October 28, 2013

Hey family,

Well it’s been another week in Mexico.  Every day is a new adventure, haha.  It has been a pretty good week though, this week I went on exchanges with the zone leader in Central Mexicali, and we cleaned the chapel on Wednesday.  I ate some cow liver this week, that was interesting.  On Saturday night, the assistants called and said I needed to go to Tijuana for something for my VISA.  So yesterday, me and Elder Tuttle and the Zone Leader took the bus to Tijuana and stayed the night in the assistants place and then signed a paper today and took a bus back to Mexicali.  We just got back like an hour ago.  But it was worth it because I was able to see all my district from the MTC except for my companion and another Elder.  It was great.  Sounds like the weather has been good at the house, it’s still just hot here everyday.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cloud here, ha-ha.  They don’t really celebrate Halloween here but they celebrate the Day of the Dead which is sometime in November.  I don’t have my camera with me right now so I can’t send pictures.  I didn’t take my camera to Tijuana.  I’m doing good though, my Spanish is better.  I can understand what some people are saying.  It just depends on the person, if they speak really clear then I can understand what they’re talking about most of the time. We get mail on Friday, but I doubt I will get anything because it takes a long time for it to get across the border I think.  Anyways I’m doing good.  Thanks for everything, have a great week.

I’ll try to enjoy the sunshine, haha, it’s just so dang hot here!!  I want the snow.

No, we didn’t do anything fun for p-day today.  Just sat in the mission office and got our VISA thing and rode the bus back for 2 and a half hours.  I slept on just box springs last night so I didn’t sleep at all so I’ve been tired all day so I can’t wait to go to my bed tonight!!!  Transfers are in two weeks I believe.  I’m good though. It will be hard in two weeks when he leaves because I have to know the whole area and all the members and everything!!! and I can’t even remember people’s names!!

Elder Jacob Johnson

October 21, 2013

Laundry day................

My companion walking down the road

Elder Ramero with a tennis ball

October 14, 2013

Hey Family,

I don't have any time to email today. This week has been rough. I don't have time to send pictures, maybe next week. I've been really sick since Saturday night, idk if it was something I ate or what but I think I'm getting better. We've been walking a lot. My address is the same one I sent you earlier. We only receive letters once a month, idk when our zone conference is. I didn't get my hepatitis shots in the MTC, we do our laundry outside in a washer and hang dry them. We have to be in at 9, we e-mail in a internet pub thing wherever we can find one, yes I've been really sick all weekend. We live with two other missionaries and ya we see our district every week and our zone every week. The church is about 1 mile away. No I didn't see the temple and the grocery store is a little less than a mile away and yes we have to walk. Sounds like you guys are having a good time, that's good to hear! Hopefully next week we will have more time, anyways have a good week.

Elder Johnson

October 7, 2013

Hey family, 

I made it to Mexico. I’m serving in Mexicali. It’s way hot here. The mission president doesn’t speak English. My companion is Elder Hernandez, he is from somewhere in Mexico, the other two elders we live with are from Peru and Mexico. My companion and the one from Peru know a little English. There is a lot of poverty here and a ton of dogs everywhere. Our house we live in is pretty nice compared to the houses here, we have a shower, its only cold water haha but that’s alright. It’s really humid and hot here, it’s a good thing I came right now because in the summer it gets up to 120 degrees everyday. My Spanish is improving a lot and I am beginning to kind of understand some things. It’s pretty sketchy here, especially in the dark, the sun goes down at about 6:30. There are a few people that speak English here. I met a guy who works in Jackson so it was good to talk with him in English. All of conference was is Spanish so I didn’t understand anything. The food is pretty good down here so far, you just have to make sure you are drinking clean water. It sounds like you had a good time in Utah, that’s good to hear. Anyways I don’t have a lot of time to e-mail, next week I will try to send some pictures, I don’t have my cord with me right now. Anyways I hope you guys are doing good!!

Elder Johnson

Arrived in Mexico!

Hey family I am just writing to let you know that I have made it to Tijuana safely. My adress to send stuff  is:

 

Elder Jacob Bradley Johnson

Mision Mexico Tijuana

P. O. Box 439056

PMB 157

San Ysidro, CA   92143-9056

September 30, 2013

Hey family, its crazy to think that it is my last day in the MTC, its been good but its definitely time to go!! It looks like its getting cold back home! This week has been good. On Tuesday we got kicked out of our residence hall room and moved to a different building into a room with 6 of us in it instead of 4. I guess they're remodeling the building or something. Its been hard, just imagine 6 people living in Jared's room, its pretty ridiculous. I have to keep myself from killing people sometimes but its alright. Thanks for the clippers! I just cut my hair with them about an hour ago! Hopefully its not too short for them. Thanks so much for the package and my patriarchal blessing and thanks Sheri for the treats! They're the best! I keep hearing you say Jared and Jordan have been walking around in the mountains alot but they haven't killed anything yet? What's their problem?  haha.... I got a calling card at the bookstore so I'll probably call home somewhere between 8-11, I think our flight leaves sometime around 11. Besides that nothing too interesting has happened, just been learning a ton! Anyways have a good week.

Elder Johnson