Hola Familia y amigos,
Wow, I love the CCM...
Honestly, everything about it, I love! I LOVE the workers, I love the
missionaries and all our teachers, I absolutly love the food (probably a little
too much), I love devotionals and Presidente Pratt and his wife. That
is another nice thing about being in Mexico and not Provo, Presidente and
hermana Pratt have tried to get to know as many of us as possible. Unfortunatly,
the number of missionaries is growing dramatically every week. I was a second
generation missionary which meant there were only a hundred or so north
american missionaries... by this time next week we will have over 800. It is so
crowded that there are not enough seats in the comedor for all of us to eat.
Last night President announced that we will be accepting, on top of the
normal incoming missionaries, missionaries from the Argentina and Peru
CCMs because they are both full to capacity... Just another evidence
that God is hastening His work, it is so exciting. We cant all fit in the
auditorium any more, but when we stand and sing Called to Serve
before a devotional, to say its poderoso would be an understatement... Its
amazing! I love missionary work and I have an ever increasing
testimony of its importance in the world!!
So many great things
have happened this week... I learn so much everyday that I want to
tell you but I only have 30 min. And unfortunatly, I dont even
remember close to everything. At the end of the day, I attempt
to write in my journal and pray about everything we were able to do, and I
have to wrack my brain trying to remember what we did that morning. The
days are long but they fly by... Its a odd phenomenon but I love it.
So first I will try to
answer all your questions:
Food: Its amazing to
say the least. I love basically all of it... I can count the number of
undercooked\slightly-cooked meals that resulted in more time spent in the
bathroom than we have time for, on one hand... so not bad at all. I absolutely
love their pancakes, their rice, and their bread. Im on carb overload but its
so good!
Sleep: I have a hard
time sleeping most nights, which is strange because Im pretty tired... I must
just not be working hard enough. But I love listening to the loud world out the
window. There are sirens and horns and music playing constantly... It reminds
me how many people there are in the world and how many could benefit from
hearing the gospel.
Weather: BEAUTIFUL all
the time! It has never been too hot. It rains just about every night
around 6:00 and
clears up in time to walk home. The other day, as we walked to our devotional
in Monsoon rain. Worse than anything Ive ever seen, but I loved it.
Also, Mexico
experienced an earthquake on tuesday...
however it was very small and we didnt feel anything.
Mexico is beautiful,
unfortunately we have only been able to leave campus once and that was on the
bus to the temple... its sad to spend 6 weeks in Mexico and never set foot on
the streets, I hope one day I have a chance to visit. My teacher showed me his photos
of some ruins they visited about an hour from here. They are so amazing!!! Its
crazy to think that many of the people we read about in the Book of Mormon may
have lived or walked right through this country.
Just a quick thought
for the day: I love learning spanish, the language is amazing and there are so
many words that take on new meaning when you read them in spanish. For example,
the words Saber y conocer both mean to know. Saber means to know information or
knowledge while conocer means to be familiar with or to know personally.
The scripture we
probably share the most with our investigators is Moroni 10:4-5, talking about
how they can know for themselves that the Book of Mormon is true.
(4) And when ye shall receive these things, I would
exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father,
in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a
sincere heart, with real intent, having
faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the
power of the Holy Ghost.
In spanish verse 5
reads:
y por el poder del
Esíritu Santo podrés CONOCER la verdad de todas las cosas.
Meaning through the holy
ghost we know not only know but experience la verdad of the Libro de
Mormon. I love the Book of Mormon! I have a testimony that
if we prayerfully read the book with a sincere heart and ask God
if it is true, He will manifest it unto you. And more than just knowing
that its true, you can experience it on a deeper personal level.
Thanks for all of your
prayers and love!! I love you more than you know!! I love this gospel and I
cant wait to share it with others!!! Thanks for all you do!!!
con amor,
Hermana Johnson!!
PS congrats on passing
your test dad!!! I am so proud of you and look up to you alot!!!
ALso, thanks for all the
pictures... I cant believe Elsie is 6 months!!!!
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