Johnson Clan,
Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday! I am so grateful for each one of you that I don't even know where to start! I am not sure yet what we are doing for Thanksgiving, we have had a few invites and so we are just trying to figure out what to do. I will let you know what we decided to do next week :) I wish I was at home with the family for the holidays! Know I will be there in spirit and love you all so much. I wanted to share a spiritual thought first due to the Thanksgiving holiday coming up this week. One of my favorite hymns is 193 it says, "I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me, confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me...I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine to rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine...such mercy, such love and devotion can i forget? No, no, i will praise and adore at the mercy seat, until at the glorified throne, i kneel at his feet." Every time I read or sing this hymn, my heart is filled with gratitude as I reflect upon my life and all that I have been given. I know that it is through the tender mercies of my Savior, that I have been given so much. I owe him my life, my whole heart. I am humbled at this opportunity that I have to serve a mission and to share the gospel with others. I have the gospel, I know the truth, I have it all. There are so many people here who don't have anything, they have nothing because they are without the truth, without the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I am honored to be able to share that with them and help them find the happiness that I have found trough the gospel.
There is a senior couple in the mission that has a blog. its www.pierfamily.com. they post on it almost everyday. i am on there :) they post president weekly email, and pictures-they are always taking pictures! i hope you enjoy their blog! it looks really good! thank you mom and bri for sending the letters and drawings in the mail this week! that was a nice surprise! bris school picture turned out so good! shes such a pretty girl! :) I got a flu shot this week. i know you are so proud of me right? its still not my favorite thing ever but its better than getting the flu! did bri ever get my letter with the stickers and seashells? i sure hope so. I've been being super sneaky this week haha i don't know why but i have been pulling pranks and scaring everyone. its been a good time. I got my comp like 4 times this week. Sometimes on purpose other times not. We have this wooden candy box that has a fake mouse attached to the end of it. so when you open the box, the mouse comes up and hits your finger. I went up to my comp this week and was like, do you want some of these chocolates? I forgot we had them. and she yanked open the box, the mouse hit her finger, her food and fork went flying all over the kitchen, and she screamed bloody murder... it was pretty funny. we laugh about it all the time! I got devon and dom (the twins in our branch) with it too. SO SO SO funny! they both screamed and i loved it. I got em good. Sister Holyan and I saw a possum this week. They are ugly things. Just a giant rat, but it was cool to see one. I cant complain. I have been getting letters from all of my girl friends! its so nice to hear from them. they are all doing really well. thats fun that you got to see chey! im glad you run into my friends sometimes! :) I love Christmas and I love giving gifts!
We went and saw the mother of two less active YSA last night. She's that one that we made cookies with about a month ago. She had her house decorated very nice for the holidays. She had her tree up already and her apt is just really really nice. it felt SO good to just sit in a nice home, where the spirit can be felt, and to talk with her and to look at the Christmas tree. I am grateful for times like that. She is a very very giving mother and I pray that her children will come around sometime soon. I told her that she will have to meet you mom. She said we are welcome any time :) I was wondering if and when you send the next package if you can send me my cardigans that are at the shop? I know there's a cream and black stripped one, a white one, a black one, and if there are any others if you could sent them please. We wear them a lot now sense its cooling off in the evening time and we wear them to church and baptisms and meetings. thank you for doing that for me :)
Today for p-day I just want to do nothing. haha. I am pretty tired. being senior comp is very challenging for me. i feel like everything lies on me. i am trying to do my best but it is hard. by the end of the week i am emotionally, mentally, and physically drained. I am learning a lot though and I am very grateful for this opportunity. I think we might go to the mall today though, and to target, and then just rest and write letters. It will be a great day!
Family, I hope that you all have an amazing week. Please know that I pray for you often. I am so grateful for you. There are no words that can express the gratitude that I feel. I love you and of course I miss you always! I look forward to writing you next week! Enjoy it for me and you :)
love love love, sister johnson
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
1. me smashing acorns - its prob one of my favorites things to do here
sorry theres not more pictures! they are not uploading today! i love you and will send more next week! take care! love you!
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