This week was soooo busy. I am exhausted!
Last night I went to bed at 10pm and still had a hard time waking up this
morning at 7:30 A.M. I could sleep all day.
My companions and I received the Standards of
Excellence for the week! This is a huge honor and a huge accomplishment! My
first time in the Spain Barcelona Mission (I got them before in the Salt Lake
City Mission a few times but they are different there because each Mission
President sets the numbers for the Standards of Excellence). This means 12
lessons with a member present: 6 investigators at Church. 6 new investigators
found. And 3 people with baptismal dates. It is harder to accomplish than it
sounds. BUT, the Lord is very aware of us and I could see his hands in the
picture every day. It´s incredible that we were able to do so much work and help
so many people.
What a blessing! I love being a missionary
--- even if we are overwhelmed and SO TIRED. It is all worth it because we are
helping bring people unto Christ. Heavenly Father is very much a part of this
work.There is SO much I want to tell you about this week. It was long and hard and busy but we made it AND we had a miracle baptism...
We really saw the hand of the Lord in our lives and helping us get along. We were very blessed to have the baptism of Engracia this week. She is incredible! We have been teaching her for about a month or so. She is from Angola, Africa. The main turning point was when we brought Rosa Maria with us to a lesson. Her and Rosa Maria hit it off really well and it was a huge testimony builder to me, the importance of having a member with you in the lesson. They were instant friends and Rosa Maria really helped comfort and encourage Engracia.
Her baptismal service went well with amazing
talks and music! She had to get baptized 7 times because she was so afraid of
going under the water. Despite this fear, she finally came out after the 7th
time and she had a big smile on her face with the best attitude ever. At Church on Sunday, her confirmation was beautiful,
by the second counselor in the Branch Presidency. Her face was beaming and she
looked beautiful in traditional dress from Angola. She told us that she is now
a new person. It was amazing!!
What a great miracle... Really incredible and
what a blessing to be a part of it all!Love,
Hermana Johnson
Interesting --- This is from Hermana Reeder´s
(my companion) e-mail:
Also!!!
Last week, I lost Hermana Johnson´s "Preach My Gospel" book. I
have been helping her to carry her things, because of her burned hand. We were in a rush and while getting off the
bus, I left it on the seat. We realized that also in the book, were our
documents for the contracts for our piso and also I had just finished my
residency work here in Zaragoza and all of those papers were inside. I felt sick to my stomach. We came home and offered a prayer that
Heavenly Father would help someone find the book and about an hour later, we
received a phone call from a lady who told me she had found the book and gave
it to the bus driver. However, when we went ot the bus place, the man told us
that there had been an accident on the street and the bus driver had lost the
book and no one knew where it was. Well
I have been so sick and have been calling the lost and found every day for the
last week. The people now know us by name, because we go in to check every day.
Well when we went and got Hermana Yabetás bus pass yesterday, a man saw us come
in and motioned us over to the desk. He held up the book and I was so happy I
started crying. The papers had gotten a little wet and dirty, but everything
was there. So silly, but I knew it was an answer to prayer and that Heavenly
Father is aware of even our smallest desires, even though it was a big one for
me.Love you, have a good week
Engracia's baptism day with Ignacio who baptized her and Rosa Maria, his mother-in-law
Engracia from Angola Africa Baptism
In the pueblo area visiting Angola an investigator
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