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.

Week 13

Hey Everyone!
So this week has been a real trial. We had a lady bashing on the Book of Mormon. We had 2 of our top investigators drop us, and one of them was new and really promising. It was one thing after another.

But in the midst of all this we found several miracles! One... we received 2 new investigators this week (I know there are more to come). Two.. there was a Spanish immigration conference that we were serving at. (Sister McFarlane knows a little Spanish.) There weren't many people there so we went to go find some more people to come. On the way back we saw a man walking so we stopped to talk to him. He said we were an answer to his prayers!! So, we gave him a Book of Mormon and got his information to pass it on to the missionaries in the area that he lives.

We also received a phone call from a man saying that he had a member friend, and he wanted to be baptized. He said he had a family and after he was baptized he was going to lead them in the right direction!!

But our miracles didn't stop there. We also had 2 investigators at church! They loved it!!! There were so many miracles among the trials this week. I am positive there are more to come. I hope y'all have a good week!

Matthew 11:28-30
I know that my Redeemer lives!! It is my joy to represent Him in all of my doings!

Love,
Sister Kailee Chidester

Week 12

We were able to Skype with Kailee yesterday for Mother's Day. She is doing great and loving her mission in Georgia.

She told us the other day her companion ran over a bird. The bird got caught in the grill of the car. Her and her companion were unable to get it out of the car. They drove to church and greeted people as they were coming in. One of the young men came to tell them they had a bird stuck in their car. A few minutes later he came back with the bird out of the car.

Her investigators are really coming along. One of their investigators is trying to quit smoking. To help her  with quitting Kailee and her companion also promised to give something up. Kailee told us she is going to stop saying the word 'like'. For those who know Kailee, this is quite the challenge.

She is really growing lots spiritually, and we were able to have her testify to us during our Skype call.

Kailee can also email friends now. Her email is: kailee.chidester@myldsmail.net. She would love to hear from everyone!

Week 11

Hey!
I am doing great! I love being a missionary. I learn so much every single day! Haha so story..... a couple of weeks ago we almost got eaten by a dog! Ever since then we have been a little hesitant around big dogs with big barks. On Saturday we went to stop by a less active family's house. And guess what?! There were two big dogs barking at us. But we really needed to go see this family. So, we said a prayer of safety and slowly walked up the driveway. The dogs were barking like crazy the whole time. When we got close to the door the dogs stopped barking. The dogs were really nice. We found out one of the dogs was just a really big puppy. It jumped on us and wanted to play! haha And it was raining. So, after we smelled like wet dog. Love you!
Love,
Sister Kailee Chidester

Week 10

Hey!
Fran told us she didn't want to meet with us. We were really bummed out. But later we are going to drop by and see if we can figure it all out. This last week we had a really great appointment with Wendy. She is an awesome investigator! She asks us all sorts of questions, and testifies of the truths we teacher her. I love teaching her lots. Here are some more pictures. Have a great week! Love you!
Love,
Sister Kailee Chidester