E-mail From Neal - Received 10/15/08

Hello All!!!!!

WHAT A WEEK!!!!!!!!! The hard work, sweat, disappointment, trouble, pain, and prayers are finally paying off! 4 new investigators in 3 days!!!! You want to talk about a complete 180 turn around…… That’s it!!! Our planners suddenly are filled with appointments and we are busy all the time. We are running from place to place, and I am so happy!!! We had nothing for so long, and now we have a lot! Feast and Famine as Porter would say! We are now teaching a Nigerian, two English guys, and a Tanzanian (brother to the other investigator that we already had). Its really really fun and exciting! 4 out of the 5 investigators that we have are YSA age which is amazing. I don’t know if I told you, but the Stretford ward is full of YSA. I would say probably 30+ or so, so its really really great! They are getting involved a lot, and that is a huge help!!! The lord shows blessings when we are ready to receive them, and I guess that this is now our time! Anyways I have a lot to talk about so I will move on.

I have some basic house keeping items to go over first…..
I am starting Driving lessons on Friday (PRAYERS!!!!!!), and I am really scared. I haven’t driven in 6 months, and everything is backwards here. I know that I will do fine, because you all know me, I pick up things very very easily!!!

Just a reminder that I am going to need those sweaters soon!!! Its starting to get cold. Long Sleeve, and dark (Dark Grey, and Black). I am really going to need them soon. Its dark at 6:45 now and it gets cold. I hear that it will be dark at 4 soon. And just a side note. Colorado rain is not rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I attempted to cut my own hair again……. This time it did not turn out so good. That is the last time that I am doing that. I had to go to a barber on Saturday to fix it cause it looked horrid!!!!!!! I now look like I should be in the military, but at least it looks presentable. Short, too short, but presentable. I am just going to go professional from now on.

That is so cool that you are getting two apostles. I am very very very jealous!!!!!!!! I am thinking that northern Colorado is getting a temple! But that’s just my guess. I am really excited to hear about what happens, and all the announcements cause I am sure that there are going to be some!!!!

I finished the Book Of Mormon, and with that comes Moroni 10. ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!! READ IT!!!!! I got so much out of it this time, and I love the counsel that he gives to us in there. I am really excited to start over again and its really neat to go back to Nephi and start from the beginning. The scriptures are really wonderful blessings, and they should be used all the time! Please everyone be studying them. I am, and I am so thankful for that!!!!!

You don’t have to worry about emailing early next week. Our Zone Conference got changed to Friday, so Wednesday will be P-day as usual. Robert C. Oaks of the Seventy is going to be here speaking to us. So that is really really exciting. Not quite as cool as Bednar and Hales, but still they are all inspired right!

Well I must go now, this is the 3rd week in a row that I am doing emails at the apple store in the mall, and I don’t want to take too much time. That means that there are no pictures either, Sorry!!!!! I love you all, and I am glad that you are all doing well. I hope that mom feels better soon and that this email will make her happy (ESP the first bit). You are all such an inspiration to me, and I am so thankful that I am have you!!!!!

Love,
Elder Johnson