TAYLORS LAST EMAIL FROM THE CTM

Email/week 8…May 11, 2010

Family - Congrats elder Johnson, you have the greatest family ever. Oh thanks. You’re welcome. I love you all. I know you all spoiled Mom, especially Dad, and she deserves it. Nothing can replace a Mother like we have. It can’t be put any simpler. I’m sure Hales can give you much more doctrine behind that after her talk, but I am thankful for my wonderful family everyday here, and my parents as well, and this month, my Mother. Dad! Tell Darrell Roundy I saw him in a video training here at the CTM and Andrew Bateman as well haha..crazy! I wrote you a letter and tried to explain some of the things I learned this week. To say the least I can’t write fast enough to capture all my thoughts during the week, the spirit is an amazing teacher and I can tell that I’m learning more now than ever in my life. I so appreciate your thoughts each week, I always end up tying it into my weekly talk that I prepare...I love you all***

FRIENDS - We placed 10 more books this week, in downtown Sau Paulo, it is like Disneyland there, no exaggeration. One story in particular from that experience. A man named Martin from Bolivia...I saw him leaning over the bridge thinking, and the spirit told me to talk to him. We went and started talking to him, at first he seemed uninterested, but as we spoke and truly asked him about his life, he told us how hard things are and that he had come to think, because he was looking for something. We gave him a Book of Mormon, and departed. I know that each book of Mormon we place WILL end up where it needs to be. I don’t believe that the Lord would ever let our efforts go unrewarded.

I am departing to Foraleza Next week, 6 days. I’m nervous and excited beyond belief! I can’t wait to finally get to work. "You will change people more by WHO YOU ARE, than by anything you can ever say and do." Don’t forget that. BE what you know you need to be. There is nothing more important than that. We are responsible to act on ALL the knowledge we have received. Every witness we have received requires work. It is like learning to read. You can’t UNLEARN> once you know, you know.. And from then on you are EXPEECTEd to read. We are expected to DO after we learn. I love you all. Read Romans chapter 8 it is amazing! PS I ran into an Elder Jackson from Timpview who is good friends with Austin Engemann (sp) ... I think someone who receives this e-mail might now him ; )

Elder Johnson