Dear family and friends,
This week has been a crazy one, and definitely a weird one for me.
Something I didn't think I would really experience in the field, but I
did, and I learned a lot. Especially about the power of the spirit.
Last Sunday night, we got a call from our zone leaders. We hadn't hit
the mission standards for excellence, and they wanted to know if there
was anything they could do to help us succeed. Well the suggestions
they gave ended up really helping.
Monday we had pday, and just had some good time to relax and email.
That night, I just felt like we needed to call a bunch of people and
set up appointments if possible. we did, and we were able to set up
five solid appointments for Friday and Saturday with people that we
have been trying to meet, but had just had no luck with.
Tuesday we hit the pavement, and had so much fun. On the way to
service at the ryoujin home, we met jewsrin, because we paused to
adjust our schedule at a park, and she has tons of interest, and we
got her phone number, and she is coming to eikaiwa next week. The
crazy part was that she stopped us right as were leaving, that was so
cool. We then pushed forward and visited all of the people we had
planned, and they were all home. They aren't interested, and that is
ok, the miracle is just that they were all home. Including the flower
lady from a few weeks back. This time she actually gave us a good time
of day to go visit. That night after eikaiwa, we visited murata
Shimai, and I was able to share the experience I had of my family
going to the temple, despite all the challenges that had faced us. Her
family is really struggling right now, and it is stressing her out,
and hearing that story, among other things really helped her. The
crazy thing is that all day I wanted to just change our plans and not
visit these people, I was tired, I was hungry, but I said no, somehow,
and pushed forward, and it was a miracle. Satan did not want me to
visit those people, but I am so grateful I did, especially murata
Shimai, she was the hardest. I could've just kept mingling with
members and students, but we had planned it, and we needed to go. And
the fact that she was actually home, when usually she wouldn't be, was
just a pure miracle.
Wednesday we went out again, and had another fun crazy day. We visited
yanagihara Shimai again, and told her we wanted to teach her the
missionary discussions so that she could prepare for the temple, and
that started to give her some hope. We also visited the okuras, and
taught them the plan of salvation, and invited them to baptism. The
grandma didn't really say much, but the daughter said that if she came
to know it was true, she would, but she wasn't there yet, still a
lamb, still a baby in the learning process. I hope she will get
baptized soon. She is awesome. We also shared a message with the
inoues, and then tanaka Shimai, who is also less active, and then we
did some finding on the way home to have dinner. It was a way fun, way
full purpose day, and I came home feeling so good.
Thursday was the day my world changed. I got a call from the APs
during study, and they let me know that I was ending emergency
transferred to toyooka. Some things had happened, and they needed me
to go up there so that everything would be ok. I was sad to be leaving
Nishiwaki, but the spirit filled me with so much peace, that I knew
it was right even before seagle Choro told me that Welch Kaicho and
the APs had all prayed separately to know what to do, and when they
all came back, they knew that I was the one to be sent. It wasn't 100%
unexpected, but it was definitely startlingly and sad. I spent that
day packing, and that night we went to the branch presidents for
dinner. He had invited all of the missionaries over to welcome the new
ones, and say goodbye, since I was transferring so suddenly, and he
had just gotten back from America. That was a very fun last thing to
do in Nishiwaki.
Friday we had district meeting, and I was stressed, because I had to
write down all of the info about all of the investigators, because my
companion was still learning, and the other three sisters would need
that information, I wasn't going to pay attention at first, but I felt
that I needed to, and I learned a lot, and it really helped me. I know
I would've regretted not focusing on the most important thing, even
though there were important things to be done. For just a few minutes
I had to be companions with the four elders in my district, because my
companion wasn't there yet, and the sisters really had to go to an
appointment, but it wasn't too long, just weird. I then met smith
Shimai, we went to the eki, and we came to toyooka.
Saturday we got out of the apartment and went to work. I honestly
don't remember a lot of what we taught to people, but the way cool
thing was that smith Shimai and I taught with great unity right from
the start, and normally it takes a little time to work that out, but
it was great. She was super happy to be out of the apartment, and just
going for it. We met with a less active, a member, and taught a couple
of lessons to investigators. It was another full purpose day, and it
was a lot of fun, but I was definitely tired by the end of it. Just
how missionary work should be.
Sunday I met the branch, and they were all shocked, since no one had
heard, but they had all kind of expected it, so it wasn't too bad. The
branch here in toyooka is small, but the members are awesome, and love
the missionaries. Childs Choro, now Kyodai, came back to visit, and
since he is from American fork it was interesting to meet him again.
Besides that we got SKK done, and I got to know what is happening at
the moment in toyooka, and we are both just super excited to work hard
and see miracles. We are also running every morning, and it feels
good. Bet I shocked s lot of you, but it is true, I have come to enjoy
running, when my companion does.
So that was my week, but because of the spirit, and my newly found
ability to rely on the lord I was able to make it through with only a
few tears when saying goodbye to people. I had been searching for a
long time as to how I could really rely on the lord, and had just
found a big piece of the puzzle for me last week, and just in time. I
know that our savior lives, and he loves each and every one of us. No
matter how strong we may think we are, we can't do this without him,
and if we can learn for ourselves how to rely on him, we can make our
strengths stronger, and also turn our weaknesses into strengths. I
love you all, and I hope you have a great week! Love you!
Love, Sister Makin
This week has been a crazy one, and definitely a weird one for me.
Something I didn't think I would really experience in the field, but I
did, and I learned a lot. Especially about the power of the spirit.
Last Sunday night, we got a call from our zone leaders. We hadn't hit
the mission standards for excellence, and they wanted to know if there
was anything they could do to help us succeed. Well the suggestions
they gave ended up really helping.
Monday we had pday, and just had some good time to relax and email.
That night, I just felt like we needed to call a bunch of people and
set up appointments if possible. we did, and we were able to set up
five solid appointments for Friday and Saturday with people that we
have been trying to meet, but had just had no luck with.
Tuesday we hit the pavement, and had so much fun. On the way to
service at the ryoujin home, we met jewsrin, because we paused to
adjust our schedule at a park, and she has tons of interest, and we
got her phone number, and she is coming to eikaiwa next week. The
crazy part was that she stopped us right as were leaving, that was so
cool. We then pushed forward and visited all of the people we had
planned, and they were all home. They aren't interested, and that is
ok, the miracle is just that they were all home. Including the flower
lady from a few weeks back. This time she actually gave us a good time
of day to go visit. That night after eikaiwa, we visited murata
Shimai, and I was able to share the experience I had of my family
going to the temple, despite all the challenges that had faced us. Her
family is really struggling right now, and it is stressing her out,
and hearing that story, among other things really helped her. The
crazy thing is that all day I wanted to just change our plans and not
visit these people, I was tired, I was hungry, but I said no, somehow,
and pushed forward, and it was a miracle. Satan did not want me to
visit those people, but I am so grateful I did, especially murata
Shimai, she was the hardest. I could've just kept mingling with
members and students, but we had planned it, and we needed to go. And
the fact that she was actually home, when usually she wouldn't be, was
just a pure miracle.
Wednesday we went out again, and had another fun crazy day. We visited
yanagihara Shimai again, and told her we wanted to teach her the
missionary discussions so that she could prepare for the temple, and
that started to give her some hope. We also visited the okuras, and
taught them the plan of salvation, and invited them to baptism. The
grandma didn't really say much, but the daughter said that if she came
to know it was true, she would, but she wasn't there yet, still a
lamb, still a baby in the learning process. I hope she will get
baptized soon. She is awesome. We also shared a message with the
inoues, and then tanaka Shimai, who is also less active, and then we
did some finding on the way home to have dinner. It was a way fun, way
full purpose day, and I came home feeling so good.
Thursday was the day my world changed. I got a call from the APs
during study, and they let me know that I was ending emergency
transferred to toyooka. Some things had happened, and they needed me
to go up there so that everything would be ok. I was sad to be leaving
Nishiwaki, but the spirit filled me with so much peace, that I knew
it was right even before seagle Choro told me that Welch Kaicho and
the APs had all prayed separately to know what to do, and when they
all came back, they knew that I was the one to be sent. It wasn't 100%
unexpected, but it was definitely startlingly and sad. I spent that
day packing, and that night we went to the branch presidents for
dinner. He had invited all of the missionaries over to welcome the new
ones, and say goodbye, since I was transferring so suddenly, and he
had just gotten back from America. That was a very fun last thing to
do in Nishiwaki.
Friday we had district meeting, and I was stressed, because I had to
write down all of the info about all of the investigators, because my
companion was still learning, and the other three sisters would need
that information, I wasn't going to pay attention at first, but I felt
that I needed to, and I learned a lot, and it really helped me. I know
I would've regretted not focusing on the most important thing, even
though there were important things to be done. For just a few minutes
I had to be companions with the four elders in my district, because my
companion wasn't there yet, and the sisters really had to go to an
appointment, but it wasn't too long, just weird. I then met smith
Shimai, we went to the eki, and we came to toyooka.
Saturday we got out of the apartment and went to work. I honestly
don't remember a lot of what we taught to people, but the way cool
thing was that smith Shimai and I taught with great unity right from
the start, and normally it takes a little time to work that out, but
it was great. She was super happy to be out of the apartment, and just
going for it. We met with a less active, a member, and taught a couple
of lessons to investigators. It was another full purpose day, and it
was a lot of fun, but I was definitely tired by the end of it. Just
how missionary work should be.
Sunday I met the branch, and they were all shocked, since no one had
heard, but they had all kind of expected it, so it wasn't too bad. The
branch here in toyooka is small, but the members are awesome, and love
the missionaries. Childs Choro, now Kyodai, came back to visit, and
since he is from American fork it was interesting to meet him again.
Besides that we got SKK done, and I got to know what is happening at
the moment in toyooka, and we are both just super excited to work hard
and see miracles. We are also running every morning, and it feels
good. Bet I shocked s lot of you, but it is true, I have come to enjoy
running, when my companion does.
So that was my week, but because of the spirit, and my newly found
ability to rely on the lord I was able to make it through with only a
few tears when saying goodbye to people. I had been searching for a
long time as to how I could really rely on the lord, and had just
found a big piece of the puzzle for me last week, and just in time. I
know that our savior lives, and he loves each and every one of us. No
matter how strong we may think we are, we can't do this without him,
and if we can learn for ourselves how to rely on him, we can make our
strengths stronger, and also turn our weaknesses into strengths. I
love you all, and I hope you have a great week! Love you!
Love, Sister Makin
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