October 27, 2008

Howdiness oh family of mine!

So we finished this month completing our goal of 11 baptisms and the zone is kind of doing bad but whatever. We have lowered our percentage of retention, which is bad because last month we had the best retention in all of Nicaragua. The President is gonna cut our heads off...

But that's ok. We are doing what we can and can only get better!
Yesterday Luis, the golden investigator that came to church saying he wanted to get baptized, didn't come and get baptized. My comp said he thought that Luis just wanted to get baptized to be a bishop cause he thought the bishop earned money. But then we told him that they don't and neither does anyone! So he left and never came back. How sad that there are people like that, right? Chupa.

Ready for something random?...

I saw a bum naked guy today.

Yeah, weird but true. It was an experience that reminded me that I was in Nicaragua. I was in a taxi driving to the church to go to district meeting and suddenly I saw him walking down the street and the first words that came to my mouth was... eergh? Which means I had no explanation for what I had seen. Yeah. Weird.

No, Alyssa has not written me. Not a bit. Send my love to all my friends and tell them merry Christmas for me.

Speaking of Christmas, I'm working on a great package for you peoples.
I've already written the letters and am working on buying the gifts. The only thing I lack is to voice record myself blabbing to ye all. Shall be snazzi.

Neal is taller than me? Blast it all giant! Don't be big. Big is for big people. That's big.

Fried artichoke hearts.... ha. Please family.... I've seen fried iguanas, bananas, soup, cereal... everything is fried. Yesterday I ate something good. It was a potato stuffed with meat dipped in some type of bread overcoat and... fried. Twas yummy. mmmmm....

Carrie got engaged? Then she broke it off? You should of seen my reaction. Elder Haddock laughed at me. It was like, WHAT!? then... Oh.
Send my regards to Carrie.

I don't have time to write Greg this week but the next time I do, I will hug him through the internet.

Elder Shamu is getting married!? Sweet. Everyone from Nauvoo that already came back from the mission is married. How trunky. hehe!

Tell Chandler to try out for Nauvoo and forget Hawaii. I love Light and Hawaii and what not but Nauvoo is worth the sacrifice.

Here's a pic I'm gonna send you. Enjoy it and I will write you next week. I love you lots!!!!

Elder Johnson

October 20, 2008

What!?

Just so Nick knows, I’m sorry. Hehe! I have had the GREATEST intention of writing him. It’s just that my friends are in dire need of help and I already know Nick is perfect, he doesn’t need my advice. Haha! Kidding. But seriously, I had written a LOOONG letter on real paper that I am planning on sending, but I will be sending it with the Christmas package I am putting together and hoping it will get to you before November ends. I just need next p-day to buy the stuff.

I will write him after this, cause I love him! THE BUFF!

I saw another miracle this week, actually a series of amazing miracles. Familia Cano got baptized. That means this month we have already 8 baptisms and they are all amazingly strong and firm in the church. Next week we have between 2 and 5 if everything works right. Twill be the first time I’m gonna meet my baptism goal, IM SO EXCITED!!!!!!! I’m finally with a comp that knows how to baptize and is teaching me!

My boots are still crapped out. And oh! I forgot to tell ya! We lived through a hurricane this week! I didn’t see the sun for four DAYS! The streets were rivers and I wore dirty wet clothes for four days straight cause the lady that cleans our clothes couldn’t come get them in the rain! It was fun.

I MISS NAUVOO!!!
Nicks bloody rich!

Mom wants to work again? Poochika mom! Make up your mind! Hehe! First you wanna work then ya don’t then ya do then your shoe! Yikers. Hehe! Kiddin!

I’m gonna send the songs next time cause I forgot to bring the lyrics. I love those songs too. I hope to write more. Hehe!

Well... I gotta end this early to write to Nick! YAY! Hehe! Love you all and I will write you next week. Just know I am really happy here and everything is working out. The second year is so much better than the first.

Love you all!

E. Nate Johnson

Elder Johnson

Nicaragua, Managua Mission