May 9, 2010

FAMILY  - 
   Hales already came through on the more pictures promise. . .Thanks Hales!  I had a wonderful time talking to all of you, sorry about the poor connection in the beginning! . . . I was dying to say so much but it just didnt work to talk fast!  Loved hearing all of your voices. . . Missed talking to Juice and Nean, but I love you both alright? ; ) haha.  Tell Hallie Belle that I always look forward to her cute songs!  I'm glad she has overcome any form of stage fright!  I tried to tell Barrett something funny that I realized a few weeks ago but it just didn't work out with a crackling phone. . . so I'll tell you all now. . . The word FLUFF. . . in the sense of 'He fluffed' . . does not really exist. . .there are VERY few people who have heard that. . . thought it was funny . . we would say fluff . . thanks Mom : ) 
        I wanted to explain every happening, every feeling, every situation, all our investigators and evvverything on the phone, but it just would never work, so I will continue with the weekly updates : ) haha 
        I hope my mother and all of you mothers had a wonderful day!  I realized that when I talk to you all, I don't feel like I really have ever been far away . . because you are all so much a part of who I am and what I will be that you are with me 24/7 . . principally my Mom and Dad!  Mom I hope you were able to feel my and all of our love for you yesterday on this special day in your honor you deserved every single one of this nice things that were done for and said about you.  You will get your Mother's Day card late in the mail . . but it'll come!  I love you! - 
-Elder Johnson


ALL-
    Hello to all and Happy Mothers Day to any mothers out there.  I had a wonderful chat, on the PHONE, with my family yesterday which was just a blast.  Slow connection at first but it all went well.  I didn't cry and neither did my Mom! . . Hallie Belle sang to me and it was just great to hear everyone. 
        I heard that Messia's family, if anyone still remembers who he is, was baptized this week and he will be baptized soon!  So awesome.  I am having the opporunity almost weekly to talk with people that I taught and baptized at the beginning of the mission and it is really a joy to have them tell me "sorry, I have to go, I have to talk at the baptismal service, or 'I would come visit your ward on sunday, but I have to stay at my ward cause I have a calling. . .' " . . I love them all!  
       My recent favorite scripture is Heleman 3:35. . . it is way cooler in português but it is also pretty great in English.  I love that last line . . . in Português, instead of saying "yileding their hearts" it says "delivering their hearts unto god" . . . It is a simple outline of how we can better ourselves! 

PICTURES :  sweet wall. . . animals in the street . . . A new tie I bought for 3.50! . . . A few shots of my area . . . an artistic scene we created with an old bug that we see everyday...The meatballs we made for lunch . . super good : ) A little girl that got ahold of lipstick. . . I told her she had missed a spot on her cheek, nose, and forehead and so she threw some more on . . . haha so classic!

Have a stellar week!  (does stellar have One or two L's?)
Love- Elder Johnson