July 21, 2014

Hey family, thanks mom for the email. It's good to hear Beau is still alive and is walking good. Jared sent me a picture of him and he looks super old now. That's pretty crazy the tree fell down! It's good to hear you were able to go boating with grandpa on the river!! This week has been good. It's been hotter than ever, we are almost getting to the hottest time of the year here.  Transfers were today, I'm staying here with my same companion Elder Algeria again.  I'm good with it. I don't know if my  body will be able to handle the heat but I get along good with my companion and we work good together.   We have a few people that are going to get baptized here soon. Yesterday we had a cool experience.   We were walking in the street at about 4 in the afternoon, it was so hot I thought I was going to get heatstroke.  I was just trying to stay alive until the sun went down hhaha ( just to let you know there isn't anyone in the street from about 11 until 4 other than missionaries and dogs haha) but a man came out of his house and yelled at us to go over to him and we went to his house and he started telling us about the trials he was going through and we taught him for about 10 minutes and he wanted to be baptized. I know that especially here in Mexicali if we work diligently the Lord will bless us abundantly. We also found a family yesterday that is super awesome that we are going to teach tonight. It's been going good here, Elder McCracken got changed to Tijuana and Elder Watts is coming in his spot, he was in my district in the MTC.  Anyways thanks for everything fam, hope you have a fantastic week!

Love Elder Jacob Johnson

July 14, 2014

Hey family, this week has been good! We were able to baptize Ramona!! We are witnessing miracles every week down here. The Lord is definitely looking over us and is involved in our lives every day. The baptism of Ramona was awesome, we had various investigators at the baptism too. We have various people preparing to be baptized. This last week we had a cool experience, we were walking and a little kid that is like 2 or 3 years old came walking  up to us when we were walking in the street and so his mom came over to pick him up so we started talking with her and she let us in the house of her family that she was visiting.  It turns out that her cousin that lives there is a member of the church from Sonora  but his daughter  isn't a member and we started teaching them and they went to the baptism and to church on Sunday. We also found a family that were just waiting to have the gospel in their lives, they went to the baptism too. I know the Lord is blessing us for our diligence, sometimes my body just can't keep going because of all the heat and walking but we are seeing the fruits of our labors. I hope you all are having a great summer. I can't believe you ran over beau mom.....poor guy. We met our new president this week, he came with everything. he is really powerful  and I am looking forward to serving with him. Anyways have a great week!!

Love Elder Jacob Johnson

July 7, 2014

 Elder McCracken interviewed Juan for baptism

Hey family!!  This week was good, sounds like you guys had lots of fun on the fourth of July!! Thanks for the pictures, they look great!! This week we were able to baptize Juan. It's been amazing to see the way the Lord has changed the life of this man. He has gone through so many trials and difficulties in these last few months. To be able to know that you have been an instrument in the hands of the Lord to bring a soul unto him is a feeling hard to describe. His baptism was awesome. Anyways we've just been fighting the heat every day. Yesterday it was 45 degrees Celsius. It just keeps getting hotter and hotter every week.  We're almost getting to the hottest weeks of the year!!  My body is taking a hit physically, I keep getting blisters and rashes but besides that I'm doing great down here.   I ate some sting ray tacos the other day for the first time, they weren't too bad haha the work is going good, my companion and I get along good.   We work good together.  Anyways thanks for everything family, have a fantastic week, and enjoy the summer!!!

Love Elder Jacob Johnson

June 30, 2014

 

from the conference, Elder Flores is in Mexicali now!

Juan, eating outside when it is like 115 degrees..

Hey family, this week has been good!! Sounds like you had a good time in Utah mom!! That's great that Jared was set apart as first counselor, and that Brad left on his mission! ya mom we had the zone conference this week, it was good, the new president arrived a couple days ago but we haven't met him! The conference was good. I saw Elder Flores, he got transferred to here in Mexicali Villas Del Rey, in my old area where I started my mission. Ya I got 2 packages from mom and one from grandma!! Thanks for the packages, I really appreciate them. This week was good, we are going to baptize Juan this week finally, he has quit smoking so he can be baptized on Thursday! It's been awesome to see him progress, I remember when I first met him he was drunk and smoking and now he has left everything behind and is following Christ and entering into the waters of baptism. I have never met someone that has passed for so many trials and difficulties in their life as they choose to be baptized. He has nothing physically speaking but he has a hope and faith in the Lord that is immovable. Anyways thanks for everything family, enjoy the summer!! I'm pretty sure I'm getting enough sun to last me the rest of my life haha cuidase!  (Take Care)

 

June 23, 2014

Hey family, no mom still haven't had our zone conference, its this week. Sounds like you guys are doing good there and having lots of fun. I'm doing good down here, just battling the sun everyday. They changed the schedule now, now we are going to start working in the mornings and at 3 until 4:30 we will go back to the house and take a cold shower and study. Anyways, its been going good.  I am still having difficulties with my feet, I keep getting blisters that hurt like none other but I got some medication this week that is helping. My companion and I get along good, he has 4 months in the mission and is a convert of one year but he's cool and he is smart.  He's 20 years old, its nice to have a companion that's older than 18. This week has been good, we've just been working hard, we are going to  baptize Juan this week hopefully and Ramona in a couple weeks. I hope you like the pictures I sent you! Anyways have a fantastic week!

Ya,  I don't know the rule exactly but ya we probably won't be able to play soccer.  But right now in Mexicali, we don't play soccer anyways cause its so hot. The last time we played my shoes fell apart because the ground was so hot it melted the glue of my shoes haha.

Our conference is here in Mexicali. On Tuesday.

We still have to ride the bus for an hour... and we usually don't have a seat, we have to stand. 

Love, 

Elder Jacob Johnson

 
 

June 16, 2014

                              Happy 20th Birthday Elder Jacob Johnson!!

Hey family, yes it's still hot haha.  It just keeps getting hotter week by week haha.  Sounds like you all are doing good, that's great to hear!! It's been a good week down here, my new companion is good, he is a hard worker and is obedient so its really sweet! I know we are going to see miracles this transfer!! Sounds pretty rough that dad has kidney stones!! Thanks for the pictures mom, they are great!! I have had many experiences lately. The other night when we were planning for the next days' appointments I had the feeling that we needed to visit a family that was less active that has never let us in before. And so we went to visit them and they didn't open their door.  I was standing there thinking of why the Lord would want us to be here in that moment and I knew he was preparing someone for us to find.   We then went to visit a contact that I made a couple weeks ago and there the brother of the girl I contacted answered the door and received us in his house and said he had read the Book of Mormon all the way through but never knew anything about the church and wanted to learn more! It was a cool experience and it is always reassuring to know that God is guiding us in the path that he has prepared so that we can find those that are waiting to hear the gospel! I'm doing great down here! Just enjoying the sun!!!!!!............. I'm having a blast down here and am learning a ton!! Thanks for everything family!! Have a great week!!

Love Elder Jacob Johnson

 

June 9, 2014

Hey family, this week has been good. It's been hot as usual. Every week it just keeps getting hotter and hotter. Today was transfers, I stay here in Mexicali but I received a new companion, Elder Alegria from Chiapas. He seems pretty good. Sounds like you guys are doing good, enjoying the summer! That's great that Brooke came home for the weekend, no I don't have any plans for my birthday,we will just work like every other day haha.  I won't get your packages until the zone conference in June 20. I'm doing pretty good down here, trying to stay alive, the heat has been pretty rough on me, but everything is going good.  It's good to hear that everyone is doing alright, I can't believe I am going to be 20 years old this week, it doesn't feel like my birthday! I'm learning a lot here in Mexicali, its definitely a trial of  my faith to serve here in the summer but I'm looking forward to this transfer. I know we are going to see miracles! Anyways thanks for everything family, hope you like the pictures! Have a great week! Enjoy the Wyoming weather!

Elder Jacob Johnson