Week 15: Road Trippin'

Hello everyone!!

We got transfer news last night and I will be staying in the Klamath First Ward for at least the next three weeks which is awesome! I love Klamath and all the people I've gotten to meet here.

As I am sure most of you know the entire West Coast is on fire right now. It has been really smoky here the past few days which hasn't been great. Currently, Klamath has a red flag warning so there is a high chance of fires, but the ones closest to us have been pretty well contained. I do know at least 40 missionaries in our mission have been displaced/evacuated and at least one of their apartments did burn down which is sad. But despite all the smoke and fires it has been a good opportunity to look for service and spread the hope that comes because of Jesus Christ! He truly is our Savior and because of Him, we can find peace at any time in our lives.

In other news, Sister Massey and I took a little road trip to Macdoel, California! It is in our area and some Elders told us they found a service opportunity at a dog shelter down there and asked if we wanted to go. We agreed, thinking we were going to get to play with puppies. Man were we wrong. We showed up and all the dogs looked like they would bite my hand off if I tried to pet them. Then service turned out being pulling up carpet and foam from the floor of this church that was turned into a school that is now being converted to a dog shelter. While it wasn't what we were expecting, it was still a great time.

This week we were on exchanges with the Sister Training Leaders who live next door to us, so it really wasn't too much of a change. But we decided to have a sleepover and movie night watching Johnny Lingo in the STLs apartment which was a great idea until Hermana Merrill left her popcorn in the microwave for 4 minutes and made the microwave smoke. And because Klamath is all smoke right now we couldn't open any windows to air it out. So it was quite the sleepover to say the least!

I hope you all have a wonderful week! Please pray for Oregon!!

Com todo de meu amor,
Sister Johnson

1. Sister Massey broke my bottle of Tabasco and felt bad so she poured it in a bag for me
2. Zone Conference!!
3. Welcome to Oregon!
4. Welcome to CA!
5. 6:30 AM picture sleepover edition







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Weeks 16 & 17: Temples and Car Washes!!

Image
Hello everyone!!!! I have to apologize for not writing last week! I had the amazing opportunity to go to Medford and go to the temple! I am so thankful for temples and how they help us feel God's love for us! It was also awesome that I got to see my parents again for a little bit! Also Medford has an In n Out so it was overall a great day! In terms of people we are teaching we have been meeting with Deb for the past couple of weeks. In the past she has been meeting with Elders so we're the first Sisters she has met with. Deb told us she really liked meeting with Sisters because she felt she could open up and talk to us a lot more which was so good to hear! Originally she told the elders she no longer wanted to talk to missionaries because of all the switching that's been going on so I'm thankful Deb gave us a chance. Sister Massey and I also had the chance to travel to a baptism! Since I've been in Klamath I've heard about Bob and Joyce and it has been a process...
Read more

Week 34: too many miracles

Image
Olááá!!!! As the subject suggests, this week has been so so full of miracles. But the biggest miracle of all has to be our friend Zoe has decided she is going to be baptized on February 27!! We've only taught her for about a week now, but she is so prepared. We taught her the Restoration on Tuesday and I was able to tell her about Joseph Smith's first vision. Right after I finished, she looked at me with a smile so big I could see it through her mask and she said, "wow, that is amazing." Our next lesson with her was on Saturday and she told us she had prayed to know if Joseph Smith was a prophet and if the Book of Mormon was true and she had this overwhelming sense of peace. She read the Book of Mormon every single day since we'd last met, and she absolutely loves it. We invited her to be baptized, and she said yes!! She is beyond excited, and we are too!!  Another miracle from the week, we were on exchanges and Sister Laymon told me she knew this guy at a Gyro pl...
Read more

Week 28: Staying in Springfield!

Image
Hello everyone!  It was another crazy busy week here in Springfield! We had Zone Conference and our Mission President talked to us about the importance of having hope. We talked about how hope is an abiding trust in the Lord and that He will fulfill His promises! In times like these, we can always trust that if we are obedient and follow God's commandments, we can expect blessings! This message was extremely helpful to our friend Eve. She's had a pretty rough life, but when we talk to her about hope in Jesus Christ and how He can help her in any circumstance, there is a noticeable change in her. Hope is powerful! Also, I am not getting transferred! All three of us were really worried we were going to be split up because of all the craziness with other missionaries going home before Christmas. Thankfully, we all get to stay together for at least two more weeks and spend Christmas together!! I would love to receive any Christmas cards, and thanks to all those who have already sen...
Read more