Week 3 - Getting her 1st Companion

The New Comers.

Her companion is Sister Moore

Week 3 - Arriving in MD - Mission Home

Week 2 Provo MTC

OKAY!

So since my Pday is my travel day our district got permission to get extra time to email today! How fun! I cannot believe that I am actually leaving the MTC tomorrow though! I am super excited though to get out there! I am excited to travel with my whole district and have one last night with them with the Mission president. And! I am also eager to find out who I am going to be companions with next!

I am so so grateful for the District that Heavenly father was able to bless me with while at the MTC, we are going to be friends for a while. We are already trying to concoct a trip to reunite after our missions. I could not have picked a better companion for myself. Sister Buchi is awesome and she contributes so much to our companionships!

Love you all! Got to go!

Sister Nakata

Provo MTC With Aunt Linda

Justine with our dear family friend Linda Bang Ludlow!

Lat time Justine saw her she was a little girl in Ohio.

She had adopted our family and loved on us and our kids when we moved from 

Salt Lake City to Ohio.

She had been Mike's 5th grade teacher in Utah years and years ago!

We had ended up in the Montgomery Ward together.

We have very found memories with her.

We love her to Bits!

Alexi and Justine would spend some one on one time with her over at her little apartment 

with her birds, and she would spoil them with fun!

Drawing, treats, reading books, popcorn with disney videos,

and especially a lot of LOVE

She was such a wonderful addition to our life!

We love her dearly...

Week 1 Provo MTC

 Hey everyone!!

Today is my only Pday I get to have in the MTC because my next Pday is my travel day! And so after Feb 24 I will officially be in the mission field!

So basically the MTC is amazing and so is the spirit here. I have a great companion named Sister Bushi and I love her! She and I have a lot in common and its fun to be around her. The other two sisters in my district are Sister Asplund and Sister Tripple! Sister Bushi is from Utah, Sister Asplund from Provo, and Sister Tripple is from Haiti! So she knows french and Creole, Mom!

The elders in my district are super fun too! We are all called to Maryland Baltimore which is a blessing because usually a whole district isn't going to the same mission. So we will be able to see each other a lot in our missions during transfers and such. This district is really organized by God. We get along so well and we all have such a great spirit when together. We all love Christ and what to spread his Gospel. I love being a part of their District!

I am learning so much! I wish I was learning more and had more time to learn more! I have a teacher, Sister Millward who is the sweetest! And Brother Clegg who is cool too, but I definitely prefer Sister Millward haha. They both got off their missions about a year ago.

I was able to watch a really cool talk that Elder Bednar gave at the MTC called "the Character of Christ" and its AMAZING. And only shown at the MTC. It is an amazing thing when you look at Christ and all he went through and how he is able to turn outward and think and care about others when the natural man would turn inward. Such a great talk.

Anyways! This church is amazing, this place is amazing and I am so happy to be here, I love it so much! Thank you everyone for all your support and love :) 

Love you all!

Sister Nakata!

Entering the Provo MTC

Justine wanted left a little early to spend a couple of days with our family the Browns!

Aunt Aude was the lucky one to drop her off at the Provo MTC!

We are grateful to them for taking care of her before her Missionary Journey! 

There goes my Girl!

Saying Goodbye for 18 months

Saying goodbye to our sweet Justine...

Off she goes on an 18 month mission for 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

We look forward to seeing pictures of her and receiving letters and emails!

And of course talking to her on the next 2 Mother's Day and 1 Christmas day.

She leaves with all our best wishes and love with her until we meet again!

We will miss her!

Justine's Farewell

 Today Justine gave her talk at Church and her plaque was put on the "missionary wall"

by the bishops office.

This is her last day at home...

After Church we went to the Stake President's home for Justine to be set apart as a full time Missionary.

Then we rushed home for a little open house in her honor and to say goodbye.

I kept getting and making more food thinking I wouldn't have enough...
As it turned out, we had way too much food!
It was after dinner and people had eaten already.

And as people showed up, they also brought more treats!

Next time: less food...

The weather was perfect! 

A break in all the rain and cloudiness of this winter.

We opened the back doors.
Mike had put up lights on the patio.
It was lovely!

The kids were able to play in the back yard!

Thank you Aunt Shirley for all the cutting and the Johnsons for helping! :)

We are so going to miss her but are very happy for her decision.

What a great example of courage and sacrifice she is to us all!

She is not your most outgoing talkative of us! 

Kinda takes for her moma!

We know she will grow so much by having to reach out of her comfort box.

But especially we know that she will grow closer to her Savior.

And have a once in a lifetime experience.