Yes the water really is that blue. We walked through a forest...on an island. The island is nearly all covered with tall pine trees.We walked about 8 km along the beach today because we went to Zvernec and then the furgon left so we had no way to get back, so we walked...
We took one of the members tracting with us. He's only 11 and reminds me a lot of Garrett because Garrett was only 11 when I left... He had to go to his house and get HIS Book of Mormon first. He was super excited. I let him use one of my nametags and I put his name over it.
Yesterday I met the Bishop’s daughter, she just came home from her mission, she is amazing! She got up in sacrament meeting to bear her testimony and I realized I only have a month left on my mission. She talked about how her mission was the greatest experience of her life and she wishes she could go back. I almost started crying in the middle of sacrament meeting. All day yesterday, all I could think was, I don’t want to go home. It was super bad.
Today is June 6th. I don't think you get it…. I'm saying it's June 6th as a bad thing. I'M FREAKING OUT!! I’m not ready to come home. Can I just be released and stay in Albania forever? And keep teaching the gospel?
My companion doesn’t understand because she isn’t a full time missionary. She is only going to be serving for 3 months and she is serving in her own country. I have to leave Albania, this is terrible. When I have to go back to normal life I don’t even know what that is like anymore, I am a missionary, it’s who I am now. I’m having occasional freak-outs.
One of our investigators accepted a baptismal date for next Friday!! We have been teaching Sister Cajupi’s grandmother who lives in Vlore, We are super excited for her!! She has been so ready for a long time, she just didn't think she was ready so when she finally accepted a date she scheduled her baptized soon. She went to church in Elbasan yesterday and talked to her granddaughter, Sister Cajupi and accepted a baptism date. I am so excited! I love this woman so much! It’s gonna be super great!
I love you all to Gallifrey and back.
Love, Sister Johansen
Yesterday I met the Bishop’s daughter, she just came home from her mission, she is amazing! She got up in sacrament meeting to bear her testimony and I realized I only have a month left on my mission. She talked about how her mission was the greatest experience of her life and she wishes she could go back. I almost started crying in the middle of sacrament meeting. All day yesterday, all I could think was, I don’t want to go home. It was super bad.
Today is June 6th. I don't think you get it…. I'm saying it's June 6th as a bad thing. I'M FREAKING OUT!! I’m not ready to come home. Can I just be released and stay in Albania forever? And keep teaching the gospel?
My companion doesn’t understand because she isn’t a full time missionary. She is only going to be serving for 3 months and she is serving in her own country. I have to leave Albania, this is terrible. When I have to go back to normal life I don’t even know what that is like anymore, I am a missionary, it’s who I am now. I’m having occasional freak-outs.
One of our investigators accepted a baptismal date for next Friday!! We have been teaching Sister Cajupi’s grandmother who lives in Vlore, We are super excited for her!! She has been so ready for a long time, she just didn't think she was ready so when she finally accepted a date she scheduled her baptized soon. She went to church in Elbasan yesterday and talked to her granddaughter, Sister Cajupi and accepted a baptism date. I am so excited! I love this woman so much! It’s gonna be super great!
I love you all to Gallifrey and back.
Love, Sister Johansen
13-14th century Byzantine Zvernec Monastery
We went to a zoo and they had guinea pigs in a cage as one of the exhibits!! They were super adorable