La Carpeta

 HOLAAA!!!!

So there's a thing in missionary work called the "carpeta de area" (area book). It's basically just the records of all the people who at one point listened to the missionaries. It just shows what they've been taught already so as we get transferred we can pick back up where the other missionaries left off. 

SO Hermana Bodden and I have been working hard with that thing. We're passing by every single person in there to see if they'd be interested to start listening to missionaries again. It's been a great time and we've actaully found AMAZING people doing it.

For example:

MARIO!!!!!! I'm going to try to explain this story it might be kinda confusing but here we go. We went to passby Maria and after ringing her apartment, out walked Mario. He was super friendly and seemed very very happy to see us. So we started talking to him to figure out how he knew us and turns out he had met with Elders in 2005!!!!! But the crazy part is that he remembers the exact year, he remembers the 3 lessons that they gave him, and he remembers where the church was. Turns out he got very busy during that time and couldn't meet with them, BUT he has tons of time now!!!!!!! He's a mircale. Honestly that was just amazing. God totally puts us where He wants us to be to meet the people that He wants us to meet. I love it so much.

Let's see what else is going on over here in good ol Hospitalet. Well today we went to Parc Guell again!!! We woke up at 5am to get there to see the sunrise. It was wayyyy too early but also so much fun. I love Barcelona. I think Parc Guell is my favorite thing I've seen. Happy day!!!!!

Let's see what else. Yesterday we had concilio!!!!! It's my favorite time. 

Also lately I've been really thinking about the power of our thoughts. There's a scripture that says that "as he thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). That means that whatever we focus our thoughts on, that's what we become. If we think that we're postive people, we act like positive people. If we think we're confident, others will see us as confident because that's how we'll act. If we focus on the Savior, we start trying harder to be like Him. That's the part I love the most. I've been thinking a lot about that lately. We should always always have our thoughts directed toward Jesus Christ. I think that's one of the best ways to start to really start acting in the way that He would act. 

Well I love you all so much!!! Have a great week!

Love,

Hermana Johnson

1. BYU roomies!!!! So happy to see them at concilio:))

2. parc guell! I LOVE!!

3. mission roomies! Love them

Also
Wow that's so fun. So many new friends.

Well yesterday we had concilio!!! We had interesting discussions actaully. We discussed what we can do better to help the natives in our mission learn english (since PMG says they should). Our mission is 87% americans and 13% native spanish speakers. So they get a lot of english thrown at them haha. So we discussed giving them a spanish fast day (since we have an english fast day) and things like that. Interesting.

Then we talked about older missionaries facing discouragment when they never get put in a leadership calling or things like that and how to help change the way we talk about leadership. Very good.

It was so fun. So fun to see everyone. Hermana Barlow, Hermana Clark, and I took a 'BYU roommies" pic haha super excited for that. We're going to have so much fun.

Let's see what else. Lately we've been focusing on our area book. We are cleaning it out and passing by every single person in there. We've actaully found A TON of really great people that way. We have hope they're alll going to progress!!!!!!!

Also we talked to our ward mission leader about talking to the bishop and giving us 5 families to teach and he didn't do it. So we asked him again this last coordination meeting and we're pretty tempted to just ask the bishop. Our ward mission leader doesn't do a whole lot haha.

Let's see what else. This week is a crazy week. We'll have zone conference tomorrow, an intercambio with the trio we live with from Thursday to Friday, a missionary activity on Friday night, baptism on Saturday (of the trio), and transfer calls on Saturday, and then MOTHERS DAY ON SUNDAY!!!!!!!!! Happy happy happy. 

So many fun things. Life is good. I honestly am still kinda feeling a little discouraged. Also I'm tired. I've realized now why people are grumpy in their old age. I feel like a grumpy old missionary lady. But yesterday in concilio president talked about sometihng elder zwick said about how the way you finish your mission sets a projectile of the way you will live the rest of your life. So I thought about that and realized I need to pick myself back up and stop being so sad about not seeing baptisms and just focus instead on working and trusting in God and His timing. So I have a new pumpedness.

So yeah life is good. I love you people!!!!!