Week 38: I have no idea what to title these

Olááá a todos! 

Another week flew by here in Corvallis! Because it was the start of a new transfer, we had our MLC meeting in Eugene where we receive counsel from our Mission President and his wife. They talked to us about ministering and always focusing on the needs of the people we are serving. Definitely applicable to everything we do as missionaries and something I am going to take with me after my mission as well. He also told us as a mission, this past month we messaged over 11,000 new people which is insane!! The work is still moving forward despite the pandemic! And at MLC I got to see Sister Warner my running buddy from Klamath Falls. It was probably the last time I'll see her until I finish my mission, because she goes home in March! So bittersweet for sure!

We started to hear back from some of the people we are teaching which is really good! They've all been struggling with some things in their personal lives but we are hopefully going to get to see them sometime this week! We also got it approved to have volleyball at the church building on Tuesday nights so that's super exciting and will hopefully help us find more people! 

President Weekes' favorite saying is "It's a great day to be a missionary" and he's not wrong!! Missionary life has its ups and downs for sure, but it truly is a great day to be serving the Lord:))

Thank you for all the prayers, emails, and letters! I love you all!!

Com todo de meu amor,
Sister Johnson:))

1. Oregon is just pretty:)
2. Sister Warner
3. Exchanges with Sister Mitchell out on the coast! 
4. My comp Sister Bennett and I after a muddy hike

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