February 1, 2016

(Michael hit his 1 year mark this week, February 4th.)

Now you can count down! No longer counting up! Only 365 days until I come home. Christina will graduate, I think Amanda will be a freshman, Ryan will be a middle schooler, you will have a year of college done, dad will still be dad, and I will be back home. In 6 months you get my plane ticket.. Is that crazy or what? I only have 52 weeks left. Everything moving forward will be downhill and coming fast! Faster than you think! haha 

 

This week was freaking sweet! We had 3 people baptized! Wilson, Henry, and Landon all got baptized! It was awesome! We dressed up all fancy and stuff for the baptism! I wore a suit with a vest underneath! haha They all said I needed a top hat and a cane so I could look like a famous person from the 50's! hahah It was funny! The mom hasn't sent us the pictures from the baptism yet, so we are still waiting on those! But I will try to find a picture of them to include in this email. Otherwise we had a slow week! We found out the girl we're teaching is 8 so it doesn't count for mission numbers, but it counts for me! haha So I don't care what people in the mission say! She is doing great! She knows alot, the parents are inactive, but they are separated currently. Don't know the story but either way, they're a great family and are so much fun to be around! Otherwise our week was pretty slow and easy going. We did service for a guy that bought a house. We did that for two days, so all the things dad has taught me about sheet rock and mudding and flooring has paid off. So there ya go dad! I still remember removing the flooring in grandpas house. I was ripping up flooring faster than dad could eat a German chocolate cake! But I got sick from it... But it was worth it to be out of the white shirt and tie for 6 hours! haha! Anyway I hope you guys all have a great week! I love you guys and miss you a bunch! 

Love, 

Elder Johnsen! 

 

This is (from L to R) Henry, Wilson and Landon.  They were all baptized on January 30, 2016.

 

Pics Sent from people in North Carolina:

This one came with the message: 'We got to have the awesome Elders over for lunch today!  Thanks for sharing your with us...  He's a great example to my son!'

 

The message: 'Teaching my daughter the discussions.  They're doing great!  Thanks for sharing!'  I believe this is the girl that is 8 years old.

 

The message: 'Twice weekly discussions with my 8 year old!  Have a great day!'