This week has definitely gone by super fast! I hope that this week can go a little slower though, because this is probably my last week with Elder Keener. He has been such a good companion and I hope that wherever he goes next can be for his betterment and that he can always be happy when he goes.
Tuesday: On this day Elder Keener and I had President Interviews! That means that I got to talk with President Duckworth personally about my misison and how he can improve as a mission president. I am so grateful for him and for his amazing love for this mission. He has 3 countries to take care of in this mission and all 3 of them need good spiritual nourishment. He also disclosed to me that day that not one but two apostles are coming to madagascar this month, one of which I very may well be able to meet because I will be playing the piano and Elder Smith conducting the music (He was a buddy of mine before and during the mission). I don't know which apostles are coming, but i do know that they are coming, which is really great! After the interviews elder keener and I went home and talked about what we had just heard.
Wednesday: This day was zone conference! It was really fun because I got to give some instruction on spending your time wisely as a missionary and because of that I can bear a realy strong witness that we must be thrifty with our time of the lord. After the zone conference, President Duckworth bore his testimony and gave some good remarks. Afterwhich we had PULLED PORK SANDWICHES! Holy cow I haven't had those sandwiches or that type of meat in months! It was so good, I am so grateful for the tender mercies (and meat) of the lord! count your many blessings!
Thurdsay: On this day we went and taught our now to be baptised Larissa and Elisa (I will be baptising Elisa this saturday) and we did a run through of the baptismal interview questions. They are Mahay (really good). they are so ready for baptism and just as I was really anticipating Lalaina's Baptism, I am so ready to baptise Elisa.
Friday: On this day I weekly planned with Elder Keener for the last time. We had a good planning session and we got a lot of work done. Afterwards we went and taught Lalaina and his mom (which will also soon be baptised) about the Plan of Salvation. We had lalaina teach it because he wants to serve a mission. I am so proud of him and his desicion to serve the lord. from the moment I knocked on his door I knew he would be someone different to me.
Saturday: I went on a split with elder leishman in Soissant sept and did a lot of work that day. I will say that i faced a lot of contraversy that day (kids flipped me off and I nearly dislocated my arm falling off of the bed) but nothing too serious. The lord has put trials in my path in order to make the person he has created me to be. I am up to the challenge to become as he is and I am also up to the challenge to gather those who hold that same motivation.
I hope that this was spiritulaly edifying to you all, and I hope that y'alls week can go really well!
Malagasy word: tsikelykely (Gradually) Pronounced Tsee Kehlee Kehlee
Mazotoa, isika rehetra!
Elder Johnson
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