Transfers time! Scott got to stay in his area, where he is making lots of progress. The work is really moving forward with lots of promising new investigators!
Well, my friends and family this week has been a thrilling one. first we had transferrs on tuesday. i am still in the Isani area with elderVazgen. he is an armenian and goes home in March. he is way smart andknows a ton!! way hard working and way good in the language. :) heteaches me well. we get along so well. i teach him english and heteaches me Georgian, Russian, and Armenian. man it is crazy learningthree languages. well the work is great! we had a baptism on saturday!way cool! he knows so much about the gospel sometimes i feel he isteaching me. we are teaching his wife and two daughters now and they to will be baptised soon in december sometime. :) way cool!! also this week we got two new investigators two children of member familiesthat are getting baptized on the 26 of december!!!! way exciting! how cool to follow Christ's example right after his birthday! man the work has really picked up! well then on friday i got the oppurtunity to go see the GEORGIAN DANCERS!!! they are the most respected position inall of Georgia. more respected then the president. a Georgian danceris what every little kids dreams of being lol they are totally AWESOME!!! they fly across the stage and jump over ten feet in the air and fight with really sharp swords faster then you can blink and throw knives around!! way cool! they have dances and dancers from all parts of georgia and the mountain people are the ones that do all the swordand knive tricks and jump ten feet in the air.
well we have a member who is the offical translator for the church here and she is from the mountains, well i talked here into adopting me into here ancestory so now i am part Georgia!!!! way cool! my ansestors come from the mountains of Georgia and are way cool!! well then this week we have Elder SWITZER from the 70 coming to Georgia! we have zone conference monday to wednesday and then he comes thursday and is having a fireside for every one! way cool! i also get to have a one on one interview with him!! way cool! i am excited! man the work is good and GEORGIA IS THE BEST!!! i have changed so much in the little time of being here and i hope i will contine to change.
KIA KAHA!!!
Love ELDER SUPERMAN
Friday, February 18, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving, love Elder Johnson
He hasn't sent any pictures yet, but we hope to see some soon! We missed spending the holiday with him, but doesn't he sound wonderful?!
Dear Family,
this e-mail is about thanks!
Thanks to my mother and father who raised me in the truth and put up
with and the wild and rebel stages i went through. thanks to them i am
where i am today. thanks for the love they have to let us learn
lessons on our own but to help us when we are down or in need even
when i can't see i need help. thanks!
thanks to my brothers and sister and brother-in-law. thanks for
supporting me. thanks for being my friends and helping me learn
important lessons of life. thanks to my older brother and sister who
were an example to me to follow. thanks for my little brother who gave
me the oppurtunity to an example for.
thanks for aunts and uncles. thanks for the love they have and the
support they give.
thanks for cousins. thanks for the good times and fun things we did
together. thanks for the love and blessing they bring.
thanks for grandparents. thanks for the sweet feeling they bring all
the time. thanks for the love that they have and the stories they tell
about their lives so we my learn from their lives.
thanks for friends. thanks for the strenghth that they give us and the
help they povide. thanks for the joy they bring and the example they
are even when they don't realize that they are. thanks for them for
helping keep our standards high and for helping us build our faith.
thanks for missionaries. thanks for the hard work and the sacrifice
they make to help others they don't know. thanks for the love and the
faith that they have.
thanks for the Gospel. thanks for the joy and the blessings it brings
to us that have it and to those that are learning about it. thanks for
the knowlegde of the truth and the happiness it is to know it.
thanks for miracles. thanks for the priesthood and the power and
responsibility it brings to us that have it. thanks for the
oppurtunity it is to have it and to excersice it and bless others.
thanks for miracles and the hand of God that we may show those who do
not knoe the power of God that they may be believers.
thanks for JESUS CHRIST AND HIS ATONEMENT. thanks for the love that He
had and has for us that he would suffer so much, that we have no idea
how much pain he suffered, for us. thanks for the Atonement and the
rule it plays in our lives. IT IS EVERYTHING!!! we can not return to
Him without it and we can not rise from the dead as immortals without
it. Thanks for the purpose it gives our life and what it means we can
accomplish because of it. we can accomplish everything with the
Atnoement!! Thanks for the blessing it is to know that.
Thanks for HEAVENLY FATHER. Thanks for His love that He gave us His
only son. He gave us Everything He had and He still gives us more
today. Thanks for Him. Thanks for everything we have because
everything we have is from him. Thanks for Him and the love He has
that He would build us the earth and send us down here and then He
would prepare a way for us to come back to Him. only Love med this
possible.
Thanks for LOVE. it is everything. nothing is done without LOVE. it is
LOVE that overcomes all fear and it is LOVE that overcomes all hate.
LOVE it what the real power of God is.
So now is a day of thanks. but we must not wait for one day to give
thanks. we NEED to give thanks everday, every second, every moment. we
can not afford to not give thanks.
Love always,
Elder Johnson
Dear Family,
this e-mail is about thanks!
Thanks to my mother and father who raised me in the truth and put up
with and the wild and rebel stages i went through. thanks to them i am
where i am today. thanks for the love they have to let us learn
lessons on our own but to help us when we are down or in need even
when i can't see i need help. thanks!
thanks to my brothers and sister and brother-in-law. thanks for
supporting me. thanks for being my friends and helping me learn
important lessons of life. thanks to my older brother and sister who
were an example to me to follow. thanks for my little brother who gave
me the oppurtunity to an example for.
thanks for aunts and uncles. thanks for the love they have and the
support they give.
thanks for cousins. thanks for the good times and fun things we did
together. thanks for the love and blessing they bring.
thanks for grandparents. thanks for the sweet feeling they bring all
the time. thanks for the love that they have and the stories they tell
about their lives so we my learn from their lives.
thanks for friends. thanks for the strenghth that they give us and the
help they povide. thanks for the joy they bring and the example they
are even when they don't realize that they are. thanks for them for
helping keep our standards high and for helping us build our faith.
thanks for missionaries. thanks for the hard work and the sacrifice
they make to help others they don't know. thanks for the love and the
faith that they have.
thanks for the Gospel. thanks for the joy and the blessings it brings
to us that have it and to those that are learning about it. thanks for
the knowlegde of the truth and the happiness it is to know it.
thanks for miracles. thanks for the priesthood and the power and
responsibility it brings to us that have it. thanks for the
oppurtunity it is to have it and to excersice it and bless others.
thanks for miracles and the hand of God that we may show those who do
not knoe the power of God that they may be believers.
thanks for JESUS CHRIST AND HIS ATONEMENT. thanks for the love that He
had and has for us that he would suffer so much, that we have no idea
how much pain he suffered, for us. thanks for the Atonement and the
rule it plays in our lives. IT IS EVERYTHING!!! we can not return to
Him without it and we can not rise from the dead as immortals without
it. Thanks for the purpose it gives our life and what it means we can
accomplish because of it. we can accomplish everything with the
Atnoement!! Thanks for the blessing it is to know that.
Thanks for HEAVENLY FATHER. Thanks for His love that He gave us His
only son. He gave us Everything He had and He still gives us more
today. Thanks for Him. Thanks for everything we have because
everything we have is from him. Thanks for Him and the love He has
that He would build us the earth and send us down here and then He
would prepare a way for us to come back to Him. only Love med this
possible.
Thanks for LOVE. it is everything. nothing is done without LOVE. it is
LOVE that overcomes all fear and it is LOVE that overcomes all hate.
LOVE it what the real power of God is.
So now is a day of thanks. but we must not wait for one day to give
thanks. we NEED to give thanks everday, every second, every moment. we
can not afford to not give thanks.
Love always,
Elder Johnson
MIracles happen
This week, Scott shares some miracles with us and we are thrilled to hear how much he loves it.
I am good here across the world! the work is good and progressing well. we had a baptism last week and we have another one this Nov. 28th. so great! this guy, Elguja, has been investigating the Church ever since it came to Georgia. 5 years!!! he is the caretaker of the church and knows it is true and comes to church more then some members but isn't baptized. well i have asked him ever since i got to Georgia. EVERDAY i ask him if he will be baptized. he jokingly replys "no problem". well this last week i asked him and he said "ya i will". then later he walked in to one of our lessons with one of our other investigators and sits down and says "i need to take the lessons if i am going to get baptized, start teaching me." so he is getting baptized finally next week!!! so exciting. my mom says i can be a real pain sometimes, well i guess it has paid off here lol well the work is coming along. we had rain the past week and a half. today is the first day in a long time i get to see the sun!! it is so beautiful lol well miracles are happening here. we had a old investigator from like a year ago call us asking us to come over and see her husband, who is a narcotic and hates the missionaries. he is the reason they were dropped. well we go over there and he is totally humble. he is trying to quit drugs and be a better man. he asked for a blessing and told us that his family and him would be at church every sunday and that he wanted us to teach him and to help him. WOW!!!! miracle!!! so cool. i have given 2 blessing this past week top help two different investigators get over problems and health. way cool experience!!
well the language is going well. i am understanding more and more all the time. the food is the best ever! i love it lol
well hope your doing good!
LOVE ELDER JOHNSON
I am good here across the world! the work is good and progressing well. we had a baptism last week and we have another one this Nov. 28th. so great! this guy, Elguja, has been investigating the Church ever since it came to Georgia. 5 years!!! he is the caretaker of the church and knows it is true and comes to church more then some members but isn't baptized. well i have asked him ever since i got to Georgia. EVERDAY i ask him if he will be baptized. he jokingly replys "no problem". well this last week i asked him and he said "ya i will". then later he walked in to one of our lessons with one of our other investigators and sits down and says "i need to take the lessons if i am going to get baptized, start teaching me." so he is getting baptized finally next week!!! so exciting. my mom says i can be a real pain sometimes, well i guess it has paid off here lol well the work is coming along. we had rain the past week and a half. today is the first day in a long time i get to see the sun!! it is so beautiful lol well miracles are happening here. we had a old investigator from like a year ago call us asking us to come over and see her husband, who is a narcotic and hates the missionaries. he is the reason they were dropped. well we go over there and he is totally humble. he is trying to quit drugs and be a better man. he asked for a blessing and told us that his family and him would be at church every sunday and that he wanted us to teach him and to help him. WOW!!!! miracle!!! so cool. i have given 2 blessing this past week top help two different investigators get over problems and health. way cool experience!!
well the language is going well. i am understanding more and more all the time. the food is the best ever! i love it lol
well hope your doing good!
LOVE ELDER JOHNSON
We celebrate one month and a BAPTISM!
Can't believe he's been gone one month! Crazy how time crawls and flies at the same time, especially when you have a missionary in the field. Scottie is in wonderful spirits this week:
November 9, 2009
WELL I HAVE BEEN IN GEORGIA FOR ONE MONTH!!!!!
Everything is good! i am learning lots and understanding more of this hard language everyday. :) this last week we went touring around Georgia and the history sites. i will send pictures next week- Georgia is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Our investigators are doing well, we got one to committ to baptism once he learned more so today we are getting him a set date. ALSO WE HAD A BAPTISM THIS PAST WEEK!!! (pictures will come next week) it was so exciting!!! her name is izabell and she is way cool. she wasn't our investigator but we got to help teach her and befriend her since she is in our branch. way exciting!! yesterday i got to help confirm her in church. way cool!! well 1 month and i am doing great!! time flies when you are having fun working for the Lord!! lol we are making proggress slow but some progress here in Georgia. love you all!!
LOVE SUPERMAN
Elder Johnson
November 9, 2009
WELL I HAVE BEEN IN GEORGIA FOR ONE MONTH!!!!!
Everything is good! i am learning lots and understanding more of this hard language everyday. :) this last week we went touring around Georgia and the history sites. i will send pictures next week- Georgia is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Our investigators are doing well, we got one to committ to baptism once he learned more so today we are getting him a set date. ALSO WE HAD A BAPTISM THIS PAST WEEK!!! (pictures will come next week) it was so exciting!!! her name is izabell and she is way cool. she wasn't our investigator but we got to help teach her and befriend her since she is in our branch. way exciting!! yesterday i got to help confirm her in church. way cool!! well 1 month and i am doing great!! time flies when you are having fun working for the Lord!! lol we are making proggress slow but some progress here in Georgia. love you all!!
LOVE SUPERMAN
Elder Johnson
The first Fast Sunday in Georgia
He dressed up for Halloween... as a missionary :) haha Scott always has had a great sense of humor!
November 2, 2009
well where do i start...
Yesterday was my first fast sunday in Georgia. it was pretty cool listening to the few members we have that come to church. This past week has been raining like no other. I LOVE THE RAIN!!! when it rains here it really rains!! you have rivers going down the street and sidewalks and guess what... i am out in the middle of it walking around talking to the few people that are out there. my comp thinks i am crazy- i just tell him: 'what would jesus do?' Well we have 4 investigators currently. one his name is valodia. he is the smoker and he just can't stop. so i told him i was going to take them away and when he wanted to smoke to sing or recite his favorite scripture. so he is doing well. 2nd is Tarehle. he is great. he knows it is true and is coming along good. just got to get him to church more. 3rd is Ucha. he is the one that needs the most help because he has the most fear of all. he doesn't want to change because he thinks georgia is united by its religion and does not want to break down georgia by changing. it is hard thing to deal with here in this old country. 4th we have Natia, who came to us and asked us for a book of momron cuz she is looking for answers. she had a daughter who died last month who was 16 years old. she died from cancer. she tells us that her daughter was close to God and now she wants to know what will happen to her daughter and with herself. she is looking for the truth and i told her that we had it. so she is doing well.
well the work is good. the people are great and the best!!! this saturday will be one month in the counrty!! time flies! wow!
well they don't have halloween here in georgia but i celebrated i anyways. i was a MISSIONARY!! i looked way good!! lol
well that is it. it has been a way awesome week!!! i love it here!
love Elder SUPERMAN
November 2, 2009
well where do i start...
Yesterday was my first fast sunday in Georgia. it was pretty cool listening to the few members we have that come to church. This past week has been raining like no other. I LOVE THE RAIN!!! when it rains here it really rains!! you have rivers going down the street and sidewalks and guess what... i am out in the middle of it walking around talking to the few people that are out there. my comp thinks i am crazy- i just tell him: 'what would jesus do?' Well we have 4 investigators currently. one his name is valodia. he is the smoker and he just can't stop. so i told him i was going to take them away and when he wanted to smoke to sing or recite his favorite scripture. so he is doing well. 2nd is Tarehle. he is great. he knows it is true and is coming along good. just got to get him to church more. 3rd is Ucha. he is the one that needs the most help because he has the most fear of all. he doesn't want to change because he thinks georgia is united by its religion and does not want to break down georgia by changing. it is hard thing to deal with here in this old country. 4th we have Natia, who came to us and asked us for a book of momron cuz she is looking for answers. she had a daughter who died last month who was 16 years old. she died from cancer. she tells us that her daughter was close to God and now she wants to know what will happen to her daughter and with herself. she is looking for the truth and i told her that we had it. so she is doing well.
well the work is good. the people are great and the best!!! this saturday will be one month in the counrty!! time flies! wow!
well they don't have halloween here in georgia but i celebrated i anyways. i was a MISSIONARY!! i looked way good!! lol
well that is it. it has been a way awesome week!!! i love it here!
love Elder SUPERMAN
Week 2, Tbilisi
He sounded so good this week! Happy to finally be out of the MTC and out in the field. We love the energy he is tackling the challenges with- especially the language.
October 26, 2009
Oh man Tbilisi is great! My area is Vakitili which is the ghetto of tbilisi ha ha ha it is so far away from anything and it is the JW capital of georgia. Tthis weekend was Tbilisoba- the day Tbilisi was founded. it was a crazy weekend. Way cool experince! A huge party all over the city! Everyone from the tiny villages all over Gerogia came in and celebrated, it was way cool to watch. great food, georgian dancers, georgian music, thousands of people to talk to. it was great. the language is good. i don't know what people are saying to me still but i still talk to everyone. ha ha ha i am good and loving it here!
love, Elder Johnson
October 26, 2009
Oh man Tbilisi is great! My area is Vakitili which is the ghetto of tbilisi ha ha ha it is so far away from anything and it is the JW capital of georgia. Tthis weekend was Tbilisoba- the day Tbilisi was founded. it was a crazy weekend. Way cool experince! A huge party all over the city! Everyone from the tiny villages all over Gerogia came in and celebrated, it was way cool to watch. great food, georgian dancers, georgian music, thousands of people to talk to. it was great. the language is good. i don't know what people are saying to me still but i still talk to everyone. ha ha ha i am good and loving it here!
love, Elder Johnson
Starting today...
...there will be updates about our favorite missionary on this blog! Yay! Scott is doing well- he loves the work and the people he is serving. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM! I'm going to start at the beginning and move forward, so stay tuned and we'll get this all caught up!
Love to you all,
Lindsey
Love to you all,
Lindsey
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