January 9, 2012

Dear Family,

Well, I would just like to start off by saying that the mission is AWESOME! Anyways, enough said.

This week was a week filled with Spiritual Experiences. I will have to tell you about some of them. So, our wonderful investigators of Gold, the Hermanas Erika and Laura had a little set back in their baptism. Well, actually, they just weren´t baptized this past Friday, as we had planned. What had happened was that the Hermana Erika (age 31) had a cardiac arrest. I really don´t have a clue what that really means, but all I know is that she was out of sorts for the whole semana. So here is what happened, Tuesday, we had planned on going and visiting them, and giving them their last lesson for before their baptism. We arrived at their house, and called their phone, because nobody had answered to our knocking. Laura answered, and let us know that her sister had suffered from a cardiac arrest, and that they would not be able to attend us for the whole week. We were really bummed out, and also worried for the Hermana. Well, we went on with the week, and then Thursday we had a very spiritual Zone Conference. Well, leaving from this place, we had the strong impression that we should visit them (Erika and Laura). So in the night we went over to their house, and we taught them. We had one of the more spiritual lessons that I have been in on my whole mission. It was really great, and the Hermana Erika cried when taught about eternal families. That was a great experience.

That experience and many others that I have had this week have really helped me gain a testimony that God really has his hand in all of the things that we do, and he is waiting for us to listen and look to his spirit for guidance. I also found my new favorite scripture in the whole wide world! Ether 12:4 I would exhort you all to read this scripture, and meditate on the message that it contains. There are some really profound truths within the sentences of that verse. It really gives me hope, and that is one of those Christ-like attributes that I really have been working for.

Well, I also had a really great lesson with the Hermano Jose Carlos, and his family. We came up with the idea to have the lesson with him in the church, since we have the KEYS! Yay. There was a spirit very special with us that night. I played the piano, we then watched a little movie about John Tanner (really powerful story) and then had an activity where the whole family expressed their love for each other, and their desire to progress in this life, and the next. He committed to read, and then pray this week, so we shall see how that goes.

Well, I love you all, and like I said at the start, the mission is AWESOME! I wish you all a wonderful week, and hope the best for you guys.

With Love,
Elder Johnson (el Alto)