Hey Family!
So this week is pretty crazy, It was the Pahiyas festival, I got my camera stolen, I finished my training, Elder Knight is on a plane home, I have a new companion, Elder Mendoza, the ZL here in Lucena, and transfer day isnt until thursday, so i guess ive stepped up to Zone Leader for a week!
Lots of change! but its good, change means progression. I'll meet my new companion on thursday. Hopefully he's Filippino, My tagalog is getting alot better just in the 2 days ive had with Elder Mendoza. Hes Bicyan, (from the south) so he speaks so fast, you wouldn't believe it. It is the coolest thing when he talks as fast as he can. I dont know howhis tounge can form all the words! Hes a good guy, and a great leader. His Dad is a District Leader in Mindanao and Elder Mendoza will definetly go on to do great things to establish the church here in the Philippines.
The work was a little bit pangit this week, we didnt get too many lessons because of the festival. Many people were out, but the lessons we taught were good quality. We taught with power we had prepared good lesson plans and it was a great feeling to have the spirit be so strong. It was a testament to obedience, and sunday was even more of a testament as we had 13 investigators at church, 13! That never happens! We committed Joel and Kathy to be Baptized on June 1st. They will be great members, Im looking forward to that. The work is moving forward here in Lucban pretty well.
The MTC is 60% Sisters and 40% Elders, the mission will be that way soon. We have 21 incoming missionarys, 11 sisters, and 10 Elders!
It makes me think I might be transfered and Lucban might become a sisters area. I hope not, but I know its all in the Lords hands.
So thats the week, Elder Knight worked hard until the end. I was proud of him! I gave him my info, i'd e-mail his mom to get the homecoming info!
Im feeling blessed,
Love you guys
-Elder Johnson
In answer to some questions we asked him, he responded:
Elder Mendoza and Elder Haws were the Zone leaders, but Elder haws became the new office elder, hes being trained right now in san pablo, and Elder Knight is in san pablo for 2 days before he flys home wednesday as well so its me and Mendoza whos been here a year and 8 months as Zone Leaders until Thursday. I hope im not transfered! But if I am its alright, It would be col to have Elder Mendoza as a companion here in Lucban.. We wont know whats happening until thursday.
Of the 13, 3 are deaf. It was pretty amazing to have that many there, and it gets the ward excited about missionary work.
I can translate the sacrament meeting from tagalog to english sign language now, its really helped my understanding of the language, now I just gotta work on the speaking.
Great pic of max and tuck at the temple. tuck is sooo tall now!
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