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Hello everyone! I miss y'all. I have been studying hope a lot lately. Hope is trusting the Lord enough that you can go forward in life confident and happy because you know He'll take care of you. It's the blessing of following Christ. It's how we can have faith and keep going and even have joy even when things are rubbish.
Last Sunday a lady in my ward died. We went to her funeral Thursday. Seeing her husband breaks my heart. It all makes my heart hurt. There were speakers at the funeral and friends talking to her family, and I kept wondering what you could say in a situation like this. What could possibly help with such a tragedy? Then I realized that I do know. The answer is Jesus Christ. Because of Him, this husband will see his wife again. They can be together forever. And in the meantime, Christ can comfort him like no one else can. Because of Christ there is hope. It's amazing when I am able to connect things I've always believed to real life and see why it's really important. This is why I'm on my mission, to share this hope with others.
This awesome guy we're teaching told us that since he has been meeting with missionaries and reading the scriptures, he has been happier. He still has the same problems, but he has hope! We taught him the plan of salvation which is God's plan for us--the reason we came to earth and what will happen afterwards. He has so much faith! We asked him to pray about what we had taught, and he said, "Why would I need to pray about it? If I can't trust you girls, I can't trust anyone." He also told us that the only way he wouldn't believe in our church and what we have been teaching him is if someone slapped him at church. So, we're making sure no one slaps him. :)
We had a funny experience this week. We were going door to door asking people what brings them hope (cause that's what we do), and we met this old lady. She used to be a western dance teacher. Now she uses a cane, but that doesn't stop her from dancing. We were out on her sidewalk, and she started singing and taught each of us the waltz. Two days later our friend gave us a KEYBOARD!!!!! (I've never been so happy. Blessings. We play all the time.) Anyway, the keyboard has all these little songs it plays by itself. One of them is the waltz! You know all three of us were waltzing around our living room. :) 
I love you all! Email me at liberty.johnson@missionary.org. Have an incredible Thanksgiving!
Love,
Sister Liberty Johnson


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