This week was pretty cool! We got transfer calls! I'm staying and getting a new companion, Elder Godfrey is leaving for Little Washington, which is just north of New Bern, so I will still get to see him every so often! I'm a little bummed he is leaving. I thought for sure he was going to stay just one more transfer, but I guess not. Otherwise, we had a pretty good week! Elder Novak, now known as Donovan, came back to the mission and visited so that was cool to see him! We took him out to a few lessons, which went really well! And needless to say, we spent a lot of time with him visiting some family's with him. Made me realize I'm going to need more than a week to visit people.. haha I couldn't do it all in a week! But it was super weird to see someone that was a missionary with an iPhone and all sorts of weird stuff.. It was different, but I'm super excited for that day!
This week we also did service for someone by pulling out the transmission on their Ford Ranger! haha I got it done with my companion in under 3 hours with like no tools, and it was just on jack stands. And of course it was an automatic, so that made it even harder and heavier, but we got the job done and I was happy to be working on a car again! Still don't want to do it as my profession, but it made me have an even stronger desire to get home and build my car up again and to go out racing again. I miss being behind the wheel of a car... That's the biggest thing I miss since being out here. Driving my car around without being tracked and without having to worry about mission leaders getting mad. Not like I'm being an idiot, but I guess I just miss my car a lot after working on the guys Ranger. We saw john, he is doing well! He is taking us out to a trail in Greenville for us to ride on our p-day which is super cool! Then we will be having dinner with his daughter who goes to ECU, so we're excited! He told us that as soon as he finds out this is true he will be joining the church. So that was nice to know that he wants to join, but also needs to know that it is true! So we are working on that for him. We know church will be a big way for him to be able to know it is true, we just need to get him there. Hunter is doing great! We keep resetting his date because of mission rules... So we are working on setting a firm date.. So we will keep you posted on that one. Otherwise nothing new there.
We had a crazy experience this week with a family that is living on the streets. They're a part member family. We really want to teach the father, but we are scared that he will only join because that way they can then get lots of help from the church. So we are treading lightly with the situation. She is pretty well known around the stake for needing money and help.. So we are trying to see what's going to happen. Hopefully we can work through it.. Bishop is involved, so he will be a big help but I can't share much information about them because of their situation. But if anything spiritual wise happens, I will let ya know! Otherwise the rest of our investigators are not really progressing all that well, so not much else to say on them.. We are having fun and are teaching a lot! I'm excited for my new companion and how we will work together and the things we will do down here in Morehead! I hope you guys have a great week! Do something different to change up your week! hah I love you guys!
Love,
Elder Johnsen
Jeremy and Kim Thomas surprised Michael and took him and Elder Godfrey out to dinner for his birthday. She sent me a video of the servers bringing him a birthday dessert while singing. He was so confused. He had no idea they knew it was his birthday. I may be guilty of telling them! :)
Kim is one that Michael converted in New Bern. She is amazing and I look forward to meeting her.
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