Sister Riana Johnson: Life as a Michiganary: the mlm is growing!

June 1, 2020

hi!!

craziness is going on here. this week we are receiving 25 new missionaries and about the same the week after. there is a lot changing but for now, me and sister nielsen get to stay! we are both glad because erin’s baptism is next saturday! she is so great.

• we have been meeting with erin a lot this week and she is SO excited to be baptized! we talked about temples with her and she is so excited to go and be baptized for and sealed to her family!

erin!! she is so cute. i love her!

• we also met with ryan this week. he is a great guy. we talked about receiving answers to prayers and we had these wonderful members, the abels join. brother abel gave ryan a strong baptismal invitation to prepare so he can know God's will. he agreed and is preparing for July 8th! it was crazy, pray for this guy!

• we had an amazing devotional with president peter vidmar, former olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. he is great. something so powerful that he said was that while he received several medals including gold, that joy was not lasting joy. the only true and lasting joy we can have is through Jesus Christ and His gospel.

i don't know if i have mentioned this previously in my emails but we are currently reading the book of mormon as a mission in 50 days. it has not been easy but so so rewarding!! i may not be caught up, but i am truly learning so much from my reading that i know was meant for me. this week i read about alma the younger’s experience finding healing and peace after having been a very wicked man. he said, "My soul was racked with eternal torment; but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more." i know that Christ can heal any wound, no matter how deep or painful it can be. even alma the younger felt true relief from repentance. i know that the atonement is for you! and me! and everyone! one of my favorite quotes says, "All that is unfair about life can be made right through the atonement."

sister johnson

riana.johnson@missionary.org

sister brennan got us little cakes for sister nielsens birthday! so fun

also BLESS the heart of these sweet members who fed us burgers this week. they dropped off food for us (so kind) and for those of you who know from last summer, burgers are something i cannot eat anymore. it was rough, we were fed burgers like everyday for a week straight. anyways so kind, but i don't think i will be eating a burger anytime in the near or far distant future.