So this week has once again been a pretty exciting one!!
First off there were many thunderstorms this week! Monday night and Wednesday night our power went out! Monday it wasnt time to go in yet but it was storming so much we thought, okay its not the safest to be out right now! I got some fun pictures and videos of that! My favorite is the video where the Lord so perfectly synced the lightning with the song "light up the sky!" Watch it. :) Since things were so crazy, the power was out and it was getting close to 80 degrees in our apartment we got permission to sleep at the Fort Meade Sisters apartment! There we had plenty of fun. There was some spilt cheddar popcorn, some pancakes in the morning, and also a little tension. 5 sisters, 1 bathroom, 2 mission cultures, 2 new missionaries (who were also MTC companions) but everything ultimately was good. :)
Tuesday I went on exchanges with some ASL Sisters, Sisters Ellsworth, Parker, and Cosper! I stayed with Sister Ellsworth and Sister Parker and Sister Cosper had gone with my companions. We had a cool miracle! We went tracting near a deaf sign and asked some people if they knew any deaf people in the area. We didnt have much luck with the doors, but after a while a bystander asked us who we were looking for and told us there were some that lived in 168 and 162! So we went over and knocked on 168. Well no one answered but while we were standing at that door, there were some people who came outside literally arms length away that started signing to each other! A mother and a son. So I almost talked to them but I wouldnt have known what to do, I dont sign and the two other sisters stood there in shock for a second. It was great. And then we walked over to the son in the car and started talking/signing to him! His mother is deaf. The mother then came out and we started talking to her! She was very nice and said she was active in her church. She offered a "you come to mine and I'll come to yours!" She didnt want to learn more but she was the sweetest!
Wednesday, we met with Felicia! So Felicia was the woman my companions met while we were in the bathroom monday! She had approached them seeking to learn more! She met with us at the church building and we had a great lesson on the restoration! We used cups to do it! Built a pyramid with a foundation of apostles and had the center holding the whole thing together the priesthood. When we take away the priesthood the whole church falls! Felicia really like the object lesson. She has TONS of questions so it is great! She has such a desire to find answers and make meeting with us a priority! Around 9:40 that night our power went out again but it wasnt as hot as monday so we stayed and it was just an adventure! haha
Thursday was exchanges with the Fort Meade Sisters!! Sister Sosa and Sister Montgomery! Sister Sosa has been feeling pretty crummy this whole week so we werent able to do a ton of proselyting. But we did get two dinners haha. One with a member and one with their investigator who is on date! we did have a really good lesson with Sister Baraga! What is special to me is that I was at her first two lessons as an investigator while I served in Fort Meade for a week with Sister Brown and Sister Sosa. So it is pretty cool to see the progress she has made and how her lack of desire to have faith has turned into faith she is now learning to act upon! That night in planning there were a lot of laughs and someone laughed so hard there was pee involved!! haha I took a picture of the seat she was sitting in 😂.
Friday was fun because it was my birthday! Sister Montgomery curled my hair :) made me feel pretty special (haha since I dont know how, I think that might be the first time my hair was curled in the 18 months I've been out!) We went out to frozen yogurt! We also took some great car pictures! I saw the Lanaga family in the Fort Meade ward, whom I've grown to love! Their little girl Willow is adorable! The Kamachi's had us over for dinner! They made some quesadillas and home made tequitos (I dont know how to spell that!) Anyways it was SUPER good! The cake and ice cream were great! Their 13 year old gave me 3 scoops for my birthday, I ate all of it :) That night we also saw 3 cops pull up outside of our apartments! We dont know what they were doing but we definitely tried to find out by opening our balcony door!
Saturday we had another lesson with Felicia! This time we were smart enough to have the lesson in the Relief Society room and not the young women's room (the Relief Society room has comfy chairs!) Felicia read Alma 32, three times! She talked about her relationship with God and not having a lot of faith. Like faith smaller than a mustard seed. Well we asked her to read for us Alma 32:27 and she was like "woah, that was perfect. I've just been checked." Sadly she said she wasn't coming to church the next day because things are pretty busy trying to condense her living space and find a place to move. She is so sweet! She texted us during church asking what the message was and after we told her she said she really needed that message today! How awesome! We also had a lesson with our investigator Morgan and his kids! We did the Restoration Cups again! And made them Funfetti cookies!
Saturday I was also a little down and I decided to read my mothers talk. She had sent it last Sunday or Monday and I finally took a moment to read it and boy did I regret not reading it sooner! It was powerful and I actually sent it to another sister missionary friend who was struggling and she LOVED it. Thank you, mom. She taught me a lot about how no matter what, if we keep our relationship with the Lord through daily prayer and scripture study, we wont loose focus on our purpose and our divine nature.
Sunday we had church! We tried to get Morgan to come. we stopped by his house but he straight up told us that he is just not ready yet. :( His time will come as he keeps reading and seeking to find the truth! We also had someone coming with us to an event for Investigators, new members and returning members! Its called Why I believe and we had someone lined up to come with us but she wasnt feeling well so scrambled trying to find someone who would like to come with us! Well Felicia decided she could come!! She needed a ride and our dinner appointment was like "sure! lets go! The kids can watch themselves (there is one of responsible age) and we will need to leave in 10 minutes!" It was a miracle! The whole message was based of the restoration and Felicia really enjoyed it!
well! I know that this Gospel is true and I also know that the Lord is there for us in the hard times. I know that because this month has been a really hard time. I have learned how grateful I am for that hard time because it has helped shape me into an even better person. One that tried to love unconditionally, have patience, repent, and be better. I love you all! Make it an amazing week!
Love Sister Nakata!
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