Golden Week
This week is Golden Week in Japan. It is a series of 4 holidays closely spaced together. If workers take 2 days of vacation, they get off a week and a half from work. Families spend time together similar to our spring breaks. Children's Day is one of the holidays. Japan decorates with fish flags. This is a picture of a river near where we live. The flags are spaced along the walk making it look so festive. We often walk along the river. You can walk all the way to the ocean. Kobe has mountains and ocean. It is a beautiful green place. We had a large rain storm one day so the orange lights were flashing, warning people of flash flooding along the river. You should not walk on the path if the warning lights are flashing. This week was also Golden Week for me because we had a Zone Conference with our entire mission. I was surprised at the overwhelming feeling of love that I had when I saw all these missionaries. I have been working with them for over a year. I knew almost all