October 30, 2017

Hey mom ! Sounds like things are doing good at home ! This week went pretty well.  Monday we

 went golfing and then Tuesday we were in Winnemucca for meetings and we helped one of our

 investigators rake up some leaves and we went back the next day and you can't tell that we even 

raked because more leaves fell but it's alright ! We also went to a wedding for two of our

 investigators on Saturday and then we had a baptism ! But I'm for sure getting married in a

 temple.  That's crazy that they split the boundaries.

  But this week is transfers and I'm getting a new companion ! He's from Hawaii so I'm pretty pumped.

  Transfers are on Tuesday so I'll be

 in Winnimucca for about 4 hours and then we have to come straight home and stay inside for

 Halloween.  There was a ward chili and trunk or treat but transfers are in the way so we will

 miss it sadly but it's OK.  And thinking of Gina,  That's one of the hardest things someone will

 have to do in life is bury a child.  But I have a testimony that everything happens for a reason.

  There is no such thing as coincidences the Lord is all in charge 100%.  We read in ALMA 24

 that the Lord works in mysterious ways for the Salvation of his children.  Blake had work to

 do in the spirit world.  Now when we speak of the Spirit we think of a far off place but in reality

 the spirit world is here on the earth. Gina might feel that Blake is gone but he is truly closer than

 we think.  He can see us and knows what we are doing but we can't see him because of the veil.

  And as of what's going on right now the Lord is very near to finishing His work.  So we will see

 him a lot sooner than we think !   It just requires a lot of faith.  Read Ether 12:27 it's very true !

 Anyways thanks for all you do mom and I don't think I need anything but I hope you have a

 good week ! Love you mom !

Elder Johnson

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October 23, 2017

Hey mom ! Sounds like things are going good back home.  It's truly a great blessing to have a temple in Star Valley.  The members out here have to drive 4 hours in either direction to get to a temple and they aren't too happy about it !  So it's hard for people to do family history out here but they still make the effort to go.  That's a goal I want to have when I'm home is to go to the temple at least once or twice a month.  How's Grandpa doing ? I haven't heard from him in awhile.  And I know I can't believe I'll be 21 either !  I'm getting old. This last week went really good ! On Monday we went to Winnemucca for the zone activity and we went through a corn maze and had a BBQ afterwords. It was a lot of fun ! I really like the zone I'm in there's some good missionaries and then on Tuesday and Wednesday we helped a family on the outside of town do some yard work around their house and it was a lot of fun! They have been inactive for over 25 years and they actually let us be with them.  I have a very good way to get people to like me and I'm blessed with that ! But anyways she wanted a Priesthood blessing and so I gave her one and at the end she was crying and she told me "thank you for the love you share for me and my husband" and nothing brings greater joy than to have people feel the love I have for them because it is Christ's love ! Charity never faileth and I have a testimony of that ! The rest of the week went good we are having a baptism next week for our investigator and I'm looking forward to that ! Then on Sunday it was stake conference so we went back to Winnemucca for that.  Today we're just going to hang out here in Battle Mountain and go golfing or something and transfers are next week so we will see what happens ! Anyways thanks for all  you do and I hope you have a great week and enjoy this awesome fall weather ! love you mom ! 

Elder Johnson