- Sams letter to the Family
- Teaching the Alzatrouns with Brother Burns
- Exchanges with a brand new missionary Elder Visser
- Commentary on the 2000 Stripling Warriors
- Pictures from Tuweap trip (Grand Canyon Corridor and the Colorado River)
- Dad's Letter to Sam
- Email addresses
- Finished fence at school
- Legacy of Legends
- Tuweap trip for your moms birthday
- Special fast (Rain, Josolyn, House)
Pictures from our Tuweap Trip (your mom's birthday present)
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| Panoramic picture looking off the cliff at Tuweap |
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| If we were to take one step backward, it would be 3000 feet down and we'd be swimming in the Colorado River |
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| Same picture as above but without the faces in the way |
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| Can you find the deer in this picture. Nice buck, but hard to see |
Sam's letter to the Family
My oh my another great week come and gone in burning freezing icy melting snowy raining sunny Texas :)
Man this week went by so fast I can hardly remember what happened!
On Tuesday we got to teach this really cool family named the Alzatrouns. We took Brother Burns with us and taught the Restoration and he bore a super powerful testimony at the end of our lesson. It was so awesome! I love when members open their mouths! The Spirit was so strong! We invited them to be baptized, but they said they have already been baptized which is a common thing here in Texas, but luckily we talked about this in our last zone training so we were more prepared this time!
Instead of jumping right into Priesthood authority we have started to try and take their experience with baptism and use it to our benefit. Just because someone wasn't baptized by priesthood authority doesn't mean it wasn't a spiritual experience for them. Any time someone is trying to follow Christ it is a good thing. That is why people usually feel good no matter what church they attend. We talked to Julie about her how she felt when she was baptized and you could feel the Spirit just talking about it, it was cool. We helped her see that following Jesus Christ is a great thing and that the book of Mormon can help her become closer to him and it will help her know that His true church is once again on the earth! She said she would read and pray so that she could know :) Now we just have to wait for the Spirit to testify to her that it is true and then bring up baptism again :)
Oh I got to go be on exchange with a brand new missionary this week it was fun :) It was Elder Visser from Chicago. He is waiting on his visa to go to brazil. It was fun to see how similar he is now to what I was when I first came out! I remember being in his shoes and thinking I would never be able to teach as good as the other missionaries that had been out for a while. I cant believe that was.... a long time ago! Where did all of the time go!? I finally understand the saying time flies when you're having fun :)
We had a pretty good day together and the weather was beautiful that day! Thank goodness because neither of us can drive so we were riding bikes :) It's nice to have Elder Carter back though :)
I've been reading in Alma lately and I am in the war chapters right now and the thing that has really been sticking out to me is the preparation that the Nephites put in to defending themselves against their enemies. We, like the Nephites, have enemies that are trying to drag us down and destroy us. It is so important that we do what it takes to protect ourselves. I like how it says that they protected their vital parts so that most of their wounds were not fatal. It is important for us to also protect our "vital parts" and only you know what they are. If you struggle with the word of wisdom protect that vital part by staying away from places like the bar. Or if you struggle with profanity or losing your temper, fishing probably isn't a good hobby for you. We all need to do a self evaluation of ourselves and see where our vital parts are and then decide right then and there what we are going to do to protect ourselves.
Another interesting note is that it says pretty much everyone got wounded, but not unto death. God knows we are imperfect and that we are going to make mistakes and get those wounds, but let's keep from getting the big ones then we can work on protecting ourselves from the small ones. Let's put on the whole armor of God so that we can receive all of the blessings that the Lord has in store for us! I know that Jesus Christ lives and if you will let Him, he will heal our wounds and carry us in times of struggle. He loves you and he loves me and I love Him and I hope you do too!!
You guys are awesome :)
Have a fantastic week!
Love,
Elder Johnson
P.S I am bound and determined to figure out this picture thing so expect some next week :)
Dad's Letter to Sam
I don't have mailing addresses for Brother Moosman and Sister Stuart, but here are their email addresses.
Reeves: mooserv21@gmail.com
Sister Stuart: Leslie@colvilleconsulting.com
To bad on Gordon, but that happens a lot. I think they realize the commitment and that scares them. You gave him a chance and planted a seed. Maybe sometime down the road it will stick.
Probably the big news of the week for me is that we finished the fence down to the end of the lane. That was a real pain, but we finally got it done.
On Friday we took 3 boys, Rand, Jimi and Ben down to Las Vegas to a horse event at South Point. It was called "Legacy of the Legends". It was real fun and we learned a lot. A guy named Buck Brannaman who is a world famous horse trainer was there. It was a three day event, but we only stayed 1 day as it cost $100 per person per day. One of the boys and our staff stayed for all three days, but his father paid for it.
I learned some really cool stuff about breaking horses and roping and cattle sorting. We happened to be down under the arena putting our horses away and Buck happened to come by. Jimi and me introduced ourselves and visited with him for a few minutes. That was cool.
Mom has probably told you about our trip to Toweap yesterday. That was fun and a neat place to see. We will have to go out there when you get back.
This is out on the Arizona Strip where the big bucks roam. As we were driving out I spotted a heard way out in a flat area. So I got out and ran as fast as I could to see if I could get close to get a picture. Well that didn't work out to well they took off and never stopped for about a mile. The funny thing was while I was running towards them I almost run over this big buck that was laying down in the tall bushes. He was a nice buck, not a 40 incher or anything like that. I never did get close enough to the other heard to see if there were any big bucks in there. It was fun chasing them though.
We had fast Sunday today. We were asked by the stake to fast and pray for rain and snow. Well we got that on Friday, so I guess it was a fast of gratitude. We also fasted for Josolyn, Dwayne and Dixie's daughter. She is dating a Jehovah Witness and is serious about converting. They ask us to fast for her.
Your mom and I also were fasting on how to proceed on building a house here. Prices are going up fast here, but not so much in Cottonwood. We are kind of stuck. We need to sell something down there so we can build here. I guess it will all work out one way or another. Try not to be like your mom and I. We take to long to make a decision and by the time we do it seems that the opportunity is past. Make a best educated (and prayerful) decision and move forward. That was the advice for the week.
I'll include some pictures in a second email from our trip.
We love and pray for you always.
Love Dad.
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