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Good morning! This week has been incredible. Monday night after dinner, Sister Kershaw and I changed into pajamas and drove up to Springfield. We had conversation questions and Cadbury eggs, so we were living the good life on our road trip. We spent two nights with the sisters in Springfield. They made us yummy food, shared all kinds of wisdom, played bedtime stories for us, AND they have a gym in their apartment! I got so sore and was so happy. We also went to a meeting with lots of other missionaries and learned tons. Best thing ever, they had a competition on who had the cleanest car. And we WON!!!! So we each got $5. I was so pleased. We went to such a boozy car wash earlier this week to prepare, and it payed off! 

Then we came back to our home. :) I love Harrison! So much happened! A big theme this week was the power of the scriptures. In church all over the world, we're studying the Book of Mormon this year. Starting the Book of Mormon again, it has really hit me how powerful the book is. It testifies of Jesus Christ, and reading it has brought the Holy Spirit into my life and has helped me come closer to God. It has legit changed my life. It is a powerful book! Just this week, we started Book of Mormon studies with two different people, and the feelings that came when we read it fills my soul.  It makes me so excited that they want to read through the Book of Mormon because I know really internalizing it will impact their life more than anything else. The best example of this is my friend Gene. He has always known and loved the Bible, and, while I've known him, he has read the whole Book of Mormon.  This week he was telling us how he loved how the two books work together to testify of Christ. He told us he has no doubt that it is true. He is such a good man, and I'm so glad the Book of Mormon has helped him learn more and come closer to Christ! Yesterday we left early for different church meetings, so we didn't have time to study the scriptures in the morning. We had church and lunch and all the normal things, and I was kind of struggling. I couldn't figure out why! Then, we had our scripture study, and I got to read out of the Bible and the Book of Mormon. And I was so happy after! I hadn't realized what a difference reading the scriptures made in my everyday life. Wow. Y'all, read the scriptures!

In other news, Sister Kershaw and I have a goal of taking a picture a day. As you can see, it hasn't gone too well so far... I'm teaching Sister Kershaw to play the piano! And, we have matching blankets and wheely chairs in our study room. :) And I got Mexican food with my district. 

I miss you! Email me at liberty.johnson@missionary.org. Love you all!!!





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