October 13, 2008

WHAT!!!!
What the crubdonker? Nolan hit his head? Was he bleeding a lot? kewl.
Man! He isnt going to remember when I get back!!!! NOOOOOOO!
Well. Thats ok. I guess I will just be that wierd guy that takes over his room when I get back. hehe!
Hey, GREAT NEWS! I surely feel humbled. Fam. Ochoa has been through hell, literally, to get to where they are now. The morning of the baptism I had a dream that they kept putting exuses cause they didnt want to get baptized and I was trying to talk them into it. It made me very worried. But yesterday morning at 7 am they got married and her husband, the drunk, stayed to watch them get baptized. They look so much happier now. We also baptized two other girls who werent really planned to be baptized this week. YAY!
So I am feeling really good. E. Martinez is teaching me things that I hadnt known before. I baptized 5 this week, almost more than I had for the last six months. I feel like I saw a miracle.
Yes, my boots are worn out. Yes, for kicking chickens, kicking pastors from apostate churches, the rain, walking, running, skipping, trotting, prancing, bad streets full of rocks that belong on the moon, kicking my zone in the face, and for pumpkins. That last one was donated by Elder Haddock who is helpíng me write this email and is attempting to maintain my insanity.
No I dont have a rain jacket nor a poncho. I knew a guy named poncho.
YOU WENT TO MEXICO WITHOUT ME!!!!! Tears of wisdom flood my purple face. What does purple smell like?
Ah yes, Christmas package. Do send me one, with things for me and maybe for my comps. But no, not for kids in the area. They dont appreciate me. hehe!
List of things I need-
Twix, Cream soda (You promised you would send me a little bit for christmas, dont make me cry. Its been a year without), EFY music, green ties, black socks and normal white socks, more blister moleskin bandaid stuff, cream soda, green things, more photos of people in the world and my family and my friends and my house, cream soda, and other stuff that I cant think of right now but if it comes to me I will tell you. If you can send Aaron in a box, do it. hehe! Kidding, slightly.
Well, Im good and swell. I will write you next week! Tell nolan to get better and remember me!!!!
Love you all!

October 6, 2008

HEY!
Yes, I watched conference. All the sessions but the second one on Saturday. I loved them. By the way, I dont look at the ZL thing as a promotion either, more like a demotion. Hehe! Just joking around. Im loving it. I feel like its a great chance to change some things and learn a lot. Its a chance to progress. My comp is amazing and teaching me everything! I have learned so stinkin much!

I loved Utchdorfs talk too. But I loved more the talk by James J. Hamula. He sounds like he knows Nicaragua...
The shower works every now and then. I am back to bucket bathing most of the time. We live in a house owned by Catholics. They are nice though. I dont have a cell, my comp does and I have to use it sometimes, which aint too thrilling to me. hehe!

Our batallion is reactivating and converting new members. They are doing everything. Its helping a lot. We have an amazing family we are teaching right now who has every type of problem that exists. They are the family Ochoa. We told them the first day we met them that Satan is going to attack them hard. And oh did he!!! He has been kicking them around since the first day. The day after we found them we set a baptism date with them and that same day the mom, Anita, got attacked by a snake, choked on a fishbone, and someone robbed their house. Then someone came lying about Joseph Smith saying we worship and pray to him... ha! Then just yesterday someone said that if she went to the mormon church she was condemned. Shes smart though and doesnt listen. She knows its true. Her husband drinks a lot and she doesnt want to get married to him. We are working REAL hard with them. They are going to be a powerful happy family, I just know it!!!!

I did sing in the missionary choir, although we didnt get the kewl chance to sing in conference. I didnt see anyone I knew this last time.

I have some grand story to tell you. This last week it rained a lot. We got wet. We were teaching family Ochoa and suddenly we left and everywhere was filled to the brim with water!!! It was like walking in a lake!!!! Craziness! We made it pretty far when suddenly there was a muddy river too large to cross. My comp was smart and threw a rock in the middle to jump across. He made it. I went, but my weight difference is greater, so it moved and I went in. I was soaked up to my neck with water and mud. It was great...
hehe!

By the way, those kewl boots you sent me have holes in the bottom. Im looking to get them re-soled. Crazy, eh?

I love you all tons and am feeling great! Learning a lot and walking a lot and working REALLY hard!!!

Love and kisses,
Elder Johnson
Nicaragua, Managua Mission