Hello Family!
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Our district enjoyed some service at a senior center in the morning packing Thanksgiving dinners to be sent out as meals on wheels. Then me and Sister Randall delivered a pass along card and little treats to those who were working and lonely on Thanksgiving. That was something so simple but it was so happy and exciting to see their faces light up and see the joy that it brought them. They loved it! One doorman we gave one to was like "Oh wow, thank you so much! Can I give you a hug?" So we were like "actually you can't... but we can shake your hand!" and then we explained why haha! We had a nice dinner with one of our sweet older members, Sister Harris, so it was a great day!
Jennifer and Luke are getting baptized on Saturday!!! They both passed their baptism interviews last night, so we're just scheduling the program and which members will do what! Our ward is so great and so excited for them! On Sunday they announced it a lot in church and in our classes, so lots of people talked to them and congratulated them. We were able to meet with them five times this week, and every lesson we were amazed by how willing and understanding they were of everything! Even the big commandments that we were a little nervous about, they happily took upon themselves to live! I've never seen someone so excited about tithing and fast offerings:) So they are amazing and so prepared! Thank you for your prayers for them:) Things can definitely be difficult the week before a baptism, but Jennifer and Luke are staying strong. They are so determined and it's amazing to see their true desire to be baptized and better their lives through Christ:)
We had transfers yesterday, so I have a new companion! Her name is Sister Westover and she is from Portland, Oregon. She is so sweet and I am excited to serve with her! She is so genuine and layed back, but a hard working and loving missionary:) Sister Randall went up to Stamford, Connecticut, so it was sad to see her go but she'll do great and she's excited! I cannot believe how fast the last transfer went, but I've been amazed by the changes we were able to see in Jennifer and Luke as they learned and accepted the gospel in just 6 weeks. I'm excited for this new transfer ahead and for the many miracles that are coming forth in this Christmas season here in the NYNYN Mission!
Make sure you visit mormon.org to see all the Light the World videos and ways to serve! Doing one little act of service is so good, doing it for 25 days is even better, and multiplying that by each one of us is the best!! Wahoo! And remember "there is no such thing as a small act of kindness." - Sister Hinckley. It may seem small to you, but it may mean the world to someone else! So go #LightTheWorld!
Love, Sister Johnson
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