tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66392448662723672562024-03-12T16:40:48.219-07:00Sister Hannah JohnsonServing the Lord in the Utah Salt Lake City MissionHannahJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16578068317030075379noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-44318283172348943272015-05-25T17:38:00.003-07:002015-05-25T17:38:14.637-07:00Cliche 2 Timothy 4:6-9- everyone uses this one, right? :P<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Its honestly a good scripture though, i'll look for a non cliche one this week :) Romans </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1078301937" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:16</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> is also a good one... I truly AM NOT and will NEVER be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. </span><br />
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I get it now. I truly understand what President Hansen meant when he spoke to us once about Diligence- he said that until he was done, he was going to work hard, be diligent, rely on the Lord. And when his call was finished, he would drive home, collapse in the driveway and crawl into bed and sleep. Pure exhaustion, and that's what I've felt a lot of this last week. </div>
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Enduring to the end is a hard principle of the gospel, it means doing hard things for a long time, and you can't give up or give in, especially as the finish line is in sight. </div>
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But at the same time, there really is never a finish line. There is no end until Eternal Life with our Father in Heaven. and that's why i do what i do. That's why I endure to the end. It's why I've waken up at or before <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1078301938" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30</span></span> every day for the last 18 months. Its why i pray and seek guidance and inspiration from the Lord. Its why i sacrifice, even though it really doesn't feel like a sacrifice at all. Its why we let people feed us till we're sick hahaha</div>
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its why we knock on doors even when we know they will get slammed in our faces</div>
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I love my Savior Jesus Christ and i know He lives. without a shadow of a doubt, because i wouldn't have gotten through these last 18 months without him and my Heavenly Father supporting me the entire time. In the moment you cant feel the help, but i know I'm not strong enough to do this on my own- and by this, it includes my entire life. </div>
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Recap of this week, in short :)</div>
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Also, this week was gone so fast, i hardly had time to blink. its SCARY...</div>
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Wed was s super busy day with visiting Relief Society Presidents, getting and contacting referrals, and we had like 3 lessons, which is great for this area! </div>
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I honestly don't know what to say in this last email- i'll write next week about my last week as a missionary. its weird i haven't freaked out or anything yet, i think its because I'm still partially in denial, and will probably hit hard when i finish packing and everything <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1078301945" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on saturday</span></span> and at church <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1078301946" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on sunday</span></span>. But talk to you next week- i'll probably still be a missionary when i email out, i'll just be at home. and depressed. and crying. a lot. </div>
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Fight a Good Fight. Keep the Faith. Keep on Keepin on, and Go out and be the answer to someones prayers :)</div>
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♥ Sister Johnson</div>
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i still will claim the title of sister until the second i'm released, loudly and proudly. its my first name :)</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-81885285422006148322015-05-25T09:31:00.000-07:002015-05-25T09:31:43.122-07:00WEEK of all Weeks.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Letter dated May 18, 2015</span><br />
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first off, we had a super busy pday and i got THE cutest skirt ever. i had been eyeballing it every time we passed by and im going to wear it forever. I know, im such a girl. But, alas. I was happy :) haha </div>
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tuesday we continued to get rain and we had a really good lesson with the Jones about the Sabbath day and why its so important. I love their family so much!! i just can't say it enough. </div>
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wed we got to do more service, we got to shovel, rake, and move dirt. #sisterlifesavers :) haha</div>
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...and had a meeting where we got out IPADS!!! so exciting, they are amazing tools to use in sharing the gospel and i love the gospel library and access to resources during studies. Its amazing!! :) We had a great district meeting and it was really good... except for the fact that i got my... DEATH SENTENCE. as in the travel information. It hasn't fully hit but in small bits and pieces i realize that life is ending- thats really what it is. This life at least. When you're finishing your mission you're closing a chapter on your life and opening a new one, but it doesn't mean the mission will end, it continues throughout your whole life. and man, its a long life (hopefully :P haha)</div>
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anyways, we also had a lesson with Tim and Natalie, Gavin, the Lyons, everything is going ok.</div>
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OK, 3 MORE THINGS THEN IM DONE.</div>
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1) i learned the coolest trick EVER this week at lunch.Take a small potato and cut it in really thin slices. take the glass tray out of the microwave and clean it. spray with cooking spray and lay the potato's down and salt. microwave for 5 MINUTES--- ta da! you have delicious crispy potato chips that have 0 grams of fat! super legit, i just changed your life :) hahaha</div>
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2) we had a miracle this week!! some other sisters contacted someone on the street and passed him on as a referral. He's had a super rough past and hard life, but he wants to turn it around and change his life for the better. He wants to get rid of all the hatred and anger bottled up and we're so excited to start teaching him and his family! </div>
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3)we spoke in one of the wards this last week and it was awesome, because sister Uchtdorf showed up and she is just sooo sweet! :) man its just so cool, how many people get to say that they were the missionaries in apostles wards!! amazing.</div>
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well, thats all for now folks. Next week will be my last letter as a missionary, so i will prepare accordingly. Love you all and have a fabulous week! :)</div>
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Proof that Sis. Johnson has teeth and a beautiful smile!</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-42847843267889200722015-05-25T09:20:00.002-07:002015-05-25T09:20:53.671-07:00When It Rains, It Pours (LITERALLY...)<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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Some weeks are definitely better than others, this was one of those weeks that was just a bit rough. It had its ups and downs, but i think all in all it ended off on a good note :) </div>
Monday was a pretty good pday, we went bowling with the zone, which was awesome! it it just so happened that Farmington Zone was having a sisters pday, and so all the farmington sisters showed up to the same place and i got to see sister hamblin again and all the sisters i was STL for last transfer! so fun :) i'm proud to say that i got a strike. Singular. Hey, its a big deal. AND I PLAYED WITH NO BUMPERS. you would be soooo proud ;P hahaha also, sisters hano and i both enjoy playing the piano and singing, so we did that for a bit, which was fun. </div>
Tuesday was an AWESOMELY exciting day, we had the mission-wide meeting where we received training and instruction on the use of Media and Technology. SO EXCITING! we didn't get ipads there, we will in fact be receiving them at another special meeting this wednesday- but we're so psyched!!</div>
also, there were huge rainstorms/thunderstorms/<wbr></wbr>HAILSTORMS this week, which just made me crave the rain and moisture even more. On tuesday it was raining so much that when we got home we spent a good almost 10 minutes dancing and running around in the rain, enjoying just having fun and letting loose. Needless to say, we were soaked and loved every second of it. ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE!! :D then, the zone leaders texted us and said we were going to go sing to one of the sisters and so we headed over there after already getting in, but found out that she was going home, which was really sad for all of us- her and her companion were both having a rough time so we just decided to stay with them- and of course i ended up sleeping on the floor which i was fine with, but that ment i got no sleep and the next morning we were DEAD with a capital D. </div>
We were pretty pooped so we took it easy, but during lunch there started to be rain and lightning and then it was literally coming down in buckets. and i don't mean the rain, i mean the PEA SIZED FREAKING HAIL. there was basically a flash flood, and even on the top of the hill many people's basements were flooded and there was debris and piles of hail everywhere. hey, at least everything was is green! :D this rain and thunderstorming continued throughout the week and made me just as happy as could be. </div>
we had some really good meetings and did service, deep cleaning the church building- which included scraping nasty gum off the bottoms of all the chairs, which isn't the most enjoyable but bearable :P hahaha</div>
and of course, it was mothers day this week! it was so good to skype with my family and talk to them, although it was strange to realize i've done it 4 times now and i won't be able to do it again. </div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">we've had some really good lessons this week, and thought a lot about how we can help people progress and of course our district meeting was on dropping people. but all's well and i'm still working hard of course, can't wait to tell you next week how everything is going with ipads- probably email from home! :) have a great week, keep the faith, and go out and be the answer to someone's prayers! :) </span><br />
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LOVE YA!!</div>
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SISTER JOHNSON ♥</div>
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fun in the rain, freaking at the hail! bowling, and messin with my hair ;P haha</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-81213234597629890622015-05-25T09:06:00.000-07:002015-05-25T09:07:59.852-07:00Missionary- When its OK to Feel Good About Making Someone Cry ;PLetter dated May 4, 2015<br />
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Sister Hano is as awesome as ever, we have so much fun (maybe too much sometimes ;P) Pday we decided to take a bunch of clothes that had been left in the apt to Plato's closet, a place where they give you money for your clothes- long story short, we got some money and got new dresses (super cute ones!) to wear to Zone Conference the next day- we were SUPER excited!! after that we played on the piano and sang and just hung out at the pday activity. Had a good lesson with the Pontious's about reading the Book of Mormon and with Rozanne and Delroy about tithing and fasting. </div>
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Zone Conference was AWESOME, as usual! it was President and Sister Spendlove's first one, but they both did amazing! it was kind of strange to not be involved on an STL level, but a nice break- i got to focus on learning and improving myself instead of constantly seeking revelation for other missionaries- how i could help them- although, i couldn't help but let my thoughts go in that direction anyways... :) we did a musical number which actually turned out really good and i was glad, because they made us sing after lunch- no bueno. But, i'll post it on Facebook one day :P haha</div>
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Awesome lesson with the Jones and the spirit was so strong, and yes- Brother Jones cried just a little bit, but its not actually uncommon- he cries when he feels the spirit and he's been feeling it a lot lately :) We decided to come over the next day and help them in the backyard, they were working on a rock wall but Sister Jones can't heavy lift right now- so they called in the reinforcements- us! :D so much fun, we were probably rolling rocks that were 100-300 ibs- i thought my heart/lungs were going to give out! and it was the middle of the hottest day of the week, so extra miserable! but of course, loads of fun :) -p.s dad, you would especially love this family, they're awesome.</div>
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So we visited a sister in the Orchard 11th ward because she broke her back, and who do i run into? Zander Millard! such a small world, we pull up and i see an Anacortes license plate and think, oh, maybe her family is here because she's hurt! I honestly realized how awkward of a return missionary i'm going to be though... we were laughing at me for the rest of the night. #nevergonnabeanRM.</div>
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We did more service on Saturday, some sisters called in for help from the zone so we helped pull weeds and yardwork for much of the morning. then we had an awesome Temple Square lesson with R and D- they're slowly getting there, but it was awesome because they saw the temple model and asked lots of really good questions. they definitely felt the spirit, the question is if they REALLY recognized it though. </div>
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We got to teach a RS lesson on how sharing the gospel brings us peace, and it was pretty good- love making people cry as a missionary/teacher- because its actually acceptable and OK :P hahahahaha</div>
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Sister Hano hit her 9 months this week, so of course we had to celebrate a bit- So we just went to a super yummy place for lunch and then got FroYo which is so delicious- its like Toppins (in Anacortes) but called sip n' swirl. </div>
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Also, at church, i realized it was my last fast and testimony meeting as a missionary and it was kind of a sad realization. it happens on random occasions, i have a small realization that i'm going home soon but it really hasn't HIT yet- i'll let you know if/when it does :) </div>
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Things here are good, i'll keep working hard of course, and home that everything is going well on your end! Have a great week!</div>
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p.s. happy mothers day mom! ♥</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-59552967084565681982015-05-25T08:56:00.001-07:002015-05-25T08:56:09.589-07:00Buckle Down and Get Crackin'<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Letter dated April 27, 2015</span><br />
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Monday was spent packing (just sister hamblin mostly) and getting everything ready. We had an awesome lesson with the Jones- they made us virgin Pina Coladas, delicious!! and we had a lesson with Austin, the first NML- yay!!</div>
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Ok, ever since Sister Hano got here we've gotten a lot of sandwiches- and not just normal ones, SALAD sandwiches... egg, turkey, chicken, tuna- none of which i'm a huge fan of... but, tis the life of a sister missionary! #utah. </div>
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I was supposed to go to the Butters sealing this last saturday (from Rose Park) but her baby came really early and is still in the hospital, so they're pushing back the sealing till June. Sad, but Heavenly Fathers plan is still perfect!</div>
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Avoiding the "how long have you been out/when do you go home" question fairly well :P haha we get asked probably 3-5 times a day. </div>
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Sister Hano calls this the Land of Milk and Money- AKA, the place where people are DEFINITELY well off- therefore, so are our stomachs... hahahahahahaha!! :P</div>
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So, huge miracle/ stressful moment this week! Went to write down a return appointment with Gavin (we had a good lesson!) and my planner was completely and utterly GONE. and anyone who serves a mission (or has a planner) knows that its basically the end of the world. and i'd moved all the names and referrals from the past two transfers into that planner, so it literally had everything. We looked and looked, prayed and prayed. and nothing, couldn't find it anywhere. We thought maybe it had fallen out of my lap onto the ground somewhere, but looked to no avail- and it was rainy and windy, i thought for sure it was gone forever- and this was literally the third day of the transfer. it stunk. But we kept praying and as i was writing in my journal i FINALLY received the revelation that it had been left in Gavin's house, because i'd taken it out to look at a scripture. I felt so much peace and even though i didn't have the confirmation from his mom yet that she'd found it, i knew that Heavenly Father was aware of me and my needs and the needs of the area. And we both realized that we'd had the same small prompting to talk to Gavin when we were looking in that area, he was playing outside. But we didn't and it was kind of a spiritual slap in the face (in a good way) and a confirmation that my personal goal to work on recognizing and acting on promptings from the spirit is definitely an acceptable and needed goal to work on. </div>
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Sister Pearson and Schafer came to Zone Meeting and sis Pearson chopped ALL of her hair off, it was shocking! but looks good! :P haha </div>
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We got to do service twice this week: yardwork at the Marquette's and we got to help rip apart the Jones's house, its a work in progress but we're having plenty of fun!! :) hahaha </div>
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We're really excited, there is a lot of good happening in this area and lots of good on its way. Sister Hano (from Anchorage) and i have a lot in common- piano, singing, etc- therefore, we get to do the musical number in Zone conference tomorrow, which i'm excited for! </div>
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In church we taught the 14-16 year olds about us and what we liked and then talked about missions, how to prepare, what was helpful, etc. then we went to another ward and i was randomly asked to bear my testimony. any other point in my life i would have been shocked and probably freak out. But not anymore, welcome to being a missionary :D haha</div>
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love you all, Keep on keepin on, and Go out and be the answer to someone's prayer! :) LOVE YA!</div>
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peace out girl scout.</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-43884331199262764682015-05-25T08:49:00.000-07:002015-05-25T08:49:03.401-07:00More April Snow :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Letter Dated April 20th, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Um, yeah... this week we got like 6inches of snow up in NSL it was crazy- started snowing in the evening, snowed ALL the next day, NONSTOP. then the next day it started melting, gone that evening and then beautiful spring weather! its just like they say- if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes ;P haha</span><br />
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Ok, so pday was pretty normal, super crazy and busy- but we went to Farmingtons activity and i got a yummy sonic drink- and i made french toast for breakfast- super yum!! :) Went to dinner with the jones (mexican food)- btw mom, no mexican food or chinese takeout when i come home, OK? :P and when we got back to their house their puppy ran out and was so excited and jumping all over the place and then... peed on my shoe on accident... lovely. it wasn't too big of a deal, just hosed it off :P hahaha </div>
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Tuesday was a super windy day, it was ridiculous! and it was like 65-70 outside, so windy and HOT. and then it switched super suddenly and it was freezing and started to snow in the evening... you know the story :) We had a lesson with R and D and it was pretty good. Lesson with J as well and she's really starting to progress, as well as with J and G, recent converts and with A- which we'll tell you more about in just a minute :) </div>
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We had an awesome District Meeting this week and it was sad because 4 MISSIONARIES just in our district were going home- so we heard some words of wisdom... some awkward disobedience confessions... but all in all awesome :) </div>
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Slightly less sister drama this week. my companion and i were talking and before our missions we didn't realize that missionaries were disobedient- i guess we thought they were perfect- don't ever make that mistake, because no missionary is perfect and some just aren't out for the right reasons, which is sad. but true. </div>
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We played Bingo with the old people at our assisted living house in the area and man are they sassy! when it comes to Bingo, they'll step all over you :P haha its kind of hilarious. but we love them! </div>
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Sunday we got to give talks in the morning, we both spoke on the Law of the Fast- i focused on how we can be blessed for fasting. after that we went to our ward and Elder Hales was there- he was looking much better than he was a while ago apparantely. How weird is that though, that its a normal thing to have an apostle in your sacrament meeting?! #utah #NSL</div>
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after that we went to another ward and we got a call from President Spendlove- i was released from being an STL and i get to stay in my area here in NSL and my new companion is Sister Hano, from Anchorage AK! i'm excited, its my last transfer and i'm going to make the 100% BEST out of it. there are some really amazing missionaries in our zone and guess who MY new STL's are? YUP! Sister Pearson and Sister Shafer! semi ironic actually :) </div>
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OK, one more miraculous story! we had a lesson Sunday evening with a bishop and investigator who last time we met with him wasn't progressing at all and it was 2-3 weeks since we've had a lesson. But the lesson yesterday was AMAZING! he talked about how he's been getting amazing answers to prayers and he started the Book of Mormon over so he could understand it better. The spirit was so strong! AND, he came to church all on his own- HUGE MIRACLE, never happens.<br />People in our area are starting to progress, which is a miracle in and of itself, its been a struggle but hard work is paying off and now i can dedicate 100% effort to this area and investigators. Its what it needs, and i'm so excited for the things that will be coming up this transfer... "indoor plumbing, its gonna be big!"- Hercules :)</div>
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Have a great week, love you lots- go out and be the answer to somebody's prayers :) </div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-92010304903756940662015-05-25T08:38:00.002-07:002015-05-25T08:38:24.406-07:00If April Showers Bring May Flowers, What Does April Snow Bring?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(Letter dated April 13, 2015)</span><br />
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We also had MLC this week and i just love President and Sister Spendlove, they're just amazing :) our mission is goint to continue to improve and rise higher and head towards super legitness- even more than it is now :) haha</div>
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We had a miserable meltdown this week. on our way to another meeting with president we had to grab lunch and went to arby's drive through. sis hamblin got a french dip and the sauce spilled ALL OVER THE PLACE!! it got all over her, then on the floor, then her bag got put in my lap, and it got all over my white skirt, it was a wreck. we were just screaming and laughing and giving up on life all at the same time. then, we had the meeting with president... embarassing...</div>
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We did lots with sisters this week- we did some power hours and an exchange, had Zone Meeting, planning sessions with sisters, crazy busy!! Zone meeting was really good (except that i was feeling super sick) and one of the Zone Leaders asked if i would participate in a musical number... and when it got to the part of me and another sister singing, she stopped singing, and it turned into a Solo... greeeaatt... haha it was funny though, people could tell that it wasn't supposed to be a solo :P haha</div>
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Miracles on exchange!! I went on exchanges with sister Armstrong, who is a super great missionary! But it was amazing, we went to a lesson and who is it? Trichelle! she's someone we found and taught in my first area (Centerville) and she's doing really well! hasn't gotten to the temple yet, but will definitely be getting there. She talked about a change she had because of something we'd helped with and it was amazing to see that i really did make a difference in someones life. It feels amazing :) </div>
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Also, the past few weeks we've been getting fed a lot of mexican food... but they were fed salmon while i was gone on exchanges... lets just say i expressed a lot of gratitude to heavenly father that night ;P but i''ve labeled this area "Chinese take-out and American Mexican"</div>
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I lost my scriptures this week, and i was stressing so bad. but we prayed, and then found them. the end. so many wonderful miracles :) also, the new primary song "Gethsemane" is super pretty, i loved it! we got to teach primary and YW this week and a few wards and it was on the restoration. </div>
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I guess all in all not much happened this week, it was kinda slower, not too exciting. But i love being a missionary, next time i email you'll find out about transfers- last one! Get out there and be the answer to someone's prayers! :)</div>
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Peace out- SISTER JOHNSON :)</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-87438298583018660452015-04-13T07:32:00.002-07:002015-04-13T07:32:46.124-07:00Conference Miracles :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">This has been a good week in many ways and rough in others, but it ended brilliantly. </span><br />
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Just to start off, i want everyone reading this to know that i have an UNDENIABLE testimony of the truthfulness of this gospel. Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and we have a living Prophet and Apostles today who speak for the Lord. </div>
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OK. so monday was a pretty chill pday, we basically had no time to do anything but hardly got anything accomplished. Missionary Life. We had a really good lesson with R* and D*and confirmed that they'd be able to come to conference with us on Sunday. We were super pumped! we had a few other things planned but they fell through. The next day we had Exchange #5 (it was a bit rough...) and i was just exhausted. </div>
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We had lots of service we were able to do this week- cleaning out gross fridges, moving wood, moving stuff into a dumpster, getting dirty in pants- the BEST! :D</div>
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HILARIOUS. as we drive along one of the streets in our area we always see people walking along the sidewalk and joke saying, "look, president and sister Uchtdorf"- because apparently they walk along there all the time (they live super close). Well, as we're driving down, "look, president and sister... UCHTDORF?!" it was actually them- it was so funny, we were busting out laughing. Its different to see them looking like normal people and then the same week see them as their amazing selves speaking and testifying in conference as Apostles.</div>
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There is a sister in the zone who is really struggling right now and she had a bit of a meltdown one morning and just needed someone to talk to. she's felt like she's not doing enough as a missionary and not doing good enough- and i've definitely had those times in my mission as well. but we testified that the Lord is pleased with the work she is doing and that it won't be that bad forever (the area she is in is pretty terrible to her- people are mean, WML's yell at them, and no one respects sisters). Later this week on exchanges, she had a moment where everything just broke loose and she was on the verge of giving up and going home. She got another blessing, and it was ABSOLUTELY incredible. One of the zone leaders gave it and it was practically like a Patriarchal blessing. We were all exhausted after and she was feeling a bit better- so we went and got a bit of frozen custard :) yum!!</div>
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I got to go on exchanges this week with sister Tranchina, who was my roomate the whole time i was in Rose Park, she is the sweetest and most wonderful missionary ever and is from Spain, served in the Madrid mission for a few months before coming out (visa waiting). </div>
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Watching conference this weekend was amazing. I learned and was reminded of so much and there's a lot i need to change, but i think a lot i;m doing right too (or at least ideas i have that are on track) :) oh, remember before the sat pm session there was a story on a chef for the "Thyme and Seasons" restaurant? ya, thats in my area (like, right down the street). MISSION CONNECTIONS! :P hahaha</div>
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Saturday morning we got to watch the first session at the Beesleys in our ward (he's our High Councillor) and something incredible happened. I may have mentioned a few months ago, president hansen was saying goodbye to us and a sister in our zone (sister Lwin) asked if he would pray in the temple for Thailand to get a temple- she's not from Thailand, but it would be the closest possible place to get one. We were almost all crying. And we did- we prayed for Sister Lwin and her people to get a temple and i'm sure President did as well in the temple. She also happened to be translating Conference for her country, and got to tell them herself that they would be getting a temple in Thailand. I cried, and the spirit testified to me of the power of prayer and how important temples are. they will still be about 15 hours away (802 miles) but its an incredible miracle. </div>
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We took R* and D* to conference and they loved it! closer to getting answers, and i'm so grateful that we're able to teach them, they are really starting to progress well. </div>
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R*'s quote of the day: "if i were a hobo, i would dress really nice and go around saying 'Sleepover at your house!'" haha it was hilarious! they are super funny, and we're hoping to take them to temple square this week! :) pray that they get an answer soon- there's definitely stuff they still need to do though. </div>
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Oh, also our miracle investigator from last week is doing pretty well, we had another lesson with her this week and it was great! she's praying for a date, specifically <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_433771587" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">May 2</span></span> :)</div>
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Keep on keepin on, go out and be the answer to someones prayer, and No Empty Chairs :)</div>
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2 Nephi 31:20, Moroni <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_433771588" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:32</span></span>, Ether <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_433771589" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:27</span></span>, and Helaman <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_433771590" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:12</span></span> were quoted tons in conference... Gods way at hinting a few things ;) </div>
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Have a great week, enjoy the beautiful weather (hopefully you get some rain there, i miss it here!)</div>
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♥<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Sister Johnson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">p.s. i'll email pics in a bit, my computer is being dumb...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">:) ♥ ♫ </span></div>
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So, it was our Investigator D*'s Birthday (the one from Zimbabwe) and so we decided to give him a dollar store birthday- we made a floppy hat covered in fake flowers, butterflies, and birds. it was awesome. and we got him reeses eggs and fake mustaches. it was a legit birthday :) </div>
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We went on two exchanges this week, and one was great- we went out and contacted a BUNCH of referrals and worked hard and walked up Bountiful's hills all day long. it was awesome, and we saw the results! The other exchanges, we were either inside "updating" or on computers "updating" basically all day- and thats not how you find others and help them come unto Christ. Its definitely an important aspect, but you DONT need to spend that much time on it. ANYWAYS... </div>
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Wednesday was our temple day- absolutely amazing!! Got up super early (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_98834983" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:30</span></span>) and was all ready and set to go... and when we get there, i forgot my temple recommend. So we had to go back and go to a later session with the other district, but it was so peaceful and wonderful and i was so happy to be there. Seriously, AMAZING. Went to a fun Relief Society Party (Sister Bednar and Uchtdorf were there) and had yummy Cafe Rio food. Heads up: we have been severly overfed this week- we had chocolate cake TWICE that day. It was delicious... and at the same time i almost felt sick. </div>
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Saw Jenni Davis this week too (so sweet!) on exchanges- thanks for the chocolate- you rock! :P hahaha she's absolutely hilarious. </div>
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So we get out of District Meeting (one in Farmington) and our training was awesome but in general the missionaries weren't super respectful, which is annoying... but as we're walking out to the car, a crazy possessed psycho bee BEELINES (literally) across the parking lot towards the car and heads straight for Sister Hamblin. She screams and it comes at her like 3 times before finally stinging her right in the ear. The stinger was huge... i hope that Bee is DEAD. She was in so much pain and almost said some very choice words. It was throbbing all day and she had a headache for at least 24 hours after that. </div>
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Okaaayyy. Saturday was a LITERALLY crazy day. We spent comp study with some sisters who are having struggles in their areas trying to help them out. it was fun, we love them so much :) Then we did a bit up updating, had a working lunch with the Zone Leadership (found out about another baptism that just happened in my old area that was someone we'd tried to teach!) After that we had service that we went to do... and i've done some really gross things, but it was really bad cleaning. not gonna say more, except we were close to puking. After that we had power hour with the same sisters from earlier (Hay and Holbrook) and then went to Womens Conference together, because it was Sister Holbrook and my last one. Also took sister Brittney Brunner, who just got back from the Alabama Birmingham mission :) and Womens Conference was awesome! some of my favorite things were when they were talking about being defenders, or as we say here, "defendresses" :) and i love the quote "you cannot remember God and forget mother, and you cannot forget God and remember mother". Its SO TRUE! Another HUGE theme was fulfilling and keeping your baptismal covenants, which i loved. Go back and read Mosiah ch. 18, love it! Then we ate dinner at Village Inn, and died. we were exhausted.</div>
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So, we're sitting in Gospel Doctrine Class and Sister Hamblin taps me. i look over and on her planner she's writing "Tad R. Callister is in here!" I look over and he's basically sitting right next to me and a row back. I was freaking out on the inside and he actually talked to us afterwards- it was awesome! We taught a YW class about the atonement</div>
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watch it, its awesome :) anyways, after that we had our first dinner of the night, which included some non member koreans and their adorable 3 month old baby. We were stuffed and the food was delicious. Then we drove to our next dinner, which was a heavy lasagna dinner with salad, bread, veggies, the usual. I was literally going to throw up, my stomach hurt so bad it hurt to stand, breath, anything. Right when we left dinner, we got a txt- a former investigator was ready to take the lessons and be baptized!! Sister Hamblin was FREAKING out, and i would've been more excited if i wasn't going to barf... so we went right over and set up an appt and shared a message. Then, our high-councilman in NSL txted us and said he invited his neighbors to take the lessons again and they agreed! Miracle after MIRACLE!! THEEEENNN... i get a txt from the AP's and Moroni Tovars (from Lakepoint!) is finally getting baptized Tuesday night, i have to figure out how to get there! Man, Heavenly Father is pouring out blessings, and we just kept saying "what is going on?" blessings for working hard in ALL aspects of missionary work and diligence, including leadership responsibilities. I love this gospel and can't wait for General Conference and Easter this week! ALSO: if you haven't already, go to:</div>
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watch the video, share it with everyone, its amazing and the message is so simple, pure, and true! Have a great week, remember the real meaning of Easter and that the Savior really is here. </div>
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Monday we had a super fun sisters p-day- badminton, flew kites, played apples to apples, fooseball, air hockey, vollyball- SO GOOD! :) all in all, it was an awesome day except for the fact that all our appointments cancelled- so we tried to visit some people, which is hard on mon nights, but then we had exchanges with Sister Holbrook and Hay, and man was that fun!</div>
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I got to spend all of Tuesday with sister holbrook who is an absolutely amazing missionary- but she just happened to have a doctors appointment in Sandy that day... so, i have officially been in all of the Salt Lake Missions (passing through, dr. appts, etc.)... while still on my mission. Welcome to my life- now how many missionaries can say that? :P </div>
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Also, we had interviews that morning! I love President and Sister Spendlove, they are absolutely amazing- and i may do this for their name instead because its shorter and awesome: $♥</div>
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We then had to take the car to the dealership and instead of telling us how long we were supposed to wait, we sat in the waiting room for 3-4 hours and no one came and said anything... and then when we asked they still hadn't even looked for it. we definitely needed a car, so we were able to get a temporary one. And then she was just feeling really sick and i was grateful it was me with her. She and her comp are both awesome and tearing up their area (in a good way) :) Also, it was St. Patricks day... didn't do anything special.</div>
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Thur we did weekly planning, had a super great District Meeting. Murphy's Law applies again in my mission- anything that can go wrong, will go wrong- and its usually all at the same time in many aspects of life. For example, when something happens to one sister, all the other ones start falling apart. But i'm just grateful that we're able to help them in any way we can :) </div>
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We got to go to a mission call opening of a girl who we take on splits with us and i think it was the first one since i opened my own- which was over 18 months ago... crazy! But of course, they had a place to guess and i guessed WA state- she got called to the WA Tacoma mission- lucky girl ;) not nearly as awesome as the USCLM though :D haha!</div>
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OK, for real- march is going waaaay too fast. hit my 16 month mark this last week and i LITERALLY never thought i'd get to this point. i don't like it.</div>
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We also went on exchanges this week with sister Scanlan and Stratton, which was fun! Sis Scanlan is Samoan and from Anchorage, super sweet sister! we got to teach R* and D* and they are doing awesome! Slowly getting their answer, they just need to seek more actively. </div>
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Also, this weekend we had Stake Conference in the NSL stake, and it was really good- President and Sister $♥ were there and spoke and called us out (in a good way i guess) encouraging the members to help us and find us more work. Elder Bourne was presiding and he's really awesome- he spoke at our Christmas Devotional about A Christmas Story- super good, super spiritual :) </div>
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Next day, our High Councilman asked if we wanted us to sit with him and his wife, so we did... and they happened to be sitting with sister Bednar as well (her husband was in Mississippi) and so we sat next to Sister Bednar- and man, she is just SO super sweet. :) </div>
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Also, funny thing. Somehow we get roped into dumb stuff sometimes... we already had dinners set with members but somehow investigators roped us into eating with them as well ahead of time, and WML's sometimes get sassy if we cancel with members... so twice this week we had two dinners- and they weren't that tiny. and members took us out to eat a ton this week. Satan is trying to foil our plan of eating healthier and losing weight. Curse him. BOO :( </div>
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all in all, not too crazy of a week. the weather has been beautiful and we had rain today! :D</div>
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also, pics: monday nights diner (delicious!!) sister holbrook at the end of a VERY long day, our prayer duck :), and bountiful at night, ipsy eye stuff, my hair today :)</div>
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(Letter Dated March 16, 2015)</div>
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This week has been the DEFINITION of crazy. Literally. Mon was fun, pretty chill- we had Sister Hay with us all day because her companion went home, so it was fun to temporarily be in a trio again :) Cool experience on Monday evening! We have a couple that are soon-to-be mission president and wife in the Omaha Nebraska mission (the Gardiners) and they wanted us to come role-play teach the restoration with them- and it was great! after they were talking about how they want to teach with us more and asked if we knew Jeffrey and Venus... <div>
back track a bit- the elders street contacted someone a few days earlier who was completely ready to come back to church and has a husband/fiance who wants to learn more. the elders set up an appt with them to pass them to us which was the next day... and yes, their names are Venus and Jeffrey! same people! so we taught them the next night and Sister Gardiner came to the lesson and it was awesome! </div>
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Tuesday was transfers, which was crazy as usual! Apartment checks in the morning, getting lost of the highway and accidentally taking a detour to Centerville, you know me- terrible with directions :P We helped lots of sisters get settled and moved in and spent a chunk of time planning for the transfer and how we want to help the sisters. we had three lessons that night as well, which is really good! Including our awesome african friends Rozanne and Delroy and the Recent Convert Ian. </div>
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Wednesday we had a really good Leadership Meeting with President Spendlove and all the mission leadership. President and Sister Spendlove are doing a really good job leading this mission so far, they're dedicated, humble, and ready to work hard :)</div>
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So, now that we cover 7 companionships of sisters, we have to try to juggle 3 district meetings (2 in a completely different zone), 2 pday activities (although today will be a sisters pday, everyone together- girls only!) and working with two zones of leadership. And we individually visit each companionship this week to get goals and schedule exchanges- our sisters are great! But there wasn't one night this week (besides last night) that we were in bed before like<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1681907928" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">11pm</span></span> almost. We were super exhausted...</div>
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Its been really good to get our teaching back up this week- people cancel a lot and its so up and down, obviously the more you teach the better you feel as a missionary :) But we've found new people this week, seen lots of miracles and coincidences/TOTALLY not coincidences, and just had lots of fun :) </div>
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OK, funniness :) Delroy's dad is also from Zimbabwe and his birthday was monday... so we got him a super random funny gift that included a hot pink hula hoop and turban and toy car, ducky slippers, etc. he said he's going to get revenge :D</div>
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We are starting something new in our zone where we have a short training meeting to help us improve our mad skills and not be awkward when we talk to people. so we spent lots of the day walking around as much as we could because we're trying to talk to more people... Welcome to Davis County- literally everyone we talked to was an active member... but the next day we had 4 NM/LA contacts! we built trust with Heavenly Father! :) </div>
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BTW- weather has been SUPER nice here. like awesome. high 60's low 70's. today's supposed to be like 76 :)</div>
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Our week was full of miracles. we finally had lessons set up with people we either had been trying to meet or had cancelled a TON, got a solid referral over txt (hey, these people want to meet with you kind of thing) and getting SUPER pumped for the new Easter video thats going to be coming out soon- Because He Lives- we got a sneak peak because we ate dinner with a member who helped produce it- its legit (not released yet) </div>
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Other than that, these next few weeks we will be crazy STL's all over the place doing exchanges and helping sisters- and we have interviews with President tomorrow- yay! have a great week and enjoy life! Go out and be the answer to someone's prayer :)</div>
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Peace out Girl Scout- by the way, i gotta go buy some GS cookies today... :) </div>
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SISTER JOHNSON ♥</div>
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fun at "The FIZ" :)</div>
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Facil's birthday :P</div>
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also, my talk on the book of alma (my notes are hardly legible, but mom wants to ready my talks, so here you go :P)</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-53696452276424199082015-03-22T22:50:00.002-07:002015-03-22T22:50:15.771-07:00No Coincidences With God :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(Letter dated March March 9, 2012)</span><br />
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Pday was relaxing and crazy at the same time- we made it an us day :) Emailed, then went shopping for a few things, went to the Fizz (which is like a soda place, they do fun flavors and stuff), we got haircuts, ate taco bell, all in all the pday part. Then, it hit. And when i say IT, i mean the freak beginning of March snow storm. We literally got like 6 inches and we had to miss one of our appointments because we couldn't get up the hill. Welcome to North Salt Lake. Literally everything went wrong that night and poor Sister Hamblin was getting SUPER frustrated and upset, but all in all- it was actually pretty fun :) </div>
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We had a really good lesson with Rozanne and Delroy (the africans) this week. We went and they had some leftover Gizzard from the night before, so guess who dared their companion to eat some? ME :) haha and i got it on video, i'll definitely put it on Facebook when i get home :) haha her reaction is hilarious and it almost made her throw up. And then Delroy's dad, Facil, danced white moves for us (he used to be the #1 MJ look alike, so his moves are pretty good :P haha) it was a blast. And we talked about the importance of the BofM and they committed to read it and pray about it as well. </div>
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We also had MLC this week which President Spendlove presided and he and Sister Spendlove are really AWESOME. we're super excited to have them.</div>
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Oh, and you probably want transfer news :) SO. Sisters in the mission took a HUGE dive- we only have around 60 now, so STL's had to take a cut too. and with new Mission Pres and everything... i stayed an STL with Sister Hamblin. But, we now cover ALL the sisters in Farmington and half in Bountiful. So, i went from 3 to 4 to 5 to 7!! Its literally going to be crazy, but i DEFINITELY think it will help me not think about going home AT ALL. I'm not trunkey in the LEAST bit- but it does make me sad on occasion. </div>
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So, also funny stuff! When i got to this area i talked to a sister who had just returned from the NJ mission spanish speaking and she just happened to know Sister Stone! Saturday we took another Siser who just came back out with us and she returned from the DC south mission- and she just HAPPENED to know Sister Quinton! Then, we spoke in the 11th ward and a sister came up and hugged us, just got back this week from the Alabama Birmingham mission and JUST HAPPENED to know Sister Crandall and Elder Jordan. You literally find MILLIONS of connections when you serve in UT, because everyone knows everyone :P hahaha</div>
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Also, after speaking in the 11th ward an older sister came up to us and confirmed that i was from Anacortes and asked if i knew someone. I said, yes, and turns out one of my friends from church and high school is living in the ward (and not going to church) so i get to go visit them and see what i can do to help :) THERE ARE LITERALLY NO COINCIDENCES IN THE GOSPEL. nope. </div>
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Well, all in all its been a pretty simple week, but great things are coming and this transfer is definitely going to be interesting...</div>
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LOVE YOU AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK! :)</div>
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♥SISTER JOHNSON :)</div>
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<br />Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-80593420742287542552015-03-22T22:12:00.001-07:002015-03-22T22:12:06.747-07:00Time Stops for NO Missionary :)<br />
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Another great week here in NSL and bountiful, its been going really well- even though i think people may cancel here more than Rose Park O.o sometimes, agency is the bane of my existence- then again, its the greatest gift- right? :)<div>
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Monday was fun- one of the sisters had their departing temple day, so her companion Sister Hay was with us for most of the day. Ok, coolest thing- i finished "The Infinite Atonement"! its such an amazing book and i've learned so much from it about the Savior and his Atonement. We had a pretty fun pday, one of the elders in the district got his visa to Taiwan, so we had a bit of a going away party for him at a members home (in the basement) played games, had snacks, the usual just hang out kinda thing- it was good though :) i've been feeling better- not so sick, which is really good. stuffy nose is all :) OK, MIRACLE! middle of our pday activity DELROY and ROZANNE txt us (the africans from zimbabwe) and ASKED us if we could come over that night and teach the first lesson!... FINE, we'll do it! :P haha it was a really good lesson too! Delroy has a really good background and agrees with everything we believe (so far) and he's taking it really seriously because he understands the importance of knowing truth. he and rozanne had all the right answers! :)</div>
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Tuesday was an AMAZING zone conference, the last time we'd see President Hansen- which was sad, but we know we'll see him again- actually he said if we don't keep in contact he'll hunt us down, so, no escaping him! :D but we had amazing trainings on Faith, Diligence, and Obedience and we did a Role Play/Training on Diligence- we were with the Cannon Zone (Glendale) and so i got to see Sister Latham, which was so fun! :) she's such a great sister. Also, for a portion of the meeting all stake leaders/ward representatives were invited and we discussed Hastening the Work through Retention and it was so good to have them all there and be on the same page- communication is definitely something that can be improved in one of our stakes. We were taken out to dinner after that (Joy Luck- Chinese-YUM!) and then another MIRACLE! we went to contact a referral of a new move in that ASKED us to come teach her and her son- and she was home, and she's awesome! her name is K* and she's a single mom, and loves crafty stuff- making old things new, etc. she's thought about being baptized before but never really decided, so she wants to take lessons to finally decide- YES! :D</div>
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Wed we got to go on another exchange and i was with Sister Panuve (from Tonga) and it was a great exchange. Its so sad when you teach someone though and they are so stuck in their ways that they literally wont let themselves receive an answer from the spirit because they're already decided in their head and in their heart that what we teach can't possibly be true. lets just say, i got a bit emotional after... and during... the lesson. im really bad at holding myself together :P but all in all it was really good and she is a super great, super hard working sister :) </div>
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Thursday we didn't have district meeting because of ZC on tue, but we did do weekly planning, which went well. pretty chill day.</div>
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Friday it started off being ONE of THOSE days. i didn't even want to shower- but i did! you would be proud... we finally found someone in NSL who is going to let us do service next week- super exciting! she is LA and has lots of health issues, but is super nice and loves us coming over- so we're gonna help her clean :) </div>
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OK, funniest contact ever: we knocked on this door and a guy opens it and says his name is I*, from Missouri. He seemed to know a bit about the church and told us a few things he appreciates about our religion, but said there was one thing he didn't agree with. "you guys believe in, like, a schitzoc Jesus- right?" we almost laughed out loud SO BAD! we were like, "well, no... we believe in the same Jesus everyone else believes in..." he was like, "Oh, alright!" he said he'd read anything we give him, so we're going to take him back a Book of Mormon and invite him to Ward Basketball :) super exciting- you don't have as many experiences like that in Bountiful haha. </div>
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February flew by and we're already into march- cant believe it!! We found a new LA lady to teach this week, missionaries had visited her often but kinda got lost in translation- reasons why updated area books are important! also, previous sisters had mostly just hung out and done service with her, so we're hoping to be able to help her come back to church :) </div>
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OK, so the crazy experience on Sunday- we had appointments with WML's, and helping wards out- so we found ONE window where we could take the sacrament before one of our meetings- and it was in the same ward that Sister Nelson and Sheri Dew are in. So we sit down in the front of the overflow and i point them out to sister hamblin and then i look up and who is sitting on the stand? Elder Nelson. of course. I'm pretty sure i could see him staring into my soul from up there. and then we left right after sacrament, but i've had my first experience now with apostles in sacrament meeting- not terribly uncommon in NSL though. normal, actually!</div>
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well, that sums up my week pretty well, transfers next week and i have NO idea what's going to happen. I'd really love to train again before i go hoe, but i have no idea whats going to happen and i know that with President Spendlove here now that things are going to continue on the path they were/ I'm excited to work with him and have a new mission mom, i love and will miss President Hansen but excited for what they will bring as well- and he has hair- wierd!! :P hahaha</div>
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♥SISTER JOHNSON :) </div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-68399564564561562812015-03-22T21:13:00.001-07:002015-03-22T21:13:56.110-07:00On The Mend :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(Letter dated Feb 23, 2015)</span><br />
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monday we did a pretty fun pday activity- it was a sisters pday, no elders allowed :P haha we went to the Gardiners home (recently called to be the new mission president/wife for the Omaha mission)- and of course, we find the connection- sister gardiners mom was sister mccombers moms mission companion! :P the gospel creates such a SMALL WORLD- especially when you serve a mission in UT :) and my crocheting is getting lots better too! we were also able to teach Gavin (a RC) that night and Austin, a last lesson before his baptismal interview :)</div>
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Tuesday, i was simply not feeling so hot, but i pushed through it kind of thing. Sister Lwin had her birthday, so we took her a small gift :) we had a pretty empty day, so just tried to contact people. but dinner was with a family who moved from my last area to here, about the same time i was transferred- so we ate with them and it was just one of those tender mercies :) but because of some confusion, we had a SUPER packed night and were going non-stop. i thought i was going to pass out... but i didn't! :D heavenly father looking out for me. </div>
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i also got a call from sister pearson saying that C* was going to the temple for baptisms wed morning. and i forgot to write about it last week, but we'd had it all scheduled, i woke up at 5 in the morning on friday and was ready, and they text and said that she didn't have her temple recommend... awkward... but i got everything ready, ride, stayed the night with a set of sisters. and i prayed that i would feel better in the morning so i would feel well enough to go in the morning and not be miserable. and it was ok! Wed morning i woke up at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1681907926" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:30</span></span> and Sister McConkie from Rose Park came and picked me up, went and picked up C* and the sisters, and then headed to the Salt Lake Temple to do baptisms! it was amazing to be there- we are so blessed in this mission to be able to do that, because baptism really is the first step, and we always shepherd them towards the temple. she had such a good time too :)</div>
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Got back, and we made cinnamon rolls for ALL 18 of our Ward Mission Leaders, to build love and trust. they were delicious... but apparantely everyone in Utah calls them Sweet Rolls- silly gooses :P we also got an oil change and tires rotated that day, had a lesson with the S*'s, and did a member visit- and their son served in Sister Hamblin's hometown thats SUPER tiny- but most everyone seems to know where it is- she calls it the biggest small town- everyone knows someone from Snowflake (which is like an hour from where she lives)</div>
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Wed night, it begun. i was up most of the night coughing, and in the morning i had a fever, aches, chills, couldn't swallow/breathe, had a super bad cough, and i was just miserable. didn't get better for any of the day really, and i still had to go to District Meeting, go to a lesson, man. it was not fun. i called the mission nurse later that night cause i felt like crud, and she said it was probably the flu (even though i didn't feel nauseous or anything). so the next day... we had exchanges. i still had the major bad congestion, but it was bearable. went to the store and got some Robitussen DM (never taking that again, it was DISGUSTING!) and i spent the day with sister warren, who goes home in two weeks. She's from Hawai'i (and all over). We did a member visit in the morning, ate lunch with a Ward Mission Leader in the NSL stake (went well!) and then we FINALLY were able to do service!! people here never let sisters serve, which is super annoying. since they just moved in, there was a lot of deep cleaning to do so we helped shop-vac and clean. i love wearing pday clothes- but skirts have definitely grown on me too :) we had a lesson with R*, and she said she was good to come to M* and R* baptism, so i'd be able to go! member visit, cancellations, normal day- but super busy! Austin also had his interview and passed with flying colors! he's one of the cutest 9 year-olds ever! :P</div>
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Saturday i was feeling not so hot again- we had a baptism to get ready, records online to update, and i tried to hours to find a split for sister hamblin and a ride for me and Rylee to the baptism. And i got it all set! but literally an hour before, Rylee cancelled, so i wasn't able to go, which was bummer- but Austin's baptism went really well! no hiccups, which was a really nice change! but as soon as the baptism was over- i felt like crud again and thought we were going to pass out (sister hamblin's tummy wasn't feeling well either). we we went home and rested a bit, ate dinner, tried to contact people, and had a power hour with some sisters that night. we got home, planned, and crashed. </div>
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Sunday, woke up, feeling at least up to going the normal things. had a meeting with the stake presidency of the Orchard Stake, austins confirmation (yay!), went home and wrote our talks for the next ward (we'd had no time in the previous week, obviously...), spoke, went to more church, rested, met with a bishop, coordination, dinner, planned (because i was sick on planning day), and slept! sunday in a nutshell...</div>
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So, my talk. the subject was "Finding Peace Through the Storms of Life Through the Temple". it ended up being really good too! i love random/specific subjects like that :) i told a really cool analogy about the Breakwater that's out in the ocean by our house. its like the Savior and the Atonement. He already took and felt the brunt of everything, and he protects us from taking the full force of the consequences of our choices just like the breakwater protects the island from the raging waves and storms. we can find more of that peace and safety as we attend the temple and invite him into our life. i love the savior and the blessings that come from the temple- thats one of the biggest things i've learned from president and sister hansen, the importance of the temple. </div>
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this week is going to be better, i'm on the mend and there are good things to come :) </div>
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love you, and have a great week! :)</div>
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go out and be the the answer to someones prayers! :)</div>
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♥SISTER JOHNSON</div>
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p.s. i hit 15 months this last week! O.o really depressing...</div>
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email selfies! :P haha</div>
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Tuesday we had a leadership meeting which was really good, i love being trained in those kind of settings. we talked about Elder Katcher's training again that he gave about a month ago, focusing on Diligence, Faith, and Obedience. We also got to go that evening to do family history with one of the recent converts, it was so cool- we were able to find him a connection and he was super excited and said, "when can we go again?" it was so exciting, the spirit was totally there- and his daughter is adorable too, her name is Gracie :) </div>
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Wed we got to go on a short exchange because sister hamblin went to the temple with a recent convert. so i got to be with Sister Weber! so fun, and she only has 9 weeks left, so it was good to be able to spend time with her as well :)</div>
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We've been trying REALLY hard this week to work with members, bishops, and Ward Mission Leaders more, because especially here, its one of the only ways to get missionary work done. not that its a bad thing, it just takes a LOT of coordination and orginization, which i don't have as much of... but things are going well- i just miss rose park a lot- but marta and raydeen should be getting baptized saturday too, and im excited to be able to go! :)</div>
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Friday we got to be on exchanges and i had lots of fun with Sister Mitchell, her companion is from Africa, and they're serving in Woods Cross. But we worked hard all day and played air hockey during lunch, contacted all day, walked around in the beautiful sunlight. </div>
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VALENTINES DAY WAS A BLAST, probably the best one ever! we didn't have a dinner, so we told all the sisters that if they didn't have a dinner we'd have them over- sister mitchell and nyundo joined us, we had red tablecloths, flowers, candlelight, and crepes! it was fantastic :P haha</div>
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and sunday we bore our testimonies in one ward and spoke in another- the first ward we went to (Austins ward) and Jerry's girlfriend was there (from Rose Park), and snapchatted jerry while i was bearing my testimony :P it was good to see her, #RPCONNECTIONS! </div>
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I spoke on how Choices Effect our Lives, and its made me ponder how the small and big choices effect our lives, whether thats to study something in school or go on a mission, you never know what your choice will lead to, it can effect generations. </div>
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love you and hope you have a great week, go out and be the answers to someone's prayers! ♥</div>
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♥ SISTER JOHNSON :) </div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-10770070469611010402015-02-12T17:34:00.001-08:002015-02-12T17:34:59.277-08:00Miracles Never Cease :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Another great week here on the mission! Good times, funny moments, definitely making memories that will stay with me my whole life- missions are the BEST!! :D</span><br />
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Monday was pretty chill, pday activity was playing music, writing letters, etc. and we found the BEST HAT in the world- i'll send pics :) things you find in the primary room :P haha</div>
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we also had an FHE with President Bennett (one of the Mission Presidents Counselors) and it was fun! and we had baklava... so good! O.o </div>
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Miracle! We visited a member to talk about a family who lived close by and invited them to invite the family (well, members in the family) to take the lessons. They called back, like, two days later and said that they want to meet with us! we were so excited, we did a happy dance in the middle of personal study... :) there were two other similar situations that happened this week, we're hoping to meet with them this coming week and start teaching them! Tuesday we also had MLC, which was sad because sister hansen wasn't there, but it was good, we are improving so much as a mission, i know the lord is happy- but, of course, we must continue onward and upward! :) </div>
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and, finally... <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1595749756" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> was Claudine's baptism and i got to go back for it! I was so happy and so blessed to be able to go- and man, was the spirit strong! :) Sister Pearson and i sang the Olive Tree, because she wanted a missionary song. She (and we) were really sad that her sisters didn't come to support her, but her mom was there, and you could just tell she was SOO happy! and i saw sister pearson and aguilar today, and they said in the confirmation, she was told that she would serve a mission! the fact that she was finally baptized is a miracle, and where she is NOW from where she and their family started, Gods hand was there every step of the way, i know it. </div>
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Hope all is well, i love this work, and if you keep getting involved you will too! :) </div>
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Go out and be the answer to someone's prayers! :)</div>
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SISTER JOHNSON :)</div>
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also, the thing in the jar is my new favorite vegetable- jicima- its SOOO GOOD!! </div>
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modeling the new skirt, and the baptism!! :D</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-46151254929240710792015-02-12T14:52:00.001-08:002015-02-12T14:52:08.298-08:00That AWKWARD moment...<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(Letter dated Feb. 2) most awkward moment of the week: after church, to us: "great testimonies" us: "thanks! whats your name again?" them: "i'm Sister Nelson" and "I'm Sheri Dew!"... uh.... yup! WELCOME TO NORTH SALT LAKE!! </span><br />
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yup. North Salt Lake and Bountiful Orchard are the two stakes we cover, NSL (North Salt Lake) is super nice, on the hill with a bunch on mansions, and BO (Bountiful) is more normal class, down the hill. But i'm loving it here! Lots different than Rose Park, but i love it here too! :) </div>
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Monday we did all the transfer things, switching, some unpacking, figuring out things, and i forgot how much we work with members here- its so crazy!! obviously, its the more effective way to work, but we visit members, wml's, bishops, etc. and challenge them to invite people to take lessons, etc... AND THEY DO IT! we obviously still go around and contact referrals that we recieve, but its so different from even when i was in Centerville- and we get fed not only Dinner, but Lunches too! I was starting to eat really healthyand actually losing some weight- aaaaand not thats not gonna work so well... urgh. but of course, still love it :)</div>
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we also help 5 sets of sisters, which is the most i've covered, especially since we were in RP, one of the smaller zones. also, we correlated with the HC over missionary work in the NSL stake on thursday, went to the paradise cafe- turns out, he's elder Bednars home teacher!... i'm starting to freak out a little bit...</div>
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you know you're in NSL when... on the area maps it has a key that says: members, 70's, apostles, bishops, WML's... and more... its kinda crazy. Elder Nelson, Elder Hales, President Uchtdorf, Tad R. Callister, Sheri Dew, Elder Bendar, a bunch more 70's, MoTab members, its crazy. so different from everywhere else i've served!! </div>
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also- Claudine is still on date to get baptized this saturday, im so excited!</div>
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We also had a Stake Relief Society meeting/fireside on saturday, the special guest speaker was Sister Hales- and boy is she a kick in the pants, and so spunky! :P haha</div>
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here's a little about sister hamblin!</div>
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she is from Eager, AZ, close to Snowflake. She is 22, she is going to go into dental hygiene after her mission, she is in the middle of 5 kids, and has only brothers, and she's been out 10 months. we have a lot of fun together though, even though she's like 8 inches taller than me... but still, we have a good time :) </div>
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this week is going to be great, im excited to start transfer #11, after this, i'll only have two left, which is really depressing. I had a dream last night that i was packing up to go home and i was super confused because i still had time left! it was a really depressing dream, possibly because when people ask how long i've been out i say"just over a year..." and then they grill and i say, "14 months..." and then they're all like, "oh! you're going home soon" or "on the downhill!". its sad, but im going to make the best of all the time i have left! i may end up finishing my mission here as a sister training leader, but i don't know yet. no news on a new president, but we have meetings this week which president will be at, so i'll update next week. love you, hope all is well, and as sister hansen would say, "go out and be the answer to someones prayers" :)</div>
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♥ SISTER JOHNSON :)</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">this week, of course has been really rough, we've seen miracles and the lords hand everywhere in the little things, bring miracles and tender mercies. but i'm grateful for all the trials, the tears, the changes- as hard as they are. There's so much to write and so little time, so i'll try to condense it as much as possible. </span><div style="color: #222222; font-style: normal;">
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We were doing companion study <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1819222602" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on thursday</span></span> morning and all the sudden we hear crying or laughing from the living room where the other sisters study and we go out to see, and they are just sobbing on the floor, as as we go over to hug them and ask whats wrong, they say, "sister hansen died." we were so confused, but once we realized what had happened, we were just in tears together. Sister Carol Hansen is the wife of our mission president, and she passed away on Jan 21st. We'd seen her earlier that day (actually when we dropped the blanket off, tender mercy...) and she looked completely fine. but she was at the mission home that night and she'd just collapsed. thats all we know. its so hard on our mission, because she and president are the leaders and who we rely on for spiritual strength. and we just can't fathom her being gone. </div>
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Miracles this week though! C* decided she's going to be baptized! we called yesterday morning for her to come to church, and long story short, when she did she sat down next to me and said, "i want to be baptized!" so, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1819222603" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">feb 7th</span></span> is the day we talked about! it makes me so happy, because i know in her heart she really does know that its true :) AAAND we saw m* and r* this week and they came to church, and they've BOTH decided to be baptized now, so they'll both the baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1819222604" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Feb 21st</span></span>! :D So many miracles in the last week of my serving in Rose Park, because the news is- TRANSFERS! And they're kicking me out of the city and sending me up the hill to North Salt Lake! yes, where the apostles are, where its like 90% mormon, where i cover 28 WARDS!! but it will be a new challenge, and i'm really excited! :) i'm really sad to leave Rose Park though, i love it so much. </div>
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p.s. i forgot to put about maombi's baptism! it was so good, the spirit was so strong, we even got a nonmember to play the piano for us! :) love you and have a great week- talk you you soon! and i don't need anything, im doing good. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sis. Holbrook wrote on her blog something important that Elder Oaks, an Apostle, said... this is from her blog:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sister Hansen was a great example to these missionaries! Hannah is sad for her loss... and that her mission President will be released now. Sometime in the next few weeks they will get a new Pres. :(</span></div>
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At Sis. Hansen's Funeral (Thanks Jeni for the photo!)</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-28344086963416953082015-01-25T22:24:00.000-08:002015-01-25T22:24:47.938-08:00D&C 4<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">this week was amazing, of course! a few crazy experiences as usual, i mean, we are in Rose Park! But it was a pretty chill week. Monday president was running super late in interviews, so we had to reschedule and we'll have them this Wednesday.LEADERSHIP PROBS ;P haha but pday was really chill, and it was raining and hailing and slushing- crazy utah weather :)</span><br />
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This week our days have definitely been getting a lot busier, and this next week is going to be psychotic crazy busy- we're scrambling to find time to teach everyone AND trying to find new people to teach- but wait, there's more! :P </div>
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M* and R* are doing well, its just super hard because they have very LEGIT reasons to cancel and miss church, like a thrown out back, or throwing up. but we know its just the adversary!! But m* was able to come to a baptism this last saturday which was really good, because the spirit was so strong and at the beginning she said, "i'm glad i came because now i KNOW this is what i want to do" Miracles, ladies and gentlemen :)</div>
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Tuesday we had a really good leadership meeting with Elder Katcher of the 70 there (he talked in last conference) and he talked about Faith, Diligence, and Obedience. he and president Hansen are really good friends, perks of having your mission president be a emeritus member of the 70 (not sure i spelled that right...) but it was a good meeting! the mission is progressing and changing so much, i feel so blessed to be here :) and transfers are in 1 WEEK!! O.o crazy...</div>
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Wed was the first day in a REALLY long time we didn't have any set appointments, but we did end up teaching m*- so here's what happened with her: on exchanges on saturday, i was gone last saturday) and i came back and sister pearson told me that she had basically dropped us, which was heart wrenching. we gave it a few days and stopped by one night, she looked happy to see us! the next day, G* AND Sister M* both called us saying that M* wanted to apologize and was just saying "forgive me!" so we had a lesson and she said since that day she wasn't happy and didn't have the spirit, and wa just down- so she's still on track for being baptized this saturday! YAYAYAY!! it was close, because she called <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_187697805" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday </span></span>morning and said she was sick (well, her translator...) but we weren't going to give up that easy! we called the new WML in the 1st ward and he was able to come over with another member and give her a blessing and she came to church and then that night we reviewed the baptismal questions and she passed! so new we just have to finish teaching everything, have the actual interview, and figure out how to get her, her 1 year old, and her 94 year old aunt to the stake center on saturday for the baptism!! :D MISSIONARY PROBS. </div>
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Wed night for mutual, one of the wards (2nd) went to temple square and we watched the "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration" movie, and J*, our investigator came too. it was so good, i love watching that movie because you really can't deny the spirit when you do. its incredible :) and there was at least one youth who i KNOW got their testimony of the prophet that night, and it really helped j* too, He even asked some questions! :D</div>
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Thursday i got to have sister Fernandez with me on exchanges, and it was a SUPER busy day- and our WML hadn't set us up a dinner- so we ended up coming in, scrounging up whatever was around, and voila! Delicious veggie fried rice :P haha but we ahd a good time, she is a great sister and seems like she's been out longer (maybe cause she's a little older) but she's actually only been out 6 weeks longer than me! </div>
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Saturday we were able to eat breakfast with bishop starr and his family and then go on visits with him. I'm so grateful for good ward leadership and members who are dedicated to the gospel and their callings, just serving others! it helps me see what to do and what not to do when i have callings and when i'm a member in a ward :)</div>
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Also, crazy! so the sister that went to the hospital for the concussion? she's fine- but her companion had to go to the hospital yesterday because they got out of church and sister avery said, "i can't feel my legs, or my arm or half of my face". she was completely numb by the time they got to the hospital. she's fine now, but she has to go see a neurologist, it was something about a migrane. weird, but she's good now! LEADERSHIP PROBS :P but we love our sisters and love seeing them grow and progress into even more incredible missionaries. our zone and mission has improved SOO much in just the last 6 months from what i've been able to see, it still has a ways to go, but its not so much leaps and bounds anymore, but normal walking :) </div>
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The reason i titled my letter D&C 4, is because we had a stake youth fireside yesterday to kickoff the theme and to get the youth more involved in missionary work, and since it was partly our idea (the format anyway) we were asked to take a few minutes and speak. we just bore testimony about the blessings that come from living and sharing the gospel, because its so true! Matthew 5 is one of my favorite chapters too, about salt and light- read it :) and watch this video:</div>
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hope you all have a great week, keep the faith, and embark in the service of God- go out and share the good news! :)</div>
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♥ SISTER JOHNSON :) </div>
Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-69221306112873014782015-01-25T21:36:00.002-08:002015-01-25T21:36:28.190-08:00What Had Happened...<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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ok, so literally a CRAZY STRESSFUL EVERYTHING week. More Murphys law, but there were good things too!<br /></div>
Tuesday we had MLC and Elder Arnold (70) came back and did a follow-up from the mission tour he did in August, it was great! We also do a stewardship meeting with President with us and the Zone Leaders about the progress of the zone and individual missionaries which went well too. we've been teaching more after these holidays which is nice to be getting it back up.<br /></div>
Miracle #1: We went to visit a semi-LA man whose wife just left him and took all the kids because she got off her bipolar medications. it was really sad, but he's finding a lot of support and peace from the gospel. but we went bu to set up an appointment last week, and this week we came back and shared a mormon message and a prayer, talked to him, etc. as we were leaving, he was talking to the member about how he'd been praying and reading the scriptues and wondering if he would ever get his daughter back, when he felt peace and knew he would. then who knocks on his door, but the missionaries- US! it was amazing to hear that God really does place us in peoples paths that need us, and we'd just talked about the day before about being answers to peoples prayers :)<br /></div>
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Miracle #2: So, friday morning Marta gave us a call and earlier the week we had invited her to be baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_187697803" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">feb 7th</span></span> and she said, "wow. i got a hot flash but i don't know if its good or bad, so i'll pray about it". guess what? she prayed about it. "i got the warm feeling again, so i'm gonna do it!" it was amazing, and her back went out so she wasn't able to get to church, but we were just so happy we almost cried! R* is getting there, still praying and we've also met with her a little less and she's only been to church once- M* is in 2 nephi already! we're so happy we want to cry :)<br /></div>
Miracle #3: So, we had this referral from a few people in the area saying, "um, well, i think they're phillipino?" So we stopped by the neighbor who was a member to get more info and as soon as we left we see the woman outside, and her name is J*. Apparantely she is a LA member and has had such a hard life, but she's from Guatamala, and served a mission after she joined the church. But she literally needed us in that moment, she was just breaking down. God answers prayers thorough us, i testify that is true! :)<br /></div>
CRAZY STORY! O.o ok, so this is one i'll probably tell my kids (or cats) one day. We were in our zone meeting and had to leave the room for about 15-20 minutes to watch videos about the Gift of Tongues. After the meeting, we realized that 5 missionary bags had literally been STOLEN out of the church building!! they were just gone! two had personal credit cards, and when they called home to cancel them one had already been used... so, ya. bad people. welcome to ROSE PARK! :P haha but poor elder tauai, he's been out 4 weeks from samoa and had $2000 in his bag, and the bag was a gift from his father, and it was stolen!! money, cameras, personal credit cards, luckily sister pearson didn't have really anything personal stolen. stinks though! had to call the police and everything! :P my bag luckily was safe, they were taken really randomly. but it WAS amazing to see the reactions, obviously people were sad because of things stolen, but it really goes to show what is really important- we don't take any of those things with us when we die, and whoever took the things will be held accountable- on the other hand, blessings come from trials, so we are expecting to see a lot of miracles in Rose Park now :P haha<br /></div>
M* kinda dropped us, more on that next week, we're still trying to figure out the situation; we went on exchanges on saturday and it was yet another crazy day- not a good day exchanges, for future reference. But things really are going well, interviews today, two weeks left of the transfer, baptisms coming up (hopefully <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_187697804" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">jan 31st</span></span> for j* as well, maybe still the 24th for m*?)<br /></div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-43918617223718854292015-01-06T00:18:00.003-08:002015-01-06T00:18:29.040-08:00Word of the Week: INTERREGNUM<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">now you might say to yourself, what is that?! it sounds like some weird medical term! "im sorry, but we're going to have to preform an interregnum". Well, its actually the space of time after a prophet dies where the first presidency is dissolved and become the quorum of the twelve (well, more) apostles until a new prophet is called- isn't that interesting? :) food for thought!</span><br />
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Monday we had a snowball fight as a zone, it was a blast! it reminded me of home and playing in the snow with my sisters and dad- mom would stay inside with the hot chocolate and wait for us to come in freezing ;P hahaha jk. but it was fun, and cold, and just a blast :) we also went to target and sister pearson found a good deal on boots and we got matching boots! they're cute! :) </div>
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New Years was really fun too! yes, definitely crocheting up a storm :P haha we were FORCED to be in from 5-9 watching Disney movies (oh no...) which i didn't have TOO much of a problem with. we were GOING to watch Tangled, but they forget to ask for it- so we watched Finding Nemo, Mulan, and the first 30 minutes of Emperors New Groove. it was good, and the whole time we were crocheting and making headbands and stuff :) it was awesome!! and this week has been absolutely FREEZING!! it was like 10 degrees and we just broke 30, so the snow is starting to melt, but we'll have a bit of a warm spell this week, in the low 30's/40's. </div>
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M* and Ra* are doing really well, as well as Mi! in M*'s lesson (R* was feeling not good, back problems) but in the lesson M* said they'd really been talking about baptism and they both feel like they will be really soon! they won't really accept a date, but once they decide, they'll want to be baptized ASAP :) and M* is understand and came to church again, and said she's ready- remember, this is the woman who was baptized probably a month and a half ago 7th Day Adventist- but she understands priesthood authority and it really happy when we come and teach, despite the fact that she doesn't understand whats going on in church or in lessons without a translator. </div>
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And this week was Godelive, M*, Confiance, and Innocent's birthday the 31st and the 1st! so, naturally, we made a cake :) it was fun, Godelive turned 50- she is like another mother. and yesterday in Sacrament meeting she got up and bore her testimony and Claudine translated for her. She expressed immense gratitude for the gospel and said she was grateful for sister pearson and i staying by her through many of her hard times. it made me cry, but i just felt immense gratitute for Heavenly Father bringing her into my life, being able to teach her and see her grow in the gospel, we've taken her to M*'s lessons and also to another LA lady who was going through a rough time, and her english is getting a lot better too! she relies so much on God and just has so much love for him and others. She is just incredibly Christlike and strong :)</div>
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we were also able to FINALLY take our investigator J* to a baptism this week! we went <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_873859397" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on saturday</span></span> and he really liked it and felt the spirit- and he's more solid on date for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_873859398" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Jan 31st</span></span> now :) our teaching took a dip these last few weeks because of the holidays, but they're definitely on their way back up now! :) </div>
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well, its been a great week. halfway done with this transfer, and miracles will keep happening. this zone will keep seeing miracles and reaching goals and soaring higher and higher, as well as this mission :) love you all and have a fantastic week! :)</div>
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this week has been fantastic, with christmas eve and christmas. Teaching has been a bit slower, but we've still taught a lot. Finding has been hard. but still loving the "He is the Gift" initiative, its really great for members and street contacts. </div>
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Basically, this week was great- and i learned how to Crochet!! :D yes indeed, i can officially be a grandma now- licensed and everything :P hahaha jk but its a great skill! </div>
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last week we did a white elephant for pday and i got a nose flute- BEST. GIFT. EVER... :) haha</div>
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We also got to go on exchanges which was great, we went with sister stratton and avery and we found a new investigator in their area and helped them with the things they are working on- i love being a Sister Training Leader- its not the easiest job in the world, but you get to help a lot, which i love to do- speaking of helping, we got to take sister stratton back to the hospital in the east mission because her pupils have been dilated and she's had migrane's and been forgetful and scattered since her concussion- but apparantely, everything is fine- she just has to limit activity that raises her heart rate- which is basically ANYTHING. </div>
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Christmas Eve Rundown: Breakfast at President Starrs house which was great, he's a really great stake president (his brother is the Bishop of the 2nd ward where i skyped from). Basically for a lot of the day we were going around and sharing messages, caroling to people, then we had dinner with the Boyds and then the Jones which was great! Then spent the remainder of the evening at the Lewis's home and watched their nativity slideshow.... then it was....</div>
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CHRISTMAS!!!!! :D and it snowed a boatload. it was great. we fasted and prayed a LOT for snow, not only for a white christmas but also because we need it if we aren't going to be in a drought this summer. But it was great! and its snowing a lot again today (and yesterday we got a lot). So of course, we opened our presents which was fun- even more fun when you live in an apartment with four sister missionaries :) Then we got ready, did studies, had breakfast with the Starrs in 2nd ward, then SKYPED HOME! :) it was so nice to see my family i love them so much... and of course Dad had to be a stinker and make me pray at the end resulting in the shedding of tears and puffy eyes and red face. so, ya. not so fun part- but i got to see their faces and talk with them! it was the third skype of my mission and i have one more to go- which will be like 2ish weeks before i go home... O.o eeek! After skyping we had brunch with the Davis's (Rhyan the RC) and we played "Settlers of Catan" which was fun! Visited people, ate dinner with Samoans in the 3rd ward (yes, poly food and it filled us up!) then spent some time at Godelives house with her girls, mostly claudine. We played sorry with her and Godelive made us eat MORE food- it was good, but we were stuffed full to the brim! :P</div>
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Ok, funny moment of the week: we were eating dinner last night with a family in the first ward who brought sister bugingo (whose name is actually sister mukamisha apparantely...) and in the middle of dinner she leans over and whispers something. Because of her accent and my bad hearing, i thought she said "there's a bun in the oven" and after some clarification, she actually was saying she left a chicken in the oven and went home to take it out- but it cracked me up :P haha</div>
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Funny moment #2: our investigator J* was supposed to come to a baptism and we had a ride set up and everything. We get there and the spanish sisters call and this is the conversation: "so, they brought the wrong person..." us: "what? who did they bring" them: "his name is herrardo, he's LA- he's his uncle- and he's drunk..." it was definitely comical. He didn't make it to the baptism but he did make it to church for the first time this sunday!! :) Mawombi also came to church for the first time (Godelive's sister) which was so exciting- she definitely felt the spirit really strong :) </div>
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Well, hope this new years week is great, everyone set goals- and don't base them around more money and less fat- make goals that will actually make a difference in your life and others lives. TREASURES IN HEAVEN PEOPLE! :) \</div>
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!! :) I ♥ YOU LOTS AND MISS YOUR FACE!</div>
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-L♥VE, Sister Johnson :)</div>
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And a big one probably from her companion's family. #momfail</div>
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So, J* and A* (still not quite sure about their last names...) got baptized on saturday! Friday they had their interview and their mom dropped them off and said to call her when they were done- we told her there was paperwork and she said to come by that night to fill it out. then after the interview- she wouldn't pick up her phone. so we found them a member ride and went by later that night- and she wasn't home. So we get to the baptism on sat morning when they're supposed to be there- and they weren't there. so we went to track them down and then finally they got there WHEN the baptism was about to start- and their parents dropped them off and then LEFT! and the paperwork hadn't been signed or filled out, so there was no parental permission- so they couldn't get baptized! we tried calling and calling and FINALLY we got the dad to pick up and 30 minutes later he came and signed the papers and we started the baptism. it was so crazy and so stressful, we almost had a heart attack. but it happened! :) seriously a miracle...</div>
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That same day we were taking Godelive to the temple for the first time to do baptisms, it was so exciting! and the adversary DOESN'T want people, especially recent converts going to the temple. first, we were driving down the road and a dog literally ran into our car and sister pearson thought it was a child and we though it had died and we were freaking out. sister davis (Rhyans mom) was driving and she went to look for it crossing a busy road twice but no luck. we just prayed it was either ok or died quickly. it was so sad, i almost cried :( then Ines, the translator forgot her temple recommend in the car and we had to go look it up at the front of the temple. and it was a saturday afternoon- so the Salt Lake Temple was CRAZY BUSY!! but after waiting for quite a while Godelive got to do confirmations and watch baptisms- the spirit was so strong and she loved it! peace really does come after all the trials- once you get into the temple, its mostly good :P </div>
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and at the second ward christmas party i played piano and sang a song- which probably wasn't very good because i started getting sick (its full blast now) and i sounded like a frog- but the spirit was there! :D and bishop starr read the REALLY long story about Stubby Pringle- its like 12-15 minutes long, but hey, its funny! haha</div>
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Another miracle! we had our dinner cancel yesterday and we really need to eat with members so we can help them do missionary work, so went into a church room and prayed that someone would offer us dinner- all t through church we kept waiting and finally after the last ward had finished someone offered! and they had their less-active son and non-member friend there! it was a real miracle and we definitely told God thank you :)</div>
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ANOTHER MIRACLE!! we set goals for the transfer and really want to work more with Less- Actives so we can reactivate more and strenthen the wards. So we prayed for it! That night we planned on stopping by a former (who is crazy... like really, he's crazy...) so we could show him He Is The Gift. So we went over and as we were sharing it with him and his vietnamese girlfriend, a car drives up and she says, 'i want to set up a lesson with you guys!" turns out her name is Monica and she was baptized in kerns with her husband almost a year ago and then moved to california, is separated and wants a divorce, and is 19 and a single mom with one on the way. and she really wants to come back to church, be active and have callings! :D its amazing how God literally just puts people RIGHT in your path when you ask for it!</div>
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WE HAD OUR MISSION CHRISTMAS PARTY!! it was so fun and the members here are so loving and generous, they donated presents for us! and WE GOT TO WATCH FROZEN. i cried. because A) it was a good movie and sad at a few parts. B) it was a disney movie and i missed it! :P haha</div>
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hope all is well, i love you lots and see you later this week! :)</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-79321994840746248092015-01-05T23:09:00.001-08:002015-01-05T23:09:17.614-08:00♥ ONTO TRANSFER #3 with SISTER PEARSON!! :D (dated 12/15/14)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">yes, the good news is that we get to stay together in the same area!! i thought for sure i was leaving- but god was laughing at me and decided to let me stay instead, which is great! not super common to stay with a companion more than 2 transfers especially after a whitewash, but we are soooo excited and can't wait to keep working our booties off and baptize everyone!!</span><br />
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So this week was great! It was sister taylors last pday as a missionary so we emailed and then went to Rancheritos for lunch... it was pretty good :) other than that it was a pretty normal pday, little bit of phase 10, little bit of piano, the usual :) had a fun FHE with the jones and brandon to! lesson with Jerry, he's going to work on getting the priesthood after he quits smoking. So many people are progressing well here, we're excited we get to stay and see the fruits of all of our labors! :)</div>
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We've just been teaching a lot which is fantastic and keeps us REALLY busy. Tue we taught a lot of lessons and we helped an investigator and her mom (who became a NEW investigator) answer one of the questions they've had about the church for like their whole life about joseph smith! we went back three days later and they'd read and they had questions and are SOOO excited to keep learning and eventually get baptized. they won't accept a date yet, but said when they know its true they'll get baptized ASAP :) we also added a former investigator family from bosnia- they are muslim- but believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God... confusing? yes. the muslim is more of the culture and family thing. but there are 7 OF THEM that are baptism age, so we added 9 investigators in one day! O.o if the dad can just decide to get baptized, they will most likely ALL get baptized- exciting!! :D</div>
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We also made our investigators treats this week- we made white chocolate peppermint pretzels, which was so fun! we also had this really amazing miracle this week! So when sister pearson and i first got to the area we contacted a lady named G* who said her husband was a LA member of the Samoan ward and that she'd always wanted to go to Gospel Principles. we tried and tried to set up lessons and get her to church, but it just didn't happen. TWO Sundays ago she came to church, but she asked someone where to go and they said they didn't know... so she left because she felt out of place... but she found our number and called us! So we set up a Church Tour for Wednesday and we were scared it wasn't actually going to happen... but she came!! And the spirit there was SO strong and we invited her to be baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_873859393" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 10th</span></span>, which she accepted! we told her hard things would come up (because they always do) and that she needs to rely on the gospel to get her through. It was just amazing to see how the Lords timing really is perfect and his plan as well :) </div>
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Friday we took Sister Taylor to the temple for the session with president and departing missionaries and it was sad- we realized that it would be a while till we saw each other again- but that we will, so we aren't too worried :) we've just been so busy teaching this week and feeling the spirit all the time- amidst all the crazy STL stuff, like sleepovers (with a purpose- sister taylor went home last night so her comp sister soelberg had to stay with us :P haha), power hours, weekly planning, emergency exchanges because of breakdowns- but hey, we still taught 26 lessons (not counting the few we couldn't get members to) and we'll be having two baptisms this saturday! :D</div>
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We're excited we get to stay for christmas and new years in this area and the members are really happy too :) for some reason... people like us. its really weird, but when our stake president said he called the mission president to ask if we could stay- we think he may have been serious... :P haha but love you all and we'll talk to you over email next week... and SKYPE! excited, love to all of everybody everwhere! :) SING CHRISTMAS FOR ME!! :D</div>
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Lisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00263826845473338276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639244866272367256.post-59697633364574826212015-01-05T22:54:00.001-08:002015-01-05T22:54:47.993-08:00"Every Smile is a Victory"- Sister Johnson (letter dated 12/8/14)<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">this was a quote from me this week. "Every Smile is a Victory" and no, im not depressed or anything, i promise :P my thought process mostly focused on the atonement and what kinds of things make us smile- think about it and it will make sense- at least, it makes me smile... ;P</span><br />
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this has been a pretty great week though! we taught 17 lessons with a member there to investigators and 9 lessons to Recent Converts and Less Active members- and we've been having less cancellations!! :D</div>
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last pday we got to play indoor sand vollyball which was fun- it was like being at the beach again!! i miss it- but i love this work so luckily i don't miss it too much ;P haha we also were able to teach lots of investigators that night- we are staying SO busy!</div>
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Tuesday was a great day- we had Zone Conference... and I LOVE ZONE CONFERENCE! it was cool, it was actually at the Centerville South Stake Center- my first area! and President Hollingshead was there (first stk president i got to work with) and sister taylor was there- it was weird- but a good weird :) We got to do a special musical number at the end of zone conference and it was lots of fun- i recorded it, so i promise to show you one day mom :) we also got to eat tongan food for dinner that night- which was interesting, to say the least...</div>
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Wed was awesome! we were on exchanges so i was in the Riverside area (the REAL sketchy Rose Park) and i got to be with Sister Avery- this is her third transfer out. she's a great sister and i could tell she just wants to get out there and work her booty off :P but it was fun, we talked to lots of people and did a lot of #SharetheGift :) (BTW, have you shared the gift yet? if not- GET ON IT!!) :)</div>
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aaaand..... wed was my official "i've been a missionary in UT for a whole year" mark- the one year anniversary since i got my first companion in the field- AAAAH! and they are changing transfers some- so i may actually come home on the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_873859391" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1st of June</span></span>- it would make me sad though!! :( </div>
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but things are going good! we are getting more referrals, things are going GREAT up here in Rose Park! i love it here and i know the work we are doing really IS GODS! :) </div>
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ok, also yesterday was fast sunday... so in one of the wards this guy gets up there and in the middle of his testimony proceeds to call one of the youth out over the pulpit and accuse him of stealing his tithing money and telling him to confess- then says i love you have a merry christmas! we were all very appalled... one of the counselors in the bishopric got up and said the issue was being taken care of - but we felt so bad- thats so awkward and MEAN! O.o</div>
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and then in another ward... one of the Recent Converts we're teaching (i'm pretty sure they had a lesson about tithing...) got up and said, 'i know this church is true and that if you don't pay tithing you'll get burned at the last day. in the name of jesus christ amen"... it was hilarious- and true! :P hahaha </div>
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The girls are doing well- C* is getting really close to her answer- the thing thats holding her back is she thinks her catholic ancestors (grandpa who was a bishop, etc.) will be upset with her if she gets baptized- but get this: she got up in sacrament meeting and bore her testimony saying she knows the church is true and that joseph smith is a prophet and that she loves YW :P it was so precious and the spirit was so strong- it will happen!! :)</div>
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but transfers are next week, i'll let you know what happens- i REALLY think im leaving, but i have no idea- i've been in Rose Park as the STL for 3 transfers now, so i could very possibly see it happening. but have a great week and KEEP THE FAITH! :)</div>
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Her Trainer, Nat Taylor... her last pday in the field.</div>
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