Well I am going to answer some questions right up front!
The Flag on Grandpa's hat is the Proper England flag. The Red, white and
blue one is the Great Britain Flag (the Union Jack). Every Country in
the UK has their own flag, and then the GB flag on top of that. I hope
that explained everything!!!!
Well on to the important stuff…….
The policy changes for Pres. Bullock are under way. There were 4 that
came down this week. 1 Bad one and 3 good ones, and the bad one is one
that I was really dreading. That’s right E-mail. The clamp is coming
on….. I can only email family now. No friends, including those that are
on missions. Only family, and some extended family. So I will be
emailing like Brian and Steph, and anyone else who writes me. I was
really kinda mad at first, but I have gotten over it a little. Its for
the best really, and I need to obey the president. I am sure that he has
prayed about it, and that this is the right thing to do in his mind, so
I will support it. So if you could post it on my blog that I will not
be replying, and that if no one but family email me that would be great.
If I get something from someone else I am encouraged not to read it, and
that would be extremely hard for me. I have really looked at this whole
thing from a different light…… Craig didn’t get email until the very end
of his mission, so I just need to count my blessings. As for the other
changes….. they are great.
We can now go to the Temple more often!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Words cannot
express how happy I am about this. The temple is the most amazing place
on this earth. We are going today in fact. I really hope that someday
you can all see the Preston temple!!! Its AMAZING!!!!!!! And from the
sounds of the letter that I just got yesterday, if Jackie has anything
to say about it, you all will!!!!! Ha ha ha ha!!!
We also have more money on our phone bills now. £35!!!! I know that that
means nothing to you, but it really does to us.
We can now go to dinner appointments with members only on Weekends!!! We
are really really happy about this one. We are going to get fed much
more often. Before it was we had to have non members at everything, but
now its only weekdays!!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!!!! Ok moving on
to my week!!!
Me and E. McIntosh are getting along great!!! Its nuts how crazy alike
we are. We have even been in the same crowd at concerts (Warp
Tour)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This transfer is going to be a lot of fun. He is
much different that E. smith and that’s a good thing. I loved E. Smith,
but he really took control of the conversations when were tracting and
street contacting. Well E. McIntosh is not that way at all. I learned
how to talk to people from E. Smith so I am talking to everyone!!!! The
promise in the scriptures about open your mouth and it will be filled is
completely true!!! I open my mouth, and the words come. I don’t stutter,
I speak calmly and slowly (which I never used to, you all know that),
and the doctrine is there!!!!! It is so awesome and invigorating to know
that I can do that. I am only 3 months out too. I am seriously curious
what 2 years is going to do for me!!
We have been having some interesting things happen to us on this one
street in town. Satan has a hold of that street, and we are going to be
staying away for a while. The people are starting to get scary and
threatening. We have had 2 very close encounters with some angry people
that were not too happy with us. The spirit is always with us, but Satan
is on the street and we can tell that he is trying to take us down. We
are going to avoid that street for a few weeks and hope that things calm
down. I am praying really hard for safety and for comfort whenever I go
near that street. I know that the lord will protect me, and keep me
safe! He has promised that he will.
Karl is doing really really great! He is moving along great! He is going
to invite all of his friends and family to his baptism! He is making
some good friends in the ward, and the YSA are really attaching too him
like they should! That is really the key. We get him to church and teach
him about the gospel and then the ward takes over. When they have
friends and are involved then everything goes better! Pres. Hinckley was
right. A friend and calling and being nourished by the good word of god.
Its absolutely true!!!!!!!
I love you all, and keep up everything that you do!!!!
Elder Johnson
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