January 22, 2017

Hey mom it's been good out here in California ! There's a lot of trees and mountains here and not

 a whole lot of people but just enough to let us have work.  I'm about 1 1/2 hours from Reno and 

we've been going back for a lot of conferences and were going back on Wednesday because they

 switched our schedules around.  It's nice out here though ! it put down a lot of snow so we've been 

shoveling a lot this week.  I went on exchanges out to Susanville and it was fun but really cold and

 then we almost got snowed in but we made it out just in time to get back to Quincy.  I'm really 

liking my house because I was in a studio in Reno and it was way too small.  Here we have two

 bedrooms a bathroom and a living room and kitchen so it's nice. Me and my companion are 

doing great and we have a few people set with a baptismal date and we're going to start teaching

 a family ! It's been hard lately though because when the work gets slow I start thinking of home and 

family and wanting to do that but I remember that it's going by way too fast to even think of home

 so I move on from it ! There's a lot of single moms here with kids and I just appreciate having a

 mom and dad growing up because they both make an important role to the child. I think that

 will help me in the future for when if I ever have kids that its important to stick together.  Thanks

 for the boots tho ! They fit really nice and I definitely needed them for 

this week.  Thanks for all you do and I'll send some pictures ! love you mom 

Elder Johnson

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January 16, 2017

Hey mom ! California is the best !!! My comp is so cool ! He's from St. George and my apartment

 is awesome. I'm living in the mountains and I'm having such a good time out here ! There's a lot 

of work out here and we have someone set with a baptismal date.  The roads were closed on 

Tuesday so I went and stayed in Washoe valley near Carson City for the night and the day and 

then Wednesday the roads opened and my comp came and got me and we drove to California !

 Then we just visited a bunch of members and then on Saturday we went back to Reno and got 

to visit with Elder Christopherson with the entire mission ! It was cool to see an apostle and 

everybody I came out with from the MTC.  My ward has like 40 people in it ! Yesterday I 

blessed the sacrament and I probably will for the next 6 months here ! Other than that my 

comp is really awesome and he likes hunting and fishing and the people up here like hunting

 and fishing as well, so me and the people get along real well ! The drive here we go over a

 mountain pass and there's about 6 ft of snow and then we drop down into a valley and there's

 not a lot of snow.  There's also a college out here that we cover called Feather River and we 

have a few people lined up to set with a baptismal date ! Today after emailing we're going to 

go chop down trees and split wood.  I'll definitely miss the people back in Reno but I'm so glad 

to be out here in Quincy ! Anyways, I'll send some pictures and you should send me some too!

 love you mom 

Elder Johnson

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January 9, 2017

Hey mom !! yep it's been crazy here in Reno I've been filling sand bags for the last few days

 and it's been flooding ! It sucks to see it flood places but for us missionaries it gives us an

 opportunity to serve, so that's cool ! We had a snow day as well and stayed in our apartment 

for most of the day ! but I got tired of it so we took off and went out and did some work !

 That's sad to hear about Beau... hopefully he makes it through. This week

 besides the flooding I went on exchanges to south Reno and I had a lot of fun and we saw

 a lot of miracles ! and then our investigator came to church for the first time and she really 

enjoyed it so hopefully she'll continue to come and will get baptized soon. I wont be here 

because I'm getting transferred to CALIFORNIA !!!! I'll be in Quincy, California and I leave 

tomorrow !!! I'm so pumped because I'll be in the mountains again and in the snow ! I'll 

definitely miss the people here in Reno but it's time for a change ! Anyways hopefully you 

stay safe and send some pictures please ! Love you mom 

Elder Johnson

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January 9, 2017