder Krebs

June 24, 2016

WOWZERS! This week was way awesome!!

The most fun part for sure was going down to the Islands of Okinawa, we got to fly down and man did it make me miss the hot summer on the islands! It was balmy, but we got to stay in one of the returned couple missionaries apartment one of the nights we were there...it was like being in America...there is a base right across the street, we had chili and fritos, gatorade, starburst, and everything else american you can think of...it was a pretty intense culture shock...and then I slept in a bed...for the first time in forever...it was eye opening.

We have been going around the mission and it has been way cool to see all of these amazing missionaries here and the hard work that they put in every single day! It is amazing to watch and see them, and makes me everyday want to improve myself! It has also been fun to see old areas, and old companions, and friends!

My comp is still a stud! He helps me out so much, I am very grateful for him and for all that he does for me!

Investigator wise this week was AMAZING!!! We met a person on the street last week named Josh, he is Japanese but lived in LA for 7 months, so his English is pretty dang good. We set up a return appointment, and then met him! He is SOO prepared, he accepted a baptismal date right there, and was so excited! He understands the need to repent and to have faith, and is really willing to work towards that. It is amazing that even with all kinds of things happening, the Lord still prepares people for us to teach! #MIRACLES

I have loved this week so far, there are definitely hard times, where it is hard and I question whether I can really do what I need to, or if I am the right person. But I know that I can always trust in the Lord, how wonderful it is that the Lord's church is based off of revelation and we can always rely on that. Although I have many many weakness just as Ether teaches us, the Lord can turn those into strengths, as we make goals, plans, and do everything we can to accomplish them!

Love you all so much!!

Elder Krebs

June 19, 2016

Sorry this is gonna be way fast, I dont have much time!!

So this week was full of moving, service, and training! We got to go drive down to some areas and move apartments around which was a blast! Then we had a big service project in Kumamoto which was a PARTY! Loved getting to serve down there with everyone, got a nice tan and everything ;)

it was way fun as well because we got to go down to Kagoshima, the first zone I served in which was way nostalgic to be back in again! I loved it!

Sorry this is so short!

Love,
Elder Krebs

June 16, 2016

WHAT? So sad to hear about the truck, it is good to hear you are safe though!! I will miss that big blue buddy of mine :( That is really sad, I hope you can get a nicer cooler truck :) Somebody in the ward has to be able to help with all the moving and camping trips right??

I am jealous of California, seems like you are having a blast down there! Aliya's baptism looked amazing, I am so proud of that wonderful little girl! She is so amazing :)

I love hearing stories about the spirit guiding people in little ways like that. We are doing our whole training this transfer focused on working smart with the Spirit. Something that the mission definitely needs, maybe I will even get a chance to share your story :)

I will keep Bonnie in my prayers!

I am supah tired, and it feels SO good ;) The office is crazy, our mission is so big, and so much is happening right now. The last 3 nights, we have been going to bed pretty late doing things and having to wake up at 4 am to go to certain areas, or to do service for the earthquake. It is hard keeping my eyes open right now. :) No rest for honbu ;)

Love you so much,

thanks for the email!

Elder Krebs

June 11, 2016

IM LEGIT! I have got a license....TO DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET! I am so excited, getting a license in Japan is harder than fitting a camel through the eye of a needle...I feel so blessed. It is really weird to drive on the left side, but I haven't had problems so far. But please keep me in your prayers!

This week was really great, we have had a good amount of time to go out and find as well as accomplishing a lot of other fun stuff! President Egan's family is in town right now and it has been cool getting to know them and see the President interact in a different way with his family!

We have met some way amazing people recently here in Fukuoka, we had a crazy cool miracle a couple nights ago. The day before we had been focusing on really planning with the Spirit, and so the next day as we went out finding we were walking on the street and while we were waiting at a light this white guy starts waving his hand and walks towards us and says "Hey Elders, how are you doing?" Turns out that this young super cool white guy's grandma is a member of the church. And because he was with his grandma a lot he knows a lot about the church...and even went to seminary for 3 months before he went into the military and got stationed in Japan! LIKE WHAT THE HECK! He asked us to switch phone numbers and was way down to meet. He totally understood and pointed out the crazy timing that led up to us meeting, the Lord's timing is just amazing. So please keep Cody in your prayers! We are way excited to continue meeting with him!

Elder Pettit is still the best companion out there, we have seen a ton of miracles, and are trying lots of new stuff here! It is a time for me to learn lots from him and I am grateful for the opportunity! We had a couple really fun trainings this week, we had a zone conference and had a stellar training from the Zone Leaders on Thursday, made me wanna go out and baptize the world which is exactly what Elder Pettit and I are planning to do! YOSH!

This week I have been thinking a lot about the gifts of the Spirit, and how great of a blessing it is to have the Holy Ghost guiding us in our every day lives. From small things to large things. The Holy Ghost is always there leading us on the path that the Lord would have us take not on the path the world would have us take. I have been praying and trying to rely on the Spirit a lot this week as I notice a lot of my weaknesses. Especially relying on the Spirit to comfort me so that I don't get overwhelmed by my weaknesses. It has been a great blessing to me!

Jealous of my family getting to party it up in California this week....Dont have too much fun without me!

Love you all so much,

Elder Krebs