I thought about writing this email in kreole... i hope you like the subject those of you who understand :) haha But basically It says that i dont have much to say today.
So i will do a regular review of this week. It has been a great week. It had some sadness yesterday though... But basically here is what happened. This week i gave a training in my last district meeting... this week we will not have district meeting because we will have special training from president. But it was a good district meeting i believe... i brought drops and it made everyone happy because the district was a little dead this past week because of some sicknesses but we are getting back on track!
Next is keny! TXEU tristeza.. So keny is a great investigator. And he had a date for the 26th and was super super prepared. He had a problem with smoking, but we did a fast and he has been reading and started working and it has been going so well. He has been to church but needed to come to church this sunday so that he could be baptized this week. But he didnt come... we still have no idea what happened!!! He had his baptismal interview on saturday and he seemed so excited and happy afterwards. So we think maybe he gave in to temptation and smoked, but we will see this week. It was super sad, but usually when i would be absolutely devasted... i am not. I think it is because i trust in the Lords plan for keny and even though i wont be here for him to be baptized, I know he is in good hands, the lords hand and he has the book of mormon that can help him overcome anything!!!
So yeah..
Everyone seems to be expecting an email next monday too... but i dont guarantee anything. I will be in praia with time mostly for my Cabo verdian family. i will do my best to send you all a line or two.
But starting the last week of my mission i have two thoughts... or maybe one.
As i was praying last night I thought about all my experiences on the mission and i felt a lot of gratitude for the amazing things i have seen and heard and enjoyed and learned! These people are so loving. But i was also thinking about this last week.. At the very beginning of my mission i heard Elder Holland speaking about how we need to be missionaries until the end. He said... We need you sister for the FULL eighteen months... not a week, not a day less. This has always stuck with me. And i intend to finish strong. I have felt the strong influence we have as missionaries and the power and authority we hold to help others come unto christ and i know there are people this last week that need Sister Johnson to continue to endure so they can hear the gospel. So this week... is like any other week... Always in the middle :) I know this is teaching me the principle of enduring to the end which is something we will need to do our whole entire lives! And i will also enjoy this last part.. because enduring is also enjoying! LOVE YOU ALL
until next week.. maybe ;)
Sister Johnson
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