Family -        The week went well : ) Beej, thanks for the pictures!  Oh my goodness I can't believe your little Berlin!  How adorable.  And that picture of Savvy and Berlin with Rudy . . . He still doesn't love hugs yet does he? haha  Sav is SO grown up . . weird.  Dad. . . I can't believe the time has come to start deciding what we are going to do when my mission is over. . . it makes me scared, excited, nervous, and sad.  I have so much to learn still. . . I can't come home yet.  Well, I love you all 'demais' (too much).  Thanks for your prayers. . . I would be nothing without you all! Steph -         Happy birthday!  You're olllld.  You might get a letter in the mail soon.... I hope your birthday was a wonderful day of family fun, great memories, and love! -Elder Johnson All-         Dearest everyone.  The week was great.  I hope everyday for a normal schedule and that everything goes like we planned. ..  but that has yet to happen.  There is always something unexpected to be done. . . which means there is always something you expected to do, that doesn'tget done. . . bummer!  I wish with all my heart I could at least maintain my normal study schedule. . . aka two hours a day. . . but there is just no way.  ANYWAY.          Miracle of the week:                   We had a few baptisms that fell through last week, one in particular that made us pretty sad...because she was SO ready but didn't feel like she was.  Her name is Aline.  We met her the first week of last transfer if you remember, her little sister was singing in the doorway and we went back to talk to her.  Well we vowed to ourselves that we were going to call her and talk about her baptism every single day of the week... so we did.  Each day her reaction was different..."Are you excited about your baptism this Sunday Aline?" "ahh yeah we'll see"...or...."I hope it works out"....or..."If I'm ready"... etc.  Yesterday was Stake conference and we had one investigator there (an awesome man who lives the gospel to a T and doesn't even know it)..Aline wasn't there.  I was pretty blue.  We were in the back where all of the loud kids and adults that talk were. . . Luis was with us and I was worried sick about whether or not he was enjoying it more than I was, I was wondering where in the world the other 2 people that were supposed to be baptized were,  worrying about the flights that I need to buy for the missionaries that will be going home this transfer, and not even being able to see the speaker. . . All of that while wearing my suit for the first time in a year and realizing that my pants are MUCH tighter than they used to be...hahaha.  To say the least my faith was on a low.  I grabbed Elder Roza before the conference got over and I was like, "let's go to Aline's house."  Off we went.  When we got there, we were greeted by a grumpy old man... And I'm thinking... "Dear Grumpy old man - All I am trying to do is see if Aline is here to help her come to the true church so that she can be baptized and change her life in the greatest way possible..." . . If he had known that, I'm sure he wouldn't have been so grumpy.  Then the miracle happened.  Aline was getting ready, she came outside, and off we went; to have her baptismal service!                  When we got back to the church, the conference was getting over and there was just a mess of people.  We told our ward about the service and got everything in order.  I put on the biggest white jumpsuit that I've ever seen, the meeting was simple, spiritual, and full of sincere messages from ward members who welcomed her and another man that was baptized.  She did it!  She had been nervous, everyone in her house was talking bad about the church, but she knows it's true and she couldn't deny it!  It was simply a miracle.                 We have another elder with a hurt knee living with us now, he has to walk slowly EVERYWHERE we go hahah... and I just sent two of the others on flights to São Paulo this morning so they can treat their knees and come back...I hope they come back.                 I know that, as President Monson said, we cannot afford detours from which we may never return.  We cannot afford to leave the path.  We personally must do everything in our power to live what we know to be right and avoid the appearance of evil, even (as was said in the Liahona) if it affects the smallest aspects and routines of our lives.  I read a quote the other day that can be applied in many situations of our lives.  It was referring to the music we listen to and how it affects us in a great way.  It goes like this, "One song is not worth it." - My translation... Keeping one song that we really like but that has even the smallest part that is not worthy of the spirit... is simply not worth it.  Throw it out. . . or applied in other situations... Just don't do it, or just don't say that, or stop thinking such thoughts... We might love the song, it might be a really funny joke, the movie might be the most popular of the month, but it just isn't worth it.  I need to work on this more than anyone else.   We aren't perfect and we never will be, but as we try to get there, we'll find a whole lot of happiness on the way!  I hope you can feel of my love- Elder Johnson Pictures:            Elder Loureiro and Elder Roza.            Big white jumpsuit.            Aline... she's 20!