Dear Diary

Dear Diary,

You'll never guess what!  Today, that cute Elder said hi to me!  I know!  Oh diary, i feel like you're the only one i can trust.  You understand me diary, not like that mean companion of mine.  Sometimes i wish you could talk diary, you would know exactly what to say.  You're my best friend, diary.  I know you will never leave me, you'll always be by my side.  Anywho, i gotta go, goodnight diary!
Your friend,

Elder Johansen

 

Oh what the heck is that ^^^^?  Weird stuff, it was already in the email when i logged on, i don't know what it it.   Anyways, it's all good here in the Mtc.  Not a whole lot has happened this week.  My good friend blake came in, so it's dope to see him hanging around, being loud and obnoxios and cool stuff liek that.  Me and Blake and Austin all live in the same residence building, so sometimes we have secret parties and gatherings by the snack machines and gossip and giggle and wink at each other often.  It's a very lovely time in the mtc.  I got randomly asked to give a talk on sunday during sacrament.  It was good though, luckily i was actually prepared this week, so it worked out.  I told a story about how me and austin were on this double date and austin lost my car key, so we prayed that we could find it.  But when i told the story, i neglected to say that austin and i were on a date with seperate girls, so it just sounded like i said i was dating boys before i came on a mission. haha but that's okay, i think everyone in the branch knows i'm a litle strange anyway.  But yeah, it's all dope sick here in the mtc, no doubt.  I'm stoked for sure to go to samoa, but i wanna push myself as much as possible so i can be as ready as i can for the mission feild.  It's gonna be so sick, i'm stoked as ever. Usually i get up like a half hour early and read the book or mormon in samoan, and then in english.  We've been promised by President Hinkley that if we read the Tusi a Mamona in our mission language, then we''ll be fluent in the language.  So i'll give it a try for sure.  I can definitely see some progress.  But yeah, the language is dope, our teacher is still pushing me and my companion way hard.  I've sat in on the lessons with some of the other elders, he goes way easy on them.  But he told us that he's pushing us cause he feels like the two of us have great potential with the language.  But that being said, i still feel like i don't know a dang thing about samoan, it's pretty tough sometimes.  But i can definitely see the Lord's hand in my progression, this work is amazing.  I've had some really great experiences here in the mtc, i've been blessed with a lot of growing experiences.  I can't wait to go out and teach this gospel, it really does bless lives exponentially.  There are people out there in samoa waiting to hear the gospel, and i have the opportunity to teach those people, what a blessing that really is.  I just want to do those people justice that are preparing themselves to hear the gospel by preparing myself to teach them the gospel.  I really wish i had studied harder before i came in here, i'm really having to put in my all right now.  I want to fill my brain with knowledge so that i can draw from that at a time of need.  But everything is going really good, i love my companion, he's freakin dope.  Bros for life, no doubt.  And all the elders in my district and zone are freakin sick for sure.  We all have some way good times, it's dope dank sick here in the mtc.  I feel really blessed, i'm not sure why i've received so many great blessings, my life right now is amazing.  Everything is sick for sure.  I know without a doubt this is the best decision i have ever made. Anyways, good luck everyone, i love you all, keep squeezin your beans and slappin your goat lips in that lovely manner that i enjoy. 

alofa atu, toefeiloa'i, sekia,

Io-aulelei (Johandsome)