May 27, 2012

May 27, 2012
Dear Friends and Family
It was a great Sunday in church to see the Gospel in Action.  We received a call from a mother asking us to fellowship her son who had arrived at Camp LeJeune.  We called a church member working in the same area on base as he is to call him and invite him to church which he did.  Then Elder Johnson called him last night and offered a ride and while he was picking him up this morning I attended the ward council meeting where they coordinate missionary efforts.  I told the council he would be coming today and needed fellowship.  He was welcomed by many people in the ward the most important being other military members who he could relate to and also receive rides with to church.  The talks given in sacrament meeting were perfect for his situation and other military members took him to the Gospel Essentials class where the lesson seemed to be custom made for him.  Another single young adult then gave him a ride home from church.  I can truly say that if he decides not to participate in the Gospel while he is living at Camp Lejeune it won't be because he was not fellowshipped this week.

That same day at another condensed church meeting we hold for marines who can't leave Camp Geiger we had a former missionary companion for Jordan Byington come and bring a marine friend who he had been teaching the gospel discussions to on the artillery field. The investigator will stay on Camp Lejeune and Jordan's friend will go to 29 Palms in California for more training this week.   The sad part about this calling is the goings.  One young adult left last week for Afganistan and another got his orders to go to Hawaii and then go to Afganistan.  One marine is leaving his family and wife who is expecting in September to go to Africa for 6 months. 

Tuesday the other 6 younger missionaries, 2 YS adults and we two helped at the Re-Store- a D.I. type store that supports the Habitat for Humanity projects.

We returned Saturday  with 3 YSAs to do the same.  The muscled marines demolished unusable furniture, we cleaned windows and another young lady priced goods. One of the store supervisors is a 82 year old man who is the son of a slave. 

Those are just some of the happenings this week on our mission. Happy Memorial Day remembering those we love.   Love, Sister Johnson
 

Elder and Sister Johnson