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Merry Christmas everyone! This week has been crazy, but, of course, it has also been awesome. The worst part of everything is that Sister Brown left me on Thursday. She's a missionary leader up in Fordland, Missouri now. She taught me how to be a missionary, and we had so, so much fun together. We both cried a lot, but I'm happy for her. And now I have Sister Kershaw!! Wow, wow, wow, she is incredible. She is fresh from the missionary training center and ready to work hard and learn all the things. I've already made her do zumba with me, and she said she'll go running with me, so I already know this transfer is going to be incredible. :) 

I love Sister Kershaw, but training a new missionary is stressful. She doesn't know any of the people yet and has no experience as a missionary. Plus, I'm the driver, which is definitely a bad idea. (So many terrible parking jobs already!) I have never felt so inadequate in my life. The scriptures have helped me out a lot. Ammon, a missionary like me said, "I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things." ( Alma 26:12) And Christ said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30) I can't do this on my own. Legit can't. But I don't have to. 

In other news, we went up to Bentonville Tuesday for a meeting for missionaries finishing training. Also, Gene wants to be baptized in the next few weeks!!! I am so excited that he is going to take this step and promise to follow Jesus Christ. I know it will bless his life so much. It has changed mine.
I love you all a ton. Have the best Christmas ever! I miss y'all, so email me at liberty.johnson@missionary.org.

Love,

Sister Liberty Johnson 

Pictures

I finally finished putting lights on our hanger snowflake



Sister Brown and I made a very patriotic gingerbread house




Goodbye Sister Brown!





Hair nets and Santa hats at the senior center 


Lunch with Grandpa



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