March 2, 2011

It’s going good here.  We've started the second lesson.  Me and Elder Dotson are working a lot better now.  We’re like a well tuned machine.  We can feel the spirit a lot more now while we are teaching.  Spanish is going good.  I’ve memorized the Purpose and the First Vision in Español.  And I’ve memorized another verse 2^nd Nephi 31:20 and my Mission scripture too.  This week we’re trying to work on more Spanish.  Last week we had a lot of spiritual lessons which was good though.  But we have this thing every Saturday called the TRC.  When we go there we do two or three contacts, and we teach the last person.  Volunteers from BYU usually come and that’s who we talk to.  Last week on Saturday we did our two contacts in Spanish.  My testimony has grown a lot here especially concerning the Saviors atonement.  Heavenly Fathers plan of happiness would not be made possible without it.  And because of it he took upon himself everyone that has been, is, and ever will be afflictions, sorrow, pain, and sins.  It’s so great that we have the opportunity to use this in our life.  And I hope you guys know, and I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know each and everyone of us by name, and they know what we are going through.  And at any time you have the opportunity to pray to him and tell him what’s on your mind.  And I know this is true with all of my heart, and I pray about it every day.

I just made a March madness bracket for our zone.  Elder Dotson, and Elder Oberg helped out.  We are just going to play during gym time.  Just to have some fun, and grow closer together.

Yesterday I gave a little lesson “pep talk” to my district we had to move dorm buildings because they are turning ours into classrooms, and other barbershop, tailor, stuff on the bottom floor.  So yesterday we moved and we could of just moved our stuff in and gotten dress and went to class and studied, but they all wanted to stay and study in the dorm.  I told them we should get dressed, but I didn’t really enforce it.  I probably should of said more.  So after the big devotional we have on Tuesdays, and the testimony meeting with our district, and after we planned, I gave them the scripture D&C 60:13 and talked about obedience, and using every moment to study and become better in the gospel.  And I know I’m not the best at it, and I can improve but I just wanted them to think about it. 

We did some studying I’ve been a little sick.  So I had a little trouble staying awake, but I still studied a little bit.  We had a lesson today Enos.  He prayed his heart out to be forgiven of his sins and because of his faith he was.  He prayed for the Nephites (inactive members) and the Lamanites also (his enemies).  He was a good guy.  We can all relate to him because we all use the atonement and I know that if we can have great faith we can move mountains.  This week we strived to do more in class concerning the Spanish aspect.  We’ve tried to learn more for our TRC task.  We have to talk about familias en español.  Ask if can help them move and show them how to pray and ask them to pray.  So we’ve been studying a lot lately.  It’s good.  We try to speak only Spanish at lunch.  Me and Elder Dotson did some tutoring today for Spanish with two separate teachers and Hermaño A taught us about ser and estar.  And Hermaño Russell taught us how to make good plans for studying stuff about our investigators, and how to translate sentences that pertain to things that we have to say.  Today it rained a little bit.  Tomorrow is fresh Friday so we just wear slacks and a sweet tie.  My team in the March madness tournament won our two games.  I have Elder Hatch and Elder Oberg.  Elder Oberg can shoot 3’s all day and Elder Hatch is a good point guard.  It was a good time for everyone in our zone.  Elder Cooper just got a nerf bball hoop so shoot for prayer.  It’s pretty fun and we play pig sometimes, it’s fun.  Elder Dotson my companero is pretty funny we always quote movies and he farts a lot.  It’s funny.  We are a lot a like.  Tomorrow morning and on pday we do ab ripper X and P90X.  It’s pretty fun.  Tomorrow morning we have gym at 7:30.  And for breakfast I get a pizza bagel.  They are delicious.  The other day they had bratwurst it was delicious.  Sorry this is all sporadic I am just trying to get you guys a letter.  I love you all! 

Love, Elder Johnson