Only pictures this week...

Elder Johnson is having a hard week and was also sick on top of it, so he could definitely benefit from your prayers in the next couple of days. :) Thank you!
Hopefully next week we will get good news of 'all is well'.

 

Preaching on the bus!

Ok this week was crazy (again)! no baptisms this week because K** and W** all a sudden dont want to be baptized.. pretty weird but that's a different story. It's just not their time right now. But it was a tough amazing week! We found a family that is READY!! Familia G**! L** and their kid that looks like Luke and his name is Alexander! And then we have M** who is 12 and her mom passed away 7 years ago and she loves the gospel. She cant wait to be baptized ON THE 22ND!! And V**.. wow is she a different person. It's amazing what the Spirit can do to a person when they read the Book of Mormon. Just amazing. She's ready for the 22nd as well! Buttt she wants to get baptized in a river and we sorta promised her that so we gotta find a river by 2 weeks.. haha there's one in la vega and its huge BUT NASTY.

But this week we had Zone Conference and boy was it just amazing! Pres Fortuna is the most amazing man.. so powerful and he just.. he's just the greatest!  

Had a real cool experience with Elder Borge because we decided not to fear anyone so we made a promise to always talk on the bus.. LOVE MY COMP!! Like ask the driver to turn off the music and give a little sermon, and our first bus ride we had an investigator on the bus, so Elder Borge talked to him, and I gave a little 5 min discurso to the people on the bus! They all had their eyes down and didn't like to answer the questions but it was so cool, Elder Rojas and I did it! The one that's as short as Luke! We passed out los 13 articlous de fe and then today I found out that the Hermanas in our district found someone yesterday completely ready for baptism and accepted a date, and to not work on Sunday and all that. They asked her how she found out about the church and she said 2 missionaries yesterday were talking on the bus and wanted to learn more..! SO REMEMBER IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOURE NOT GOOD ENOUGH OR CANT DO SOMETHING, DO IT! I am a gringo and I'm speaking terrible Spanish but it doesn't matter because the Lord can do miracles if you open your mouth and let the spirit do the work! Love you all! 

-Elder Johnson

Estoy agradecido por Pres Fortuna, mi area, pruebas, los mandamientos, himnos, Fresca Tropical uva (Papa y mi padre lo amarían esta fresca) una nueva familia, e. borge, y el conocimiento que vivimos con nuestro Padre Celestial antes esta vida y podemos vivir con el y nuestras familias después!


**Translation: I am grateful for Pres Fortuna, my area, tests, the commandments, hymns, Tropical Fresh grapes (Papa and Dad would love them this fresh) a new family, E. Borge, and the knowledge that we lived with our Heavenly Father before this life and we can live with him and our families after!

 

Zone Conference

Zona Toncontin y Loarque

it's cold...

Ok first just wanted to say it's so stinkin cold here right now and I didn't pack a sweater cuz I THOUGHT IT WAS HONDURAS. haha! But serious. It's super cold. 

Week was real tough but real good! I'll just share a quick story about a family we've been teaching for a while, the wife is a member but the husband isn't. So basically he has the strongest testimony of the Book of Mormon and todos (everybody). Just everything, he has a testimony! It's super awesome. BUT he just wont make the decision to be baptized.. And so yesterday we had one of the most powerful lessons I've ever felt the Spirit. It was amazing. We talked about Enos and it was so poderoso (powerful). But he wouldn't accept the date of 25th of this month. So I remembered the teachings of the missionary green book and I asked him if we could say a prayer to see if 25th was the right date. He prayed and it was beautiful. Just amazing. And he felt the Spirit. He had his answer, and said he's gonna keep praying but he thinks it's the right date. It was awesome! Had a bunch of other cool experiences but 40 min is only so much time. I love you guys! Also, baptism of Kevin is this week hopefully so please pray for him! He's just having troubles with making the decision as well! And the Spanish... stinkin awesome:) This week something clicked. Hope all is good on the home front! 

This week Im thankful for fasting, Saul, Kevin, F. Leon, new inv., Briggy Babe, plan of salvation, Temples, love of my family, working out, and BEING COLD!

-Elder Johnson

Here is a little halloween thing we did and elder borge had his 1 year anniversary.. SO WE BURNED THE SHIRT BABAYYYY

"Look Dad, I'm in Hawaii!"

 

JOY

Wow. Honestly don't know what to say this week! Lets just say I am filled with joy. We had the opportunity to baptize 2 members of familia Smith this week. B** Smith and S** Smith. It was amazing. Just... I cant put into words how glorious it is to be an instrument in the Lord´s hands to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man so they are able to live with their families for eternity and take that step of entering into the kingdom of heaven. Just joy. All it is is joy. We visited them on Wednesday and we asked them how they were and how these visits and learning about the Gospel has helped them, and they shared with us just the love and care they have felt from us and from the ward and the Spirit there was one of the most strongest times I have felt the Spirit like that. It was incredible. Right then and there I KNEW I promised them I would find and teach them the Gospel. They have such a strong testimony and just.. there's just nothing I can say! haha! THE GOSPEL IS SO AMAZING! If we could all just realize, including myself, that if we give the Lord our heart, our mind, our strength, He really will make our lives into something we can´t even imagine! And it´s hard! Every day is hard to make the right choice, whether we want to follow the Savior or the contrary. It´s difficult. But through prayer, patience, diligence, and study of the word of God, we can do it! We can endure to the end! I love that I have learned that there is an adversary. And he is powerful. Extremely powerful. And guess what? Our God is even more powerful. He will help us overcome anything through His Only Begotten Son. Whatever cross you carry, whatever you are struggling with, know that Christ has atoned and suffered for that. Lean on Him. He did it for US. Because He loves us. I challenge all to come unto Christ this week through Faith in Him and His Atonement, through repentence, real and sincere, to be baptized by someone that has the proper authority from God and if youve been baptized then remember the Sacrament, through receiving the Holy Ghost, and finally, by enduring to the end. Just every day. Have that faith and courage to keep going. I would and could do anything for this familia Smith and to see the joy in their eyes and lives that comes from the Gospel is a tender mercy of the Lord. I love my Lord and My Savior and I am eternally grateful for Him and what he went through for me. HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!!!!

Also heard that NBA starts on wednesday... thats a killer for me. haha. 

Thankful for Jesus the Christ by James e Talmage, personal study, sleep, F. Smith., your prayers for me and familia Smith and all the other investigadores, your words of encouragement, El Libro de Mormon, letters, my district, my companion, weekly planning session, and HONDURAS!

-Elder Johnson

 

THIS IS THE WEEK BABAYAYYAYYAYAY!!

OK FIRST OFF I WANNA WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY BDAY FOR OCTOBER! ESPECIALLY A SHOUTOUT TO THE BEST ATHLETE IN THE JOHNSON FAMILY LUKE JOHNSON FOR A BDAY TOMORROW! I also screamed out Feliz Cumpleaños when it was Cart's b-day in the middle of the day! haha 

OK BUT FAMILIA SMITH IS BEING BAPTIZED THIS WEEK!! HERMANA V!! AHHHHHH!! THERE IS NO JOY LIKE THIS IN THE WORLD TO THINK ABOUT A BAPTISM!! THIS WEEK WAS SO HARD SO AMAZING AND SO FUN. ABSOLUTE PURE JOY. Look up the scripture Mosiah 28:3. That's how I feel. And we have dates for other investegators! Ahhhhh!!

Um also I have tons of pics but it wont let me send. But Spanish is coming so fast, and this week is the 3 month mark! Weird!

 Brigham.. man do I love that kid. So proud of him and someone get me his info please! haha. 

Also heard country music for the first time blasting out of a car and I freaked.

IM STARTING A BALLIADA STORE WHEN I GET HOME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST DELICIOUS FOOD IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

Cool thought of the week. Jesus Christ when he was on the earth didn't baptize a single person. Soley He taught. But His apostles after baptized thousands upon thousands. ALWAYS remember that if you are being diligent and serving the LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART MIGHT MIND AND STRENGTH and you feel like you haven't accomplished anything, know that actually you have. You have done all that the Father has asked. 

LOVE YOU GUYS AND PRAY FOR FAMILIA SMITH THIS WEEK!!! 

I'm thankful for Elder Angulo, interchanges, new district, new zona, todas mi bendiciones, that I can understand A LOT of Spanish in only 12 weeks, food, A BAPTISM THIS WEEK! THE SPIRIT, and fasting!

It's been raining non stop!

He got this shirt for ONE dollar!

New district!

 

Earthquake...

From mission blog

"Dear Parents and Friends,Yesterday we had an earthquake of 7.4 degrees here in Honduras and a great part of Central America, it was very strong in all of the country but all of the missionaries are fine. There Were not any damages of materials or houses in all of the country nor deaths. This is for your information."