Dear family,
I hope you are happy... i can't guarantee that i will continue to
address it... but i did this time! :) I definitely agree that they
should record the music numbers, and make them available to the parents,
because they are really just so powerful. I'm glad that you were able
to have fun with your brothers and sisters, you always seemed to enjoy
when you had the opportunity to do that. The weather has been so nice
lately, there has been a lot of nice cool wind, except for today, and
that rain on monday was fabulous. I'm glad that you took the opportunity
to tease Brother WIlliams about the fast offerings... it is kind of
surprising though that it happened at all. It is nice that Danielle is
able to help Jennie and Cody out, though it would be nicer for all of
them if that wasn't necessary. You will have to send me pictures of both
of the new houses that my siblings are living in when you get a chance.
I'm glad that you were able to see uncle edward, and that you had a
good time visiting... do you know when Elder Brailsford will be in the
MTC? or is he already in the field. It was so great to see you, though i
am sorry that we have to keep saying goodbye.. i'm sure it is easier
for me, because once you are gone, i have to get right back in the swing
of things, and don't really have any time to think about it until
nighttime... Though it was super helpful to be able to talk about things
that are kind of needed by saturday, and figure all that out right
there and then. Tuesday was fabulous. The choir sang be still my soul,
and the thing i like most about that song is that when we sing it , we
are really singing to ourselves, and telling ourselves to just calm
down, because the lord is in control, and he is going to help us.
Tuesday evening devotional was amazing!!! President Nelson came and
spoke to us, and the entire talk was literally just mindblowing. One
thing that i especially loved was when he said was "Though the work is
hastening, and our tills have changed, Our Father in Heaven's goals have
not changed, nor will they" I'm not sure if that is an exact quote,
because i was writing quite quickly in my notes, but that was the
thought. Which made me think.... I haven't been all that excited to be
in an ipad mission, but they really are great tools for hastening the
work, and i know that they will help me to fulfill my purpose. Another
things i thought of, was that one of the tools our heavenly father has
that is constantly changing are the people who are serving missions.
Each missionary has something special to offer, something they bring to
the table that no one else can. Each specific skill set is needed
somewhere specifically, and that is where you are sent on your missions.
If we were all the same, there wouldn't really be a need for callings
to be inspired, because anywhere would do. But we are not all the same,
we are each unique, and there is a reason we are sent where we are
sent.. there are people who need us specifically to come and teach them
and share our testimonies with them. I had already been thinking about
this lately.. because this past week has been really stressful..
especially the day after p-day. Last saturday i got a blessing from the
elders in my district, and in it i was told that there are people
waiting for me specifically, for my testimony specifically to touch
their hearts so that they can be brought unto Christ. I know that Japan
is where i need to be, and I am so excited to get there, and give my
lord my all, and do my best to serve his people, and have fun doing so.
As hard as the work is, it isn't meant to be boring.. The gospel is good
news, and something that really draws people to the church is how happy
we are. I love this gospel, and i really love the people of Japan. I
leave Monday!!! I arrive in tokyo about 4:00 p.m. (Japan Time) and leave
about 6:00, and arrive in Osaka (which is the airport in my mission
about 7:00. The last three times are all on tuesday, since i will soon
be 15 hours ahead of you guys.. and also on basically the opposite side
of the world. If there is one thing i have learned at the MTC, it is
that you have to trust in the lord, and let his spirit guide you.
Without those two keys, it is almost impossible to accomplish this
work... It is his work, he knows the best way to go about it, and if we
turn our will to his, and put forth all our effort, he will pour out the
blessings of heaven upon us, and we will be able to see miracles. I may
not be able to speak nihongo(japanese) very well, but my heavenly
father is fluent in all languages, and the language i really need to be
able to speak is the language of the spirit. It is simple, but powerful
and beautiful... and when you know the language of the spirit, it
doesn't matter that you aren't good at whatever language you are
speaking, because he is. Lots of Love! Miss you and love you!
Love, Sister Makin
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