SAYING GOODBYE TO BERKELEY
AND SISTER SMITH
Sister Smith and Sister Johnson
Roomies w/Sister Smith
District
activity last P-day at this really cool boardwalk in Berkeley. Everyone on it
was fishing. One of the best districts I've been in! I love them all!
Had to eat at my fav place in Berkeley on last time
Lots of Goodbyes
Berkeley Singles Ward with J****
Most recent Service project
Plus These Guys literally went Home!
AND SAYING HELLO TO
SISTER HOUSEKEEPER
AND THE OAKLAND 9TH WARD!!!!
She's a Greenie!
Salutations!
So many wonderful things have
happened this past week!! First off, we got to have lessons with all the
amazing people we've been teaching in Berkeley before I left on Wednesday. I
seriously love all of them to death and they are angels. I will attach pictures
of all of them!
Also, on Wednesday I met my new
companion named Sister Houskeeper! We are serving together in the Oakland 9th
ward and so far we LOVE it! It is an amazing ward and I am so lucky I get to be
with Sister Houskeeper because she's awesome. She's learning so quickly, is so
fun and outgoing and is doing so wonderful. She makes my job as a trainer super
easy so I'm really blessed. Heavenly Father has spoiled me my whole mission
with so many wonderful companions. Seriously I don't understand it.
We've already seen so many awesome
things happen in the past almost week that we've been together! A few neat
things that have happened: on Thursday we met our investigator named D*** who
is Korean. He is a super nice guy and expressed to us how he wants to have a
better life and feels this feeling inside that makes him want to know more
about Jesus Christ. He has a lot fears though with God and Jesus because he
says he does things he knows he shouldn't like smoke and drink, so he's scared
of Them. The member we brought with us though, Sister L****** (super funny
because she's really blunt and bold) just told him, "Ya need to forget all
that. Just forget that and stop freakin' out. The whole point of the Gospel is
to become clean so stop worrying so much." Haha, it might sound lame
reading it but experiencing it was the funniest thing ever. And if it was
another person, they might have been offended, but it was exactly what D***
needed to hear. After she said that he was like, "Really?? Oh thank you so
much!!!" And kept thanking her and was so happy haha. So it was pretty
great.
Also at the Visitors' Center we met
two people from Vietnam, one of which met with missionaries when he lived there
many years ago. Anyways, they were outside taking model shots (haha) and we
started talking to them and he said he loves missionaries and loves how he
feels talking to us. So we brought them in the Visitors' Center, gave them a
tour and by the end he really wanted to meet with missionaries again. And guess
what? He lives in our area so we get to teach him! Yay!!! We also had many
other cool experiences and other people we are excited to meet with and teach.
:)
But, the biggest miracle of
all.........yesterday after church Sister Houskeeper and I went to the
Visitors' Center to pick something up, and Sister Smith (my last companion) saw
us and ran up to me to tell me that J*** (our investigator in Berkeley) has
decided she wants to be baptized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You might not realize how big of a miracle this is but it is HUGE miracle!!!!
We haven't been teaching her for that long (since January) but we've talked
about baptism a lot with her and over these past months it has been amazing to
see how much she has grown and gained a testimony of Heavenly Father and Jesus
Christ. And she is SO prepared for this. I can't even begin to describe how
amazing she is. Seriously - at the beginning she had zero interest in being
baptized and just wanted to learn more. But because she had an open heart, the
Spirit was able to touch it. Not only that but she is just a wonderful person.
So open-minded, funny, smart, humble, sweet, loving, confident, curious, and an
angel sent from Heaven. I can't describe how happy I am for her. Also, E*** ****,
who is also going to be baptized in a few weeks, is also an angel. At the end
of my last lesson with her - and I tell you this not to boast but to help you
understand how sweet of an angel she is - she said the closing prayer and in it
thanked Heavenly Father for sending me to her and she starting crying and after
the prayer kept crying and I gave her a hug and she thanked me for everything.
I knew she was the sweetest person on Earth but didn't know I had that impact
on her. I was like what in the world??! Is this really happening?? I was
touched. It is all these wonderful people and moments like that that help me to
see why Heavenly Father sent me on a mission.
Well, I love you all and thank you
for everything. Your prayers work because I've seen so many miracles happen on
my mission and know I will see so many more these last few months I am here. I
can't wait and am so excited for everything else that's about to happen. :)
Love you!
Sister Johnson
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