Friday, November 25, 2016

MTC - Week 4 - November 23, 2016

On Thursday I was shaving, and my leg was on the wall and slipped. I sliced my dumb leg and it was bleeding everywhere!! Hey but don't worry mom--in our room we have an EMT, a lifeguard, and a CNA so we took care of it! So we didn't really have the right supplies so we ended up using a stack of napkins and taping it to my leg with scotch tape, haha nice.  SO DUMB. But hey, it is good to know that we know what to do now in time of crisis. But yeah the same day I stained my favorite skirt too.. so it was a bummer. Rough day..haha

So this week, we got a challenge from one of our teachers to go into our lessons without notes anymore! We just go in with our Book of Mormon and teach our lessons. It was super scary at first, but we have been able to teach a couple times now without notes and it is so special! We really have to rely on the Spirit and pay attention. I always pray so hard that I will be able to understand and be able to speak well enough for our investigator to understand. It is awesome! During one of our lessons we were talking about the Book of Mormon, and our investigator was asking so many questions!! One question led to another and soon we were talking about the Great Apostasy.

It was so crazy. We hadn't planned on talking about that or anything but through the Gift of Tongues and the Spirit, we were able to help her understand and answer her questions!! It was such a blessing and I felt so amazing after! I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!

Also this week we had a sleepover with some sisters from our zone! It was so fun :) they pulled in some mattresses to our room and we stayed up so late talking and laughing. I am so grateful because Heavenly Father honestly knew that I needed to meet these sisters on my mission. They have helped me soo much and I have learned so much from them too!

Umm yeah so mom ever since the like second night here, I sometimes talk in my sleep.. and the weirdest part is that I usually sleep talk in CHINESE! hahah crazy because I can't speak Chinese when I am awake so I have no idea how I speak when I am asleep??  

So yeah tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am actually super pumped for it! I think it will be super cool :) I'm mostly excited because we don't have classes! YES!! But it's going to be so special because the whole MTC is going to make around 320,000 meals for the homeless shelters in Utah! How cool! Sister Cahoon and I were actually chosen to be station leaders for the service project! So for the service project there are leaders for each table to make sure the missionaries are making the bags of food correctly. They are going to be there to help guide the missionaries on what to do and be there if they need help. 

Sister Cahoon and I are "supervisors" over the table leaders...haha Yeah it will be really cool :) But the coolest part is that we get to hear from a general authority tomorrow! We don't know who is coming, but it will be so special whoever it is! They are going to be here during the service project too, just walking around so I am so excited! But this year will be the first time that I am not looking forward to Thanksgiving because of the food...because we get to have a sack dinner in our classroom...I mean we don't spend enough time in our classroom already??...lol.

I really love being a missionary! This week I have learned a lot about Faith in Jesus Christ and my testimony has grown sooo much. I have learned that prayers are always answered but they are answered in the Lord's time, not my time. I have learned that in hard times we need to have faith & know that we are never alone. I know that Jesus Christ knows me, loves me and wants to help me. All I have to do is ask. 

love you all
xoxo,

Sister Johnson



Gangsta Class

Shaving accident - nice first aid job

"Family" photo.  Not allowed to touch Elders, 
hence quad and hovering hands.

Halloween Costume - Flower Patch

1 comment:

  1. the 'family' photo is hysterical. i'm glad you explained why no one was touching the elder. so great. and sorry about your shaving accident...but the big 'bandage' on your calf is pretty funny. love you!

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