Elder Alec Johnson: Nov 2, 2015

Elder Holland once said, "if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." I testify and echo his words. Well! Back to where I started! The #1 most dangerous city in the world! Tegucigalpa! In Jardines De Toncontin! With Elder Terrazas as my partner in crime! He's from Mexico but lives in Memphis and is a crazy basketball Fan! 1st Comp! Also plays college soccer and he's awesome. We got here in the same group, and we're zone leaders of the office and AP's...speaking of! Elder Duncan is new AP! #calledit #herrimantakeshonduras
So Elder Duncan, Elder Bingham, and I are all in the same zone! Also! Jardines De Toncontin is right next to La Vega, my 1st area. Literally just down the street! It's so weird because I was here exactly a year ago! After 9 months of pure pueblos, the city is way different! So hot, so many mountains, so many people. But the people progress a lot faster! We are going to have baptisms every week this month. Investigators from before I got here and we found 2 this week that will be ready the 28th! And the whole time I was like..."are you kidding me!" Do you know how hard it's been to get baptisms and how I've had to fight and fight until the very day so they could be baptized? I've given everything to have baptisms and it's not been easy. And all a sudden all these people want to be baptized! And are willing to obey all the commandments! I'm confused. But I'll take it for what it is and be grateful.
But not going to lie. My heart sure has hurt this week. A lot. I'm good now but man...leaving Siguatepeque was almost like leaving my home and La Vega...leaving the investigators, the members, the elders, and sisters in the zone. It was a tuffy Tuesday and Wednesday. But I know God has other plans for me to grow and he can make me into something more than I ever could alone. But it stunk. But I love my new area and I love the young men here who are so stinkin' awesome, love our inv., and love my new comp. Also! Our zone is part of the Temple baby!! 10 min. away! Every Sunday with investigators!!! We also went and I saw part of my Sigua family on Wednesday because they went on their Temple trip! Such a surprise! Also saw Mario my fatty from La Vega! I was so pumped! And he told me Fernando and Steffany are going to get sealed! That's the family from La Vega with the 2 little girls!
But ya, my message to all you this week is simple. If you want to be really, extremely happy this week, get a pamphlet, Ensign, Book of Mormon, or whatever and give it to a friend, neighbor, enemy, teacher, doesn't matter. I promise if you do, you will feel the power of the atonement in your life even more. "As your understanding of the atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the gospel will increase." (P.M.G.)
Just take a deep breath and do it. The Lord is promising joy if you do.

This week I'm thankful for a whole bunch of things. For my time in Sigua, for the new time I have to be in Los Jardines, for grass, for a piano people (went 9 months without a piano at church), my new aweomse comp, FOR THE FIRST HOT SHOWER IN 16 MONTHS!!!!! We have a hot shower!, for being an instrument in the Lord's hands, for the old zone, for the great new zone, for the states, for airplanes, for Elder Borge as he finished his mission this week, companionship study, for the power of service, for being so darn close to the Temple, for John Stockton and his legacy in Utah, for the new fav drink Morirsonando, for Elder Blake, the young men in our ward!, for the inv we found and have, the Atonement, for Halloween, andddd the Liahona.
-Elder Alec Johnson

Remember! For the Warmth of the Children!!