Dear wonderful people,
Wisconsin is springing! Everything is actually turning super green now and blossoming, its beautiful. :) This week felt super long haha, but good things happened. So highlights:
- Monday we had a miracle. We had about an hour to go finding after dinner. So we went to this one part of Waukesha to contact a former investigator. She wasn't at home sadly, so we just decided to knock a couple of doors. Within a half an hour we got three new investigators! And one was a family with the cutest little boy and girl! The little boy practically dragged sister Wright inside when they opened the door. We hadn't found anyone really willing to listen to us all week, so this was truly amazing to me. It showed me that the Lord can do whatever He wants with us, including give us people to teach--as long as we follow the Spirit.
-We found a Jamba Juice on Tuesday which made us both happy. I love Jamba Juice!
- We volunteered at the food pantry on Wednesday which was super fun! We got to talk to people about Easter and help them get some food. The people there might not have much, but they are very nice.
-We had exchanges on Friday. I went out with sister Naughton again, but stayed in my own area. She made me drive....which I wasn't super excited about. But I got away with one a scrape...someone backed into us while we were turning around. So at least it wasn't my fault! I realized how much I wasn't doing during exchanges...so I have a lot to work on. But we had a super productive day! We found two new investigators and a couple of solid potentials. Sister Naughton just felt like we should go into this one apartment complex and we found the sweetest lady! I hope that we can set at appointment up with her soon.
-We had stake conference this weekend which was so good. Easter we had a beautiful day! We didn't have a dinner appointment, so we had a lovely dinner of grilled cheese and veggies haha.
All in all it was a good week. I have been feeling a little overwhelmed with everything that I should be doing and am not and the things I shouldn't be doing but am. I feel like there is so much I need to do to be a good missionary! But something that I realized in my study this morning really helped me feel peace about my progress right now. I realize that we all need to be obedient to the commandments that the Lord has set. If we are obedient then we will be blessed. But we need to understand why we are following the commandments. Everything we do is to receive redemption through the power of Christ's Atonement. We can have hope that we will be able to live with our Heavenly Father again through Him. That hope is what we should focus on--not necessarily where we are on the path towards him. Just like walking on a slackline (haha, I miss my slackline), if we focus on the end we are able to walk more smoothly. Does that make sense? I hope that this is correct too, not just according to me haha. But it did remind me of a scripture in Ether:
4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.
Anyways, I felt like I actually understand hope a little better now. That is what should keep me going and wanting to share the gospel. Well, I hope you all have a fabulous week! Enjoy everyday and don't forget to laugh. :)
LOVE YOU!
Sister Johns
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