by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Service, Trials and Challenges
On the evening of Jan 1, 2023, our son-in-law, Jimmy, called and said he and our daughter Paige had just gotten into a car accident and their car was likely totaled. They were driving back from Phoenix to San Antonio from the holidays and were about 3 minutes away...
by Andrew Johnson | Sep 3, 2023 | All Member Stories, Callings/Leadership, Service, The Spirit/Promptings
I was released on February 24th of this year after serving as Bishop for almost five and a half years. Being released was a very bitter-sweet experience, and I was not prepared for the flood of emotion that came with being released. On one hand, I love my family and...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Ministering, Service
Several communities in our branch were affected by the flooding. Saturday evening it rained all day. That evening I got a call asking if I was okay, because Stockton was flooding. There was a river of water covering the road. The bridge was covered with water. Some...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 23, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Ministering, Service
The following is a letter sent to the Bishop of the La Crosse Ward from one of the members of the La Crosse Ward who became active. The boundaries were changed and she was called as a Relief Society President in the Eau Claire Ward of the Oakdale Stake. She now...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 22, 2022 | All Member Stories, Conversion/Missionary Work, Service, Testimonies/Spiritual Experiences
Nearly 50 years ago I was finishing my mission in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico. My Mexican companion and I were both new to the town, and so we worked hard to make contact with current members as well as possible investigators of the church. Allow me to read from my...
by aubrirobinson | Apr 20, 2022 | All Member Stories, Service, Trials and Challenges
On the evening of 27 June 2019, record rainfall was recorded at the Rochester, Minnesota airport resulting in closure for several hours overnight. Fillmore, Olmsted and Dodge counties sustained flash flooding with the hardest hit area west of Rochester near Oxbow...
