Sister Riana Johnson: Life as a Michiganary: NO UNHALLOWED HAND CAN STOP THE WORK FROM PROGRESSING

March 16, 2020

Hello friends!

It was a little hectic this week but we are here working hard! The Standard of Truth has been going through my mind and told to us and I feel it is important to share it! “The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; … the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.” Nothing can keep this work from moving forward!

• We also taught Pat the gospel of Jesus Christ this week and invited her to be baptized. She said she would pray about it and we are really looking forward to seeing how God will answer her prayer.

• In our last ward council, we asked if there was anyone they believed was prepared to be taught and they told us to contact this inactive family in Three Rivers. After texting the mother to see if we could share a message with their family, she told us her son wanted to be baptized and would like to meet with us! We have to wait several weeks until they are in town to teach him but we are very excited.

• It was definitely a lot harder on campus with not very many people to talk with but it allowed us to make sure that we talked with everyone we could!

Sister Tullis and me on exchanges

• Our Zone Conference was cancelled on behalf of the guidance to not participate in large gatherings. Sad day! Thankfully, we were able to meet twice as a mission over zoom as we were edified together!

• We were advised to make a 14 day food storage so we took pics with it.