{"id":4560,"date":"2017-06-07T05:28:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T05:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=4560"},"modified":"2017-06-19T05:16:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T05:16:26","slug":"pep-rally-for-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-young-men%e2%80%99s-association-held-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=4560","title":{"rendered":"Pep Rally for the 100th Anniversary of the Young Men\u2019s Association Held in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On May 20, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association Hawaii Chapter held a pep rally for the 100th anniversary of the Young Men\u2019s Association, which doubled as the chapter\u2019s 60th convention, in the presence of President Daisuke Nakayama.<\/p>\n

In his address, President Nakayama first spoke on the goals of the activities for that anniversary, to be observed in 2018, saying, \u201cSeeing the anniversary as a season for a \u2018return to one, a new beginning,\u2019 we are returning to the founding ideals of our association and working to carry out the activities that look twenty or thirty years into the future.\u201d Sharing a story of how his mind had changed through implementing the Joyous Life, he said: \u201cI hope that our 100th anniversary will be \u2018life-changing\u2019 for all of us, so that in the future many will say: \u2018My life was changed thanks to the 100th anniversary,\u2019 or \u2018I wouldn\u2019t be here if not for that anniversary.\u2019 So for you to change your life and the life of those suffering around you, please start changing yourself by sowing many seeds of joy by using words to bring joy to those around you.\u201d President Nakayama concluded his address by saying, \u201cTo create a wonderful, joyous, and fun atmosphere in Tenrikyo, let us begin by doing our best in our anniversary activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Kikuchi, chairman of the Hawaii Chapter, then delivered a speech, in which he said: \u201cToday marks a new beginning for World Salvation! A new beginning for Hawaii!\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to the pep rally, President Nakayama had spent three days visiting five local churches and carrying out missionary activities, such as spreading the name of God and handing out leaflets, with local followers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On May 20, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association Hawaii Chapter held a pep rally for the 100th anniversary of the Young Men\u2019s Association, which doubled as the chapter\u2019s 60th convention […]<\/p>\n

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