FAM......ly.HEY EVERYONE! Just got to start by saying that that pic of Asher in the goat cart is so dang thug! haha. Anyway, I'm super stoked to hear all the good news from the homefront in Mesa AZ....sounds like things are going really well! Also, I'm loving the idea of having everyone read the BoM before I get home....I would love to come back and talk to everyone about the awesome experiences they had as they did it....SO DO IT!! haha. Also, lovin to hear that my room will be disoccupied when I arrive, I was worried I'd be sleeping on the couch for a while! haha. Just kidding, I would love to sleep on the couch...............................haha. But for real, that's cool that they found a house they like....just one question....where is the house at? Mesa? out of Mesa?So just so you know, I'm way way super stoked right now! We have seen so many miracles this week and I'm just blown away at how much the Lord is blessing the people here in Costa Rica, Culiacan, SInaloa, Mexico (what a name! haha). But I'm happy to say that we had a good week this week. At the top of everything....Alexis and Laura got baptized on Friday!! WHOO! It was so awesome and there will be pics! We actually showed up to do the interview with the both of them and they told us that they were kind of having last second doubts and all, but we talked and they had their interviews and everything went well and they were both very excited for their baptisms after that! Then the best part was that on Sunday (day of their confirmation)....the dad of Alexis came to church to support his son! Basically the whole family is now baptized except one of the daughters and the dad....but this Sunday....the whole family was in church! It was a great blessing from the Lord and a great experience for Alexis and all of his family.Also, crazy story......I don't think I ever mentioned one of the people we started teaching when I first got here named Mariana....she is the wife of a member that had gone to the church a few times in the past, but stopped going a little while ago. Well, she came to our mind while planning so we decided to visit her and see what happens. We taught a couple times, but there wasn't too much progression.....she actually came to church with her husband, but there was still something there that was not letting her progress very much....we had felt the spirit in the lessons very strong and she had great experiences in the church...but something was holding her back. Anyway, we stopped teaching her for a few weeks, and she hadn't come to church for a few weeks also.....but to our surprise, she was in church this week sitting right next to her husband with a big smile on her face! We didn't have much time to talk with her during church because of the classes and all, but after church we asked her why she was so happy.....she looks at my companion and says....."when can I be baptized??".......I'm sorry...WHAT!! haha. Obviously, Elder Aylesworth said, this Saturday! She accepted and went on to tell us that she was thinking a lot about what we had taught her and that one night that past week, she had a dream that the church was true!! Didn't get too many details about the dream, but I could tell by the smile on her face that she knew that the church was true and this was a response from God that she had received! I couldn't believe it.....I was so happy after that and I knew that God truly does work side by side with us in this work! I'm happy to know that this work is real and that it truly is His work...."a marvelous work and a wonder"!The Lord is blessing His children here in Costa Rica and I'm grateful to be a witness of it! I love my family so much and I'm grateful for you guys every single day! Now, after your done looking at the pics....get off the computer and go read the Book of Mormon!!love you,Elder Johnson
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