Sister Alyssa Johnson: GLEN WAVERLEY - Week 16

This week has seriously gone by soo fast! But it has been such a good week! :)

I am now in a trio-companionship. Our new companion is Sister Dobberfuhl! She is from Japan and went to high school in California! She attended BYU for 3 years as well! She is an angel. We get along really well and I have already learned so much from her! I am really excited to see what this transfer brings!

I got to spend a day with Sister Cahoon right before she was transferred to Tasmania! She spent the day and slept over at our flat that night. It was so fun to see her and spend time with her before she left to Tas. We had a feed that night, so after we ate we shared a message with the members and I started crying when I heard Sister Cahoon share her testimony. It instantly brought back so many good memories of the MTC! It was so fun to be with her again! I am praying that we will be able to serve together again..

On Wednesday we were able to spend most of the day in the City! Sister Guan had a doctor’s appointment and it was in the City and we ended up being there for almost the entire day! It was so fun to go and experience the City again. It was really hot (38 degrees – that is 100 degrees for us Americans) and so we were super sweaty the whole day but it was so fun!

We had a HUGE Chinese New Year Party that our ward put together and it was awesome! We had heaps of missionaries there and so many of our investigators were able to come! It was awesome. There were Chinese games, things to dress up in and take pictures and Chinese performances. It was such a great night! (the day we had it was also my half birthday so that was cool.. I am officially 19 and a half!)

This week I had a cool experience that was an answer to my prayers! I have been praying that I will be able to share my testimony more and this week, and while walking down the street a man (about 60 years old..) came up to me and asked "do I look drunk?" So I of course said "oh no, you look fine" (but he actually was super drunk.. haha) we then started talking and I was able to tell him about our church and he kept asking me questions like how I knew about this and how I knew this was true. It was exciting because I was able to testify to him and I was able to do it in English which was really special. I got his information and referred him to the English Elders!

It was really cool to see an answer to so many of my prayers! I know that God hears and answers all of our prayers. I am so grateful to have a loving Heavenly Father who knows me and has a plan for me. This week has been a little harder, but I am so grateful to know that Heavenly Father is aware of me and my trials and that He is willing to help me if I let Him.

I love you all and I am so grateful for you and for all the prayers. They honestly help so much! Thank you! Have a good week!

xoxo,

Sister Johnson