Unkillable

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What's up everybody. This week was great. I had a great exchange with my powerful leader, interviews with President Morgan, and Alfred brought his wife and daughter with him to church! It was awesome. 

We were very busy this week. Last week we found a ton of new people so we've been trying to follow up on them and keep things moving with everyone else. Gifty is doing well but didn't come to church on Sunday. We had a cool experience helping her husband close his shop yesterday as well. They sell stuff at the roadside but their shop is down the hill. We saw that he was coming to close but then he went to go and get something, so while he was gone we closed the whole shop for him so he could go home. He came right as we were finishing and was grateful, lest you think that we closed the shop before he was ready. 

Alfred is also incredible. We had an awesome lesson with him this week. He's a future Sunday school teacher. While we teach him he listens intently and then is like, "I want to share a testimony here," and then will share a powerful example of how the doctrine applies in his life. It's so awesome. And he's been paying tithing! The elect are there. 

Frank is also good. I freaking love that guy. He's got such a fun energy. He didn't come to church but we still love him. I'm not really sure what to do with him because he's been to church several times but never twice in a row. He wants to get baptized but we want to make sure he's committed. Pray for him. 

I also had a dope exchange with Elder Lund, my zone leader. That guy is a spiritual giant. He's so committed to being obedient and doing the right things. We had an awesome day together. 

The title of this email describes how Elder Lund is and how I want to be: unkillable. In this mission we have this weird little thing where if someone is unmotivated and disobedient they're a "dead" missionary. Like spiritually dead. Elder Lund and I talked about how we both never want to be "dead," on or off the mission. I don't want anything to get in the way of me doing the right things, ever. Jacob 7:5, "And he had hope to shake me from the faith, notwithstanding the many revelations and the many things which I had seen concerning these things; for I truly had seen angels, and they had ministered unto me. And also, I had heard the voice of the Lord speaking unto me in very word, from time to time; wherefore, I could not be shaken." 

Don't let you or anyone you love be shaken! 

Love,
Elder Johnson 

1. Pretty Elubo
2. Me and Elder Ngulube at the beach today ft. my powerful very white legs. Enjoy. 
3. I HAVE AN OFFICE WITH AC. That's all. 
4. Pretty sunset at the new market
5. Elder Ngulube ZONKED on the way home from district council. It's a long drive. 
6. Me and Elder Ngulube looking tough with tubs of water on our heads. That's how people fetch water here. Only their tubs are way bigger. 
7. Pretty Elubo again. 

I'm sure the descriptions are way out of order but it's OK. Love you all. 










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