Dear Family,
Well, we have come to the end of another week here in Mexico. It has been quite an interesting one. My eyes really have been opened to thefact that I don´t know Español, and how much I need to rely on the Lord. Countless times during this week, I would be speaking so well, and get confident in my own ability to speak. This is when the Lord would see fit to teach me a little humility. Seriously, I would find myself not being able to say even the simplest phrases. I am reminded of the Nephites in the Book of Mormon. The Lord would bless them constantly, but when they began to be prideful, and not acknowledge where the blessings came from, this is when the Lord would inflict them, and remind them who is the source of all blessings. One thing that I have learned from this, though, is that the Lord wants a humble missionary. When the missionary is humble, that is when the Lord can mold him, and use him to his full potential.
Anyway my new compañero, E. Ramero, is great. We get along just fine. He is from District Federal, Mexico City, Mexico. He has a year and a half in the field. It was quite a week that we had! We only got lost like a hundred times. Ha ha! But now I know the area like the back of my hand, so in the end, I guess it was a good thing. I feel really dumb for not realizing this before, but every companion is going to be different. Even their styles of teaching! I had not counted on this, but it does help me not to just get into a routine when I teach.
It was good to hear from all of you last week, and I miss you mucho. Take care.
Love,
Elder Johnson
p.s. Jackie, you are my favorite!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
May 9, 2011
Hola Familia Amado,
Comô esta? Pues, estoy muuuuuuuyyyyyy bien! Elder Cope, mi compañero se fue, pero estoy animado por mi nuevo compañero!
It was so great to talk to you all yesterday! I really enjoyed that treat. Now back to work! Yeah!
So, all I have done today, is WAIT. Literally. We sent Elder Cope off at like eight this morning, and my new companion doesn't arrive until 5:15. So, this day was a little boring, however I got to go on splits with E. Mortenson and his new compa, E. (I dunno). So that was fun. All that I know right now, is that my nueva compañero is Mexican! I'm going to be soooooo lost! Yeah!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to this.
So last week went by so fast, because E. Cope had to go on splits with like all of the missionaries in our zone, and so I was in our area with all of the other companions leading the area. It was a real eye-opener, to the fact that I do not know where anything is! Ha ha oh well. :)
I love you all, and I hope that you all are doing well! Set your watches, mark your calenders, because the next call (December 25 "Christmas") is going to be here so fast.
Con mucho mucho amor,
Elder Johnson
Comô esta? Pues, estoy muuuuuuuyyyyyy bien! Elder Cope, mi compañero se fue, pero estoy animado por mi nuevo compañero!
It was so great to talk to you all yesterday! I really enjoyed that treat. Now back to work! Yeah!
So, all I have done today, is WAIT. Literally. We sent Elder Cope off at like eight this morning, and my new companion doesn't arrive until 5:15. So, this day was a little boring, however I got to go on splits with E. Mortenson and his new compa, E. (I dunno). So that was fun. All that I know right now, is that my nueva compañero is Mexican! I'm going to be soooooo lost! Yeah!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to this.
So last week went by so fast, because E. Cope had to go on splits with like all of the missionaries in our zone, and so I was in our area with all of the other companions leading the area. It was a real eye-opener, to the fact that I do not know where anything is! Ha ha oh well. :)
I love you all, and I hope that you all are doing well! Set your watches, mark your calenders, because the next call (December 25 "Christmas") is going to be here so fast.
Con mucho mucho amor,
Elder Johnson
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
05/02/2011
Hello Family!
How are you all? I am so jealous to hear that you all had some snow. Let me tell you, I dream about the snow. Often! Ha ha You wouldn´t believe how hot it is. I can´t even imagine when we get to August.
Well, this past week sure was a trying one. You were right to say drink lots of water. I was super sick this past week. I think that it was the change in the food, but this past Tuesday, around 6:00 I started to feel not too great. I will not say too much on the subject, but it sufficeth me to say, I wasn´t able to work all Wednesday. And, even better, Wednesday President Cantu came out here to Los Mochis to do interviews with all of the Elders. Then, Thursday, E. Cope went to Culiacán for Zone-Leader things. I stayed here doing splits with E. Martinez. So, with all of these things added up, we didn´t really accomplish that much work this week. The Lord really blessed us though. We had eight investigators at church, and two of them were new.
My Spanish is coming along. I can understand about 70 percent of what people say, but I really cannot wait until I can actually communicate properly with them. I can talk, but I feel like they have to translate what I say to them. Oh well, it will come. I trust that the Lord will assist me, because this is what he wants from me.
I love you all so much. I know that the Lord loves all of his children where ever they are. He knows us all personally. He knows our thoughts, He knows our desires, He knows our pains, He knows our joys, and He loves us.
Love,
Elder Johnson
How are you all? I am so jealous to hear that you all had some snow. Let me tell you, I dream about the snow. Often! Ha ha You wouldn´t believe how hot it is. I can´t even imagine when we get to August.
Well, this past week sure was a trying one. You were right to say drink lots of water. I was super sick this past week. I think that it was the change in the food, but this past Tuesday, around 6:00 I started to feel not too great. I will not say too much on the subject, but it sufficeth me to say, I wasn´t able to work all Wednesday. And, even better, Wednesday President Cantu came out here to Los Mochis to do interviews with all of the Elders. Then, Thursday, E. Cope went to Culiacán for Zone-Leader things. I stayed here doing splits with E. Martinez. So, with all of these things added up, we didn´t really accomplish that much work this week. The Lord really blessed us though. We had eight investigators at church, and two of them were new.
My Spanish is coming along. I can understand about 70 percent of what people say, but I really cannot wait until I can actually communicate properly with them. I can talk, but I feel like they have to translate what I say to them. Oh well, it will come. I trust that the Lord will assist me, because this is what he wants from me.
I love you all so much. I know that the Lord loves all of his children where ever they are. He knows us all personally. He knows our thoughts, He knows our desires, He knows our pains, He knows our joys, and He loves us.
Love,
Elder Johnson
04/25/2011
Hola Familia!
I sure hope that you all had a wonderful Easter! This week flew by so fast. On Wednesday E. Cope and I went to Culiacan to sign some papers for my visa. Basically, we woke up at 4 in the morning, and got on the bus. We arrived in Culiacan at around noon. We then went to a consulate or some official building, and I signed like 10 papers. Then we got back on the bus and we arrived in Los Mochis at around 5:00. It was quite the experience.
Anyways, a normal day for me, is
6:30- Wake up, shower, eat, and get ready for the day
7:30- Study Spanish (if I have time)
8:00- Begin personal study
9:00- Begin companionship study
10:00- Be out of the house, and out contacting or visiting with our investigators
2:00- Eat with a family in the ward
3:00- Contact and visit investigators
9:00- Return to our house
9:30- Plan the activities for the next day
10:00- Shower and eat
10:30- Go to bed
This is about the same for all of our days, with the exception of P-Day, and Sunday.
I had a wonderful Easter, and Mothers Day is in two weeks. I think that the way that they do it is that I give you all a number to call, and you call it. My time is scheduled for 5:30, and I will get back to you with the number.
Well I sure hope that everything is going well, in the land of mild weather!
I love you all so very much.
Love,
Elder Johnson
p.s. So I found out that it takes like a month for letters to get mailed from here to there, and from there to here, but it only takes 10 days to send packages. Spread the word... Packages are the way to go! Ha ha
I sure hope that you all had a wonderful Easter! This week flew by so fast. On Wednesday E. Cope and I went to Culiacan to sign some papers for my visa. Basically, we woke up at 4 in the morning, and got on the bus. We arrived in Culiacan at around noon. We then went to a consulate or some official building, and I signed like 10 papers. Then we got back on the bus and we arrived in Los Mochis at around 5:00. It was quite the experience.
Anyways, a normal day for me, is
6:30- Wake up, shower, eat, and get ready for the day
7:30- Study Spanish (if I have time)
8:00- Begin personal study
9:00- Begin companionship study
10:00- Be out of the house, and out contacting or visiting with our investigators
2:00- Eat with a family in the ward
3:00- Contact and visit investigators
9:00- Return to our house
9:30- Plan the activities for the next day
10:00- Shower and eat
10:30- Go to bed
This is about the same for all of our days, with the exception of P-Day, and Sunday.
I had a wonderful Easter, and Mothers Day is in two weeks. I think that the way that they do it is that I give you all a number to call, and you call it. My time is scheduled for 5:30, and I will get back to you with the number.
Well I sure hope that everything is going well, in the land of mild weather!
I love you all so very much.
Love,
Elder Johnson
p.s. So I found out that it takes like a month for letters to get mailed from here to there, and from there to here, but it only takes 10 days to send packages. Spread the word... Packages are the way to go! Ha ha
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