Hello family and friends (for all of you reading this fall into
one of these categories)! I hope you're week was as amazing as mine was!
So, I left my planner at home, so I don't have any notes on me.
I'll do my best to remember some other highlights of the week, but bear with
me!
For P-day last week we went spelunking again! It's probably the
last time we will go, because the cave was SO WET. Just completely soaked from
all the rain. It was really fun to show Elder Bean and Tebbs around though!
Lots of fun memories inside that cave. We've had a good time for a couple
P-days!
Wednesday morning was District Meeting! We did a review of what
we learned in Zone Meeting, which was the Friday before. It was a fun meeting!
We got to be outside and smell the fresh air and get all sorts of allergies.
Woo hoo!
After District Meeting, Elder Garrett and I went on another
exchange! He is great! I love Elder Garrett. During our
time in Hillsville together, we participated in a street meeting thing called
National Day of Prayer! A whole bunch of people gathered around the old
courthouse in Hillsville and we all bowed our heads while ministers from
various different churches came and prayed for specific people/things.
Military, First responders, families, the nation, etc. It was awesome to see
all different denominations come together to offer up a prayer to our Father In
Heaven.
Can't really remember up until the weekend.... darn.
Sunday was a FANTASTIC DAY. Probably one of the best days you
can have. It started off with a great church meeting, and we had a baptism!
D. was baptized yesterday. It's so amazing to me to see and ponder about the
46 years that The Lord has been preparing him for those 10 seconds. We don't
make a lot of fanfare about the baptismal ordinance. It's a very sacred,
personal time of making covenants with our Father in Heaven. Those 10 seconds
and a willing heart are all it takes to change a life. Maybe I should write a
book on baptism called "The 10 Seconds" or "The Most Important
10 Seconds" or something like that. I bet it'd be a bestseller!
Anyway! I'm so proud to have had the chance to talk and teach
D. over these last 5 months. I'm so grateful to The Lord for giving me this
opportunity! He really is prepared. I think he will do amazing things in the
church. I'm excited to see where his life will take him now! I'm so proud to
call him my friend, and especially my brother in the Lord.
After Church, the V. family asked us to come and share their
lunch with them! They also so generously offered the use of their home to let
us call our family. We had a great time with them! Ate a lot of pizza, made
some funky Ice Cream with a Yonana machine (I don't really understand either)
and laughed a lot. I love that family!
The Skype call was AMAZING! SHOUT OUT TO MY MOM! Happy Mother's Day!
Thank you all for your love and
support of me. If there is anything a mission has taught me, it's how much I
love and appreciate my family and friends. So whether I talked to you last
night or not, thank you for your love and support!
This morning we were with the V. family AGAIN! Brother
V. took us to his Brother in law's pond to go turtle hunting! Apparently
Snapping Turtles are a vermin out here that eat all the fish and the owners
want them GONE. So now there are less turtles in there than there were this
morning! :D Kyle is getting his present after all! :P
Thank you again for all your support! I know this work is part
of our Father in Heaven's plan! I know The Church of Jesus Christ is Christ's
church again restored on the Earth, and I know the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
true. Have an amazing week everyone! Make it the best ever!
Love,
Elder Brax Johnson
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