Internet:1 Misioneros:0‏

Another week with excitement with the internet-- We tried all day yeterday and finaly could enter half n hour before having to enter the pension for the night. Here we are in the 7th place we have tried to write home, and the internet isfinally working. So we are finishing our time this morning.

Just the best week on earth again. The riain finally stopped during the wek ad the road dried up to be abloe to ge around in bici.

This week we had interviews with President Franco. I learned so mjuch and was just so edified. I received so much helpwith goal stting, and I am so grateful for that. Goals have always been a struggle for me-- so I feel that, in the spirit of prayer and following the HOly Ghost, I will be guided so that I may acheive my potental that my Heavenly Father has prepared for me..

We spoke on the radio twice this week. Once in the colony, and thinking that we were already radio stars, we went to the local radio here in Naineck and they gave us a time. They want us to come back every week to speakand preach on the radio! We will see how everything turns out. I am so grateful that the Lord is providing so many marvelous ways for us to reach out to so many people here. I know that this is the work of the Lord and that he has his han in every phase of it.

THe bikes are working incredibly. We have had to weld, re weld and reweld so many parts of my bike... they dont really make bikes for people like me here. But everything is orking out great :)

I love this work. I kow that the church is true, and the Book of Mormon keeps changing my life. The atonement is real! I just know it.

Alittlebit of divisions to go save the world.

                              Talking on the colony radio-- a littlleeee hot in there.

                              

Primavera en mi en mi alma hay!‏

So this is going to be a shorty...

Raining non stop since Last wednesday. Its hard to sleep with our tin roof and so much rain...

I redcorded my voice and my testimony when I finished the book of Mormon neew years eve. That book is amazing and I a so grateful for it. I shar it with EVERYONE. The office kind of gets wound up for always having too send us more books for, but they can live with it :) I know the book is true, and that THIS IS THE TRUE AND LIVING CHURCH HERE ON THIS EARTH!

The letters showup seconds after I type...

Church attendance was sooooo low. Only 17 people. The peole that showed up came walking barefoot in the mud. Moto nor bikes were an option because of the mud. I was asked to give a talk... after the reunion already started. I found my notes on the talk of april 2014 of Pte Uchtdorf-- gratitud. Wow. I felt so humbled. I spoke on the subject, and myheart was full.

Love you all! Love this work! 

Elder Johnson

our investigator (the gimenez family,) likes having dead animal things in the house.

 I love that family!

more asado :)

OOOOOOOOOO CALORCITO‏

Okay momma! So to answer your questions!

Most people in the city I live in are banana farmers. Bananeros is the Spanish word.
 So the direct translation? BANANERS! Hahhahahahah I cracked up when I heard that.

Pray for Hector Alcura. He is a less active member we are trying to help come back. Oh
boy he is amazing. Littlleeee by little we are helping him come back.

The sisters have a clothes mender???? woooooooo cushyyy. Make em work a little harder
 momma ;) But FEED THEM WELL! I need the good karma :) You can tell that I mend
all of my clothes....

MIRACLE WEEK!!!!!

I want to share the conversion story of David and Leticia Recalde who were both baptized
this last friday in the little pond behind the house of the Diaz family-- el laguito que cambia
vidas. One day in divisions with Urcino Diaz, our group leader, we ran into a joven and the
Spirit just told me HEY!!! YOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM! This was Mirco, who a month
later received the Aaronic priesthood. He plays the role of father in the family.

His mother finally attended church when he was ordained. We invited her to come under our
priesthood mango tree to be present. It reminded me when momma came to all of my advanccings
in the priesthood as well. This whole time we were teaching David and Leticia, the younger
siblings of Mirco. After about 3 lessons, we asked if they even believe in God. No interest was
shown. They both answered no because of the loss of their little brother, their grandfather and
the abandonment of their dad. So we slowed down the lessons-- REALLY slow. But it was
amazing to see them little by little attend church and just come to love the gospel.

I love this family. David was interviewed to receive the priesthood this last Sunday. He has
changed so much. He just gave me a big hug after his baptism. Totally destroyed my shirt, but
worth every penny. Leticia just rocks. You can see the light of Christ just shining out of her.
They both have firm testimonies of the gospel now.


bautiiissmmoooooooooo of Leticia and David :)

                                                                                                                                 A little ASADO

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Argentina-- la mas hermosa!​

Mejor semana del Mundo!‏

FAMILLYYYYYYY!

WOW we had an amazing Christmas. I am so incredible blessed o workhere in this area. The people are so special and I love them so much. I have no clue where to even start. Oh, well weare writing in the gas station today... The furniture store didnt have dinternet yesterday, or today. SO we tried our luck here and ahi comienza la lucha con la maquina.

Wednesday we had a group activity. Just so humble and happy. Wee sang hymns together and just had a good time. I was so happy to be with all of the people I love so much and pass Christmas with them.

After that, we had a district meeting (we are a little district o 4 missionaries because we are so ar away from everyone else..) there under the mango tree in the church property. We spoke of the atonement of our Savior. HOW I LOVE THE ATONEMENT! I know that Christ as born and died for us. I love him so much. Elder pacheco asked me that which I do to show my gratitud for that wonderful sacrifice that Christ carried out for me. I have been deply pondering that question so muhc.

THat afternoon we passed for the Recalde familyi (the family of Mirco). THis time of th year is so hard for them because the 24th a feaw years ago pased away the father, and the 28th passed away the litltle brother. We sang with them and shared with them about the atonement. It was a lesson purely guided by the spirit. 

That afternoon we had ASADO with the Diaz family. I would never choose to pass Christmas in any other way. I love it here and love these families.

MOMMA AND DAD!!!!!! Thank you so much for the packages! We loved the beanies and the missionay stockings! I was so happy to receive them when we arrived in CLorinda for the zone Christmas conference the 26th. THank you so much :)

Our double birthday was the best. 65 people arrived to church, and I just was on the edge of tears the whole meeting to be all squished together with these people that I love. The sacrament took probably 15 minutes or more because there is only one priesthood holder that passed. Oh it was beautiful.

FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!!!‏

Family!!!

Writing late because of internet.. This area is amazing, and I am so incredibly blessedto work here. But boy is comunication a little tough..

We changed pday to today because of a little complication with the baptism of Valiente that we will be having this Saturday. Everything is amazing and he is so excited to take this great and sacred step in his life.

This week has been amazing. We have been working hard with Valiente and helping him that he may make these important steps in his life. I just feel so blessed to work here. I dont think I have ever felt more love towards anyone more in my life than I do now towards these people in the colony. They are amazing, and never want to leave this area.

Veronica was finally confirmed. Sorry, I am all over the place, and I know that I am throwing new names all over.

I am so excited for Christmas. It is so much different here... its hot, they celebrate on the 24th instead of the 25th, but I am with some of the people I have loved the most in my whole life. Tomorrow we are having a group activity. Everyone is just so excited. We always make sure that we create spiritual experiences every time we are around others-- there are so many people that only are edified spiritually in these moments. 25th--SKYPE WITH MOMMAAAA!!!!! 26th-- zone activity! Asado, gift exchange, and Ill get mail from moma finally :)

I love you all! Focus in the Savior in this time of the year! HE is the gift!

Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo que ha dado a su hijo unigenito, para que todos que en Él cree no se pierda, mas que tenga vida eterna.

Juan 3:16

I dont remember how is goes in english, but I love sharing that scripture with others in the streets, in contacts. Because it is SO TRUE. God loves us. He sent his son. Our Savior lives!

Elder Johnson

 

super bad computer...‏

 washing the clothes

  Lunch in the church 

 pday tacos!

So this isnt the best computer Ihave ever used on earth. We had an amazing week really. I carried out divisions with an Elder that I knew while I was in the office. Poorguy.He told me that eventhe membersof the branch he is from told him that he wouldnt make itmore than 3 months in the mision. He carries 16 months in the mission now, and is trying to re dedicate himself tothe work. 3 emergency tranfers. Poorguy. Iwent to the divisions feling a little bit of pressure, and just wanting to help him. I just tried toshow that I love him, that he really can be a great missionaryand that he has so much potentialin the 8 months that he lacks in the mission. He told me in the end of divisions that this was the first time that he has liked divisions and that he learned so much. I felt so blessed towork wth him really.

Ithas been raining.Rainingraining raining. Ourpension hs been covered in mud,and thereisnt a single student here in the high schoolwe are writing in. Mud mud mud. Ilove it! Butit makes it sodifficultfor the people to go to church. 

We had a great fast yesterday.And saw so many results.I justfeelsoblessed towork in this great area. 

We started working with a partial family here in Naineck that moved from FormosaCapital. Such deisres that they have to come untoChrist. 

I love this work! SOrry for thismedio truchoemail.

ElderJohnson