April 25, 2011

Family-
         Well Heidi I got a letter off and I hope you had a wonderful birthday and I hope that ALL of you had a great easter weekend.  I am SO glad that we have an understanding of how to celebrate such a great time. . . here it is many times done with aloholic drinks and many things of the world.  I am SO excited to get pictures ; ) and news about this new angel that has come into our family!  Dad, I will have to read your e-mail later I didn't have time but thanks for taking the time!  - Elder Johnson

All-
        Happy Easter to all!  What a wonderful.  We wished we could have shared it with more people on Sunday.  We had a long list of 16 + people to go to church with us on Sunday. . but long story short, it just didn't work out for them.  We had worked super hard and had very high hopes, and so we were both pretty bummer. . . but we decided we would stay here on the mission and not give up ;) haha  God is surely giving us some tests and seeing what we are made of.  I know that our righteous desires (which is to strengthen this branch here in barbalha) will be granted!  
       One man that we are teaching named Damião is a real high hope of ours.  We need priesthood here and he could be that for us.  He used to collect trash for the government here and the last time we were over there just as we were going to teach about the Book of Mormon and explain to them what it was, he told us to wait real quick.... a minute later he appeared with a book of mormon that he had found a month or so ago while collecting trash.  He had felt the desire to keep it and so he held onto it.  He had read a few parts, and the way he held it with such care, showed to me that he really felt of its sacred nature.  
      I can't let Easter go by without leaving my testimony of our Savior.  I heard a testimony a while back that I would like to make mine.  I know that the Savior lives.  I know that in the coming day, I will be able to feel the nail marks in His hands and in His feet.   And I won't know any better then, than I know now, that he lives, and is the Savior of the world.  

Gotta run. . no more time. 

Happy week for all. -Elder Johnson

I had some fun pics to send.... but this computer is super struggling and so that just isn't going to happen!