On Monday I got to go visit the Battle of Bull Run battlefield site with Sister Stewart!! (Another Sister who lives in our apartment complex. --We did a mini exchange.) That was so cool! It's amazing how reverent those fields were. It was very interesting to see the uniforms they wore and learn more about the life of those soldiers. I'm so grateful for them! They went through so much for us.
It was so nice to get out and see some history! I'm so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve here in Virginia!
Tuesday afternoon was our usual transfer exchange with our Sister Training Leaders! SO FUN! Sister Kennedy came to work in our area and Sister Makowa went to work in the Langley YSA ward for the day and night. I love Sister Kennedy! She is so fun! We had a blast teaching together. There are always miracles that happen on exchange! We got in contact with an old former investigator who set up a return appointment! Woo! Also, can't go wrong with ending the night with frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog! (Frog stands for Fully Rely On God! How cool is that?!)
We switched back on Wednesday morning. Sister Makowa and I got "pranked" by our hilarious next-door neighbor Bill.. He is quite the character!! He made a toll "EZ Pass" bar on our apartment entrance. HA! They have those on the highways out here. So funny! We will forever remember him! He is always joking and teasing us. Gotta love it!
When we were on our way out we were so excited to get a picture of him with his creation that we left our keys in the apartment... And locked the door knob on the way out! AHH! We had to get a ride from some Elders to the Mission Office to get the spare key. How embarrassing! It made for a good laugh. :) What a crazy day!
On Thursday it was kurikupisa!!!! (that means HOT in Shona -- Sis. M's native language). Tracting in the afternoon is always a fun time... Let the sweat drip!!
Later, we had a great dinner at the Knight's. They are so fun! Caitlyn and Ayden love to play Pictureka with us after the lesson. So great! Afterwards, we had planned to stop by one of our investigators with a member in our ward (Bro. Bold). Of course when we all showed up, our investigator didn't answer. Brother Bold decided to take us to an old friend who lived close. He was so BOLD to take us along to this friend he hadn't seen in ages. We ended up sharing the Book of Mormon with them (olderish couple) and they agreed to have us come back sometime! So cool. Members just don't realize how many of their friends truly would be open to learning if they invited us to meet them! Seriously.. who could deny Sister Makowa's funny and enthusiastic personality?! ;)
Friday was great!! We finally had a lesson with Jessica!! She is the investigator who has come to church 3 times already but we've only been able to teach her once! She is SO PREPARED. She knows that the church is true already. She feels and recognizes the Spirit! She was telling us that she was asking her husband "how do you think it would be if we became Mormon?" What! I'm so blessed to be able to witness Jessica's conversion. She is so great! I have SO much love for her. She has no idea! She did bring up a concern about her strict Catholic mother-in-law... Jessica said that she told her husband to be sure their baby is baptized Catholic when she found out they were investigating. Jessica said that it would all work out though because Tom (her husband) said she would either have to accept it or not be a part of our lives. Wow! I'm so grateful that they are able to see the blessings and truthfulness of the gospel. We haven't even done hardly anything! It is all the Spirit. My testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel is strengthened every day! The church is so true! I l o v e missions!
Saturday was a great day of tracting as well. :) The usual. In the evening Sister Makowa and I were tracting and saw the Elders drive by! We literally see them everywhere! Holy cow! We must be tracting in the right areas because wherever we go, the Elders end up there either that night or the next week! Ha! They keep calling us saying everyone they meet says that they just met some "girl" missionaries. So funny! Working in the same ward with Elders is a lot of fun! It makes me realize more fully that we're not the only ones out there getting doors slammed in our faces. In fact, there are others all over the world doing the same thing!! What a marvelous work!
--On a side note, Sister Makowa totally cracked up when I said "holy cow!" She then went on saying, "holy pig! holy chicken! holy beef!" Hahaha!
Yesterday, Sunday, was great!! I love Fast Sunday. The testimonies shared were so powerful! I know that my Redeemer lives. He loves us so much! Because of Him we can live again and can be renewed each week. The Atonement is real! I know that He loves me so much and that He loves all of you!! What a blessing it is to have this knowledge.
Last night Sister M and I had a fun time out tracting in the mansion neighborhood. :) One lady had already read the Book of Mormon because of a coworker! Right on!! Way to go friend! I love it when we meet people who already have a knowledge of the gospel because of members!! Who knows, maybe that lady will call us one day!
The weather last night was actually starting to get cool! YAY. We are so excited for Fall!
Well, the work moves on! Happy Labor Day! Right now I am emailing at a member's house! They are so nice to let us use their computers ..and feed us a BBQ! ;) Later we will be going to play some sports with our Zone! Super fun. I hope you all enjoy your holiday!
I love you all so much. Thank you for praying for me!!
Hugs,
Sister Winterton
Picture: Sister Kennedy and I :)
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