February 17, 2009 to Family

hello family!

i appreciate the pictures ma. funny pictures of the dog. did you recently find out how to do the little words in the picture? pretty funny. well that sounds pretty foreign to think about snow. I think right now i would just about die in the snow because ive been so warm for so long. its the same deal here about the weather except its for the rain. if its raining a little bit on sunday theres like no one there. Its funny how scared malaysians are of rain. you'd think because its such a part of daily life here they would get used to it, but nope.

but good news the rain has been alot less lately so that means no more blaming not coming to church on weather. but sounds like you will keep on in the snow haha.good news! this week we'll be having another baptism of a family. last week we had the guy named chinpow, not sure if i told you that but we did. this new family is really good. they are all awesome people full of good questions and they have already assimilated into the branch. going to parties and meetings and what not. they seem to already have alot of friends. theres a mom, dad, daughter, and a little boy. theres also another little boy and an older son but one is too young and the older just is never around to learn about the church.

but things are still going very well here. the work is moving along well and we're having alot of fun. the missionary couple here is so funny. they are so opinionated. elder standford is a super funny old man. he doesn't mean to be, and they are just such canadians that he is hilarious. sometimes he says things that makes me think he knows how funny he really is haha. so i have begun to write down funny things he says throughout the day so i can remember them haha. good stuff.so is david leaving in march? thats so fast. that time from recieving your call to leaving is sooo fast. at least it was for me.o man.

i hope grandpas ok. that seems weird they are waiting 2 weeks! seems like they should get on it right away. well i'll be praying for him. i hope everything is ok. keep me up to date.ok sounds good about the pictures. I remember i had one in the mtc but i accidentaly left it there. so i need a new one to show people since they ask so much.finally looking for a new computer huh? its probably best you do just get a pc since all of our relatives have pcs. and even though macs are pretty nice it just makes problems if you have alot of computer interaction with others when they have pcs and you have a mac. but good luck!well last week elder griffin and i said the sacrament prayer in malay. it was such an experience. it felt really good to be able to say it in the language of malaysia instead of some foreign language. (even though malay is technically foreign as well...but they all speak it). but ya ibon is coming along. it is similar to malay but different enough to cause trouble.

i have since started learning some words and it is going along ok. nothing terribly fast or anything but its coming along.i also have a testimony of music mom. this sunday i had a malay hymn book so i got to sing out of that while everyone else sang english. it was really quite neat. but all is well here. im feeling healthy and everything is going along just fine. I really do love it here so much. i would be ok if i stayed in kuching my whole mission. its a wonderful place.ok well ill talk to ya all later hope you're having a wonderful week.

love, elder johnson