Hey family,
The only thing that there really is to talk about here is the baptism we had this week. the other missionaries we live with had one too so it was a double baptism. it was really a great experience, like the other one. i think my favorite part of all of it is the next day when they are confirmed a member and receive the Holy Ghost, that's when i feel the Spirit the strongest. we baptized another little girl that was 13, and was the cousin of the first baptism i had. the other missionaries baptized a 16 year boy, who the next day was confirmed, received a calling, and received the Aaronic Priesthood. if you can't already tell, there is a need for male priesthood holders in our brach. Last Sunday, i also gave a talk but it was pretty easy seeing is how that is what we do all day, give little talks about the gospel.
The spanish is coming little by little. seeing as there are only americans in our house, we always speak english which doesn't help me but whenever we leave the house, i only speak spanish (usually). understanding is the hardest part for me. i can pretty much say what i want but i can't understand what they say back.
This last saturday, we put a concrete floor in for a family that is kind of investigating the church. well, we as missionaries didn't put the floor in, we mixed the concrete and other people of the ward who actually new what they were doing put the floor in. its amazing what this family was living in. it was just a little one room hut made of wood and a dirt floor. it was hard work, but the family was very appreciative and offered us breakfast because it was all they could offer. also, earlier this week, we cleared a lot for a family to plant some fruit trees. we cleared the whole lot with our machetes and it only took 3 hours. its amazing how much a person can sweat working in the sun for 3 hours with 90% humidity. nothing on your body is dry. and since you sweat so much, you never have to go to the bathroom which means you can work longer. its a win win situation.
oh yeah, the people here are amazed with my little lantern and how bright it is. there are used to using candles for light, not LED's. They love playing with all of our "american" toys. honestly, i don't really have too much more to say or any cool stories so i am just going to send pictures instead because a picture is worth a thousand words and i don't have time to write a couple of thousand more words. anyways, i love you all!
Love, Elder Johnson
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