Hello everyone!
And
yet another week has passed by in the blink of an eye! I am always
impress that how fast the week goes as a do the large work here in New
Mexico. A lot of unexpected things have happened this week, and a lot of
them happens to be miracles. It's always fun to see what will happen
throughout this week as week go and do the things that I'm call to do.
Tuesday:
on this day, elder Ward and I did not go to Amarillo for District
Council. The reason for that is because later that week we had mission
tour in Lubbock. However, we did go and look for some new people to
teach. Last Sunday, we got a new referral. Her name is Julia, and she is
from San Diego California. She and her husband moved here, because
would be a lot more peaceful here than it is in California. They're both
super open to the gospel, and they are just amazing! We are both happy
to be able to teach these people.
Wednesday:
on this day, we went and did some service at the Historical Museum. We
went inside a little building next to the actual Museum, and did some
sweeping and mopping. During this time, we listened to a talk given by
Jeffrey R. Holland at BYU. It was a talk on Lots wife, and her mistakes
and how we can avoid them. Jeffrey R. Holland is an amazing apostle and
he is personally one of my favorites. I decided to get some of his talks
on to my mp 3 player. He is helps me a lot as a missionary, and I hope
to be able to meet him someday. Also during that day, elder Ward and I
got some haircuts. The lady who cut our hair was amazing. Her name is
Tonya. After we got our haircut from Tonya, we went and ask for
referrals from members. We were able to get a couple of people to teach
from these referrals.
Thursday:
there is a very small community about 20 miles south of Tucumcari
called house. There are no more than 500 people that live there. Older
Ward and I went there to go see if we could find some people to teach.
We found out that a lot of these people were Baptist, but they were very
happy to talk to us and we're very friendly, even though a lot of them
rejected our message. After this, we went and taught a family called the
thielbars. The conversation with them was kind of awkward for the most
part, but I felt the spirit strongly as we talk the father the
restoration. We invited him to read the book of Mormon, but he said he
wouldn't be able to, because he doesn't like reading. His kids accepted
the invitation to read the book of mormon. After that, we went to
Amarillo to spend the night at the zone leaders house in preparation for
mission tour. That night was super fun, and we had a lot of fun.
Friday:
at 4 30 in the morning, we got up and drove down to Lubbock which is
about 2 hours from Amarillo. When we got there, we were visited by a
member of the seventy. We had mission tour until 1 PM. He gave us
instruction on planning and on missionary work. He was a great
instructor and we could all feel the spirit strongly around his
presence. Then, all the missionaries leaving the mission bore their
testimonies of the gospel and the work that we are doing. I wish I
could've seen elder mano and elder Smith, I miss them so much and I wish
I could talk with them in person, but I know I will a week from today. I
love them, and I love y'all too!
Saturday:
on this day, elder ward and I were asked to give a 10 minute devotional
at a youth bonfire that night. Now, we had received word that on Sunday
we were going to receive 6 inches of snow, so the bonfire was cancelled
but we still had a party at a members home. Elder ward and I decided to
split the 10 minutes into 5 each. I gave a talk on how we should avoid
worldly sirens and how we should stay away from things that look
appealing but aren't beneficial to us at all. Elder ward gave a talk on
opposition and how we should react positively to it. Every youth seemed
to like it, and everyone had a good time.
Sunday:
yesterday, I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting on faith and also a
little bit on veterans day. I shared a few family stories from a
relative in the civil war and a relative in WWII. The branch was very
small in numbers, only around 25 people were there, but that only made
me more grateful for the gospel and for those people who showed up.
Elder ward gave a talk in Sunday school about standing in holy places,
and he did a fantastic job. After we had church, we went home and
decided to go to Logan to meet with some members. While we were on our
way to Logan, it began to snow. This was something I never would've
thought would happen on my mission. Well, it did. We got 4 inches of
snow, all ready to make snowmen out of. We had dinner for the last time
with the Morris family. They are such amazing people, and I can't wait
to visit them again in the coming years. After dinner, we went back to
the house and had a mini snowball fight (no one clearly came out on top)
and we made a little snowman. It was very fun!
This
morning: we went out and shoveled 6 driveways. A lot of them were
people's we didn't know. As we were doing the 4th one, a man working for
the newspaper snapped a picture of us and asked us some questions. He
told us that he would get us on the paper! That was the best part of the
day so far (the best is now talking to you guys).
Well,
I am not slacking off this last week here in good old Two come Scare
me. I have thoroughly enjoyed it down here, which can only amplify how
much I'm going to have a blast in the mad gas car. I'll stop with the
silly puns now. I love you all and I hope yall have a safe and warm
blessed week!
Scripture: Jakôba 6:12
12 Ô, mba hendry; inona no azoko lazaina ankoatra izany?
Jacob 6:12
12 O be wise, what can I say more?
Tiako Ianareo, mazotoa! Love y'all, have a good day!
~Elder Johnson~
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