1. Talakia and Chris at church! PARTY!
2. my life
3. thank you so much! i love you!
4. my new navy top! love it!
this is Sis Ramirez. she feeds us every wed at 12. she is the sweetest
old lady and talks about 100mpi
Hellllooooo Family,
Thank you so much for your
email! Just so you know this past week was much better
than the one before! For the most part I am back on track! I LOVED the
package you sent! Sis Ellett says thank you for the cup and candy! The
shirts are sooo cute and go really well with a lot of the cardigans that I have! Getting flip flops was fun :) thank you so much for your
thoughtfulness! I honestly loved my spring package! The weather this
week was perfect! It was in the 70's and it felt like home in the summer
time haha. There was a breeze that was just right! I suppose that it
had an affect on how I felt! It seems like every day I feel every
emotion. Some last longer than others, I try to make sure the happiness
sicks around! I have had a massive head ache this week... maybe its the
weather or season change? I'm not sure. I have used the eye heater that
Sheryl made it has come in handy this week!
This week we went to a less
actives home. We were in here area and had not yet met her so we stopped
by her house. As we got to talking with her we found out that she hasn't
been for years. She was really happy to see sisters though. She has a
small desire to come to church due to difficultly walking around. As we
sat there talking to her she reminded me of grandma Judy and I couldn't
figure out why at first. Then I realized, she was clicking her fake
nails together the whole lesson! I just smiled and remembered grandma for a
moment. For the most I have handled her passing very well, thanks to
Heavenly Father but, if I ever stop to think about it, it become very
difficult for me to think that the last time I saw her was the day
before I left for my mission. I miss her and I know you do too. I am
thankful that our family is forever and I really look forward to the day
that her and grandpa are sealed in the temple! What a blessing that
will be! How great the love of our Heavenly Father that he has given us a
way to not only return to him but to return to him with our family and
loved ones.
I had two experiences this week
that have really strengthened my testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ
and his divine guidance and direction in our lives through the spirit.
The first was is we have an investigator, Pixie, who is hard to get in
touch with. She called us last Sunday and said she was out of town and
would not be able to come to church. I called her on Tues to see if we
could come see her and she said she had company in town and that the
next week would be best and that she would call us. That's not a good
sign when the say "I'll call you". Yeah right. So I was pretty bummed
because I was worried that this investigator was slipping away. On Wed I
got a thought that we should stop by on Thurs to see her. I was
wondering if that was me or the spirit. It came again that night as I
was thinking about how we could help her progress and what we could do
to help her have an increased desire. Thurs came around and we were
planning the thought came again. So I told Sis Ellett, we got ready, and
we headed to Pixies. Sure enough she was sitting outside in the regular
spot. She let us talk with her and we had an amazing lesson. She said,
"God inspired you to come here and I am glad you did" as soon as we left I offered up a prayer of thanksgiving for that spiritual prompting to go
to see Pixie. The second one happened just yesterday. In the morning
about two hours before church every Sunday we go to all of the
potentials to basically wake them up so they can get ready for church
and continue to prepare for baptism. as we made our stops in the morning
no one was coming to the door. (im cutting some slack because it was
daylight saving time). we have church at 11 and have a meeting at 10. so
the stops are done starting at 9. we made about 5 stops and talked to
no one. disappointing ... a little. then we start calling people after
our meeting. Talakia (didn't answer her door) but she answered the phone
and said she was coming. I felt a little better. As sacrament meeting
started we had no investigators there. I was feeling pretty down. We had
done all we could do I didn't know what else we could of done. As the
sacrament was going around I directed my thoughts to the Savior and then I started reading Mosiah 14, "He is despised and rejected of men; a man
of sorrows, and acquainted with grief..." "Surely he has borne our
griefs, and carried our sorrows..." "he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." How
grateful I am for my Savior and his sacrifice. I felt the peace of the
spirit come over me. My heart was comforted. As the meeting went on I
began to think of what I could do to help Sister Ellett. As I was thinking about what to do
for her and our investigators the peace and comfort kept coming in
greater abundance. About half way through sacrament meeting we had to
scoot down because someone came and sat by Sis Ellett I looked over (did a
double take) and there sit Talakia and Chris. I couldn't believe it! That was the cherry on top! Again my heart was full! I was so happy to
see them there! I know that everything is done according to Gods time
and will. I need to have patience. " we cannot insist on our own time
table when Christ has his own..." (Pres Eyring) that experience really
helped me this week. There is a children's hymn that I love " my Heavenly Father loves me" in my favorite verse it says, " He gave me my life, my
mind, my heart; I thank Him reverently, For all his creations, of which
I'm a part. Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me." I know that God is our
loving Heavenly Father. He loves me, he loves you, he loves all of His
children. He loves us so much that he sent his only begotten son Jesus
Christ to suffer, bleed and die for us that through him we might live
again, together, forever. The mission life is challenging at times but, I
am grateful for the things that I am learning and the ways that I am
growing. I wouldn't trade these challenges and experiences for anything!
My heart swells as I think of
each one of you. How grateful I am for the love and support that you
offer me. I love you more than words will ever describe! I look forward
to hearing from you each week! It is so good to feel connected to you as
a read your thoughts and feelings! I hope that this week is a good one! Hopefully I will be planning a wedding for Talakia and Chris this week!
WooHOO! I sure do love you and keep you in my prayers! I hope you can
feel my love for you all the way over in the west :) take care and talk
to you next week!
xoxoxxoxo sis brooke johnson
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