Sister Alyssa Johnson: MOORABBIN - Week 49

A typical week of highs and lows, but this week had some extra special highs (and to balance, also had some extra special lows). BUT this week was FULL of miracles, so I guess I can't complain. :)

WING (the girl that we passed to the Waverley Sisters a couple weeks ago) got baptized this past week! Sister Zhang and I were able to attend the baptism and it was soo special. Being able to see her get baptized and then hear her testimony after, was incredible. But what was super special was after the baptism, when she came up to talk to me. She came up and said "Sister Johnson, if I didn't meet you I wouldn't have had this chance. That day that I saw you on the street, you just kept getting rejected and no one would stop and talk to you. (lol this is true) But then you said hi to me and you told me about the church!" And now just a couple months later she is baptized and has let the Gospel of Jesus Christ change her life.

Her baptism really changed my perspective and helped open my eyes. Seeing her get baptized and talking to her after, made all the hard times worth it. It made all the rejection, long days of GQing and times when people said rude things, WORTH IT. Her baptism was honestly such a blessing.

So this past week we were able to meet with heaps of our investigators and we were able to set 2 more baptismal dates! SO as of right now we have 5 baptismal dates!!! (HUGE MIRACLE!) & here is a quick overview on them all:

Louis: (Nov 4) he has been really sick recently so we didn't get to meet with his this past week. he has come to church a couple times and will pray and read the BOM (only when we ask him to read a specific part or when we remind him to read) but just doesn't have a testimony of the BOM yet. also he really doesn't like praying in public for some reason.. BUT he is headed in the right direction.

Timothy: (Oct 21) super solid investigator and is progressing soo quickly. taught him the word of wisdom this week and he was a little hesitant on not being able to drink tea. but after we explained why we have it, and the blessings that come from it and he said he is willing to try and not drink tea! he is awesome and so prepared.

Simon: (Oct 28) we haven't been able to meet with him in foreverrr but we were finally able to have a lesson with him this week. we taught the Plan of Salvation and it was one of the most spiritual lessons ever. it was so cool because he told us that his mom passed away and we were both able to testify about the POS and that he will see his mom again. Writing about the lesson really doesn't do it justice. so just trust me when I say it was incredible.

Apple: (Nov 11) we met with her again this week and talked about baptism again. She has been so hesitant to accept a date because she feels like she doesn't know enough yet. BUT after our lesson this week she said 11/11 sounds good and now she just wants to talk to her parents about it. (scary!!!) so we are praying that her parents will support her decision.

Harry: (Oct 14) we are meeting with him again this week and will be pushing his date back until the end of October because he has a hard time coming to church and needs more time. :)

Hopefully this can give you an idea on maybe who to pray for (if you want to) :):)):)

Other than that, this week was pretty normal. We did a ton of finding and teaching, and everyday I'm learning a little bit more about the Chinese Culture.

oh and I am soo excited to watch general conference this weekend!

well thanks for the love, prayers and support.

love you all.

cheers,

xoxo

张姐妹

Sister Johnson