Week #38

Mom I am SUPER sorry that that happened with you letter... the worst!  I wish I was there so I could show you that it wasn't really lost!

Hales that was a low blow with the Hair comment! . . Thanks for the scripture though.  I feel bad that you have been super overloaded with everything and then you have your brother halfway across the world adding to the chaos. . . sorry!  Dad mentioned a sweet computer that has entered into the johnson family . . He said "I am sure she told you about it" . . . you didn't! aint aint okay okay.... haha Love you

I will call at 1 o'clock to give you the number to call me back!  I guess it is up to you guys to buy a calling card or something like that? . . calling card or our service I don't know. . . but I will call at 1 to give you my number and it will have to be really fast .. then I will hang up . . you will call back... and ..WE > >> SHALL > > >TALLLLLLKKK!!!  I have to concentrate this week so dont talk about it too much! . . 

I hope christmas is AWESOME.  And cold. . .I hope it is COLD.... REALLY COLD.  Just cause I am having my first hot, dry, christmas haha. . Merry Christmas and Happy NEW YEAR!  

I sent 22 letters today . . you'd think that as a missionary your body would ache...WRONG. . . my index finger hurts. owe.

PS Hey dad remember when we forgot about the Bill Cosby concert? . . that made me sick!. . . oh yeah, seen my moto recently?  I am still curious!

PPS.. Mom or Hales if you have chance will you take pictures of our house decorations and the lights on the house.... and my room?  My comp loves the christmas spirit and decorated houses!   

  

All - 

    We had a great baptism this week of Francielvis an 18 boy with four strong member friends who, without a doubt, will all be serving missions at the same time!  I love thinking about people in the future and the changes that I know the gospel will bring to their lives!  

    We had a good weekly planning last night that helped me realize the progress you can make when you sit down and ask yourself what you can do to improve rather than wonder if what you want to happen will ever happen.  Many times you will find that you have the same ideas and goals as that person you just didn't know it because you never sat down and talked about it!  My companion is a great guy.  I respect him highly for having come on a mission at age 26. . .that would be tough.  He is a rocker and we always sing. . today he was full on BELTING IT in our little apartment... should I say . . WE were belting a few songs hahaha.  I will send a video soon.  

   We got talking about Christmas and i asked him what Christmas morning was like for them there. . . he said "what do you mean?, it is just normal.....in the end he told me that in his 27 years of life, he has NEVER ONCE received a Christmas present. . . not once.  His father also passed away 5 years ago.  He has a humble home in sau paulo and a humble heart here.  His testimony is powerful and I can tell that he walks with the spirit as we all should!  Gotta go.  Sorry there weren't updates. .. THe beach was WAY fun . . .talking with americans and putting my toes in the sand . . loved it.  . . drew in the sand and we were even able to wade in the water. . . . up to the ankle haha. . yippee!  we played some games and I ate what I call an 'almost sloppy joe' . . it was so good.  haha  Love you all MERRY CHRISTMAS . . . I will talk to my family on Christmas day for the first time in 9 months.. yay!! - Elder Johnson

Photo Explanations:

Trip to the beach

Baptism of the couple that we married!! (and a goofy one of them that day haha he is a clown!)

Our trip to the beach and my group on the mission . . . the drawing I did from utah to Brasil and for mom!

Surfing

Holding Elder Meniglim haha love him

 Our SWEET workout invention hahaha only in the mission-field . . not even poor college students would use that!

My new comp... we sing allll the time . . He plays the guitar . . it is super fun.  He is learning english and I never stop asking questions about português. . Ima juice'em for all he knows!