May 30, 2016

This week was pretty good. I got injured twice really bad.. So that stinks. One was my own fault the other was my companion that thinks he is in the NBA. He pretty much wrecked me on the court and I fell, slammed my head into the ground and blacked out. I came back to someone yelling to get ice.. so i was mad and my head hurts and my hip hurts. I can barley walk, I have the biggest limp ever, and I look goofy walking anywhere. Oh and did I mention I'm getting transferred to a biking area. As if it couldn't get any worse. So I guess there's the downside to my week. I haven't been too happy for most of it thus far.  But I guess for good things, we taught a few lessons, no one came to church and we were able to get some stuff done. We didn't get to teach John or Hunter because they were both really busy. well John was at least, Hunter says he is "stressed out", not sure how truthful that is haha. But John is doing good. He is sad to see me go, but I'm actually excited for it since it will now give an opportunity for other missionary's to be able to buckle down and teach him and to help him spiritually. I think me and Godfrey were here just to be able to help him with the social conversion and to be able to be friends with him. He even said it himself, if it wasn't for Godfrey just being a friend he would have never considered taking the lessons. So I think my purpose in being here is done.  I think I'm going to miss New Bern more! haha All the members there are taking us out to eat and things like that these last few days! haha Morehead ward is like eh see ya! haha So next transfers are this Wednesday. Me and my comp are doing ok. I'm not the biggest fan of him, but I guess we're moving along. haha This week I was studying out of the BOM of course. and I was in the end of Alma where there have been lots of wars. It's been pretty good. I just don't understand how people can't read it and go 'hey we probably shouldn't do that'. We should use the BOM as an example of what we should be doing in our lives. The lamanites are a good example of that. If you don't follow God or Jesus Christ you're not really going to turn out so well. But at the same time when you turn to Christ things seem to go better. Same thing with the wars in the BOM. Moroni will slay a bunch of them and then says we don't wanna kill ya, so will you just turn in your weapons of war so we don't have to be doing this? The next thing you know, they say no and they get killed. Some people are smart and turn in their weapons of war and everything works out great for them! So I have been studying that and just kinda getting through the last little bit of Alma.  I miss you all! I'll be home soon enough! haha I love ya!  Elder Johnsen