New and broken things

July 16, 2019

Transfers were yesterday and good news is Sister Nuttall and I are staying together in Midland another 6 weeks! 

▪ starting with new things: we tried painting in our down time! SO FUN. I'm the most creatively challenged person ever but we bought some cute colors and letters to paint and they turned out pretty good!

Crafty us!

▪ another new thing: pranks! We did a mini prank to start our new careers and gummy bear'd the Elders' car which was dangerous, because we ate so many in the process. Super fun though.

▪ last new thing: we went on a RUN this week. Shocking news I know. I hate running with my entire soul but we forced ourselves to do it. It was the worst and I almost puked.

▪ broken things...our fridge decided to stop working this week so we had to bring ALL of our food to the Sisters’ apartment and just go there for every meal lol. We called multiple Elders to ask them what to do about it...and here are the responses we got. "If you blow on it hard enough it will stay frozen"..."is your refrigerator running?"...and many more ridiculous comments. We're still in the process of fixing it :(

▪ our car is also having some issues this week...pray for us, haha.

▪ in other news, we had tradeoffs this week with some other Sisters where we trade companions for a day. I missed Sister Nuttall but it was a lot of fun! We also got Chipotle, because we were in Mt. Pleasant!

Tradeoffs in Mt. Pleasant

▪ we had another ward campout and played SO MUCH volleyball. We also made SO MANY s'mores and ate hot dogs. Our family that we're teaching came and it was just a blast! 

▪ we had a big scare this week as well. Someone we're close to got lice so that was terrifying, don't worry mom, we checked each other and all is well.

▪ the LPGA is here in Midland and I'm praying so hard that we get permission to go to a golf tournament! Probably won't happen but a girl can dream. They do have golf themed sculptures around downtown so I had to take a picture with the dog. 

▪ also Sister Hudson painted me a cactus on a quarter which is sick so check that out. 

▪ one of my favorite scriptures from my studies this week was 1 Nephi 17:50, which says, "If God had commanded me to do all things I could do them. If He should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it should be done." 

I love this scripture because Nephi's faith constantly inspires me to increase my own. Faith leads us to act, and Nephi is always ready and willing to do what the Lord asks of him. Not only does faith lead to action, but actions lead to faith. When we act on the faith we have, no matter how small, that faith grows and our relationship with our Savior and Heavenly Father deepen. These actions don't need to be big declarations of our beliefs, it can be as simple as opening that Book of Mormon that has been collecting dust on your shelf, getting down on your knees and asking God for help, sharing a scripture you like with a friend. Allow Christ a place in your life, and you will see His hand in it every day.

Overall a really fun and beautiful week here in Michigan :)

The District

Love all of you!
-Sister Johnson     

Sister Riana Johnson

2201 Ashman St

Apt #2

Midland, MI  48640

riana.johnson@missionary.org