What's up everybody?! I hope you all had a good week. I had a good week. I really felt the presence of the spirit, which I am really grateful for. To start my thoughts off today, I want to talk a little about my thoughts of Ty Hall. When I heard about his death, it honestly had me in shock, I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. I felt like it kind of took over my mind on Monday and really allowed me to reflect on the perfect plan that God has for us. Something I have thought a lot about is that before we came into this life, we made part of the FAMILY of God. We are literally His children and He knows us perfectly. When He presented His perfect plan to us, we rejoiced that we would be able to come to this early, even though we would leave the glorious presence of our Father in Heaven. As we accepted our call to come to mortality, we were place here on earth into a FAMILY so that God could perform his beautiful/perfect plan. I know that after this life, as well, we will live with our FAMILY if we obey what our Father in Heaven asks of us. As I have thought of that, the question came to mind, if life is eternal, what purpose do I fulfill by having life? The answer is to make part of a FAMILY! The family is the basic unit in the plan of God. I know that Ty Hall and his family can be together forever. It is my prayer that the Hall family will have peace of mind and the companionship of the Spirit as they go through this tragic difficulty. To finish my thoughts about Ty, I want to share a phrase from a general authority that I have carried with me for my whole mission. Elder Fillmore sent it to me last year. I can't remember the name of the general authority but he said something similar to this: "You guys need to know a couple things that I know, that you may know, but you need to know, that I know. I KNOW THAT THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH. I don't have faith there is, I know. Faith is something that is unseen.....I KNOW THAT THERE IS LIFE AFTER DEATH." This powerful testimony has allowed me to strengthen my testimony so much and I hope it can do the same for you all. I send my love to the Hall Family, Tom, Holli, Bryar and Ty's little sister. I know this is hard, but it's part of this perfect plan and God has called prophets to guide us through as we faithfully obey them. R.I.P 8BALL HALL!!
Bueno, aside from my thoughts, I had a pretty good week. I saw a lot of opposition with our investigators who have a baptismal date. My companion and I did everything that we could to help them so we will see how everything turns out. I have been spiritually uplifted as I have been able to help these people come unto Christ. It isn't an easy thing, but it is worth it! I have seen many miracles and blessings that will help me throughout the rest of my life as I have helped in this process. Johanie and her daughter should be getting baptized this week! Pray for them so that everything goes through!
Everything else is going well here in the mish. This week we are going to have the visit of a general authority, so I am really looking forward to that! I am really looking forward to being guided by men that have been called of God. We are blessed to have the blessings that we do.
I love you all so much and hope that you all have a good week.
Con mucho amor,
Elder Johnsoncito
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
Power of the Spirit
What's up everybody!? I had a pretty good week. It went super fast but I had a ton of spiritual experiences. My companions and I are making a ton of changes this week because what we are doing now is not really working for us. I have really felt the guidance of the spirit as we are trying to make the changes that we are making and I know that as we do we will see a lot more success.
On Tuesday, we had one of the most powerful lessons that I have had in my whole mission. We had a visit with Emely and I am really seeing the power of the spirit as it is working in her life. It is amazing to see the Gospel in action. I know that we were guided in every word that we said. I literally was on a spiritual high the whole week after that.
We have 6 baptisms lined up for this month. I have faith that everything will go through and as we trust in the Lord, we will be instruments in His hands to help his children.
I love you guys so much and hope that you all have a good week!
Elder Johnson
On Tuesday, we had one of the most powerful lessons that I have had in my whole mission. We had a visit with Emely and I am really seeing the power of the spirit as it is working in her life. It is amazing to see the Gospel in action. I know that we were guided in every word that we said. I literally was on a spiritual high the whole week after that.
We have 6 baptisms lined up for this month. I have faith that everything will go through and as we trust in the Lord, we will be instruments in His hands to help his children.
I love you guys so much and hope that you all have a good week!
Elder Johnson
Monday, August 28, 2017
Who Will You Become?
What's up everybody! I hope you all had a good week. I had a really good week, the only bad thing is, is that we have been going hard dong the ALS ice bucket challenge again every morning, ha ha. The water heater broke so I getta penguin status every morning before I get to work. I'm over it. I definitely lucked out that my birthday is on P day because Peru definitely doesn't know how to party, ha ha. I'm super thankful to be able to hear from all of you guys and feel of your love. I truly appreciate it and I send my love to all of you.
Pero buuueeeeno. I had an awesome week this week. It was definitely a week of personal revelation and changes that I know will be a blessing in my life and also those that I teach. To start errythang out, I wanna share a scripture that has been on my mind all week. as I came across this verse, I felt the spirit so strongly and it impacted me so much and my mission. It says:
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in Heaven Matthew 10:32
I know that every time that we, as disciples of Jesus Christ, testify of our Savior, He does the same with our Father in Heaven and confesses our name before Him. This is an eternal truth that we all need in our lives and in our spiritual progression. How could we possibly progress spiritually if we don't share our testimony and keep the baptismal covenant that we have made? I know that as we do this, we will feel the power of the spirit and we will see the instant blessings in our lives. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. I know that I am nothing without Him and His atonement. I invite you all to share your testimony daily with someone who may not have the blessings that you have in your life by having the restored gospel...or maybe someone who is struggling and doesn't fully understand what they have in their lives. I promise, as we do this, we will be entitled to personal revelation and we will become something great in the hands of God.
It is my testimony that this is true. I know that this applies to everyone and through this we will see what kind of disciple we can become.
I love you guys and pray that you all have a good week.
Elder Johnsoncito
Pero buuueeeeno. I had an awesome week this week. It was definitely a week of personal revelation and changes that I know will be a blessing in my life and also those that I teach. To start errythang out, I wanna share a scripture that has been on my mind all week. as I came across this verse, I felt the spirit so strongly and it impacted me so much and my mission. It says:
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in Heaven Matthew 10:32
I know that every time that we, as disciples of Jesus Christ, testify of our Savior, He does the same with our Father in Heaven and confesses our name before Him. This is an eternal truth that we all need in our lives and in our spiritual progression. How could we possibly progress spiritually if we don't share our testimony and keep the baptismal covenant that we have made? I know that as we do this, we will feel the power of the spirit and we will see the instant blessings in our lives. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. I know that I am nothing without Him and His atonement. I invite you all to share your testimony daily with someone who may not have the blessings that you have in your life by having the restored gospel...or maybe someone who is struggling and doesn't fully understand what they have in their lives. I promise, as we do this, we will be entitled to personal revelation and we will become something great in the hands of God.
It is my testimony that this is true. I know that this applies to everyone and through this we will see what kind of disciple we can become.
I love you guys and pray that you all have a good week.
Elder Johnsoncito
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Time is Going Fast!
What's up everybody! I had a pretty good week this week, it went super fast, I cannot believe how fast time is going by. It honestly makes me pretty sad at how fast time is going and seeing all of my main homiez finishing their missions. It's weird, but bueeeeeeno, there's nothing that I can do about that.
This week, not too much went down. We are still working a lot with Emely and Johanie and her family. Everything is going really well with them and they are progressing really well. Remember them in your prayers.
I am doing good. I love my mission and all of the blessings that come from it. I know the gospel is true. I know my Savior, Jesus Christ, lives. Have a good week everybody! Sorry I don't have a ton of time, I will have more time next week!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Johnsoncito
This week, not too much went down. We are still working a lot with Emely and Johanie and her family. Everything is going really well with them and they are progressing really well. Remember them in your prayers.
I am doing good. I love my mission and all of the blessings that come from it. I know the gospel is true. I know my Savior, Jesus Christ, lives. Have a good week everybody! Sorry I don't have a ton of time, I will have more time next week!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Johnsoncito
Monday, August 14, 2017
Celestial Traditions
What's up everybody? I had a really good week this week with a ton of miracles. T start everything out, we were able to have a lesson with Johanie and her husband Jorge and invited them to be baptized on the 16th of September. It was a really spiritual experience, Johanie is really looking for changes in her life. I know she has a ton of desire and the Lord works according to our desires and faith. Pray for her and her family so that they can get dunked on the 16th!!
Anyways, on Saturday, I had a really spiritual experience. We were teaching this lady named Emely Soles and she is going through some super hard times right now. She is separated, she has some hard core debt and her daughter is going behind her back and it is causing her a lot of problems. Every time that we visit her she always ends up crying over one of the problems she is going through, but the whole situation with her is super fragile. she has told us that she is suicidal, has attempted to do so which is really sad, but as she told us her life story and what she has gone through and what she is going through, I have felt a great love for her and have done everything I can to help her feel the peace that I feel in my life. On Saturday, we had a lesson with her and our focus was to invite her to church and right out of the gate she said she wasn't going to be able to. As she said that, the words from an apostle came to my mind, that say, to have investigators attend church, it requires extraordinary efforts. My comp and I trusted in the Lord and were 100% guided by the spirit in everything that we said. I felt the spirit that was so strong that I know she felt as well. She attended church the next day and with her luck, we had a multi country conference with general authorities and Elder Cook. Everything that they said applied to everything Emely is going through. It was awesome.
That being said, as I was in that meeting, Elder Uceda spoke to us and talked about Celestial Traditions that we have. It made me think and reflect a lot in my life. The focus of his talk was on the things that we do with a half effort. He talked to us and asked if we know how to talk to God and if not, we have to learn and make a celestial tradition on how to talk and pray to him. He asked about attending the temple and challenged us to make a celestial tradition and go weekly or monthly. It was a really spiritual experience and made a great impact on my life.
I love you guys and pray that you all have a good week.
Elder Johnsoncito
Anyways, on Saturday, I had a really spiritual experience. We were teaching this lady named Emely Soles and she is going through some super hard times right now. She is separated, she has some hard core debt and her daughter is going behind her back and it is causing her a lot of problems. Every time that we visit her she always ends up crying over one of the problems she is going through, but the whole situation with her is super fragile. she has told us that she is suicidal, has attempted to do so which is really sad, but as she told us her life story and what she has gone through and what she is going through, I have felt a great love for her and have done everything I can to help her feel the peace that I feel in my life. On Saturday, we had a lesson with her and our focus was to invite her to church and right out of the gate she said she wasn't going to be able to. As she said that, the words from an apostle came to my mind, that say, to have investigators attend church, it requires extraordinary efforts. My comp and I trusted in the Lord and were 100% guided by the spirit in everything that we said. I felt the spirit that was so strong that I know she felt as well. She attended church the next day and with her luck, we had a multi country conference with general authorities and Elder Cook. Everything that they said applied to everything Emely is going through. It was awesome.
That being said, as I was in that meeting, Elder Uceda spoke to us and talked about Celestial Traditions that we have. It made me think and reflect a lot in my life. The focus of his talk was on the things that we do with a half effort. He talked to us and asked if we know how to talk to God and if not, we have to learn and make a celestial tradition on how to talk and pray to him. He asked about attending the temple and challenged us to make a celestial tradition and go weekly or monthly. It was a really spiritual experience and made a great impact on my life.
I love you guys and pray that you all have a good week.
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| Scorpion that scared the crap out of me |
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| Elder Johnson, Emely, Elder Ibarra |
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| Saying goodbye to Elder Arevalo |
Elder Johnsoncito
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Club Goin Up, on a Tuesday
(Not sure what his subject line means???)
Hey everybody!
I had a really good week this week. It has been an honor to serve my God in His work this week. To start everything out, I had the privilege to go to the temple this morning and I want to share my testimony that the temple truly is the house of the Lord. I could feel such a beautiful spirit that I am so thankful for. Every time I go to the temple, I find something new that applies in my life and that helps me so much. As I reflected on the sacred covenants and the peace that i find in the temple, the spirit testified to me that my Father in Heaven loves me. I love Him and am thankful for all of the blessings he has blessed me with to be here on a mission serving him. I invite you all to make the temple a part of your weekly lives. Don't let the things of the world lead you away from the eternal blessings of the temple.
with that said, I had a really awesome week. We are teaching a sick family right now, named familia De la Cruz. They are super sick (that means cool, not ill) and we are seeing a ton of progress in them. More than anything, Yoani, the mom, is really desperate for the blessings of the Gospel in her life. Last week on Sunday, the Gospel Principle class was given about fasting and we were able to teach her more about that throughout the week and then on Sunday, she was able to fast. I was so humbled by her acting on her faith. I remember on Saturday, we had a lesson with her and it was an experience that I will never forget. I truly looked at her as a daughter of God and felt the spirit working through me. A valuable lesson that I have learned throughout my time as a missionary is that the spirit is the teacher and we are just instruments in the hands of the Lord. I know that she felt the spirit that day. We are going to invite her and her family to be baptized today for this coming month. I am thankful for the greatness of God. I know He will make big things happen.
I love you guys so much and hope that you have a good week!
Elder Johnson
Hey everybody!
I had a really good week this week. It has been an honor to serve my God in His work this week. To start everything out, I had the privilege to go to the temple this morning and I want to share my testimony that the temple truly is the house of the Lord. I could feel such a beautiful spirit that I am so thankful for. Every time I go to the temple, I find something new that applies in my life and that helps me so much. As I reflected on the sacred covenants and the peace that i find in the temple, the spirit testified to me that my Father in Heaven loves me. I love Him and am thankful for all of the blessings he has blessed me with to be here on a mission serving him. I invite you all to make the temple a part of your weekly lives. Don't let the things of the world lead you away from the eternal blessings of the temple.
with that said, I had a really awesome week. We are teaching a sick family right now, named familia De la Cruz. They are super sick (that means cool, not ill) and we are seeing a ton of progress in them. More than anything, Yoani, the mom, is really desperate for the blessings of the Gospel in her life. Last week on Sunday, the Gospel Principle class was given about fasting and we were able to teach her more about that throughout the week and then on Sunday, she was able to fast. I was so humbled by her acting on her faith. I remember on Saturday, we had a lesson with her and it was an experience that I will never forget. I truly looked at her as a daughter of God and felt the spirit working through me. A valuable lesson that I have learned throughout my time as a missionary is that the spirit is the teacher and we are just instruments in the hands of the Lord. I know that she felt the spirit that day. We are going to invite her and her family to be baptized today for this coming month. I am thankful for the greatness of God. I know He will make big things happen.
I love you guys so much and hope that you have a good week!
Elder Johnson
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Cuando Hay Amor
What's up everybody? I hope that you all had a good week! I had a really good week. It was super fast, as usual, but it was really good with so many blessings! To start everything out, I want to share a spiritual experience that I had last Monday. After I wrote home, my companion, Elder Ibarra and I felt super motivated to work hard. As we left, we set goals and told ourselves that we were going to go ham this week. After we said a prayer to start the night, we left and we were going to go visit Felipe and Irma to see how they were doing. As we were walking, I saw this lady that I had talked to once before, just briefly. The spirit told me to go talk to her, so we went and talked to her.
Her name is Emely and she is going through a ton of problems. She invited us into her house and she began to break down into tears telling us about her story and everything that she has to deal with. she told us that she is so low in life and that she even is suicidal and doesn't know what the point of being here is if all she does is go through problems without happiness in her life. My companion testified to her and shared a personal experience of his that was super powerful. As he shared that story and as we talked about the restoration, we could see a great change in her face. It was as if all of the problems that she was going through were forgotten about and she just felt peace and happiness. As we were talking to her, the spirit whispered in my heart to sing Cuando Hay Amor. We sang a hymn and I was filled with the spirit. I testify that the gospel has power to bring us happiness. I know that it doesn't matter what we go through in this life or how hard our problems truly are, the atonement and the gospel of Jesus Christ apply to everyone.
Aside from that, something that has really been on my mind this week is desire. I have found that in my personal studies in the Book of Mormon, the word desire has stood out to me so much. I know that we are blessed according to our desires and our willingness to act upon them. As Dallin H. Oaks said, "Every great spiritual experience begins with desire." I am a witness of that and know that it is true. I love you all so much and hope that you have a good safe week.
Elder Johnsoncito
Her name is Emely and she is going through a ton of problems. She invited us into her house and she began to break down into tears telling us about her story and everything that she has to deal with. she told us that she is so low in life and that she even is suicidal and doesn't know what the point of being here is if all she does is go through problems without happiness in her life. My companion testified to her and shared a personal experience of his that was super powerful. As he shared that story and as we talked about the restoration, we could see a great change in her face. It was as if all of the problems that she was going through were forgotten about and she just felt peace and happiness. As we were talking to her, the spirit whispered in my heart to sing Cuando Hay Amor. We sang a hymn and I was filled with the spirit. I testify that the gospel has power to bring us happiness. I know that it doesn't matter what we go through in this life or how hard our problems truly are, the atonement and the gospel of Jesus Christ apply to everyone.
Aside from that, something that has really been on my mind this week is desire. I have found that in my personal studies in the Book of Mormon, the word desire has stood out to me so much. I know that we are blessed according to our desires and our willingness to act upon them. As Dallin H. Oaks said, "Every great spiritual experience begins with desire." I am a witness of that and know that it is true. I love you all so much and hope that you have a good safe week.
Elder Johnsoncito
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