Hello!
So
today at 3 I am going to Vigo!! I got transferred, so today is my last
half day here in B1. We had quite a few changes this time. I am leaving,
so Elder Berthon is going to get a new companion, Elder Nunez. I am
going to be Zone Leaders with Elder Miner. Who also has the same amount
of time as I do. He is awesome, so I am really excited to be able to be
his companion. The Elders that share the piso with us, Elder De Los
Santos and Elder Kinghorn are staying the same. The Hermanas in our ward
are changing, one is going east of Madrid, so the other one is going to
be companions with one of the Sisters that shares the piso with her,
they are whitewashing the other companionship of Hermanas, and the other
two companionships of Elders are staying the same. This morning we
dropped off two of the Hermanas because they needed help with their
luggage. One, who is going to Gijon almost missed her train, and the
Hermana that is going with her was even closer to missing it. I was kind
of tired from hauling the suitcases, because the one that I was
assigned to weighed about 100 pounds or so. Another Elder lost his
train, so right now he is with us because we found him at the train
station, his new train leaves two hours after mine. So today I am
finally going to be able to catch up in my journal, I'll be on the train
for a good 7 hours, so I have plenty of time to kill. I really hate
goodbyes, though you would think that I would be used to them by now
after having had to do so many.
So
our two baptisms that we had a few weeks ago were of a father and his
son, they are from Bolivia. We are also teaching a family (I won't be
anymore...) where the father is from Romania, the wife is from Peru,
they met in Japan, and their first 3 children were born there, and the
rest were born in Peru. Only the oldest two sons can be baptized and the
wife is already a member, but their baptism is going to be great. We
talked to them last Saturday and they seem really excited to get
baptized.
I
am kind of nervous and excited, and at the same time also kind of sad.
It is goodbye to B1, and all the missionaries here, but the worst part
is that with the time that I have, it isn't very likely that I will be
seeing many of them again. It is rather sad, but at least with
technology these days we can stay in contact. Sometimes I wish that life
would just pass by in an instant, and that after saying goodbye we were
saying hello to each other in heaven. There are a lot of good people
here and sometimes I am scared that through the ages of life that I will
lose track, and lose memory of all of them. I wish that the mission
didn't end.... The First Presidency has sent out an official letter
stating that mission extensions are no longer accepted, and there are no
exceptions.... It's very disappointing, I wish the mission was longer
than two years. If I didn't have to get married I would love to stay on a
mission for all of my life.
Well, I finally found something to say. It's really nice.
I
haven't received your package yet......... I hope it got sent to the
office because if not then I don't know when I will get it.....
Heavenly
Father is amazing, don't ever forget it, he is incredible and has done
so much for all of us, he loves us so much and I can't wait to be able
to be with him again. I wish that I could get to know him a little bit
better right now. He has done so much for me.
Thanks
for everything Mom and Dad, you're great, you've made me who I am and
have helped me a ton. Though you may never be able to know completely my
gratitud, at least know that I am very thankful for all that you have
done for me. I hope that I can be as good of a parent as you.
Well, that's all for now, Thanks again and good luck,
Elder Johnson
PS Vigo is right above Portugal, in the north western coast of Spain.
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