Well... I will stay in Sal for my last transfer!!!! 5 transfers in santo antao... 4 in praia... and now 3 in sal. 5,4,3... where will be the 2 and the 1... i am not sure. But we will see what life holds for me! Last week i have to admit i was quite depressed thinking i would stay in the same area and not get to know another island or area... BUT today i am super happy and actually super blessed to finish my mission how i always wanted... i remember what i always said in the beginning. That i want to finish my mission training a native portuguese speaking and only have 3 areas... hahaha looks like i got my wish to the point! :)
This week has been full of miracles and i testify of the power of the priesthood in our lives. We were asked yesterday in our relief society lesson about what are some great benefits to living in this dispensation... Even though we have some crazy trials... WE have the PRIESTHOOD. We have the power to do saving ordinances and make covenants with our father in heaven that bring miraculous blessings :) We are so blessed. I am so blessed because this week a priesthood blessing really changed everything.
i wont go into a lot of details but i did ask our zone leader for a blessing this week of comfort and counsel. And i recieved some great council and felt the spirit in the sweetest way. This blessing also gave me courage to walk without seeing and have faith in the Lords plan for me. This week i had to walk a lot without seeing and i believe i will continue to do this. I think i always liked to be in control of everything in my life.. it is quite hard not to be in control. And on the mission there are so many things you cant control. So i have really learned i much worry about the things i can control and trust fully in the lord and his work. and exercise faith in him.
So on thursday my companion and i had a great companionship study. we happened to pick a very inspired activity in preach my gospel that we both needed. We read in john 15 together and this chapter mentioned love... i realized the perfect question i needed to ask my companion... i asked her how she shows her love... And then i got more specific and asked how she shows her love for her family. And during our conversation i realized that we both needed to look at each other as the savior sees us. and we do that serving. I expressed to her some experiences i have had in the past few weeks and how in the beginning it was very hard to serve her... but then i began having fun doing it and now i see her how the savior sees her and i love her. i asked her to start to do the same... a little selfish invite... but guess what.. IT WORKED :) And we both began opening up... i told her how i was exactly like her at the beginning of my mission... Poor sister zimbelman. haha And how i did not like companionship study... i hated it actually. and how i did certain things that she does but how it wasnt fun. and once i decided to change i had a great time! And then my companion also opened up and expressed some of her difficulties and i kind of just laughed and said... "its normal" and i think she needed to realize that shes not alone in her feelings. haha.
So now my companion is the best thing that has ever happened to cabo verde :) Well we still are working through things but we are getting there and we trust each other.. i think one thing is incredible... the spirit guides us in all we do. I did not know what to say or do for a while... but i just remembered all the things i have learned on my mission and i just opened my mouth and the words came.
We need to always be worthy of this spirit. The holy ghost is one of our most precious gifts on the earth today. And we partake of the sacrament each week to remember our covenants with our heavenly father and recieve more of this spirit. I am so grateful for the sacrament. We can truly be healed, cleansed, purified because of the Atonement of jesus christ and we must remember him always and formally promise this as we take the sacrament. I testify that as we keep the sabbath day holy we can see great differences in our sacrament experience.
We have been working with a young lady to be baptized this week and i think all will go through smoothly! We have found a new family in Palmeira (paradise) and also a new investigator there that seems super interested. So we will be making some good useful trips to palmeira this week with hopes they all come to church on sunday :) and then get baptized in march! haha Love you all.
Sister Johnson
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