OUR MISSIONARIES: SISTER SARAH JOHNSON - 3/6 - Hello again! It's been a really cool week! Let me tell you all about it!

So we took over YSA, and we inherited 3 investigators who are all awesome! We got to meet them all (heaven bless those elders for setting up appointments for us before they left, they rock), and we're really excited to teach them more! And the YSA members have been so nice to us. But we aren't allowed to tract on campus, or visit people in the dorms, so we can only really meet the members at the institute. We have had a hard time figuring out how much time at the institute is effective, and at what point it's wasting time to just hang out there. So we try to do our paperwork there sometimes, so if someone shows up we can talk to them and get to know them. We're slowly but surely figuring out this YSA stuff. :)

This week I've also learned that while Spring back home is like, right now, it is not Spring here, despite Spring break coming. We have had two crazy snow storms this week.... but at least we had one 50 degree day! That was a good day...

We worked on the alpaca farm for the last time this week. Sister Mitchell hated it anyways, haha. And it wasn't fulfilling our purpose as missionaries, and it's not really in our area, and the lady we were helping is not interested in the Gospel at all.... and hasn't been for the 2 years missionaries have been feeding her llamas for her. So... that was done. I got pics of the muddy pens though, it was quite the adventure!

So, even though we're not technically over Quail Run, we're still taking care of the investigators there :). Isabeau was really mad that we won't be at church with her anymore, but she's strong and i think she'll figure things out and be ok, and start going to church again. And this other lady, Dawn, is just the sweetest little elderly lady ever, and she adores us so much! This week she asked us for all of the pamphlets, so she can read them and talk to us about them when we come back. We gave her all 8 of them, and explained the simplest 2 minute plan of Salvation to her, and how prayer will be the most important thing to rely on while she reads the pamphlets. She's just awesome, and we love going to see her! We got to go and teach another investigator too! Her name is Monica, and she'd met with missionaries before. She taught us how to make horchata! It was so great, and yummy! And then we talked a lot about the Book of Mormon and the Bible. It was the coolest experience, because we got there and really had no idea what to teach, because the Restoration lesson we'd planned just didn't quite feel right. So I just opened up my bible to John 10, and then linked that to 3 Nephi 15:21, about the other sheep of Christ's fold, and it just fell together and the Spirit was so strong there. It was awesome to feel like Heavenly Father really directed the lesson. Monica is hesitant to make any commitments, but we're happy to help her get through her questions before we jump into the other stuff :). She was super nice and I'm pumped that I know how to make horchata now. Woot!

And we got to see Jim out in Potlatch this week! His health is pretty poor, and he's just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, which made us so sad! But he remembers way more than he gives himself credit for! And he loved hearing the Plan of Salvation again too :). I think it's his favorite lesson. And he totally wants to get baptized after his next surgery, and we're really excited to help him get there. He made us an apple pie, and sent it home with us. He's just the nicest, we love him. And Sister Vandehey always comes with us, and she just rocks at friendshipping people. We have so much fun sharing the Gospel over there :).

It's just been such a good week. Sister Mitchell is the greatest, and I'm so happy I finally got to keep a companion for a 2nd transfer. This transfer is going to rock!

I love you all so much! Keep up what you're doing :) Heavenly Father always has our backs!

Sister Johnson

Here are some pics!

One from Family Home Evening for YSA,