This week felt really long, but it was full of fun!! :)
On Monday evening, our Zone did a finding fest! We all had dinner at the stake center and then did an exchange with other missionaries in the zone! So Hermana Schultz came to work with me, and Sister Makowa got to go with Hermana Atkinson to their area! Sis. M was pretty nervous going to work in Spanish for the night, but it worked out well. ;) I had a great time with Hermana S! She just finished her mission last Thursday! She had a great time tracting "big" houses with me... She had mostly tracted apartment buildings her whole mission. Pretty cool!
The Knight family had us over for dinner and a lesson on Tuesday. They are just hilarious! We went over the Restoration with them and played a game that related to the Apostasy. They loved it!!! :) We each had a mini flip notebook and played "telephone" using pictures instead of whispered words. It worked out great!
That night while tracting, Sister Makowa and I had a lot of energy and enthusiasm while walking around. When we stopped a woman walking her dog, she said "Y'all are friendly!!" :) before we parted ways. She was Jewish too! Happiness is key!!
On Wednesday morning we did service at the Methodist Church again! Always fun making sandwiches for homeless people in DC! That afternoon we went out to lunch at Café Rio with a family who Sister Makowa knew from her home ward in Zimbabwe!! They are military, so they lived there for a few years and are staying here before their next transfer. So fun for her to see them! ...and it was wonderful to get Café Rio!
That night we had a lesson with an inactive woman named Crystal. She grew up in Orem and fell away from the church after a divorce. She is now attending a Baptist church with her family. The lesson went pretty well, but it could have gotten contentious. She believes that it is only by grace that we are saved--not works. She said she won't read the Book of Mormon, but we're going to get her to soon. :) Inactives take a lot of patience! We're glad that she enjoys having us over and is willing to meet again.
The Knight family had us over again for dinner on Thursday! (They must like us or something) This time they made Sister Makowa's favorite dish from home! Sadza! It is like mashed potatoes, but made from corn mill... So more like dough.You dip it in a stew. It was interesting.... ;) haha! She LOVED it. I'm so grateful for awesome people like the Knights!
The last house we knocked on Thursday night was a super nice newly married guy named Steve. He said that what we were doing was very admirable and that it takes a lot of courage. He was proud of us! Hopefully we can meet with him again! Nice people make all the difference.
Friday night tracting was great!! We met a guy named Jared. He lived in Utah during his college years. He said that he was invited to church but never went because he partied too much. He agreed to read and pray about the Book of Mormon and meet with us again!! He is definitely prepared. We met a younger guy (about 20 years old) named Brandon who seemed pretty interested! (Not sure if it's because we're two cute Sister missionaries) He invited us to go to a party with him... Ha!
On Saturday evening, we went to the Nationals Baseball game with the whole mission!!!!!!! That was a BLAST! We all rode the Metro into DC. There were so many missionaries at the Stadium! The DC North Mission went as well! It was fun to hang out with my MTC companion and watch the game! The Nats won!! We all had a ton of fun. On the way home, the Metro was PACKED full of people!! Luckily everyone was able to make it back safely and not TOO late. ;) Sister Makowa and I are still kinda tired from that night haha.
Yesterday we had a couple of investigators come to church!!! :) Jessica and her husband Tom and their super cute baby Hank. Miracle! We met them tracting a couple of weeks ago! We are so excited to meet with them again. We're praying they had a great experience! They weren't able to stay for the last two meetings.
That night we got to go support Laura (girl in our ward) who opened her mission call! She is going to serve in the Salt Lake City West Mission -- Spanish speaking! So exciting! Reminded me of when I opened my call. :) Being a missionary is the best!!
Today has been a pretty nice relaxing Preparation Day so far. We got all the cleaning and shopping done and are looking forward to biking at the Huntsmans' soon! :) They are so nice to let us use their bikes. We love them!
Sister Makowa and I got to teach in Gospel Principles yesterday! The lesson was on Praying to our Heavenly Father. I'm so grateful for prayer! I know that it works and that God hears every single one of our prayers. He loves us SO much! I also know that when we pray to learn from our difficult times we can be strengthened and given much more comfort than if we pray to get out of our circumstances. Heavenly Father blesses us with trials. They are there to help us become more like Him.
I'm so grateful to be a missionary!! I love this work and I love the Lord.
I love you all so much!
Sister Winterton
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