All good things come to an end.....

Missionary Life: Well the time has finally come for us to wrap up our missionary service here in Japan and head home to embark on a new chapter. (Actually this blog post is being posted about a month after returning home--that's how crazy life got the moment we landed.) We spent the last couple weeks of our mission trying to fit in everything we could. We visited an area where Elder Welker served during his previous mission called Kitakyushu. It was beautiful. During his mission he served in Kumamoto, Kitakyushu, and Fukuoka. During our mission, we served in Kumamoto and Fukuoka, so this was the only area I had not seen. We went to City Hall to check out of the city and cancel our...

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Onward Christian Soldiers and the beauty of Japan

Missionary Life: Get ready for picture OVERLOAD. It has been a BUSY two months! Even though we have had an opportunity to travel to some outlying areas of our mission, Elder Welker and I continue to support the Fukuoka Mission by working in the office, and helping with many other tasks as needed. It has been a rewarding experience to contribute to the mission in a different way than we were used to. Often on our way to and from the office we see these 'Mommy Vans'--moms riding with one or two kids on their bikes. If they have more than two kids, the oldest one is riding their own bike. They ride all over the city streets. Many of them use E-bikes and have that power assist to help...

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