Elder Brinton Johnson's Mission Site
Bit of a crazy week...new area...new companion
Date: September 11, 2008Area: Kae San
Companion: Elder Jensen
WOW!
Mom, I love you. you're probably the most amazing person I know. Imean that with all my heart. Well I better start with my news. There's a lot.My new companion is Elder Jensen from Preston, ID. Yes, he knows the Swainstons and we were in the MTC together. (p.s. where did cody go on his mission again?)
So why I have a new companion...last thursday was transfers and i got elder Leuluai. We had a magical friday and saw a lot of miracles and picked up like 4 new investigators in a matter of an hour. (not very common) and better yet they are all amazing and I know they will be baptized. We got home around 9:30 and Elder Meade, the district leader in the house tells Elder Leuluai and I that we are being transferred and that we need to be at Sindorim (the place we go to transfer) at 8:30 the next morning.
Yes, an emergency transfer was taking place and around 12 elders were transferred. Both Elder Leuluai and I left Bun Dang and came back out to Incheon. Elder Leuluai went back to his old area Bu Pyeong and I went to the area next to him in Kae San (where i am now) and I am now the district leader.
So needless to say, I think my week has been comparitively crazy.
So why I have a new companion...last thursday was transfers and i got elder Leuluai. We had a magical friday and saw a lot of miracles and picked up like 4 new investigators in a matter of an hour. (not very common) and better yet they are all amazing and I know they will be baptized. We got home around 9:30 and Elder Meade, the district leader in the house tells Elder Leuluai and I that we are being transferred and that we need to be at Sindorim (the place we go to transfer) at 8:30 the next morning.
Yes, an emergency transfer was taking place and around 12 elders were transferred. Both Elder Leuluai and I left Bun Dang and came back out to Incheon. Elder Leuluai went back to his old area Bu Pyeong and I went to the area next to him in Kae San (where i am now) and I am now the district leader.
So needless to say, I think my week has been comparitively crazy.
Yes, I know basically everything about why president ordered an emergency transfer, but I'm not going to give you the details because that's gossip and I'll tell you when I get home if you really want to know. Basically there were two elders that were a tad bit disobedient and made some bad decisions. I know thats' vague but thats all that I should really say. E. Leuluai and I were sent to replace those two...and as a result other changes had to be made throughout the mission. I was probably the one that was affected the most. But i know that everything and anything that president does is called of God.
When I called him to ask why the transfer was being made I didn't really ask why but what I needed to do. He showed that he has a lot of trust in me and told me the next day that he wanted me to be the new district leader.
So basically in the last month I've had 5 different companions with E. Choi going up early to the office, then being in a threesome with E. Jo and E. Meade, and then having E. Leuluai for two days, and now finally with E. Jensen.
Oh and by the way, we ran out of money till the 15th...it's been a little interesting. but dont worry. It's fun!
Regardless of how stressed I have plenty of reason to be...I'm probably the happiest I've been in a long time. E. Jensen is amazing and I got to see my Bishop and lots of other members from Man su on Sunday. It was a sweet reunion and I*'m glad I'm close by again.
I haven't gotten a hold of JJ kim yet to tell him im here...but I'm closer to him now as well so I should be able to see him.
Shyla, I hope your okay. I think you should take a break with driving though. Between you and I, I'm not sure how mom handles all of it. Only the best mom in the world(ours) can do it. Give her a break and buy her some flowers, make her breakfast and heart attack her room...tell her its from me. (p.s. mom....you didn't read the last paragraph.)
Okay, so I'm gonna say that covers my jun do of the week. everything else is kinda a blur to be completely honest.
I really am extremely happy right now though. Not really one specific reason why. But being a missionary is the greatest thing you can do. I find myself walking around the streets now. I'm actually in the poor area again which I completely love cuz it reminds me of when I got here. and I don't know it just makes me feel like more of a missionary.
But as I find myself walking the streets I wonder what the heck I'm gonna do when I'm not a missionary. It's gonna be quite boring to be honest.
This is the Lords work. and it's fun.
Love you guys, especially mom.
Brinton
When I called him to ask why the transfer was being made I didn't really ask why but what I needed to do. He showed that he has a lot of trust in me and told me the next day that he wanted me to be the new district leader.
So basically in the last month I've had 5 different companions with E. Choi going up early to the office, then being in a threesome with E. Jo and E. Meade, and then having E. Leuluai for two days, and now finally with E. Jensen.
Oh and by the way, we ran out of money till the 15th...it's been a little interesting. but dont worry. It's fun!
Regardless of how stressed I have plenty of reason to be...I'm probably the happiest I've been in a long time. E. Jensen is amazing and I got to see my Bishop and lots of other members from Man su on Sunday. It was a sweet reunion and I*'m glad I'm close by again.
I haven't gotten a hold of JJ kim yet to tell him im here...but I'm closer to him now as well so I should be able to see him.
Shyla, I hope your okay. I think you should take a break with driving though. Between you and I, I'm not sure how mom handles all of it. Only the best mom in the world(ours) can do it. Give her a break and buy her some flowers, make her breakfast and heart attack her room...tell her its from me. (p.s. mom....you didn't read the last paragraph.)
Okay, so I'm gonna say that covers my jun do of the week. everything else is kinda a blur to be completely honest.
I really am extremely happy right now though. Not really one specific reason why. But being a missionary is the greatest thing you can do. I find myself walking around the streets now. I'm actually in the poor area again which I completely love cuz it reminds me of when I got here. and I don't know it just makes me feel like more of a missionary.
But as I find myself walking the streets I wonder what the heck I'm gonna do when I'm not a missionary. It's gonna be quite boring to be honest.
This is the Lords work. and it's fun.
Love you guys, especially mom.
Brinton
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