Hello Family!
You'll never guess where I am right now... back in the CITY!!! I am serving in the Manhattan 2nd Ward which covers from 110th street to 34th street of Manhattan on the east side of Central Park. I was super surprised to be heading back to the city again, but I'm glad to be back:) I love Manhattan! My new companion is Sister Randall from St. George, Utah and I love her already! She is a dancer and the oldest of 5. I am so excited to serve with her here:)
I was pretty sad to leave my little New Paltz Branch. I love the faith and examples of the members there, and it felt too soon to leave them, but I promised I would come back. During my last week there we saw a lot of success! We had a Book of Mormon finding activity at the campus with our big Book of Mormon board. We would ask people if they had heard about the Book of Mormon before and it was amazing! One student walked right up to us and without us even asking said, "No, I've never heard of the Book of Mormon. Tell me about it." We taught Chris, met him the next day and had a great lesson, and then met him again on Monday! He is sincere and really has a desire to know more and know if this is true!
Another was a girl named Amanda who has been so prepared. She has a lot of questions about Jesus Christ right now because she has been studying a lot of different religions. I asked if she ever wondered why there are so many churches on the earth and she said "No... (then after pondering for a while) why?!" I explained Christ coming, the Apostasy, and the Restoration of the Gospel through Joseph Smith and she was amazed! She was so excited to read the Book of Mormon and learn more. We got quite a few other potential investigators from that as well, so it was definitely a success!
I know the Book of Mormon is true. It has the answers to all the questions we have if we sincerely study and ponder what it teaches. I know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith and called him to be a prophet in these latter-days. We are living in the dispensation of the fulness of times, and what a blessing it is to share that with others!
Make it a great week!
Love, Sister Johnson
Beautiful Fall Hike at Mohonk |
Walkway across the Hudson |
In front of our New Paltz chapel |
SUNNY New Paltz campus:) |
Me and Sister Perkins at transfers |
We went to a super awesome museum about the city of New York and the transformation from when it was just a piece of wilderness land to now! Amazing:) My wonderful new companion, Sister Randall!:) |
Our zone |
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