· Our Tuesday
Christmas eve district meeting was the greatest! We borrowed costumes
from a family in our ward and we all were different roles in the
Nativity. It was so happy and such a spiritual experience. We are such a
family, I couldn’t be more thankful.
· Christmas
week couldn’t have been more awesome in the awesomeness scale! Over
Christmas Eve and Christmas we counted over 300 people we saw and
invited in various ways to come closer to Christ. Luke 2 has changed my
life and led me to believe that with missionary eyes, everything
relates back to the work of salvation! Christmas morning was wonderful. I
was brought to tears at the love I felt each package I opened. It was
as if I was sitting right there with my family and friends! I couldn’t
be more grateful. But the best part of the morning was when Sister Watts
opened up her new scriptures from our family. The joys of giving are
inexpressible. No wonder the Savior was so happy, all He did was serve.
Thank you so much to all!
· Skyping
y’all was perfect. Well the limited time wasn’t but that short
interaction with home was such a blessing. I’m so grateful for
technology and how I could see Blakey’s freckles, Sammy’s precious
crooked teeth grin, Britt + Tanner’s lover eyes, Dad’s watery eyes and
Mom’s radiant bright glow. I love you all so much. Oh I love you all. So much. I watched Sammy’s elephant song video back and it’s hysterical! I have the greatest family, ever!
· Jonathon
x2. We are teaching two guys named Jonathon and they’re our miracle for
this week. Jonathon #1 is a 16 year old who we seriously have killer
lessons with. The District worthy of lessons! He is so prepared so we
can go in , speak and let the Spirit do the teaching, follow up on prior
commitments, extend invitation for more and we’re out in 40 minutes. We
leave each lesson in a spiritual daze! It’s awesome! Jonathon #2 is a
man we tracted into whose father has been inactive forevs but his entire
extended family is actively members of the Church. He said on approach,
“I’ve been thinking lately that I needed to check out the Mormon
Church. All my family is so happy and unified; their lives are so
blessed and I want that.” Golden! He rocks and are so grateful for our
Jonathans!
· Angel
is an investigator who had a really really really rough Christmas week.
Some of the trials these people go through blow me out of the water;
the faith that some people innately posses is evident to me that the
Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle. Angel is incredible. The
member we involved this week with Angel came to church this Sunday
for the first time in years! The work of salvation is real + the Lord
is in change. As I’m witnessing the reactivation of Angie helping bring
Angel into the fold, I’m speechless. The Lord is perfect. I learning to
get out of the way and let Him work His miracles.
The Awkward
· After
finishing 24 hours of miracles on exchange with Sister Stephens in
Cedartown…I got pulled over. LOL, right? Haha my life. So the police man
pulls me over and I’m cracking up and he comes to my window and OH MY
GOSH this man was attractive, he could have been a stand in for Josh
Dumell (sp?)! He totally is like flirting with me and I WAS SO AWKWARD.
Not but really, like it was obvious I’ve been out of a while…I couldn’t
let myself look in his eyes!!! Hahaha he took my info, came back and
continues to flirt!!! I was dying. He asked me how I pronounced my name
and if he could take me out sometime!! Then asks me what brought me to
Georgia and I quickly respond, “The Lord!” and give him a pass along
card with the elder number in the area hahaha oh my and then he says I’m
way too cute and he could never give me a ticket. He let me off with a
warning…I was going 61 in a 45!! Whoops! But Yikes. I was so weird.
Ah!
I have more awko taco stories to write by time is ticking! Just know
that I love you and like I've said before, my heart beats for missionary
work in Acworth but keeps it's rythm from the love and prayers from
y'all. Thank you for loving me like you do, I'm so undeserving but so
grateful! Happy New Years!! My thoughts are with you Miyahara's in San
Jose :) Have a fun week! I love being a missionary! Oh and I'm staying
anothew transfer in Acworth with Sister Watts!! Horrayy!!!! :)
Your southern sista,
S. Miya!
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