Letter from June 1st

So this week has been a fun one! Elder Wood and I have been getting along great! Way better than my last companion! We have been learning a new way of teaching, so instead of teaching an hour long lesson we teach these short 14 minute lessons which flow really well! But we go through investigators very fast! So we will be focusing on finding some new people this week! We have one person we set for baptism this week! She is all set, except for that fact that she is living with a male member... So we are trying to figure that out. She is set for the 13 of June! Which just might be my last baptism before I could be transferred out! Transfers are on the 24th I believe, and we get the call on that Saturday before. So if you start sending me mail in the next week or two send it to the mission office,

1115 Cherokee RD

Portsmouth VA 23701

They will forward it to wherever I am serving at the time, and until I can get you the address of where my new area is. So the ward here is kinda small, but it's only small because there's a lot of inactivity.. and because we're on a Naval base there are lots of families moving in and out. We found out yesterday that last year 112 families moved in and 124 moved out. So it's always changing.. I still bless every Sunday, and I just gave a talk this past Sunday which went pretty well. The one thing I have been trying to do most is build member trust. There was a missionary that was here that ruined all member trust. So they never give refferals and never want to come out with us. But yesterday the new Elders Quorum President said 'hey if you ever need anyone for splits, me and my counselors will be able to go with you guys so we can cover more area'. So it's been a long process trying to build it back up, but im trying my best. The humidity sucks. Don't ever move to the east coast, it's not worth it! You will love the dry heat so much more after being here. I can see why people are miserable here... it all makes sense.. haha! But that has been our week nothing crazy new yet... Hopefully something next week! Till then I miss you all and love you lots!

Elder Johnsen