Japan Tokyo Mission: Mission Information

President and Sister Nagano!

Takuji Nagano, 55, and Kuniko Yasuda Nagano, four children, Oak Hills 5th Ward, Provo Utah Oak Hills Stake: Japan Tokyo Mission, succeeding President L. Todd Budge and Sister Lori Budge. Brother Nagano serves as a ward Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker and is a former high councilor, branch president, bishop, stake Young Men president, stake mission president, ward mission leader, and missionary in the Japan Nagoya Mission. Portfolio manager, Millennium Management. Born in Kuwana-Shi, Mie-Ken, Japan, to Nobuo Nagano and Toyoko Takano.

Sister Nagano serves as a ward Primary teacher and temple ordinance worker and is a former stake Relief Society president, ward Primary and Young Women president, seminary teacher, and missionary in the Japan Osaka Mission. Born in Date-Gun, Fukushima, to Yoshikichi Kanno and Yoko Yasuda.

The Naganos love you all so very much, and are very excited to work with you!

The Meaning of "Divide by Love"

"Divide by Love," the theme chosen by President and Sister Nagano for the Japan Tokyo Mission, has a number of meanings. As missionaries and Disciples of Jesus Christ, we divide the blessings we have received out of love. When we divide our blessings, instead of our portion decreasing, our blessings actually increase, just like when Christ divided the two fish and five loaves.

In tennis, love stands for zero. One cannot understand infinity without understanding zero. In an equation, we can take any number and divide it by zero. The answer will always be infinity. As we serve the Lord with no guile, working no deception, no selfishness, and withholding nothing (giving it our all), He will take what little we can give and multiply it.

"Divide by Love" also helps us avoid comparison. We, as humans, are given different talents, strengths and weaknesses from the Lord. He knows what is best for us and what we need for our growth. We may feel that our contribution is small, but when divided by zero it will become infinity. As long as the denominator is zero, the value of the numerator is not relevant.

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