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October 25, 2010

Week #30

Fam-
Hales your Salon is stinkin sweet! Thank you for your talk as well, I will try and print it to re-read it later, We always have to keep learning even though we teach the same basic things everyday on the mission...you have to understand deeply to teach simply. hahahaha I laughed out loud with the Jazz pumpkin... IT NEVER FAILS! haha. Dad I was stoked to hear about the Bruins and good luck to the cougs neh? They always make us hope don't they? punks. Mom I am still trying to get a letter off everyday! Heidi thanks for the pics of your little doll and the family! I love imagining every once in a while your daily happenings! "Taylor is on a mission" - Berlin love it! I also cant wait to talk to you! I don't know how my English will do... but I will try haha. I will have to prepare. Love you all!
PS would have died to hear Hallies song!
PPS Hales I put your song on my USB today and I will listen to it in an hour or so : ) . . I think that An elder stole my cd of your music. .. they just love your voice ; ) ., . truly he did take it hahaha

All-
Well it was another wonderful week. More excitement as we try and create a stake here in this area... The work continues on strong! We have some super high goals for the progress and growth of the church here and everyone is onboard! This week we had two baptisms... JEFSOM and JACIRA. . . Jefsom was is a man prepared of God. . . We did nothing but teach, extend the invitations, and he received a testimony. He will be a great priesthood holder to help the church grow here. Jacira is the first person that I have successfully helped stop smoking. She did it! She is praying in the hour of need and spends a great part of her day at home reading the BOM and gaining strength. She has had many challenges in her life, and sometimes it seems as if she is not always super attentive, but she always surprises us with her deep questions and her knowledge!
I hope all of you get to pass by the front of my house and see the sweet pumpkins ; ) haha I received a few photos that I really enjoyed! I have been in touch with Alex Allred, Scott Moake, in the CTM, as well as Kace Redder and Kyle Hansen in their missions as well. What a great work we are doing and how moving to ponder about the army we are a part of!
I have no time to leave the thoughts that I wanted... just know that the Lord can use whatever work you do in whatever way he wants.... It is potential energy (potential blessings) . . you can do the work in one area, and he just might bless you in an area that you had forgotten existed! Love you all, I must run. I hope you all loved the poem last week that I wrote. Stay strong, do the small things that seem unimportant and you will see miracles!

- Elder Johnson