Okay so this morning I feel like I’m experiencing a spiritual hang
over from this past week! Haha that’s probably not the most appropriate
comparison but like holy crapola THIS WEEK WAS AWESOME. Because I love love and
I love lists, I’m gonna make a list for y’all of reasons I loved this week so
bam here ya go! (Happy belated Halloween BTDUBZ) (Quick disclaimer: these are
both temporal and spiritual…D+C 29:3, right?) okay ready, break!
::Concord Village Apartments is stepping up their game and we had
workers in and out all week long installing new cabinets, spraying from pest
control nast, replacing door knobs, etc! It’s fantastic! They even repaved the
asphalt! AND on top of that our lovely neighborhood kid friends call us the “church
ladies” and I love it (and the creepy men still whistle and say “eyyy sista
miya” but I’m over that). A new family moved in this week and literally
every time they needed help we were walking by. It’s now a joke and they call
us the “avengers” haha I love people and helping people and did I say
loving people enough yet?
::SKYLER AND NICOLAS GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!! These are Mary’s kids
and they’re the cutest. When I wrapped the towel around Skyler and asked her
how she felt she simply said, “I feel warm.” That sweet 10 year old girly has a
beautiful future in store for her! It was such a glorious baptism. So many of
the ward members came out to support.
::I LOVE driving our brand new 2013 VW Jetta and we were 56 miles under
our limit this month. Can you say master planners or what? I have a dream
catcher on the rear view mirror and we jam to hymns (LOL I’m dead serious).
::I picked up reading Jesus
The Christ again this week and it’s changing my life. SO good. Highly
recommend it, don’t be intimidated!
::K so this was the sweetest thing! There is this less active in our
ward who owns the cutest boutique and we decided it would be appropriate to go
visit her on a non-pday and you know, “build a relationship of trust” and what
better to do that over the cutest clothes ever?? But the funny part was the
music that was playing…okay I am not joking or making even a smig of this
up!!!! These are the artists (totally blanking on song names, what else is
new?) in order of what was playing 1. Ingrid Michaelson (okay my fav FHE when
we saw her in concert with the fam and Kyle) 2. Fine Frenzy (her main song of
her newest album that Nicoley, Chlo and I went to see her on that album’s tour
right before my mission!!) 3. First day of my life (OLIVIA, I died a little) 4.
Noah and the Whale (Concert I went to with BYU friends over Thanksgiving break
at HOB in downtown Disney). UNREAL. I was dying and totally loving that little
tender mercy. But the best part of all, I was talking with everyone and just
like dancing in this boutique and we got 3 new investigators out of it! 3 new
people who wanted to hear about the restored gospel as I sang and danced along
to background music hahaha so happy!
::HALLOWEEN!!! Best evening ever, let me just say…GOLF CART MANIA IN
PTC! So our member fellowershipper family (the Mayfields) invited our
investigator family over to their house for Halloween (so obvs us too). They’re
from Haiti and it was their first time trick or treating! The Mayfield’s set up
this awesome arrangement with a fire pit thing in their driveway for s’mores!
It was Manoucheca’s first time having a s’more and it was THE FUNNIEST
THING…she hated it! Haha I guess us Americans are a little wacky? Who matters,
I love them but goodness me that was so funny watching her eat that s’more with
such hesitation. And ya there were golf carts GALORE! I guess it’s an effect
way to trick or treat? So funny. Only here!
::I got so much mail this week from so many people I love so dearly.
But the best of all…It was the busiest day ever and I was exhausted and we came
home, flipped on the light and there was a letter on the floor that was slipped
under our door from some mysterious person and I didn’t have to read the name,
I knew from the hand writing…sweet JORDAN LEE GUNDERSEN : ) Some how it ended
up on my apartment floor after a long hard working day and I danced around and
squealed at the polaroid of logan, mikay, and sam bam in Seattle! Such a treat!
Thank you, dear sweet friends of mine!
:: Miracle lessons teaching the Restoration and using the Prophet’s
(Joseph Smith) own words. My companion and I have been trying to memorize a lot
of JS’s accounts, not just the first vision and we used them this week and it
was so powerful. There is something so moving about those words that allow the
Spirit to undeniably speak truth to anyone ready to accept truth.
::So I was forced to go to the Doctors office and truth is, I’ve
been sick for like 3 weeks now but dat don phase me ; ) Until I found out Doc
is certain I have mono. I’ll get a blood test after my sinus infection
antibiotics run out so we’ll see! But there was so much good in that Doctor’s
visit! I loved all the workers, such good people! We got 2 new investigators
out of it. They messed with me and I just laughed and laughed and HEY! Guess
what, they weighed me and since my doctors appt the first week I was in
Georgia…I’ve only gained 6.5 lbs, baby! Not even bad! OHH how could I forget,
more funny background song stories! So I’m waiting for the doctor to come in
when I realize there was music playing and what is it? HEY JUDE (okay senior
year Homecoming half time show)…next song JOHN MAYER- OLIVA (you know, “I think
something like Olivia…” DYING)…THEN on comes the Dixie Chicks Earl had to die
song (BROOKIE STAPLELOTS I FREAKED OUT AND STARTED DOING OUR DANCE). Like what
the heck? No coincidence. Heavenly Father really has a sense of humor.
::It’s SO beyond words beautiful here in Peachtree City during this
time of year. All the leaves are radiant reds, oranges and yellows; the crisp
breeze and wintery clothes I can wear are such a joy! It’s just a painting
every time I open my eyes. Georgia in the fall, nothing quite like it!
Excuse that lengthy list but it really was just a glorious week! I
realize that if I stopped loving the world wouldn’t be half as wonderful as I
see it to be. If you struggle to love, I humbly suggest praying for some
because you’re missing out! I’m happy about life and excited for
eternity!
Love lots!
Sis Miyahara
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