Week 16

Dear Everyone,
        I hope y'all have been doing good! So we got Elders in the Newnan ward. They are good hard workers. Their names are Elder Yeaman & Elder Thurgood. The new missionary I'm training is Sister Nielson.
        We are making slow progress, and with these new missionaries in this area there are a lot of new ideas that we are excited to try out. One of these ideas is to start a scripture study class. A lot of people in the south like bible study. So there will be a lot of people who would definitely come. Plus it will be a good way to introduce the Book of Mormon.
          This week we have seen some miracles. So there is this less active member who texted us and was against the church, but we were able to calm him down and let him know we could be friends. Then when we needed help with some service we felt prompted to text him. He jumped in to help just like that. Which was even more progress! Don't ever underestimate the power of service!!!.


Love,
Sister Chidester

P.S. Guess What I got to hold a Sugar Glider (Flying Square Thing). It is an investigators pet!

P.S.S. Also this morning Elder Yeaman our district leader (and the whole district) came and surprised knocked on our door and said we were doing a district run for exercise. So we ran in the rain and lightning. It was amazing and so FUN! Sister Nielson didn't like it so much.

P.S.S.S. Here is a picture of me and Sister Jones

 

Week 15

We received this email from some sweet people in Georgia:) 

 

 

Aloha Chidester and Nielson ohana,

We are the Naeata's and just wanted to share this photo of your sweet missionaries having dinner with us. I am not sure if you received it from my cell phone or not so just to be sure here it is :0) 

We loved having your sweet missionaries in our home for dinner. We will do our best to keep them busy with the Lord's work here in Newnan :0) 

Sister Nielson's message: "Love of trees and hatred of humidity are at war with each other" quite an adjustment she is going thru right now :0) She is exhausted but getting better.

 
Sister Chidester's message: "Still being fed well mom please don't worry. Love u!" 

Please share with us some of your daughter's favorite dishes and how you prepare them so that they will enjoy dinners with us even more. We plan on celebrating Bdays so knowing what their favorite meals and desserts are would help us make it even more special for them. 

Thank you for sharing your daughters with us! :0) 

Love and Aloha,

Suitumua, Mosese and Li'i Naeata

Have a blessed day!

Week 14

Dear Everyone,
              Ha ha These past two weeks have been a real learning experience.
1. I learned how you are really suppose to treat a tick bit (which was freaky and interesting at the same time) and just so y'all know use Jungle Juice when in Georgia, because when they say there are ticks there are TICKS. (And I promise I was not walking through the sage brush to get it.

2. I also learned exercise really does help relieve stress. When the missionary handbook says to exercise 30 Minutes every day there is a reason behind it. How often do we take things like exercise for granted? How often do we take scripture study pr truly meaningful prayer for granted. Yes I would pray and read my scriptures and now that I am on my mission and I study 2 1/2 hours a day W/ meaningful prayer I have come to wish for more time in a day. There is just so much to learn and understand. (And that is all in the simple things I have known my whole life).

3. I have also learned how to create/find miracles. As miracle can happen in many ways. Miracles come in different sizes, but each one of them means the world to different people. One of the miracles we found was for a lady named Joan.
        In the Georgia Atlanta Mission (GMA) one of the ways we find people is through tracking. We go from door to door asking to leave blessings of our Saviors peace. We as Sisters do this through prayer. The Elders do it through the Priesthood they hold and the Sisters do it through the Authority of which we have been called as missionaries. We ask them what it is they need help from the Lord at this time and that is what we pray for as well as anything else as directed by the Spirit. So we were walking through an apartment complex giving these blessings when we found an older lady with a broken collar bone trying to get her grocery's in her apartment. Joan was having a hard time with what little she could carry. So we asked if we could help. She said yes so we helped and as we put her bags down she started crying She said we were an answer to he prayers. She knows God sent us. She is really excited to meet with us and learn of the Church.

Love,
Sister Chidester
P.S. I hope y'all look and find a miracle this week.