CONFERENCE WAS AWESOME!! I just loved like- every single talk and everything they talked about. Storms are a comin!!
K, let me update you on our people.
Ana Platero is doing great, she's so excited to be baptized. We went and taught her keep the sabbath day holy this week and she totally understood, she can't go to church sometimes cuz her son has down syndrome and she has to take care of him, but she said once the weather stops being weird she will come to church every sunday. So cool.
Also! I know I haven't told you about her, I don't think, but we have an investigator that I LOVE named Alba. She's like a cute little mom that LOVES God. I love talking with people that love God. Anyway, the last time we saw her we explained the reason for baptism and extended a date for the third of May. She excepted, then she told us that she wanted to talk to her husband first before she made any decisions. We're like- okay that's good. Anyway, we come back this week and she was pretty much like "I don't want to get baptized anymore. I like my church better cuz they have a band and ya'll just have a piano. I've appreciated you all coming over, but I don't want to waste your time because I know that there are other people that need to hear this message."
Oh my gosh, we were praying so hard!!!
We're pretty much like "Okay, can we share one last message with you?" She's like "Of course!!" So we shared Alma 32:21 and explained how we needed to have faith in things that were true in order to have true faith. And then we taught her the restoration, about Prophets, and Christ and His Church, and the Spirit was SO STRONG. She told us she believed in profetas and that the Lord guided his church that way. And then we're like "But He still does!!" And taught her about Jose Smith and the Priesthood and the Book of Mormon. And she totally got it. It seriously was like a change of heart in an hour, and she could totally feel it. She said she still wants time, but she wanted us to keep coming back so she could learn more. The Lord seriously gave us the words to say, it was one of the most clear, powerful lessons I've taught my whole mission. Suuuuper cool. Miracles.
We also had a few disappointments. Went to see Carmen with a member and she was. Super drunk. Haha. We went to her kitchen and saw a huge bottle of Vodka. We think she's got Dimensia (How do you spell that?) and depression, and for that she drinks and then thinks that she's sick. Pretty sure she might not really have cancer. Anyway, we went back another day, got a garbage sack and threw away all her coffee and her vodka bottle (which by that time was empty... whoops.) SHe's crazy but I still love her. We'll see how things go with her.
It's crazy how the things you think about like - almost always end up in conference. Did that happen to you? To me, I've just been thinking about people that have really influenced me both in my life and on the mission. And honestly, it's been the people that have lived the gospel. That have lifted up the hands that hang down and strengthened the feeble knees. I'm so grateful for both the missionaries and the members, (and sometimes random strangers) that have stood as witnesses of Christ, that have literally been His hands in my life. It was kinda a combination of Elder Bednar and Elder Scott's talks that influenced me so much. That as we keep our covenants, we become more then we could be on our own. And that as we love others, their confidence in the Lord's love increases. It's been something that's been on my mind all week, the people that have helped me more than they even know and it's just because they've been trying to keep baptismal covenants, and love, and serve. It's seriously my deepest prayer that I can be that for somebody, someday, and help them realize how much the Lord is really there, aware, and loves unconditionally.
Love you all!! The Church is True!!
Hermana Johnson
Ana Platero is doing great, she's so excited to be baptized. We went and taught her keep the sabbath day holy this week and she totally understood, she can't go to church sometimes cuz her son has down syndrome and she has to take care of him, but she said once the weather stops being weird she will come to church every sunday. So cool.
Also! I know I haven't told you about her, I don't think, but we have an investigator that I LOVE named Alba. She's like a cute little mom that LOVES God. I love talking with people that love God. Anyway, the last time we saw her we explained the reason for baptism and extended a date for the third of May. She excepted, then she told us that she wanted to talk to her husband first before she made any decisions. We're like- okay that's good. Anyway, we come back this week and she was pretty much like "I don't want to get baptized anymore. I like my church better cuz they have a band and ya'll just have a piano. I've appreciated you all coming over, but I don't want to waste your time because I know that there are other people that need to hear this message."
Oh my gosh, we were praying so hard!!!
We're pretty much like "Okay, can we share one last message with you?" She's like "Of course!!" So we shared Alma 32:21 and explained how we needed to have faith in things that were true in order to have true faith. And then we taught her the restoration, about Prophets, and Christ and His Church, and the Spirit was SO STRONG. She told us she believed in profetas and that the Lord guided his church that way. And then we're like "But He still does!!" And taught her about Jose Smith and the Priesthood and the Book of Mormon. And she totally got it. It seriously was like a change of heart in an hour, and she could totally feel it. She said she still wants time, but she wanted us to keep coming back so she could learn more. The Lord seriously gave us the words to say, it was one of the most clear, powerful lessons I've taught my whole mission. Suuuuper cool. Miracles.
We also had a few disappointments. Went to see Carmen with a member and she was. Super drunk. Haha. We went to her kitchen and saw a huge bottle of Vodka. We think she's got Dimensia (How do you spell that?) and depression, and for that she drinks and then thinks that she's sick. Pretty sure she might not really have cancer. Anyway, we went back another day, got a garbage sack and threw away all her coffee and her vodka bottle (which by that time was empty... whoops.) SHe's crazy but I still love her. We'll see how things go with her.
It's crazy how the things you think about like - almost always end up in conference. Did that happen to you? To me, I've just been thinking about people that have really influenced me both in my life and on the mission. And honestly, it's been the people that have lived the gospel. That have lifted up the hands that hang down and strengthened the feeble knees. I'm so grateful for both the missionaries and the members, (and sometimes random strangers) that have stood as witnesses of Christ, that have literally been His hands in my life. It was kinda a combination of Elder Bednar and Elder Scott's talks that influenced me so much. That as we keep our covenants, we become more then we could be on our own. And that as we love others, their confidence in the Lord's love increases. It's been something that's been on my mind all week, the people that have helped me more than they even know and it's just because they've been trying to keep baptismal covenants, and love, and serve. It's seriously my deepest prayer that I can be that for somebody, someday, and help them realize how much the Lord is really there, aware, and loves unconditionally.
Love you all!! The Church is True!!
Hermana Johnson
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