Oh man! This week has been quite a fun one!!
Tuesday:
We went by this guy Andrews house. So about a month ago we knocked on this guys door, gave him a BOM and after numerous times trying by, havent seen him since. He gave us the wrong number the first time so we couldn't contact him. So we go by one last time and he answers! He said he would totally be up for learning more and gave us his number again, except NOT. We walk away text the number and its not him. So Sister Noa is not having it. He totally just messes with us so she decides to go back and confront him! We do, not what I do naturally in the least. She knocks on the door and this pretty boy acts all chill and is like "whats up" and Sister Noa goes "See Andrew, we have a problem here, you've given us the wrong number twice now and this isn't funny. This message we have to share is important and if you dont want to learn about it just say it, but stop messing with us." Then he pulls something like, "oh I am interested, I wouldn't be out here talking to you if I wasn't." Then I start talking and testifying how this Book and religion changes lives and then Sister Noa gets his real number and we end up committing him to read the first chapter by the end of the week! Well its been a week now, we will see where his real intent is! But how legit is it having a Poly companion who isn't scared of confrontation? Its great!
Wednesday:
EXCHANGES!!!!!! So we get a call from our Sister Training Leaders (Sister Shepherd and Sister Buchi) the day before and they tell us we are going on exchanges! So fun fact, Sister Buchi was my MTC companion and our year mark is Feb 11, then next day! So She planned it so we could be together when we hit our year mark! How PERFECT!?
That wasn't the only great thing about exchanges! I got to go to the Chesapeake ward and see all the great things that are going on over there. We contacted 3 or 4 referrals and had a great lesson with their investigator, Sister Hackman! With her we watch Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration! In that lesson I felt with out a doubt the spirit working through me! I was a wonderful experience being able to work side by side my very first companion a year from the day we first met!
Also Sis Shepherd and Sis Buchi got a new companion in the past week and her name is Sister Garcia! She's from Longview, Texas! She came out with Sister Krause and in the past two months she has had quite a ride! we made a song for it to the tune of the 12 days of christmas:
5 companions
4 trainers
3 areas
2 months
1 crazy sister missionary!
(okay tune doesn't totally fit but whatevs :)
But yeah! She went to Virginia first with a trainer, then in the middle of the transfer was sent to Ellicot city with Sister Tilitson and her trainee that also just came out. And Sister Tilitson just finished being trained herself! Strong sister. Anyways part way the following transfer she got transferred to be with Sister Shepherd and Sister Buchi in Baltimore! like I said, quite a ride!
Thursday:
My year mark! got to do studies with Sister Buchi! Then we exchanged back and as celebration we ate some cookies! This day on I was give sugar cookies on 2 different occasions! So good! We had a Relief society activity on the 5 love languages! mine proved to be quality time! That was great!
Friday:
We spent the afternoon making cookies with a sister in our ward and then delivering them! It was so fun! I love service! We then went over to Sister Walks home and had pizza and watched Ephraims Rescue! Okay so on any other circumstance spending the whole night at a members home is not cool, especially on the weekend! But earlier this week Sister Walk got this notion that we were not doing well and we should just have a nice night and even CALLED PRESIDENT AND ASKED FOR PERMISSION! Then we called him and said, Uhh are you sure? and he said it would be fine. Also I think he is biased because Ephraim is his great great grandfather! Anyways great night!
Saturday:
So this is where the crutches are involved (well not quite we actually got those on Sunday, but the incident was Saturday) We were playing volley ball for sports night and Sister Noa jumps up to block a spike and falls down on her ankle :( SO sad! Theres a picture of it a few days later here!
(PS also a video of us jamming to "A God like you" by Kirk Franklin while driving out of Baltimore)
She is going to be taking it easy for the next little while. Well correction, she is going to be taking it easy when I make her take it easy because she is just such a tough cookie!
Sunday:
We had a great Relief Society lesson about our trials and how we can look at them as preparations. God preparing us for other things he wants us to do! It was great
Sister Noa also beat the standing record of 9 and a quarter grilled cheese sandwiches eaten by an elder. She SMASHED That record by eating 11 and a half! She is the best!
Monday:
Got an xray of Sister Noa's ankle, good news! It is not broken! Then we ended up stuck in the appartement (luckily the Hermanas were there too) because the weather was bad again! Snow the freezing rain! Were were told it may even be dangerous to just walk haha. But we had a great talk with each other about whats been on our minds and what we've been struggling with and how we can lean on the Lord and each other to help ourselves out!
Well! Thats been my week! Way too much detail! Sorry! love you all!
Have a great week :)
Sister Nakata!
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