One Year Anniversary Celebration

One year ago this week Sister Johnson and I entered the Missionary Training Center. What a marvelous adventure this first year has been. Because of the inspired direction we have received from the Lord, President Jones and the young mission leaders in the mission, we continually feel better able to help the members and non-members with whom we have been called to serve. As we celebrated in the MTC, this week we again celebrated a wedding anniversary, this year it is our 46^th. (Twenty-four grandchildren with one on the way and counting. Inquiring minds want to know!)

Overlooking Fisher Lake from the enclosed porch at Maxsells in Florence, WI.

Attractive Senior Missionary with whom I shared a lunch of fish tacos and
fruit skewers followed by desserts of strawberry rhubarb and turtle cheesecake.

We marvel at the blessings which have come to us; and, that makes us all the more determined to do all that we can to be a blessing to those around us. The blessings continue to be seen in the lives of our family members as well. Recently our daughter Camille, who is serving as the Young Women’s President and who is occupying our home in our absence, was instrumental in teaching and fellowshipping a non-member young woman in her ward. This young woman was baptized yesterday with the full support of her family and the ward. It seems our house is on its own mission as the missionary lessons were taught in our home.

We continue to strive with the Less Actives and non-members in this area. Visiting with them always brings positive results.  Dennis Klingman continues to increase his level of activity and commitment. Our non-member brother still welcomes us even though the Spirit keeps instructing us to block the avenues of retreat he has come to rely on. Now that he has felt the Spirit and we know he has, and he knows he has, he has no viable retreat available. We are ever hopeful.

Forty-six years down and only Twenty-nine more to go before we make the "Milestones of Togetherness" column in the Church News.

Together...together,

Elder and Sister Johnson


Bonus Material:

Here is a Pic of the wall where we have displayed pictures of family. If you can't see yours, you are free to send us an update.