Sister Riana Johnson: Life as a Michiganary: pray for midland!

May 25, 2020

hello all!!

there was very disheartening news this week that my beloved midland faced some major flooding due to two dams breaking. they are dealing with some serious clean up and devastation. whether or not you belong to the same faith as me, please pray for midland and the people involved!

The Tridge BEFORE flooding

The Tridge AFTER flooding

it has been so wonderful to see all of michigan rally around and support them. they even cancelled our virtual church service to encourage people to go help up in midland!

• other news for this week, the michigan stay-at-home order was extended to JUNE 12TH! so more time to spend inside working.

• besides this sad news, we have been so blessed! we had a new friend named erin and she is getting baptized on june 13th!!! she was being taught by the elders in our ward but they found out she actually lives in the williamston area, which we cover! we are SO SO excited for her. she is facing a lot of opposition to keep her from getting baptized but she has such a strong testimony that she won't let anything stop her!

• we got to have virtual exchanges with the sisters in our zone this week!! it was so much fun and so good to see how everyone is handling isolation! we have seriously have the best sisters in the mission.

Exchanges!!!

i have been studying about the power of God's love and how it can change our lives. here is a quote that really hit me this morning:

“His pure love instantly moves across time and

space, reaches down, and pulls us up from the

depths of any tumultuous sea of darkness, sin,

sorrow, death, or despair we may find ourselves

in and brings us into the light and life and love

of eternity.”

there is absolutely NO depth, NO darkness, NO despair, NO sin, NO death that is beyond the reach of the Savior's love and sacrifice. He knows and loves you!

with love and prayers,

sister johnson