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Happy Valentine's Day!



Good morning!
This week was so fun. We were spoiled for Valentine's day. Different people gave us flowers, chocolates, cupcakes. So many nice things. I'll send a picture. :) I love Valentine's day when everyone shows how much they love each other. 

Love has been a big focus in my studies and in the messages we share with our members. President Monson said that love is the essence of the gospel. Christ said that people will be able to identify us as his disciples by the love we have for everyone. Sharing the gospel is sharing love. So, honestly, it's like it's Valentine's Day every day! ❤😁

I had two wonderful experiences this week where I was able to share Christ's gospel with people. The first was with two guys who work at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. (Really cool people. One is a rock climbing instructor there and the other trains horses.) Their member friends invited us and them to dinner together, and we asked them if they wanted to learn more about our church. They said YES!!! We had our first lesson yesterday. One of them is going through some really rough struggles and looking for anything that'll help. I felt so grateful that I was able to offer him one of the few things that really will make a difference. 

Saturday night we had a dinner way out in Marshall, Arkansas. We were in town early, so we went into a gas station and went to the bathroom. We talked to the lady working there for a minute, and she was super nice. We left to go to dinner, and I kept feeling that we needed to go back and talk to her. So, after dinner, we went back and asked her if she wanted to learn more about our church. And she was like, "I've actually been looking for a church." She told us a little about her life, and she's going through some really tough things right now. I'm so grateful that I listened to that feeling to go talk to her. I know that God is very aware of her. I'm so glad I was able to be the messenger of love to her. 

I love y'all so much! Email me at liberty.johnson@missionary.org. And share Christ's love every day, not just on Valentine's day. 

Love, 

Sister Liberty Johnson

Pictures:
I held Zilla, the lizard
Our Valentines ❤




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