ONE YEAR

Hola,

Me imagino que papa me escribio ahorita diciendome que yo puedo escribir en español. Haha, no he escuchado que me dice boo boo en mucho tiempo. Estoy tan feliz. Tuvimos 2 bautismos la semana pasada. Nos fue muy bien. Tendrè que enviarles fotos la proxima semana. Lo que pasa es que no tengo mucho tiempo. Creo que uso mucho tiempo para pensar y meditar las cosas. Mi entendimiento de la Expiaciòn ha crecido mucho y es tan real. Todo. Jesus es el Cristo, nuestro Salvador. Me encantò a mi la carta de michael a papa. Su ejemplo de la carrera de esta vido fue muy buena. Se me salieron las lagrimas. Wow, Jenna ya va a cumplir 9 años. Jenna, this is the last birthday party I will miss, I promise :)

Re-energized from the two baptisms we had, we will be having another baptism this next week. A humble man of about 60 years. He came walking into the church a few weeks ago alone and said he had always wanted to go inside. He felt peace when he came and will be getting baptized. 

Well a year has gone by since I left my humble home in Tujunga, California. In a way it feels as if it was yesterday. I can honestly say I have grown and learned so much. I am not the same person who left. I am happier and more sure of the divinity of our Savior and of the reality of His atoning sacrifice. This knowledge gives me peace and drives me to round up others into the pasture of the Good Shepard. This is my desire. It has become part of me. It was not easy or simple to arrive at the conversion I am now enjoying. The fruit has been tasted and it is desirable above all other fruits. It makes me happy and I want to share it with others. Thank you for your prayers. They make my faith stronger. I love when mom and Tia Patti remind me to pray for angels to protect me and guide me. I think that is a resource I will be striving to utilize from now on. That's all I've got to do, bring more souls to Christ. What a blessing to be able to do that for two years. Well, I only have one year left and I definitely need to bring more fruit. I will be grateful for tips and advice to help others accept Christ. If we really accept Christ, then we accept his command to bring others unto him. We are all in this work together. Continue to pray for me, as I continue to pray for you. 

With all the love of my heart,
Elder Johnson