April 23, 2012

Dear Family, Another week come and gone. I wish that I could say the same about the heat, but it just doesn´t seem to want to leave. Oh, well, I´ll get used to it. Thank you for your letter. I don´t know if I read it correctly,.... did you really roll the tractor? Wow! I cannot believe it. That just sounds super crazy. It is a really good thing that the Lord was looking out for you. That is not something that everyone just gets up and walks away from. Jackie gave a talk in sacrament meeting?!. I cannot believe that either. That must have been quite a great experience. I bet she did wonderful, seeing as how she just loves talking to everyone. I wish that I could have been there to see it. Well, this week was super crazy. So many things happened, that I still cannot take it all in. I was able to participate in my very first baptismal interview, this past Thursday. I was super nervous. You might not believe me, but I was more nervous than when I had to give my first talk in Spanish. I studied for like two hours, trying to get it all down. It really wasn´t all that complicated, or difficult, it is just the fact that I did not know what to expect. (As you know, the interviews are private, so I had never witnessed one before, and I had no clue what was going to happen) Everything went fine. The Hna Jazmine got baptized this past Saturday. For Elder Kunz and I we have been working really hard with the less actives families in this area, and one of our goals is that we can have a family home evening every night of the week. This past week we had 5, but one of the days we had two in one day. Now we are shooting to have them daily. The reason for the emphasis in the FHE is because they know the people who are ready for the gospel better than us, so we just prepare the lesson and they are in charge of inviting their friends. It really is bringing forth many results. In fact, the Hna. Ana is going to get baptized this next Sunday. She had her interview this past week, because the original plan was for her to be baptized this past Sunday, but because she could not take off her job, she had to ask for a vacation day this next Sunday. We are really excited for her, because once she gets baptized she wants her whole family to follow her. She is going to help us a lot with her children. Well, I must be going. I love you all so very much. Sorry that this week was not very detailed, but we were delayed in the District Meeting, and then we had to go wash the clothes, and so we are a little bit pressed for time. I love you all so much. I am so proud of the family that I have. I am excited to get to talk with you in the following weeks. The 3rd call! Can you believe it! wow. Take care this week. Love, Elder Johnson