Mam!
How are you!? I love you!!! So... funny thing that I do when I type... I stick my ear to my shoulder like I'm talking on the phone. Old college habits die hard I guess.
I'm going to be 22!!! Whoot!! Seriously all I want is letters and a backpack. Maybe food (I'm apparently skinner than I used to be... but I think it's just cuz of the bike area). I just told my companion all I want to do is be allowed to sing "22" by Taylor Swift all day without feeling guilty. She said that would be okay. Haha.
Next week we get transfer calls!! I'm pretty sure I'm staying... but who knows. I'm kinda getting to the point where everyone's problems are stressing me out and I'm sitting here like "I don't know what more to do for my vineyard." But if the Lord wants me to stay... so be it. I love it here. Also transfer day is on my birthday... that would be a pretty strange/bummy birthday cuz my new companion slash people in my new area would have no idea ... but it's whatevs.
This week was totally different. Our "numbers" were terrible but honestly it doesn't matter cuz we did a lot of great things. On Monday our district decided to make a dinner for Bishop and his wife and family. They seriously sacrifice so much for the ward, and it's been taking a toll on the family. So we did a little FHE with them, made them spaghetti, one of the Hermanas played some violin for them, and afterwards we taught them "Signs". It was a blast. And Bishop's wife was super emotional, I think just to know that the Lord was aware of her and her sacrifices.
Do you remember that cool less active I told you about that has pregnancy problems? Well, she's moving! Which is a problem, cuz she can't move cuz she's got a high risk pregnancy! So the missionaries helped her move all day! So fun. The Hermana looked at me and Hermana Pimentel and was like "Are you guys still going to come visit me!?" We're like "No, we can't!" But we so want to cuz she's awesome! She reminds me a lot of Aunt Stacy cuz she's so awesome and so cool and her kids are the cutest ever. Her little boy refuses to go anywhere without his "Cars" boots. So cute.
Carmen (one of our less actives) FINALLY came to church yesterday. She hasn't come since I've been in this area. And what's more - she came in a skirt! She HATES skirts. Haha. She's so sassy. Her son turns 8 this month and she wants him to be baptized. I hope this sparks some sort of activity in the church streak in her.
Not a whole lot happened than that. We have a little investigator with a baptismal date, Josefina, she's like 60 and she's SO CUTE! We saw her at the place where we do our laundry (we have to bike our laundry, did I tell you that? I feel like a homeless person. Haha) with her husband today and we helped them fold their laundry. She's got such simple faith, it makes me want to be more like that.
This week I've just been thinking a lot about the love of God. And seriously, the more we trust in that love and choose to believe it, the more faith we have, and the more things make sense. I know that sometimes Heavenly Father puts us through the trials now so that we can come closer to Him and enjoy the good times even more later- with complete fidelity to Him during the good times so we don't fall into darkness later. It's all about what we choose to choose. It is seriously a perfect plan!!!
Love you!
Hermana Johnson
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