How are you all doing. Me? I´m great! You know I really love the cold (snow, ice, freezing, sledding, etc. you get the point) I have never been a big fan of the heat, and so where am I.... You can´t tell me God doesn´t have a sense of humor! It´s okay though, because just about everybody tells me that it is just starting, and it doesn´t get bad until June, July, and August.
It is really crazy how fast the weeks fly by here. We are already starting the middle week of this transfer. Literally, the days are starting to mesh together. I have a hard time singling out what happened yesterday. I have realized how important it is that I write things down in my planner and journal or they will be lost together with all the other experiences.
This week was great, we found some new investigators who really have potential. Se llaman Lupita, Anna, y Ivan. They are really bright, and have been accepting the teachings well. Our Presidente de Misión has told us that nothing happens here in the mission by coincidence. I know that this is true, because yesterday, I had an experience that really reaffirmed this point. We passed by the house of one of our investigators to give them a ride to the church, and they weren´t home. Then, we were in the church, waiting, hoping that the others would arrive. None came. (We found out later in our meeting with the Ward Mission Leader that there actually was an investigator, but we had never met him. Yayyyy) I will not lie though, I was a little desanimado (discouraged). We then left because that is the rule, and we went to work contacting.
After chatting with some drunks, we found this man, Alejandro, who is ready to change his life. He told us that he drinks, and he doesn´t know how to stop, but that he wants help. He invited us to his house to teach him and his family! We never would have found him if we had been at church, because he lives out on a little ranch, and was only in the city for work. God was preparing a way for him to receive this opportunity. We really can see miracles daily.
Have you ever read Jesus the Christ? I never tried to read it before, but it really is such a good book. Literally it was inspired. I think that someone told me that James E. Talmage wrote it while in the temple. All I know is that I really enjoy reading it, because of all the references. I started looking up the scriptures and found myself really intently studying of the scriptures. I really NEVER thought that I would say it, but studying the scriptures really is a lot of fun. I find daily, that I never have enough time to study. Weird huh? Yeah, I know.. I´m a nerd.
With lots of Love,
Elder Johnson
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