January 16, 2012

Beloved Family and Friends,

Well, this week has come and gone, and I am left only with the fleeting memories of the time that has long since past. That is a pretty cool sentence...

Back to reality here, this week was great. First off, transfers! Woo Hoo. We received those transfers this past Saturday, and you know what?,.. there were no changes. I will be staying here in Libertad for the next transfer with E. Soto. That means that I will be finishing off my first year (January 26,... yep, that is right. It is right around the corner) in the same place as when I entered into Mexico. I will also have 6 months in this same area. That is really great, because this area though small in stature (Jace) really has some potential. We were able to find 5 different people who accepted an invitation to be baptized this past week. I really am excited, because each and every one of them has their own unique and spiritual story. I´ll let you in on a few of those.

The Hna. Rosalva is a lady who we found while contacting in the street. She really is interested in the gospel, and even told us that she has always had her eyes on our religion. She told us that she knows that we were led by the spirit to her because of the way that we contacted her. We were walking down the street, and we passed by a lady (Rosalva) and just kept walking. Then, all of a sudden we turned around and made the contact introducing ourselves. She also told us that she wants to be baptized in a river. I don´t know how that is going to work out, but we will cross that bridge when we get there.

The Hna. Perla is a young lady who recently moved into our ward from another, and is basically ready to be baptized. The other Elders had taught her and everything. She was ready for baptism when she moved from their area. Sometimes these things just happen. I am not complaining.

Well, thank you very much for the photos. I really enjoyed them.

Well, I hope that everything is well at home. If you are lucky it might snow. Right now, it is really cloudy here in Los Mochis. Funny huh? The day when we get to stay indoors away from the sun, and when we actually need the sun to dry the wash out on the line, is the day when it goes and plays hide-and-go-seek.

Jackie I love you. Mother I love you. Father I love you. Elder B. Johnson I love you too. I love you all.

Well adios.

Love Elder Johnson
3 Nefi 9:20-22