Sister Sarah Johnson: He's a chatty chat :)

Hello Family!

So cool thing about missionary work, it's basically like detective work and I kind of love it! You use all the different records you have to find people who are ready for the gospel! Some days you look and look all day and no one is home, but then every once in a while you get a golden little person who brightens up your day and gives you hope:) We found two new investigators like that this week:) George who we met with a member and when we taught him the Restoration he accepted the invitation to be baptized (the next challenge is just being able to meet with him again!) and Destiny who after teaching her a simple Restoration at her door she was really excited to read the Book of Mormon and asked "Do you habe a card? Where is your church? I want to go on Sunday!" (She didn't come though, so we just need to meet with her again too!). We'll find them again:)

One thing that we've started doing which has been so fun and so good, is that we're trying to get to know the Young Women better. There are 8 wonderful young women here, and just like anyone going through those years of life, it can be a little difficult sometimes. So we're doing our best to help, lift, and be a friend to them. We went to mutual on Friday which was so fun! It brought me right back to my mutual days haha! We got to know them better and the other day we even spent some time individually with one of the Young Women. We got ice cream and went on a little walk through the park. She really opened up to us and it was so much fun to get to know her better! I love all the girls so much and we want to help them! I think this will help me with my future goals too! I've always wanted to be a Junior High Band teacher and help younger kids. That is such a critical and hard time of life, and I want to be able to help them! I don't exactly know how to right now, but I think working with the Young Women will be good start:)

Last night we had a wonderful dinner with a family in our ward. We simply shared what we share with so many people as missionaries about the Restoration. We talked about how it applies to us and our families and we bore testimony throughout it. It was so simple, yet powerful! I love the Restoration and I know that Joseph Smith really did see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They appeared to him because they love us like crazy! They want to give us the guidance and help that we need to return to Them:) And I know that it's as we read the Book of Mormon every day and pray about it that we can know for ourselves and feel of his love. One cute member we visited explained it simply that Heavenly Father always answers our prayers because "He's a chatty chat." Haha! He's always trying to tell and show us that he loves us more than anything! I hope you know that you truly are loved:)

Make it a great week y'all!! (Shout out to Sister Balley cause she's from Texas and she's going home next week!)

Love, Sister Johnson