Week 2!!!!

Alright!! Week 2 down!!

On Christmas, Elder David A. Bednar came and talked to us!!!!!! It was AMAZING. But he did something very different. What he did, was send out 200 phones to the missionaries and gave them a number to text any question to his Ipad and he'd answer it right there. Well, I got one of the last phones, but I was the very first question!! My question? "Why do I feel so inadequate?" and he answered along the lines of "If you don't feel inadequate, you're not doing it right. Cause you're doing the Lords work. The guy who made the HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. You cannot do it as good as he did, but it's your job to try" and he said a lot more but Its in my journal which is all the way across campus. so.... sorry.

But I started working out with the other Elders in my zone and that was a mistake. lol. This last week I did a total of like 600 pushups, 200 pull ups, 700 squats and 500 lunges. It took me like 3 days to recoup! lol I started eating healthier too!! I'm eating salad wraps for lunch and dinner. and it's actually pretty flipping good too!!

I really haven't done much this week since Christmas. and for Christmas, we had Elder Bednar talk to us and then we watched a Church movie and MOTAB. I felt like I was in prison cause we were stuck in the same building all day. But Choir is still pretty fun.

All I've done really is just class. It's exhausting. I can't tell If Satan is tempting me or God is testing me, but it's getting harder. But I know I can do it.

I challenge you all to read Alma Chapter 38! Pray, ponder and love it :) It's probably my new favourite chapter and try to figure out why :)

I love you all so so much and miss you a TON!! Be safe and you're all in my prayers <3 :)

xoxoxo
Elder Jacob Johnson :)


Here's a pic he sent me,, I'll post more if he sends them,,

Christmas day 2013

Richard Jacob Johnson	6:16 AM (2 hours ago)
to Spencer, shantalwheeler, Aubree, Christy, me, Kenzie, coleenscandles, bokay12001, MasterTech, sandersrugby

Well, Merry Christmas every one!!
I'm loving the MTC more and more every day. Today they're letting us email just for a little bit so I'm just gonna send out a mass email to everyone who's emailed me :)

Last Night, we had a devotional with a general authority. It was David F. Evans of the Seventy. I fell asleep a little bit cause I was having a "P-Day Hangover" lol

But I was in the choir and we sang "Far Away on Judea's Plains"!! and it was recorded and sent to all the MTC's in a live video. IT ZOOMED IN ON ME. So you can all say that you've met a true celebrity now ;)

I miss you all so very much. I miss hugging and talking to each of you. But I know that this is what I need to do, so I'm just gonna have to focus. :)

Brother Evans shared a quote last night and it said "You Celebrate Christmas best, by doing His work." and I just love that. It stuck out to me that I need to focus on not baptisms, but helping others feel the Holy Ghost and increase their faith. Including myself.

I encourage all of you to read about the Saviors birth sometime today or tomorrow. There are PLENTY of places to find it, but you could always go to Matthew in the Bible :)

Last night, I got a package in the mail from home, and I got SOOOO excited!!! But I was like, " No, it's not christmas..." but I started to panic thinking "what if there are perishables.. what if it'll go bad... WHAT IF IT'S A PUPPY?!?!" So it was completely reasonable to open it. But I did it in a mannerly order. Cause I opened the box ( no puppy :((() bu there were plenty of little presents all individually wrapped and I thought, I need to do this in an orderly fashion. (I had just gotten out of the shower) and I started to open 1 present for every piece of clothing I put on. I counted each sock, each shoe, my belt and tie and everything :D at the end I ended up just opening all of them :) But I'm thankful for all the yummy and cool stuff I got, so thank you!!

I wish I could put all my pictures on here but I don't have an SD card reader USB thingy so I'm just gonna send it home and if you want to see them,email my mum :)

That's all I can do right now cause I'm gonna miss breakfast, but I love each and every one of you!! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years!! :)

xoxoxo

Love, Elder Johnson

VERY FIRST P DAY!!!!

So I now know I love MONDAYS more than any other day of the week,,, here's why!!!!

His very first letter/email home!!!

December 23, 2013

All righty! Well, I was not Homesick. I kept saying it and saying it and saying it. But after the third day I broke down. Hahaha, but in class the next day, our teacher said "Don't be homesick for the wrong home" and it really hit me. I'm here, training for my mission, so that I can convert not just others, but myself to Christ and Heavenly Father. I'm having such a great time. I really am :) Thank you for all of you and being supportive for everything.

I am staying focused and reading my bible now. I've already learned so much and it's crazy!! It feels like I've been here forever and it's really only been an actual 5 days! CRAZY!

This change in altitude is really making me angry, cause I've had like 14 bloody noses in the first 3 days. Ugh. I ruined 1 shirt and I was able to save the other 2 luckily!

But the first day, I felt like.... I don't even know. I was lost and confused. It's all new to me but I'm starting to get used to it finally. My residence hall is the VERY. EDGE. Of. THE. CAMPUS. -_- So I'm walking like, 1800 miles a day just to go to class and lunch and emails and laundry and all that stuff. Hahaha.

The second day wasn't better, cause I got crap for all the snoring I did and the rest of my district all bought earplugs xD But it was REALLY bad cause I was actually super super sick. But it was really neat cause the entire zone loves each other like family already! We did 2 blessings for the healing of the sick, in which I both did a blessing and got blessed.

We had a district meeting where we all were just talking and getting to know eachother and we all starting to just cry our eyes out. We shared personal and deep experiences that changed our lives.

But it's just classes and classes and classes. Holy Crap. I don't want to go to college now. It's exhausting.

on Sunday, it was cool cause we had a recorded talk from David A Bednar, and I also joined the choir! I love the songs we sing. MY favourite was hymn 212, i forget what it's called though. ahaha, and also As Sheperds Lately Knelt or something like that. haha, but it's such a blast. we also walked to the temple (ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STREET) and i took a bunch of pictures and we threw snowballs and all that. It's just gorgeous. I love the Provo Temple.

I don't have an SD card reader so I can't put my pictures on this :( Sorry guys!

I'm so happy That I made this decision!! I know that I'm doing the right thing.

So if you could all pray for me and my companions, that'd be great ;) haha.
I love you all, and I thank you for all that you've done for me!!
Merry Christmas! xoxo

Elder Johnson

Droping off the Missionary

This is where I will post all of Jacob's letters and correspondence to us for the next two years!!  I thought I would post some pics of the last couple days as we haven't heard from him yet,, we just dropped him off yesterday! LOL  Although hearing from him would do this mom good! Just sayin'!!

They really need a missionary mom prep class! And in it, whomever is teaching  needs to express clearly that we, as moms, need to be prepared to have our hearts ripped violently from our chest, shredded into a million tiny pieces, and then thrust back into our chest and left to heal.  That about sums up how I felt yesterday.  There is no place I would rather Jacob be right at this moment in his life than serving his Heavenly Father. It certainly doesnt make it any easier to watch him walk away!

As I was driving home to Henderson last night, I prayed the entire 6 hours.  "please Lord, watch over him.. keep him safe, bring him home to me! PLEASE!"  and the thought came to me,, I wonder if that is how our Heavenly Father feels as He sends each of His precious spirits to our care for their mortal lives... "Please dear daughter (and son) please watch over him, keep him safe.. bring him home to me, PLEASE!"

Just a thought........