Elder Johnson From CTM- BRAZIL

Email #4

April 13, 2010

Family...

I just keep saying I love you.. I know it gets old... but family is what this gospel is about. And love. So I just love you all. I can’t wait to see you again. I was wondering if I could get un update on MVHS soccer possibly: thanks! haha

• I hope everything worked out with Haley’s car... let me know. I pray for you all daily.
• Dad I thought about you and juice when I read Titus 3:2 . . . I hope you get a good laugh out of that... just be gentle alright?? haha
• Haley! Thank you so much for your scripture in 2 Timothy it was PERFECT for the topic I was studying which was godliness! You are inspired :) I have such a beautiful family, inside and out!
• PS mom how much was my watch: and I love it!

FRIENDS…

SO! Guess what we got to do this week??!! You got it! . . . EXACTLY what we did last week! Over and again! haha things don’t vary much here... just your attitude towards the work... so it’s always best to just have a great attitude yeah? Yes.

An update... I have laughed to the point of tears three or four times now... I love my district.. but we are supposed to avoid loud laughter... so I don’t know where the line is but I’m going to try and work on it. I’m not going to fix my typing cause only have 7 minutes left... and counting.

I had an amazing deja vu yesterday... I KNOW I’ve met these elders before in another life... this work was all set forth before we came here, and we are all supposed to be a part of it. If you EVER see someone that you don’t know in your ward...go talk to them and see why they are there... you might just turn out to be the friend that someone needed at that time. This is a gospel of love : )

I had some amazing studying this week... my last week to study in English. I started with virtue... Moroni 10:32 one of my new favorites talks about denying ourselves of all ungodliness... I don’t think there is a better measure of how we should be living our lives. I don’t know if I already shared these thought but here they are again.

We are children of god, yes....but we are also set apart to be kings and queen....gods. If something is not fit for a god in Heavenly Father’s kingdom. We shouldn’t be thinking doing or saying it. It’s hard... but possible. I ask myself more often than ever... what would Jesus do?

....new thought... if you don’t have a song to get your mind away from bad things... I have one that i just chose... I’m trying to be like Jesus. SING it... the words are amazing! If you don’t know what to study this week... study James 3... It’s about the power of words and the tongue… And it is amazing!

WORDS ARE SO POWERFUL SO WATCH WHAT YOU SAY AND SHARE YOU LOVE FOR ALL..

even if you don’t have too much of it. I have 2 minutes... so my last thoughts. I love you all. Share you love with everyone. When hard things happen Smile. Come what may and love it. love love love love love love. .. Got it: okay

-Elder Johnson