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Hello, hello! I miss y'all. This week was absolutely incredible. I LOVE being a missionary. I'll tell you about some of the highlights.
1. Miracle!
So, the first 7 weeks or so of my mission I really wanted to find someone new to start teaching. We talk with everyone and try to share the good news we have, but no one ever wanted to learn more! It was hard. Then, wonder of wonder, miracle of miracles, this week we started teaching 2 people! I have been praying so hard for this. And it happened! Heavenly Father does answer prayers. I'll keep you updated on how meeting with them more goes. :)
2. Bold invitations
Last week my companions and I got priesthood blessings from our bishopric. In our blessings, all three of our blessings said to be bold. So, we've been working on that... We had some awesome lessons this week and were able to be bold in inviting people to do things to bring them closer to Christ. Nothing makes me happier than people having enough faith to make changes in their life! 
3. Church!
As a result of these awesome people working to come closer to Christ, we had so many of our friends come to church!! I was so, super happy. It was a powerful meeting. Sister Jelderks (one of my companions) spoke, and it was about Jesus Christ and how we help others come closer to Him. I played Come Thou Fount on the piano which was so fun. Some of my friends clapped for me after. :)
4. Ziplining!!!
I went ziplining!!! We had a ward party at my Bishop's ranch, and it was the funnest thing. I was a lil nervous, but it was incredible. Also, we had so much good Thanksgiving food and had fun with people at the party. We took a picture by the hugest pig. Her name is Mushu. :)

Other things this week are we got a new handbook of missionary rules. We had freezing rain early last week which was wild. We also had lunch with one of our good friends. She's the nicest human and has such strong faith in Jesus Christ, but we got to talking about our differences in belief. It was rough. She invited us to be careful and not base our beliefs on how we feel. I shared with her that my beliefs are based on intellectual knowledge in my mind, how I feel in my heart, and also from experience. I've thought about it a lot since, and I really know Christ's gospel is true. It means everything to me. I've received direction, peace, strength, comfort, and help in a million different ways throughout my life--experiences I cannot deny. This message is real and true, and I'm here to share it on purpose.
I love y'all and miss you. Email me at liberty.johnson@missionary.org.
Love,
Sister Liberty Johnson




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