Hope all is well and hope every one had a good safe Thanksgiving week end!
This week was solid! Full of a million things and we were able to see a lot of miracles.
It is crazy to measure your self progression over the course of a transfer or even a week.
I constantly feel like I am growing and learning. Our potential is infinite and we have but a short time on this earth to fulfill it. I have grown a lot over the course of the last 6 weeks. I have learned things that will help me throughout my life and have strengthen me as an individual and instrument in the Lord's hand. I look up to my Mission President greatly, and he is truly an inspired man. I learn great amounts from him and I am truly blessed to be able to follow his counsel.
We had Zone Conference this last week and preparing for it was a BEAUTY! We only had like a total of two days to completely prepare for it, but with much sincere prayer and communication, things went very well. The Spirit was very strong and each member of our Zone felt a special spirit. Elder Butterfield and I relied on the Lord so much and we know He honored our preparation and gave us so much more in the exact moment we needed it. We are focusing a lot on becoming one--as a mission, but especially in our Zone. We didn't have any baptismal dates these last two weeks, but two days after Zone Conference, we were able to set two in our Zone! Huge miracles! We are focusing on giving a gift to Christ for Christmas. Time is short and things are getting tight. We are going so 열심히 here in our area and have seen lots of miracles!
We followed the Spirit very well this week and were led to an apartment where three people out of 70+ rooms accepted us! One of them invited us in to share a message! That was huge. Another guy seemed interested and then another guy came to the door with no shirt on with a mouth full of food--hahah super funny. He said he couldn't talk, but I quickly asked for his number and he gave me it! Crazy! He seems interested and wants to meet with us!
We met with a guy from Sir Lanka, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Korean, American, and African haha. That's exactly how the Lord wants His Gospel going forth. We had a miracle church attendance this last week. The first week with my new companion we met this really cool 28 year old on the street and he said he really would come to church. He came out yesterday and had a great experience! It was his first time ever in his life going to church! It was hilarious singing hymns with him! I also gave a talk in church yesterday and talked about JOY. I asked a question, "What is Joy to you? When have you experienced Joy?" I didn't have much time to prepare cuz we had a million other things, but it went really well! The members were really excited to have our investigator at church, and he said in two weeks he is coming out with a friend!
It snowed a million this week!!!!!!!! Holy cow! It is also super cold! I love it:)) hahah Also, I am having a blast with my Korean comp. He is the best. We get a long so well and I am learning so much Korean from him!
I didn't tell you this, but someone who I found on the street and met with was baptized three weeks ago! He works across the street from our church in the area right beside our area, and we found him right directly in front of our church one day when we were waiting for an investigator to show up. I had a feeling to go outside and talk to people, and we met him. He was baptized three weeks ago! Such a good guy! He has overcome smoking and drinking!
I love you and hope you have a good safe week!
Love, Elder Cole Thomas Johnson
PACE Trust(ing) in the source.
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