It's been another week!
Last week we
played a fantastic round of volleyball on Pday. It was so fun to not
even hesitate or worry about jumping and running and ducking and things.
I think I'm back to 100% since my surgery, and that is just the coolest
thing!
This week we also got a lot of snow off and on, and
I'm over it. The problem with Spokane snow.... is that it snows, turns
to slush, and then freezes that way, and permanently glazes all the
roads. I'm glad I have some rubber muck boots I bought, because they
have fantastic traction. I haven't fallen yet.... but we did have a
fantastically frightening drift around a corner the other day that
looked clear of ice.... but was apparently not. Good thing I practiced
handling the car in snow and ice last winter in Moscow.... haha. ;)
We
also got to have Zone Conference with President and Sister Dymock this
week. It was way cool! President again exploded our brains talking about
the Urim and Thummim, including theories of what it looks like and how
it relates to all these different parts of our culture. It's too hard to
explain over an email, but for real it's worth looking into. It was way
cool. And Sister Dymock gave us a great training on "Open Systems vs.
Closed Systems" of communication, and how in our lives we are so much
happier if we council together and are all open with each other, than if
we close down and one person just dominates direction. It was so good
:). I love zone conference so much.
OH on Tuesday, I had one
of the coolest experiences. We got to go to a lesson with a man who has
lost his testimony over time and through the really hard things he's had
to seen and go through. He told us he used to share the Gospel with all
of his friends, and saw many of them baptized, but he isn't so sure
anymore that God exists, because there's just so much horror out there.
We had a great discussion with him about the scriptures and the Holy
Ghost, and prayer.... and towards the end, I just felt like my heart
would burst over the testimony in my heart. I was able to bear a
testimony to him of the reality of God's love, and that all those things
he used to know so well, and used to feel and love, could all come back
for him. I have never felt so sure of anything in my life! But I know
that Heavenly Father is anxiously waiting for that guy, and each of us,
to reach back out to Him and ask the questions in our hearts. He'll
answer all of our concerns, if we are willing to hunt down the answers.
It was incredible, I wish words did the moment justice!
Lent
started on Wednesday, so I gave up sugar again this year. I always feel
much better about myself when I'm not eating sugar... And I've been
really good about eating fruits and vegetables too! It's such a
challenge to eat healthy sometimes, but it's empowering to know I can do
it :).
And on Friday, I was able to go on exchanges with our
STL, Sister Douglas. She is way awesome! We had so much fun talking and
getting to know each other. She's been all over the world, and maybe
someday we'll get to go on a trip together, because that would be way
sweet! I could learn a lot from that lady, I just love her. All the
same.... exchanges always make me grateful for my own companion.
Shoutout to Sister Cardon for being fantastic! It's so easy to
communicate with her, and we get good stuff done together too :). It
felt good to be able to report great things to the STL :).
Hm....
well, other than all that, this week was pretty basic. The two Spanish
hermanas are moving into our apartment today, because our apartment is
bigger I guess. It'll be an adventure. We'll get to have the Spokane
Valley zone at our Pday later though to play volleyball and dodgeball,
so that'll be awesome.
I hope you're all reading your scriptures and saying your prayers!! It works ;) I promise!
Love you all!
Sister Johnson
Here are some pictures from this week!
One is of the play doh whale I made at church. Best Gospel Principles lesson on the creation ever!
Oh and I got to see my cute trainee, Sister Blake, at zone conference! She's adorable. And all grown up now!
And
I attached a whole bunch of pictures of our adventure on Tuesday with
all the sisters in the zone. We made crepes! Sister Cardon is a pro
crepe maker, and she taught Sis Douglas how to flip them (that's Sis
Douglas at the stove).
I also have some other adventure pics! Here are some pics from our temple trip last Tuesday :)) I love all these people. :)
Ok here are some more pictures! These are from my exchange with Sister
Douglas. Isn't she so cute?
We found a castle! In the middle of Spokane?? It's cute haha.
We found a castle! In the middle of Spokane?? It's cute haha.
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