October 20, 2014

Hey family, this week was good.   It's getting a little cooler now down here, its perfect weather!!  This week we had a conference with President on Wednesday and I went to work with Elder Lindley on Tuesday in his sector!  It was good, we've been able to find various new people these last couple weeks!  This Sunday we brought 8 investigators to the church, it was great. We have a new elder in the house with us, he is from the District Federal( the capital of Mexico) he seems pretty cool, he knows a little bit of English so that's good! Anyways I'm doing great down here just loving Ensenada.  Thanks for all the support and the e-mails every week!!  Don't stress out too much about the wedding!  Just enjoy the moments!  Have a great week everyone!!

Love Elder Johnson

October 13, 2014

Hermana Juanita with some cactus fruit

The beach from the bus ride

The sunset
Hey family, this week was great, I'm staying here with my same companion again Elder Molano, nothing too exciting happened this week.  I was able to go on interchanges with Elder Lindley, it was good.  I'm doing great down here, just living it up here in Ensenada.  The ride to Tijuana was good but really curvy, anyways thanks for everything!! Have a great week!!

 We haven't had too many experiences this week. We got some people to come to church with us, Marcos walked from his house to the church about 2 or 3 miles, and we passed by Israel and his daughter and we walked to church about 1 or 2 miles so we were able to bring 5 people to church with us, it was good.  We also have a new investigator from another sector that just moved here that she is trying to get baptized but is trying to stop drinking and smoking but I went there to meet her with Elder Lindley and we helped her and  I shared her the story about Juan in Mexicali and we gave her a blessing! It was a pretty spiritual experience, there was a man in the room that wasn't a member and he asked us to give him a blessing too because he was going through some problems and we gave him a blessing and afterwards he just asks us what he has to do to get baptized. It was pretty cool, but besides that, nothing too exiting!! Elder Lindley came on interchanges with me, I just walked him until he was ready to die haha.

 I think being down here in Mexico you start to be more thankful for everything we have in the USA, there are so many things we take for granted everyday that these people will never have in their lives.

 I never realized until I came here that we live in a mansion... anyways I have to go now mom, but thanks for everything.  By the way thanks a lot for the packages, the calendar is great I love it, especially the pic with dad and his mustache with the grandparents.

Love Elder Jacob Johnson

October 6, 2014

Hey family, this week was great.  Right now I'm in Tijuana because we had to come to renew our visas.  So I came up with my companion and Elder Lindley, it was a pretty rough ride, its a super curvy road, the conference went well.  We listened to it in Spanish but it was fine, I understood everything. Yes mom I still have my jacket and blanket, no we haven't had any fun experiences on p-day, they haven't given us permission to leave our sector lately so we just rest in the house and go eat somewhere.  Thanks for the pictures, they look great! The weather has been good, its not too hot and it gets pretty cool in the nights, I'm really liking Ensenada.  I went on interchanges with an Elder in Chaputlepec, its a really awesome sector, its right by the beach. Yes mom we were able to bring some people with us to the conference! I liked the talk given by Henry B Eyring in the priesthood session.  Sounds like you guys are doing great! I got your packages mom, thanks alot!! Well hope you all are doing great! I'm having the time of my life!! Have a great week! Love you all!

I'm actually in Tijuana right now for visa stuff.

The weather has been great! No it hasn't rained, were going back right after this! I got your packages, thanks mom!
 
(Mom)  I see a lot of hills and big dogs in your photos.  Do you have any good dog stories lately?


Ya that's how my sector is, ya I've almost get eaten like every day... The other day a dog almost got me, I kept getting closer to the house to greet at our investigator and there was a big dog barking but I didn't think he was going to do anything til I got a little closer and he just came at me so I just turned and started booking it.   He tried biting my companion but missed, he didn't get us luckily haha.   I've had a lot of close calls here haha.

Love Elder Jacob Johnson