Week 15 Unabashedly ALL IN!

Hola mis amigos y mi familia!

Phew so many things happened this week. To start, we're SUPER excited for Alex who is working towards baptism!!!! So in our church, before someone gets baptized they have an interview with a church or mission leader just to make sure that they have a testimony and they're committed to keep the commandments and follow God. 

So yesterday we had a mock interview with Alex just to get him familiar with the questions so he wouldn't be nervous for the real interview. And he answered them all PERFECTLY! He told us that he thinks it's "maravillosa" that we have a prophet and "it's so great that he recieves revelation for us." And he told us that he has seen such a change in him. He feels so happy now. And he knows it's the gospel that has brought him peace in his life. I can't believe how changed he is. He has quit smoking, drinking, and when we brought up the law of chastity, even said "don't worry, I'm married to God until I actually get married" which was funny haha but in all honesty he is a completely changed person and it's a miracle to see that change take place. He's amazing. So we're super excited for him. :))

Also yesterday and Monday we had interviews with our mission president and Zone Conference! So all of the island missionaries (since there're 3 islands) came on over to Palma and we got a good 10 hours of solid instruction from our mission leaders. One of the lessons that I LOVED was about being obedient because that's just how your heart and personality is. They said "Be unabashably ALL IN." We have commandments, we have a knowledge of what is right and what is wrong, and a lot of times the reason we chose the wrong is because of peer pressure. So I love the word "unabashably" because at that point we are being like Christ and following His example of being a lighthouse on a hill. We won't give into peer pressure and do things that we know we shouldn't be doing because we remember who we are and our purpose in helping others to see the light.

I LOVE EVERYTHING!:)) Life is good, the church is true, and being a missionary is the greatest thing in the entire world. I hope all of you who are maybe thinking about serving a mission will decide that you need to go. Because there's no way you'll regret it if you do. I love the gospel and I love my Savior and the opportunity that I have to serve Him. 

I love you all and miss you tons! Give me stories on your lives!:))

Love,

Hermana Johnson

Pictures:

1. My zone! I love these people:)

2. This is basically the center of everything that we do in our area. We even teach in there sometimes! And it's absolutely GORGEOUS right now so here's a pic:)))