21 October 2013

 

(Picture taken by Elder Groves and "borrowed" from his blog.)

 Elder Johnson studying hard.

 

Hello,

So this past week we have still spent time finding. We have dropped some investigators and we are looking for some more people that we can teach. The man from Angola is still doing well, he is just having trouble accepting a baptismal date.

So we are still working on our goals, the end of the month is approaching fast and I am hoping that we can find some more people who are ready for us to teach.

For the lady from England, we teach in English, it is different, however it is also pretty good.

So as of right now we have around 3 or 4 investigators at church on Sundays (but we are working on that). Also, the average amount of lessons that we teach are around 15ish each week. The highest that I have had is 28. I actually don´t really know how many people we contact in a week, I actually don´t really count.

We usually contact people we know by phone. The phones are pretty much on an honor system, however you can´t make long distance calls, and the office also sees all the numbers that you call so they notice strange calls and the sort.

So a moment when the Spirit was with us was when I had to give a practice in our District Meeting of missionaries. I wasn´t a hundred percent sure on everything that I was going to do, but I am sure that the Spirit was there because it helped me to learn something new which we were then able to apply to other people. Also, I was able to give a descent practice for all the other missionaries there and I didn´t have to struggle through it. 

 

So something that I felt inspired to do was to start visiting the branch leadership to find ways that we can help them and their auxiliary groups and to find a way to get the members more excited about the mission work and to help them help us find more people to teach.

Something that I have learned during my time with Elder Groves is how important it is to focus on people and to only look to help them. A lot of times missionaries are so focused on the lessons that they have trouble focusing on the real reason that they are teaching, which is for the people, all lessons have to be adjusted and changed to fit according to the needs of the people.

So something that I have learned from the branch here in Vigo is the importance that every leadership position has in the church, every calling has an important role that needs to be completed, and here in Vigo I have been able to see how, when all the leaders work together, that they can really make a huge difference. 

 

We visited a fortress today and saw a replica of the Pinta. I would send pictures but for some reason my camera isn´t loading them up on the computer today.  Columbus landed in Baiona, a city close to Vigo, when he arrived from the Americas.

 

(*Note from Mom - Maybe we will get lucky and his companion will have sent some photos.  I'll check later.  I love having companions that share pictures!)

 

 

So thanks for everything, until next week,

Elder Johnson