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June 5: Following in my brother's footsteps

Hello everybody!

It is transfers week! Sadly, I will be leaving the wonderful land of Woodstock  (after 3 transfers) and moving on to the next stage of my mission.

Fun fact: My brother Jordan served in the Toronto West Mission from 2010-2012. One of the areas he served in is Sault St. Marie, Ontario (pronounced Sue-Saint-Marie).

Guess what? I am being transferred to Sault St. Marie!

I am pretty excited to follow in my brothers footsteps! I've heard my companion is a really cool guy as well, so I get another awesome companion. I will always hold a special place in my heart for Woodstock. It's been a great place to be trained and gain great friendships. My current companion Elder Kohl is staying and will do a fine job continuing the work.

We saw some finding miracles this week! Thank you for your prayers.

We received a member referral family of 4 this week who are potential investigators. This family has been dealt many difficult trails over the past year or so. These trials brought them to a point of great need for divine assistance. The member friend said we Elders could give them blessings and the family accepted the invitation. We went over to the family's home and offered a blessing on the home and gave each member of the family a blessing. It was a very spiritual and peaceful experience. I could feel a great difference from when we first walked in compared to when we left. I hope they will notice a distinct difference in how they feel over the next little while.

Sorry about that! I clicked something on the keyboard and it sent the email too early haha.

So let's continue where we left off:

We also found 2 investigators while tracting. We had great conversations at the door and these ladies are both genuinely interested in having us come back. They are the most interested people I have come across thus far on the mission. It's funny how both of these finding miracles happened while on exchanges, one on Tuesday and the other on Friday. Exchanges can bring miracles!

We shared a wonderful message from D+C 117 this week! It's about Oliver Granger. Shortly after the saints were driven out of Kirtland, Oliver was asked to go back to Kirtland and try to sell the land that they had to leave, in order to pay off debts. This was obviously a daunting task and he did his best. What the Lord says about Oliver's diligent effort is inspiring, (D+C 117:12-13) "I remember my servant Oliver Granger; behold verily I say unto him that his name shall be had in sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever, saith the lord...for his sacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord."

Our sacrifice is more sacred unto God than our increase. I invite you to apply yourself to this scripture. The meaning behind that statement gets deeper and deeper the more you think about it.

I hope you all have a splendid week!

Elder Johnson

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