Week 96 Letter (after Mother's Day call)

San Jacinto Transfer 2 Week 6

May 12, 2014

This was a poem that Elder Johns wrote for his mother for Mothers day.

I've been gone 

for two whole years

I haven;t died you see

That's because

of all those skills

that you taught to me

I know how 

to cook a meal <knock on wood>

and do my own laundry

Yardwork too

and using space

most efficiently

all of that

 and other things

but more importantly

you taught me

the gospel, true

that I share today

Compassion

humility

faith, hope, charity

thank you mom

for all you've done

spontaniously

Happy Mother's Day

Also, after discussing that he will need to live in a tent when he returns home from his mission, this was his reply:
I'm SO down with a tent (Seriously) that would have HUGE story value. Lets do it! 

And his other observation:

Observation: When it comes to the gospel (as with everything) you get out what you put in. If you are having a bad experience with something, usually if you change your attitude about it you can make it a positive. Always find the positive, otherwise things get boring and annoying really fast.