Right , because all Mormons end up commiting suicide . I ' m not saying I agree with their religion , but to suggest that it ' s as harmful as radical Islamism is completely ignorant and stupid <| sep |> Everyone will tell you no . But the reason WHY is mostly based on the order they teach and the way they teach without explanation . Japanese is not like Spanish in that many grammar rules are interchangeable so you can just get it with pictures . For example , in the first lesson they will teach you a grammatical form the te form that doesn ' t show up until lesson 6 in Genki I which is pretty deep in . You also will be completely unaware of what this grammar structure is doing and why they ' re using it . This continues on , and eventually your vocab will be good for a beginner but your understanding of Japanese will be severely behind , to the point of having to start over when you finish Rosetta Stone to fill in the large gaps that you missed . If possible , ask your parents to find you a onetoone tutor in the area instead . If this isn ' t possible you are probably best following the usual method of Genki I workbook