Sister Sarah Johnson: 180 degree flip!

Hello Family!!

Something I love about serving a mission is that the Lord can just flip your world right around so fast, and you know it will all work out because it's his plan! That's basically what happened to me this transfer - my whole world has flipped around, and so far I love it! I have been transferred to the top of our mission in a cute little town called New Paltz! I drove a car for the first time in over a year yesterday! It's so green, there are little houses and a cute little main street, and I am now serving in a branch (first experience ever with a branch!!). And it's so quiet! Very different from the city:) My companion is cute Sister Ho from Taiwan. She came out with me and didn't know any English at first, but she's doing super great and has come a long way! She's so sweet and so happy:) Even though it's like I'm in a whole new mission, I trust my Heavenly Father and know that this is exactly where he needs me to be! I love it so much already and I'm excited for this new adventure ahead of me:)

My last week in Inwood was great:) Using the big map we carried all the way up to our area from the temple, we did a Family History finding event. We had people put their name on a sticky note and stick it on the map where they're from. Then we would talk about where they're from and their family and tie it into knowing where we come from by doing family history work. It was really successful and we met 5 new people who were very excited and seem to have a lot of potential! Especially one cure family, the Lota family. Jennifer, the mom, was so excited about doing her family history work. We talked to her about it and she made her husband come look at all of it too! He was very supportive and excited as well:) The sisters will meet again with her on Thursday:)

I love when people say, the only thing that is consistent in life is change. I always thought that was so funny, but now I realize it's true! Life is all about CHANGE! That's the goal, as long as we're changing for good:) After being in Inwood for 8 months it was a little sad to leave. In a way it kind of felt like home, and coming here is a big change! But we need change to grow. We need opportunities to trust in the Lord more than we trust in ourselves. That's the power of the Atonement:) I hope that as change consistently happens in your life you're able to see the Lord's hand throughout it. That you're able to ask yourself what Heavenly Father needed you to learn then and what he needs you to learn now! Just like he says in D&C 11:12 "trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit." Trust Him and He will guide you through all the change in your life!

I love you! Make it a great week!

Love, Sister Johnson