March 3, 2009 to Family

hello family!
well sounds like you all had a fun time having a little get together! i miss those. they always sound like so much fun. wo! that would be crazy if all 3 were going to have kids around the same time again. yes yes 3 boys this time haha. ok mom ill keep that in mind when finding a career. no promises tho! haha.woo you saw a malay resturant in folsom!?!?! i am bamboozeled and i hope that its real. you must go there. and tell me how it goes. from the name it sounds like malay singapore and indonesian food.

ok i should be sending it (a package from Matt to me, note from Me, Mary/Mom :-) ) home here pretty soon. i want to find some more stuff to put in it before i send it off.ya i havent really taken much $ out lately so it may be a little bit different. im planning on buying some more souveneirs here soon since im going to singapore i can drop some stuff off there. so maybe you should check it just to make sure.

thats really sad about Maryann. i didnt know her too incredibly well. but i do know that she was a good nice person.good to know she was still strong in the church when she went. although i didnt know her that well that is still very sad for her family.well good job helping them out mom. thats good you're looking out for people.

i wish you could come here and help. there is soooo much need. i would love to come back here after my mission and just help people. as of right now as a missionary we can't really give them financial aid. which sometimes it is so tempting. but we can't. that would be something i would love to be able to do. it is so funny to think about how those people were spending $16 US on tamales.....that much money could go soooo far here.thats more money than it would take to feed a family of 4 for a week. or more. thats pretty sad people were so unwilling to give.(note from Mary, donations to a family who had no money for propane)well i agree this year is already going by really fast.

i can't believe i've already been out for 6 months. Am i one of those missionaries that its like...woo! hes already been out that long?? or is it, its only been 6 months? because for me its like woo! ive been out 6 months haha. ok mom thanks for the message. it was good to hear from you and how you're all doing.

ok love ya lots!elder johnson