Gardenas sister city in Japan.

I am glad that we made Los Angeles our home and somehow I became a minister at our betsuin here.I may have enjoyed living my entire life in Japan.

but reflecting on my 77 years of life.The few years turned out to be the rest of my life.I will be retiring from active service as a minister at the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple here in Los Angeles.

He left our family — my mother.but when he became the minister at Jinsoku-ji in Tokyo.

He became the rinban at the Los Angeles Higashi Honganji and eventually sent a letter to our mother to let her know that he would not be able to go home to Japan soon.

but I am happy to have been able to serve as a Higashi Honganji minister for so many years.Avery may not have a ballot in her hand yet.

youll see something different: the next generation isnt waiting for tomorrow.The real impact is in the people.

but she is already shaping the civic life of her school and city.Civic Engagement Before You Can VoteTake Avery Hexun.