Well this week has been a bit interesting to say the least. I can now officially say that I have had the worst day of my mission, and I really don’t think that it will get topped any time soon. I would really love to tell you about the baptism, and send you pictures, but it didn’t happen. Sean didn’t show up. We had everything ready and set to go, and he never came. There was the biggest turn out for a baptism ever, and he didn’t make it. It was a really hard pill to swallow, and I was really really embarrassed! We don’t know what happened, or what is going to happen, but we are trying hard to find him. We called him a lot that night, and stopped by his house and what not, but nothing. The worst part is that we saw him the night before, and he was totally excited!! He was pumped up and really ready to join the kingdom. Our only conclusion is that something happened either that night, or the next day, and he knew that he wasn’t ready. It really hurt, and I really never want to have to go through that again. Church the next day was really awkward as well, but hey what are you going to do. I want to all to know though that my testimony of working though the hard times is getting more and more rock solid every day! We did not let a little set back like that take us down, we kept working! That’s all that you can do when hard times hit. You cannot just sit back and wallow in your own self pitty, cause what good is that going to do? You have to get up and work, and work HARD!!!!!!!!! I am totally over the whole thing now, and I am back to myself. I am still really worried about Sean, and I am thinking about what to do, but I am good. I am happy, and I am serving the Lord!!! I have really come to learn on my mission that you get the most opposition, when you are doing the most good, so we must be doing something really really amazing because I can only think of a few things worse than what happened to us.
We have found 2 new investigators since then, and they are both solid. They are both female, and I think that they are the first females that I have taught on my mission for some reason (I have no clue why). One of them is named Riya Yates and she is going to be an interesting one. She is 17, pregnant, and has some major word of wisdom problems. I can’t think of anyone more ready to hear the gospel though. She is really cool, and really excited about the message (not the three American boys thank goodness)!!!
More changes in Stretford though. We got a call today from President and found out that E Lloyd is getting emergency transferred to North Manchester (Ashton). It is now going to be just me and E. Nielsen in Stretford. I am sad to be seeing my son leave me, but I trust president, and I know that we have our whole missions ahead of us so we sill see each other again. The threesome was good for the month that we had it, but I guess that the lord has other plans! He will be leaving today, and it will be a little more empty house. The wild part is that E. Lloyd has been feeling that he was going to be leaving lately, but he was thinking at transfers!
The New Testiment is amazing!!! I know most of the stories, but all the teachings and the miracles are what I love. I am learning so much!!!! I love you all, keep working hard and always keep praying!!
Cool Quote: If you believe, there are no questions. If you don’t believe, there are no answers!!
LOVE,
Elder Johnson
Pic - Two BAD dudes!!!! me and E. Nielsen
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