Dear Family,

 Boy time is just zooming along. Well late Saturday night my companion was texting someone on the phone when we then received a call from the AP. Oh no my heart dropped to know he was on the phone with the Ap. He then asked for me! Boy I wasn't super excited to be told that my flight out would be Monday afternoon. I love Rocky but I know that the Lord has need for me elsewhere. But I did find out my New Area It's in the Sunshine Coast, Budrim!!! My Companion is Elder Chhouen I still haven't met him yet but I'm excited! This week we were able to spent a bit of time with the Davey Family (family of 10). Did service for them for 4 hours and it was really good they prolonged some needed yard maintenance when the Cyclone came. So we did a lot of weed pulling and weed wacking Super fun to do some Good Hard Work!!! They had us over for dinner yesterday and they were devastated to hear I was getting transferred. They said thanks to you Mom and Dad for raising a wonderful son. I don't think I am but that what they said, But that night before I left they had a bin full of Smelly Bellies and they passed it around and we were told to grab a few. Then they placed the bin in the middle of the room. and going from youngest to oldest we were to say something Positive, happy, uplifting, or Grateful for. All of them throw one in for how much they appreciated Elder Ma'unoa and me. It was so hard to fight back the tears. Gonna miss this family. It's hard when you have to leave those that love you. But That's my week I know the Church is True and I know that As we follow the Teachings of Christ we can find Lasting Happiness and Joy. The World can only bring temporal Gratification and Pleasure. But True Joy is felt in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love you all have a wonderful Week!!!

                      Love,

                         Elder Johnson 

 Picture of Terryanne , Ashlyn, and Me

Picture of me Eating Coconut!!!

Service

Dear, Family

 This week has been a busy one we have had heaps of Service opportunities that have left not much time to teach and find which has been really sad that I think about it. But we cleared a block of land and literally it was 6 feet tall in a lot of spots so what we would do is clear most of it with the wiper snipper and mowed the rest it took 4 hours and then the next day we had a sister Anger from the ward call and ask if we could help he take some stuff to the dump and pick some other stuff up and so we did intended to only take and hour but it took 3. Then the next day we did some service for our Investigator Krystal we mowed her lawn and it took 1 1/2 hour then we had sports night that Friday and only 18 people showed up wasn't very effective but I cooked some sausages for it was fun. But Saturday we did some more service for our investigator Andreaus and we helped mow his yard and pull weeds  took about an hour but boy all the service has made me so fatigued. But the Mosquitos have been really bad here during all the service ever while teaching outside I have gotten eaten I have 57 mozzie bites so ichy!!! But we had a miracle Sunday we were door knocking and we found an aboriginal man his name is Opheus  his sister is the hospital and his mother had passed away 4 months ago and he expressed to us that he just felt lost and that he would feel better perhaps if he was back in prison with all the worries that happen in the world and he is one of those lost souls and we were able to sit outside is home and teach him a bit of the plan of Salvation and to speak about the Atonement of Christ and His Resurrection. He seemed so grateful to learn and to have us there he invited us back and we left him with the commitment to pray because he had expressed to us that he felt he couldn't pray cause he didn't feel worth we shared 2 nephi 32 8-9 and he just seemed so relieved. He was prepare and we were able to find him. I love the Lord and I'm grateful for all he does for us!!! I love my Heavenly Father! I love the Family he has given me!!! I hope you all have a wonderful week and my they heart draw close to him during these Easter season where we look towards he Resurrection and not Eggs and Bunnies. I love you!

              

 Love, 

   Elder S. Johnson

Lina's Baptism

Dear, Family

 This week has been Hard and Good. We were able to witness and see Lina Be baptised it was a awesome privilege to teach her and help her to make this step. The Baptism went well was able to witness her get dunked twice. He grand pa didn't say amen the first time. haha  Apart from that is' been a bit hard we have had 4 investigators drop us and are able to see 3/4 or our investigators on a weekly basis were currently teaching only 12 people So it's been really hard been trying to do a lot of member work but just no success. We received a call Monday night during planning from Sister Paia'aua Who was calling us to inform us that our investigator Terryanne  baby was in the Hospital and had asked if we could give her daughter Ashlyn a blessing. We knew we weren't going to be able to get permission to leave and give a blessing after 9:30 pm. So we told her that we would love to and that we would do so at lunch time the following day. So as we went to the hospital it took us like 20 minutes to find the room I just felt so out of place in the hospital. But we eventually found the room and bed. Terryanne was sitting there by herself we had found out what had happened. Ashlyn and stopped breathing that morning and she rushed her to the hospital. They were able to get her breathing again and they had her monitored for 3 days after but she had gone through that whole experience alone so we had given a blessing Ashlyn and spent two hours there just being with her and talking with her. So that was a humbling experience and was just very different and a First for giving a child a blessing. But not much else this week just really humbling and hopefully lasting and greater change. Be safe!!! Know that Christ does live and we can receive help as we turn towards him.

                Love,

                      Elder S.Johnson 

Rainy!

Dear, Family

 This week has been good! it's gotten a bit cooler can start to tell that the season is beginning to change which is good cause it's been hot. but this week it has rained the last 4 days and it's been a great blessing but it has also made it really muggy and sticky. This week we have found 3 new investigators and we One is a part member family that we are starting to begin teaching. We also found these two guys and they are room mates and they invited us in and we started to teach the Plan of Salvation and after we left and committed them to pray and it had seemed that we opened their eyes and they were able to gain an eternal perspective was a really good lesson. So that was exciting! This week we had a miracle Our investigator John was previously on date we then received an text telling us that he didn't want to see us anymore, or any members of the church, and also he didn't want to be baptised. For us to receive this text it was just heart breaking. But this week we had fasted with the purpose that the Lord would soften his heart and that we would be able to continue to meet with him, and help prepare him for Baptism. As we went he let us in as if nothing had happened and expressed that he wants to us to still come and teach him and help him. Just felt so many answers to our prayers in that moment. I know that through the faith of men that the lord can preform miracles and that Prayer and Fasting are so key in seeking answers to prayers and seeing miracles. I love you all and I know that Christ Lives this Church is True and that It is as we seek the Lord that Answers will come!!!! But remember that it's that it must be the Will of the Lord

  Love,

                                        Elder S.Johnson!