too much candy

November 2, 2020

 

words cannot describe the fun we have around here. i absolutely love cheboygan and my companions and i never want to leave! hope you all had a lovely halloween, we ate tons of candy and watched the chosen ;) also sad day- it snowed all day yesterday and it's only getting worse. here are some highlights from the week

• we taught mathew again! he is so good and is so willing to live God's commandments. we had to cancel an appointment that we planned to bring president and sister heap to because of a tough situation but we were able to have a lesson with them instead. he is excited to meet them soon though!

president and sister heap!!!

• we had district council in sault ste marie! we went across the mackinac bridge and saw all three great lakes that are close by! so so cool. 

mackinac bridge :s

lake huronnnnn from many angles

too many cute pics of our companionship

• we had a superrrrr inspired lesson with alex. we went in with a plan to read a chapter from the bible and from the book of mormon focusing on "fruits" and had to 180 and study those same chapters with a completely different focus. Heavenly Father knew she needed those scriptures but not in the way we had prepared it.

• we picked up a new friend named jimmy! he is really cool and has been taught by missionaries previously. we met with him three times this past week and he is so prepared! the Lord has really blessed and prepared cheboygan for us

sister despain at the farmers market. she is an angel

we had a north america north east area fireside broadcast with elder and sister uchtdorf. he taught that knowledge without action is merely trivia. knowledge becomes power when we act on that knowledge. 

 

act on whatever prompting you have been feeling today or this week

sister johnson

 

riana.johnson@missionary.org

Sister Riana Johnson
135 North Benton Street
Cheyboygan, MI 49721

 

October 26, 2020

 

this week was literally so fun. i love trio life and i love my companions and boy do i love cheboygan. there isn’t anywhere i would rather be for my last transfer. we have some AMAZING friends here and i feel so blessed. God is too good.

• we taught our friend mathew!!!! holy. moley. he is seriously the most humble and teachable person. he has been through a lot in his life and wants so badly to have God as a part of it. he messaged us the other night saying that God answered his prayer to know if joseph smith was a prophet of God. he shared so amazing experiences as well that he had with God answering simple prayers and he sent us this image of the lake with the sun opening. he has such a powerful testimony and spirit and i cannot wait for november 21st so he can receive all of the blessings of the gospel through his baptism.

• we did our planning for the week at lake huron!! that is the first great lake i have seen on my mission! and only one haha. only took me 17 1/2 months lol. it was so beautiful though and we were recording a video of ourselves sharing a spiritual thought when a random guy pulled over and offered to take our picture haha. it was so funny and we about died.

lake huron

there is the pic of us at the lake taken by the random guy lol

• we met with this really sweet girl named alex this week too! she is our age and it was different to teach a peer, but she is so cute and really wants to feel closer to God. 

• our group leader got us three 10-oz steaks and we cooked them up and it was literally heaven. 

steaks! :)

• also. terrible news. it has snowed a few times this week. it hasn't stuck but let’s pray that is a ways away. 

"At times all of us must stand against those who mock and revile. Some of us, sometime, will face some earthly power as mighty as Goliath. When that happens, we should emulate the courage of David, who was mighty because he had faith and he went forth in a righteous cause in the name of the Lord of Hosts."

sista newey!!!!!

some pics from transfers last week

the beautiful red trees!!!

we also found a bridge and had a photoshoot

trio pics

love y’all and happy holidays

sister johnson

riana.johnson@missionary.org

Sister Riana Johnson
135 North Benton Street
Cheyboygan, MI 49721

🌊CHEBOYGAN🌊

 

October 19, 2020

 

 

WILD WEEK. I feel super lazy so here is a weak email for a rollercoaster week hahaha

• we had an AMAZING lesson with Ozibo and I am gonna miss that guy! He is amazing and I cannot wait to see how he continues to progress and grow in the gospel. 

• we got transfer news and had a surprise transfer the next day instead of this coming week. I am in Cheboygan with Sister Nelson (my companion from last year) and her trainee, Sister Hansen. I. LOVE. THEM. It has been an actual party these past two days. And we are serving in a group (smaller than a branch or ward) and there are about 25 active members. They are the most amazing people I have ever met. We are also as far north as sisters have ever been in our mission. I feel so honored and blessed to be the fourth sister to ever serve here.

Our friend Alex at church!!

SISTER NELSON AND SISTER HANSEN

• we did lots of service and spent time with some sweet sisters in the zone. I am going to miss them!!

service!!

Conrads😍😍

• we are teaching a guy named mathew and he is phenomenal. They put him on date this past week and we had our first real lesson the night I got here. God has had such a hand in his conversion and everything has been timed SO perfectly. I KNOOOOWWWW this is exactly where I need to be right now.

"If you're lost, He is your light. If you are cold, He is your blanket" -Sister Barrow from our group

The Owosso district before the band broke up

Sister Olson and I went and got our scriptures sprial bound for my 17 month mark

Fall 2020

The cutest welcome sign😭❤❤

♡♡♡♡

-Sister Johnson 

 

riana.johnson@missionary.org

Sister Riana Johnson
135 North Benton Street
Cheyboygan, MI 49721