Happy Belated Labor Day!! :)
Thoughts for the Week
2 Timothy 1:6-8, It talks about not being ashamed of the gospel. I always thought that was a little weird because who would be ashamed to be a member. Then I realized that there have been times where I wasn't necessarily ashamed but I was definitely quiet and closed about what I believe in. Not being ashamed also means being open and bold about the things that you believe in. If you truly believe in Jesus Christ, it will show in your actions, words and everything that you do. Most of the time, the best missionary work is done by being a true disciple of Christ through loving people, serving people and being a good example to all who see you. There's no need to try to convince people the church is true because when they actually see it in action and feel it from the love and spirit you carry with you, they will know it's true and they will want if for themselves. I am so grateful for my testimony and the courage my mission has taught me, to not be afraid or ashamed to share the love and light the gospel brings to us and our families! :)
2 Timothy 1:6-8, It talks about not being ashamed of the gospel. I always thought that was a little weird because who would be ashamed to be a member. Then I realized that there have been times where I wasn't necessarily ashamed but I was definitely quiet and closed about what I believe in. Not being ashamed also means being open and bold about the things that you believe in. If you truly believe in Jesus Christ, it will show in your actions, words and everything that you do. Most of the time, the best missionary work is done by being a true disciple of Christ through loving people, serving people and being a good example to all who see you. There's no need to try to convince people the church is true because when they actually see it in action and feel it from the love and spirit you carry with you, they will know it's true and they will want if for themselves. I am so grateful for my testimony and the courage my mission has taught me, to not be afraid or ashamed to share the love and light the gospel brings to us and our families! :)
Story of the Week
So Elder Peterson and Elder Simkins in our ward are teaching a little 9 year old girl who is the granddaughter of less active members. Her name is Tayleigh and she is almost completely blind. She has some super magnifying glasses that make it so she can see general shapes but everything is pretty much a blur. So they asked us to help them figure out a creative way to teach her the plan of salvation using the senses she does have. So after some pondering we came up with the idea to have a life size plan of salvation game kind of like the game of life. The board was made out of colored shapes of paper placed on the floor between certain points that we all go through like pre-earth, earth, spirit world and the 3 kingdoms of glory.
So Tayleigh became the game piece and she walked through the game as we taught her about each of the points. We also had primary music playing in the back ground to help utilize her hearing as well. It went over incredibly well and she absolutely loved it!! Her reward for making it to the celestial kingdom was peanut butter blossoms that we made for her and her family! It was one of the most fun lessons I have taught in a while and it made me so excited to be a teacher in the future!
So Tayleigh became the game piece and she walked through the game as we taught her about each of the points. We also had primary music playing in the back ground to help utilize her hearing as well. It went over incredibly well and she absolutely loved it!! Her reward for making it to the celestial kingdom was peanut butter blossoms that we made for her and her family! It was one of the most fun lessons I have taught in a while and it made me so excited to be a teacher in the future!
Miracle of the Week
Yesterday, as a district, all went to Young's Dairy which is a dairy farm turned into a family fun place. They have mini golf, batting cages, a driving range, a play place for kids and a corn maze. We started off with mini golf and some of the other activities, then everyone wanted to go to the driving range except for me and another sister so we decided to go to the corn maze. We get over there and start talking to the guy who is running it and then we start on our way. Pretty much the entire time through the corn maze, I just kept thinking about how we really need to go talk to the guy running the corn maze about the gospel. So we go through and end up getting completely and hopelessly lost for a good 30-45 minutes before finally making it back out. So we went up to talk to the guy (his name was Cody) and I just asked if we could give him a pass along card. He said sure so I started asking him questions about where he lives and what church he goes to.
We explained a little about the Book of Mormon and offered to bring him one. He said we could take him one while he was a t work another day but then I suddenly really wanted to give him one right then. The only dilemma was we had one in the car but it was on the complete opposite side of where we were at. So we ran the whole way across to our car and then ran back which took a good 10 minutes not to mention it was probably 90 degrees with 90%humidity outside! We went back and started to teach him the Restoration but we kept getting interrupted because he still had to do his job. But the coolest part was the only few minutes we had in peace was when we were teaching about the first vision and I was able to bear sincere and powerful testimony without getting interrupted at all. It was an incredible lesson and the spirit was strong and the best part is that it was right in front of a corn maze! We set up another teaching appointment and got his number to confirm it with him on Thursday.
We explained a little about the Book of Mormon and offered to bring him one. He said we could take him one while he was a t work another day but then I suddenly really wanted to give him one right then. The only dilemma was we had one in the car but it was on the complete opposite side of where we were at. So we ran the whole way across to our car and then ran back which took a good 10 minutes not to mention it was probably 90 degrees with 90%humidity outside! We went back and started to teach him the Restoration but we kept getting interrupted because he still had to do his job. But the coolest part was the only few minutes we had in peace was when we were teaching about the first vision and I was able to bear sincere and powerful testimony without getting interrupted at all. It was an incredible lesson and the spirit was strong and the best part is that it was right in front of a corn maze! We set up another teaching appointment and got his number to confirm it with him on Thursday.
It was so exciting because a few months ago, I never would have done that. But all of a sudden I am a changed missionary since conquering my fear of talking to people in public and it led to us giving him a Book of Mormon. It was the perfect end to a perfect day and I am so grateful for such an amazing miracle! It helped me so how much I have changed and grown and I was so glad that Heavenly Father was able to trust me with opening my mouth and sharing the gospel with Cody! It's amazing what can happen when we take a leap of faith and let Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ truly lead us and help us to grow!
Thank you all for the love and support!!! Have a fabulous week!! :P
Love, Sister Johnson :)
Love, Sister Johnson :)
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I got to see Sister Jensen last Friday at New Missionary Training at OSU! :)
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| We went mini golfing yesterday with our district! |
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| More fun at Young's Dairy!! :) |
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| More fun at Young's Dairy!! :) |
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