Sunday morning we found the Tokyo 1st Branch which is an English speaking branch. They meet in a ward building next to the Tokyo Temple. The temple was beautiful, but there aren't really any grounds to walk on due to the lack of space. The "Branch" itself is probably almost twice as large as our San Lorenzo Valley Ward (although they are rumored to be changing the boundaries). We were there for the Primary program. It was fun to see such a large group of English-speaking children in Japan. We most likely won't be attending this branch, but it was nice to visit. The best part of attending this branch is that we ran into one of Kurt's friends from his mission who moved to Tokyo last Spring. He and his wife (the Ericsons) actually were in our very first married ward in Provo. I remember his wife being pregnant and now they have a 9, 7, and 5 year old. :) It will be nice to have friends close by to ask random questions to. We met a lot of other members who shared their email addresses with us and said to email them with any questions we come across. We were also happy to meet a Sister whose daughters attend Japanese public school. Her daughters started Japanese school when they were 2 and are now 6 and 7. It has been a good experience for them and Kurt said their Japanese was PERFECT.
Since we got to church a little early we decided to walk around the neighborhood. The temple itself is located in an upscale neighborhood of Tokyo. Several of the international embassys are right around the temple.
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