Planetarium

Hello Everyone!

What a week it has been. Full of ups and downs... You know the usual

missionary life! We have been helping Deborah prepare for her baptism

this upcoming Saturday. It's been a bit of a rocky road.. But we have

been able to work with her and she is on track to be baptized! I am so

incredibly excited for her. We had her watch the hour long restoration

video and she called us crying saying that she knew without a doubt in

her mind that Joseph smith was and is a prophet of God. She also has

gained a strong testimony of the leadership of the church and the

knowledge that President Monson is a true prophet of God. The change

in her has been incredible. What a blessing to have the opportunity to

teach others about the restored gospel and help to bring them the joy

and the happiness. I love Deborah so much... Teaching her has been

some of the sweetest experiences on my mission. She is incredible! We

are meeting with a family history specialist in our ward to get her

names ready to take to the temple the week after she is baptized. She

is so excited to do the work for her family! Please keep Deborah in

your prayers as the week before baptism can get a little crazy,

especially because Satan knows how important it is!

We have been working very hard.., the beginning of this week was a

little tricky because we didn't have a car but it was a great

experience because we had the opportunity to have many of the ward

members help us out. I just felt overwhelmed by the love and the

support that they showed to us. Chicago heights really is growing on

me. The people here are amazing and I have developed such a strong

love for the people here. Our new ward mission leader is incredible...

And we have been able to gain great relationships with the bishop the

the relief society president! I love every minute and just want to

find ways to serve here. We have been asking a lot of locals for

opportunities to serve within the community.. And with the the

holidays coming up there should be many! Finding solid new

investigators has been a bit tricky. We are really focusing in on

having diligent diligent contacts that are meaningful and getting an

actual return appointment. We have witnessed so many miracles, and

have felt many times that we are in the right place at the right time

exactly where the lord needs us to be.. And that is the best feeling!

Sorry for the short letter, we took an adventure up to the city and

went to the planetarium!!! Hope you have a great week!

Love,

Sister Parke

Brother and Sister Johnson

Loving this adventure today!

Being back in the city is so wonderful! Look at that Skyline!

Thanks to our new ward mission leader for taking us to the Planetarium for P-day!