Hey everybody! I had a pretty good week. Pretty slow, but I had some good experiences. It has been blazing hot this week and has been hard getting into houses so basically we went pioneer status the whole week. I literally felt like I was on trek all over again, ha ha, but it was good. I had some spiritual experiences.
To start out, earlier this week on Tuesday, we were walking all over the place contacting references when we felt the impression to go visit our investigator, Mario. As we were walking, I felt impressed to take a route that we don't normally take and as we entered the street, we saw Jairo mobbin on his bike selling ice cream. I know for a fact that we were guided by the Lord and were placed in his path. We have been looking for him for more than three weeks and we were able to get his new information from him. He doesn't live in our area, but we were able to pass the reference to the Elders in the other mission. I was humbled by that experience. I know that that was a miracle of the Lord, I know it was not a coincidence. He also told us that he was going to go to church and he showed up to Sacrament and then had to go. I have faith that everything will follow through and that he will be able to get baptized.
After that experience, we were walking to visit Guadalupe and her family. We were standing in front of the door and this dude came up and started talking to me in English. He told us that he was a member but has been less active for years. As I was talking to him, I saw my convert from Chimbote, Noemi, waving to me across the street. She came and talked to me for a few minutes. I was thankful for that experience. Even though it wasn't that significant, it was a sign to me that God is aware of me. I haven't had any contact information for her so I was asking the Assistants what I could do to get in touch with her and then two days later, the Lord placed her in my path.
Later that same day, at about 8:15, we felt another impression to go back and visit Guadalupe and her family. We went back and this time they were there. We got in and started talking to Yanko and he started to cry. He said that the trials he is going through keep getting worse. He has a lot of debts to pay off and they have very little in their house. He doesn't go to church every week because he works in his taxi so he can pay off his debts. He was crying because he said he crashed his car and they have no way to pay the bills. I know we were inspired to be there to help lift him up. We shared a message with him and I know that we said and did what the Lord Himself would have done if He were here. I was guided in my words and I know that he received comfort and hope as we were in his house. I testify and know that the Lord works through His missionaries.
I am thankful for the opportunity I have had to represent my Savior this week. I know He lives!
Elder Johnson
Monday, February 27, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Un Ano
Quizas no tenga yo que cruzar montanas ni ancho mar, quizas no sea a lucha cruel qu Cristo me quiera enviar. Mas si El me llama a sendas que yo nunca camine, confiando en El, le dire Senor, a donde me mandes, ire. A donde me mandes ire senor, a montanas o islas del mar. Dire lo que quieras que diga, Senor, y lo que Tu quieras, sere. (Hymn, I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go)
What a blessing it has been to be in the service of my God this past year. It has been the biggest blessing and greatest joy in my life. I have come to know the Savior so personally and have received a witness that I could never deny.
I feel full of the spirit today. I had one of the best weeks of my mission this past week--full of miracles and tender mercies of the Lord. To start out, on Wednesday, we were starting the day and we were walking to visit this reference that we received and as we were walking, I saw this old guy dressed in all white. The thought came into my mind of the baptismal clothing and I had the impression to go and talk to this man. Before I could act on the impression I received, he called us over to talk to him and he told us that he has heard a lot about our church and would like to learn more. I was overcome by the spirit. As he said that, I knew that we were guided by the Lord to find this man. As we were talking to him, he told us that we are the true representatives of the Lord, Jesus Christ. I testified of his words and then told him about the experience I had before he called us over to talk to him. We weren't able to get a return visit because he leaves a lot, so we will hopefully be able to meet with him this week.
After that experience, on Friday, I was on interchanges with Elder Rodriquez and we had a lesson with an investigator named Pamela. Pamela and her husband just got to Trujillo from Iquitos and her new job has a rule that the first year, the new people have to work the weekends for a year. She told us that it would be impossible to go to church for 6 more months. When she told us that, I knew that everything would work out. We promised her, in the name of Jesus Christ, that if she would pray and ask for guidance, God would make it possible so that she could go to church. I shared with her Alma 37:17 and promised her that our invitation and promise came directly from the Lord. It was one of the strongest times I have ever felt the spirit and I knew she felt it as well....because she went to church on Sunday! That experience confirmed to me that this truly is the work of the Lord and that He can make the impossible possible.
On Saturday, we had the baptism of Guadalupe. I'm so thankful that she made the decision to be baptized. I know that through the spirit that we felt through teaching her and her family the lessons, will help her dad get back into the church and her mom will also follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized. Little kids have the strongest spirits and testimonies. I am so happy for her and her family.
I know my Savior lives. I love Him and would do anything for Him. This Gospel is marvelous. It has power to change lives and I can testify of that because it has changed mine. I promise to give the Lord everything that I have in this last year to be a missionary and a personal representative of Him.
I love you all. I hope and pray that you all have a good week!
Elder Johnson
What a blessing it has been to be in the service of my God this past year. It has been the biggest blessing and greatest joy in my life. I have come to know the Savior so personally and have received a witness that I could never deny.
I feel full of the spirit today. I had one of the best weeks of my mission this past week--full of miracles and tender mercies of the Lord. To start out, on Wednesday, we were starting the day and we were walking to visit this reference that we received and as we were walking, I saw this old guy dressed in all white. The thought came into my mind of the baptismal clothing and I had the impression to go and talk to this man. Before I could act on the impression I received, he called us over to talk to him and he told us that he has heard a lot about our church and would like to learn more. I was overcome by the spirit. As he said that, I knew that we were guided by the Lord to find this man. As we were talking to him, he told us that we are the true representatives of the Lord, Jesus Christ. I testified of his words and then told him about the experience I had before he called us over to talk to him. We weren't able to get a return visit because he leaves a lot, so we will hopefully be able to meet with him this week.
After that experience, on Friday, I was on interchanges with Elder Rodriquez and we had a lesson with an investigator named Pamela. Pamela and her husband just got to Trujillo from Iquitos and her new job has a rule that the first year, the new people have to work the weekends for a year. She told us that it would be impossible to go to church for 6 more months. When she told us that, I knew that everything would work out. We promised her, in the name of Jesus Christ, that if she would pray and ask for guidance, God would make it possible so that she could go to church. I shared with her Alma 37:17 and promised her that our invitation and promise came directly from the Lord. It was one of the strongest times I have ever felt the spirit and I knew she felt it as well....because she went to church on Sunday! That experience confirmed to me that this truly is the work of the Lord and that He can make the impossible possible.
On Saturday, we had the baptism of Guadalupe. I'm so thankful that she made the decision to be baptized. I know that through the spirit that we felt through teaching her and her family the lessons, will help her dad get back into the church and her mom will also follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized. Little kids have the strongest spirits and testimonies. I am so happy for her and her family.
I know my Savior lives. I love Him and would do anything for Him. This Gospel is marvelous. It has power to change lives and I can testify of that because it has changed mine. I promise to give the Lord everything that I have in this last year to be a missionary and a personal representative of Him.
I love you all. I hope and pray that you all have a good week!
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Elder Johnson
Monday, February 13, 2017
Anticucho
Hey everybody! I hope you guys all had a good week. My week was pretty good, the work here in Laureles is slow but steady. It has been really hard getting into houses lately and finding new investigators to teach, but we have some that are progressing pretty well. We will be having a baptism this week, a girl named Guadalupe. I can't remember if I have told you about her. Her dad is an ex Bishop, less active and her mom isn't a member. She wants to be baptized but she can't because they aren't married because the father won't finish the divorce papers. I am happy that we have been able to teach her. Little by little it has helped the father, Yanko, get back into the church. Apart from that, we have a few investigators that should be getting baptized in March!
This week I had a pretty cool experience. On Friday, we were walking to our pension to eat dinner and this dude came up to us and was like, hey Elders, I'm a member from a different ward, but I lost my little five year old kid who has autism and doesn't talk. He explained to us what he looked like so I felt that we needed to help look for him and said a silent prayer that he would be protected and we would be able to find him. I prayed that we could be guided by the spirit. We were looking for him for about 30 minutes and I heard this dude say, Hey, I wanna talk to you, but he said it in English. We went over there to talk to him for about five minutes. We found out that his wife had been taking the lessons before. We have an appointment to visit them later this week. I know that this little family has been prepared by the Lord. I know that by us looking for this little boy, we were guided to this other family. The Lord works in mysterious ways. The next day we heard that they found the little boy at 7 in the morning on Saturday. I also know that the little boy was protected by the Lord.
This week I ate one of the grossest things in my life! I showed up to lunch the other day and my pensionista was out of her mind and made us a plate called anticucho, which is cow heart and normally with other stuff, but she mixed it with cow lung. It was disgusting...ha ha...she took the Valentines' Day thing to a whole other level!
Anyways, that was my week. I hope that you all have a good, safe week. I love you!
Elder Johnson
This week I had a pretty cool experience. On Friday, we were walking to our pension to eat dinner and this dude came up to us and was like, hey Elders, I'm a member from a different ward, but I lost my little five year old kid who has autism and doesn't talk. He explained to us what he looked like so I felt that we needed to help look for him and said a silent prayer that he would be protected and we would be able to find him. I prayed that we could be guided by the spirit. We were looking for him for about 30 minutes and I heard this dude say, Hey, I wanna talk to you, but he said it in English. We went over there to talk to him for about five minutes. We found out that his wife had been taking the lessons before. We have an appointment to visit them later this week. I know that this little family has been prepared by the Lord. I know that by us looking for this little boy, we were guided to this other family. The Lord works in mysterious ways. The next day we heard that they found the little boy at 7 in the morning on Saturday. I also know that the little boy was protected by the Lord.
This week I ate one of the grossest things in my life! I showed up to lunch the other day and my pensionista was out of her mind and made us a plate called anticucho, which is cow heart and normally with other stuff, but she mixed it with cow lung. It was disgusting...ha ha...she took the Valentines' Day thing to a whole other level!
Anyways, that was my week. I hope that you all have a good, safe week. I love you!
Elder Johnson
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
He Lives
I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, He lives who once was dead. He lives, my ver living Head. He lives to bless me with His love. He lives to plead for me above. He lives my hungry soul to feed. He lives to bless in time of need.
These words fill me with joy! I know that my Savior, Jesus Christ, lives. I am humbled to represent Him and to testify of Him every day. I have come to know Him so personally on my mission because I have learned that when I am in the service of my fellow beings, I am only in the service of my God...and that by living the principles of the gospel there are so many great promised blessings. The gospel is true!
This week I have studied a lot about the principles of the gospel and I want to share some scriptures that really stood out. In Mosiah 26:22, 24, it says,
"For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized shall be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive shall believe in my name and him will I freely forgive."
"For it is I that taketh upon me the sins of the world; for it is I that hath created them and it is I that granteth unto him that believeth unto the end a place at my right hand."
What comfort these sweet scriptures give. I know they are true. The promises and blessings of repentance you see in your life, are a reflection of the faith you have in the Savior, Jesus Christ. It is my testimony that He lives and the power of repentance is infinite. It is for all of you.
I love you all so much and hope that you have a good week.
Elder Johnson
These words fill me with joy! I know that my Savior, Jesus Christ, lives. I am humbled to represent Him and to testify of Him every day. I have come to know Him so personally on my mission because I have learned that when I am in the service of my fellow beings, I am only in the service of my God...and that by living the principles of the gospel there are so many great promised blessings. The gospel is true!
This week I have studied a lot about the principles of the gospel and I want to share some scriptures that really stood out. In Mosiah 26:22, 24, it says,
"For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized shall be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive shall believe in my name and him will I freely forgive."
"For it is I that taketh upon me the sins of the world; for it is I that hath created them and it is I that granteth unto him that believeth unto the end a place at my right hand."
What comfort these sweet scriptures give. I know they are true. The promises and blessings of repentance you see in your life, are a reflection of the faith you have in the Savior, Jesus Christ. It is my testimony that He lives and the power of repentance is infinite. It is for all of you.
I love you all so much and hope that you have a good week.
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