We have been blessed with very little down time due to illness. This week Sister Johnson was down but just for part of a day. We were able to visit the other families we are teaching. Br. Peters is still reading the Book of Mormon. This week we talked about prayer and its importance after the experience recorded by Enos. We hope it helped him improve his sincerity and intensity in his prayers. Something we can all use.
Friday was another wonderful zone conference. The training was great and gave us ideas and concepts we can use "now" with those individuals we are teaching. Also, what a blessing to witness the growth and to feel the testimonies of these young men and women. It gives us great confidence to know the church will be in the hands of these amazing people.
We stayed over into Saturday after Zone conference and did some shopping after which we went to Cape Cod of the midwest aka Door County. If you look at the back of your left hand with your knuckles facing you, your thumb, on a map of Wisconsin, is Door county. Door county was named by early French explorers who after losing dozens of ships off of the northern tip of Door county named it Deaths Door. Door county's population of around 27,000 swells to 250,000 in the summer when individuals flood there to partake of many cheese and wine establishments and miles of coastline. We saw farm after manicured farm, beautiful beaches and summer homes. One of the more scenic spots is Cave Point.
Yesterday, Easter Sunday, we invited the Branch 1st counselor and his 40 year old less active son to eat a fabulous meal with us. It was prepared in part by Sister Johnson. During our conversation the son asked if we would be willing to come and help him understand misgivings he had developed about the church and its doctrine. He had an example question, "why, since we believe in the Father and the Son, don't we end our prayers in both of their names?" I explained it was a request/commandment of the Savior that prayers to the Father were given in Christ's name. Although he was brought up in the church and even attended seminary it is amazing to me what can happen when we lose our focus on the Gospel and its importance in our lives. The son is really into cars so I was able to easily bond with him as I also have great interest and decent knowledge about that subject. It also helped that at our first meeting he requested a blessing that resulted in the drastic improvement of symptoms he was experiencing.
The Lord is constantly preparing those around us to be taught and re-taught. He uses the actions (faith in motion) of those who love Him and want to further His purposes. We are just happy to be a part.
Elder and Sister Johnson
Friday was another wonderful zone conference. The training was great and gave us ideas and concepts we can use "now" with those individuals we are teaching. Also, what a blessing to witness the growth and to feel the testimonies of these young men and women. It gives us great confidence to know the church will be in the hands of these amazing people.
We stayed over into Saturday after Zone conference and did some shopping after which we went to Cape Cod of the midwest aka Door County. If you look at the back of your left hand with your knuckles facing you, your thumb, on a map of Wisconsin, is Door county. Door county was named by early French explorers who after losing dozens of ships off of the northern tip of Door county named it Deaths Door. Door county's population of around 27,000 swells to 250,000 in the summer when individuals flood there to partake of many cheese and wine establishments and miles of coastline. We saw farm after manicured farm, beautiful beaches and summer homes. One of the more scenic spots is Cave Point.
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| When the waves are right you can hear the booming miles away. |
The Lord is constantly preparing those around us to be taught and re-taught. He uses the actions (faith in motion) of those who love Him and want to further His purposes. We are just happy to be a part.
Elder and Sister Johnson
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