16 September 2013

Hello,

So this week we had an interesting week. For some reason we didn´t receive any references in the street, but we had two people call us and tell us  that they wanted us to visit someone, or that they wanted us to visit them. So things did not go according to plan, however, I suppose they did go according to our Heavenly Father´s plan. Just another testimony builder of how the Lord has his hand in the work.

So this week we had the grand privilege of eating Octopus, Calamari, and Shrimp!! I felt bad though for Elder Groves, he really is not a seafood fan, he didn´t really enjoy it that much... But it was one of our recent converts that took us out to eat, so it was kind of a surprise/something that you can´t really prepare for.

Elder Dougher is awesome, he is a really good guy and he really wants to work hard. He is also very on top of things and is very responsible. He is going to do well in the mission.

Our piso, is rather old, it is actually from the Bilbao Mission, which was dissolved around 4 years ago. But it is pretty good.

Vigo has only a few hills, however, we are always going up or down them, so it seems like a lot sometimes. Vigo is a gorgeous city and has a beautiful view of the bay and surrounding mountains. I believe that the initial settlers were of Celtic descent. So Galicia (the province) is also part of the Celtic Nations.

We walk usually around Vigo (I am going to have Captain America thighs when I come home with all these hills here.) We take buses too, but there is no subway system.

There are usually around 145+ members here in the church. It is a very big branch. And the members are awesome.  There is only one branch in all of Vigo, for now...

Something awesome that my companion did is involve himself in the lessons, set goals for our companionship, and present ideas on how we can further help our investigators. He is going to be a very good Elder because he really likes to take a big role in the work and he isn´t scared to speak up.

So that´s all the time that I have right now, we have to buy food still and p-day ends shortly here. Thanks for all your letters!

Elder Johnson

 We will have a baptism soon.

The husband will be baptized - the rest of his family are already members.

 The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

People from all over the world make a pilgrimage to come to this Cathedral were the bones of the Apostle James are supposedly buried.

The elders of our piso in front of the Cathedral

From L to R - Elder Alhovuori-who is from Finland, Elder Groves, Elder Dougher, and me!

Another picture from the boat last week.

This is a shot of the opposite side of the shore from Vigo.