December 29, 2014
Well, I was a little
disappointed that you all had to see me in my gordo form. Blast you, Papa
John’s! But Grant, Ami, and Corbin, you have grown a lot! Not in
the way I have grown, but still!
Christmas was a great
time this year. We found some people that let us come in on Christmas
day, after the Skype session, that let us in because we said we had a Christmas
gift for them (Book of Mormon) and that we just want to explain what it is
before we leave it. It was honestly a great holiday time.
Christmas Eve,
however, at night, is like a war zone. But it's beautiful. It is,
without exaggeration, millions of people in one city that save up money so that
they can blow off professional fireworks off their roof all at once. I
personally like the tradition.
Ok, on news of the
transfers, and remember that this is a privilege to know this a day
beforehand... I’m leaving the
offices! WOOHOO! Ok, I'll be honest, I was really wanting to leave
for my last transfer, not because I don't like the offices, but I didn’t feel
like I was in 100% control of my area, and that just drove me crazy sometimes,
if I can be perfectly honest. There, I said it, ok! The nice thing
about being in the office is that I was always with a great companion that
always thought the same way. Easily the best part.
This is what's
happening: I’m going to Miramar, which is a ward in Ancon, which is the
district on the very north tip of Lima. It’s a very humble place that
actually has a very strong ward. In fact, the area presidency gave a transmission
a few months ago on how to do a good ward council meeting, and Miramar was one
of the wards that was used as an example in the training. It's also a
huge ward, which is part of the reason why the mission is opening up a fourth
area in that ward this transfer. I will be with Elder Harrop, a gringo
that came in this last transfer and will finish his training with me.
Also, I could very easily lose 20 pounds in one transfer in the summer in
Ancon. I am so excited to go there for my last transfer, I can't even
explain it. The only thing I worry about now is if President is playing
another joke on us, which he did to the office two times in a row when we had
transfers. He came in the office this morning, and said, "So, Elder
Johnson, you want to know where you're really
going?" I told him that I won't fall for his mind tricks and that
I'm excited to go to Miramar. But, really, he is good with doing those
mind tricks, so I'm still wondering.
Anyway, we already
talked. I'm all out of juice, so I just want to say that I love all of
you!
Elder Johnson
PS
...and a happy new
yeah!
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