Hey Mom,
Ha ha. . Yeah I got mall the flight plans today!!! We had a good week this week. . .but I'll be home in a bit so I'll tell you about it when I get there ha ha. . . I love the Mission!!!!!!
Matt is really doing awesome!!! All the stuff he is learning and practicing right now is stuff we just started doing about three months ago and the experiences are really awesome the way the spirit teaches, instead of us!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
See you next Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
20 September 2010
Hey Mom!!!!
This week went really good!!! My comp. is all better and this week we went to spend p-day with some missionaries in another part of the zone and then we did divisions. We had a ton of success and we got one elder really excited!!! I went out with him on splits for the three hours after p-day on Monday and then all day Tuesday. Just on Monday alone, we entered in 5 houses and taught lessons and then found 5 new people and with 2 of them put baptismal dates and following up with the elder, they are progressing pretty good!!! Then on Tuesday, we entered another 2 houses and taught lessons finding another 4 people, It was really awesome!!! At the end of the divisions, we were waiting for a taxi to arrive and he commented that they were the best divisions he had ever had in the mission!!! I'm glad that he is really excited now!!!
We also came back and worked really hard in our area and we found some new people too, but we'll see how it goes---it's really hard to find people the second time in our area.
Yeah, I heard from Matt, ha Ha!!!
Great(he has a dentist appt. set already), yeah my teeth are going to need a good cleaning, I've really tried to do all I can to keep them clean and from getting cavities.
(When asked what he wanted for his first dinner home) I want my favorite. . .if you still rememeber . . .ha ha. . BBQ Chicken!!! If it's alright!!!!
You'll have to tell Steven Smith hi for me and that we'll have to get together when I get back!!!
(Steven gets home 2 weeks before Johnny)
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
This week went really good!!! My comp. is all better and this week we went to spend p-day with some missionaries in another part of the zone and then we did divisions. We had a ton of success and we got one elder really excited!!! I went out with him on splits for the three hours after p-day on Monday and then all day Tuesday. Just on Monday alone, we entered in 5 houses and taught lessons and then found 5 new people and with 2 of them put baptismal dates and following up with the elder, they are progressing pretty good!!! Then on Tuesday, we entered another 2 houses and taught lessons finding another 4 people, It was really awesome!!! At the end of the divisions, we were waiting for a taxi to arrive and he commented that they were the best divisions he had ever had in the mission!!! I'm glad that he is really excited now!!!
We also came back and worked really hard in our area and we found some new people too, but we'll see how it goes---it's really hard to find people the second time in our area.
Yeah, I heard from Matt, ha Ha!!!
Great(he has a dentist appt. set already), yeah my teeth are going to need a good cleaning, I've really tried to do all I can to keep them clean and from getting cavities.
(When asked what he wanted for his first dinner home) I want my favorite. . .if you still rememeber . . .ha ha. . BBQ Chicken!!! If it's alright!!!!
You'll have to tell Steven Smith hi for me and that we'll have to get together when I get back!!!
(Steven gets home 2 weeks before Johnny)
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
15 September 2010
ATTENTION FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Dave called the Salt Lake Mission Office, since we hadn't heard anything as to Johnny's release date or flight plans. They had sent his itinerary 4 weeks ago to the wrong email address!!!!
Johnny will leave his area right after the last session of Conference October 4 and travel to Neuquen and then to Buenos Aires and then leave there on the 5th and arrive home in Salt Lake City Oct. 6th around 10 am.
Elder Johnathon D. Berghout will have his Homecoming October 17th @ 9 am. 26th and Jackson. You are all invited (Lunch around 12 noon)
Dave called the Salt Lake Mission Office, since we hadn't heard anything as to Johnny's release date or flight plans. They had sent his itinerary 4 weeks ago to the wrong email address!!!!
Johnny will leave his area right after the last session of Conference October 4 and travel to Neuquen and then to Buenos Aires and then leave there on the 5th and arrive home in Salt Lake City Oct. 6th around 10 am.
Elder Johnathon D. Berghout will have his Homecoming October 17th @ 9 am. 26th and Jackson. You are all invited (Lunch around 12 noon)
13 September 2010
Hey Mom!!!
I'm doing good, I was really disanimiado this week with my comp. being sick still and there aren't members that can just do divisions with us so that I could work the whole time. I desire to work so much and not being able to as much as i would like has really been hard but now my comp. is better and hopefully doesn't get sick again so that we can work as much as possible these last couple of weeks.
We did teach one investigator and he came to church so this week we are going to put a baptismal date for the 3rd of October so that he can see the Conference and then get baptized!!!!
The truth, I haven't heard anything either yet. . . I thought that I would get it(travel intinerary) this week but , nope and hopefully next week it comes but if not I guess I'll just stay here, Ha Ha!!! JK...I'm ready to come home when it's time.
Anyways that's just about it...
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
I'm doing good, I was really disanimiado this week with my comp. being sick still and there aren't members that can just do divisions with us so that I could work the whole time. I desire to work so much and not being able to as much as i would like has really been hard but now my comp. is better and hopefully doesn't get sick again so that we can work as much as possible these last couple of weeks.
We did teach one investigator and he came to church so this week we are going to put a baptismal date for the 3rd of October so that he can see the Conference and then get baptized!!!!
The truth, I haven't heard anything either yet. . . I thought that I would get it(travel intinerary) this week but , nope and hopefully next week it comes but if not I guess I'll just stay here, Ha Ha!!! JK...I'm ready to come home when it's time.
Anyways that's just about it...
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
8 September 2010
Hey Mom,
Wow, HaHa. . . seems like just yesterday, I was going into the MTC. Matt is going to love it!!! The MTC is so awesome!!!! How many weeks is he there? When will he be in Texas?
That's so awesome the change that comes from leaving for the mission!!!!
I remember those videos (One of the group of missionaries singing in the MTC), you guys should have them too .. . either in the cd that I sent home or when I sent the memory card home!!! When does steven get back? He should be getting back soon if he is not already back!
This week has been really hard. . .my comp. has been sick for like the whole week so the only time I've left to go teaching and tracting is when a member is with him and another with me which is really hard cause there aren't very many that can leave with us... It really stinks not being able to do much...We get so used to always doing things as missionaries that when we aren't doing something its wierd. It will probably be like that when I get back from the mission...I want to work so bad these last weeks, its so hard not being able to with my companion sick.
Anyways that just about it....
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wow, HaHa. . . seems like just yesterday, I was going into the MTC. Matt is going to love it!!! The MTC is so awesome!!!! How many weeks is he there? When will he be in Texas?
That's so awesome the change that comes from leaving for the mission!!!!
I remember those videos (One of the group of missionaries singing in the MTC), you guys should have them too .. . either in the cd that I sent home or when I sent the memory card home!!! When does steven get back? He should be getting back soon if he is not already back!
This week has been really hard. . .my comp. has been sick for like the whole week so the only time I've left to go teaching and tracting is when a member is with him and another with me which is really hard cause there aren't very many that can leave with us... It really stinks not being able to do much...We get so used to always doing things as missionaries that when we aren't doing something its wierd. It will probably be like that when I get back from the mission...I want to work so bad these last weeks, its so hard not being able to with my companion sick.
Anyways that just about it....
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
30 August 2010
Hey Mom!!!
Ha Ha. . .When Matt gets back from the mission, it will be exactly opposite (speaking)...it will be trying to get him to use only 10 minutes. . . I know cause thats how I am now ha ha. . . so many things to teach from the scriptures and the things that one learns that you can't fit that all you want to say in.
It's okay ha ha . . .don't worry about sending my card. Mine won't expire til the end of September so I'll be okay not needing it for the time that I travel cause I saved like 100 dollars through the whole mission so that I would have it to get some food or something in the airport coming back home and then when I get back, I'll have the new card there.
Anyways it was kind of a slow week again. Not too much happened, we just knocked doors all week and like maybe one or two people let us in. . . I don't always understand why things are so slow at times. . . it doesn't bug me though, I just keep on happily working but my comp on the other hand doesn't take it quite as well, he isn't too excited about the area. . .It's hard at times, trying to get him to work with a little more faith that something will come of our work.
That's just about it.
Love
Elder Johnny Berghout
Ha Ha. . .When Matt gets back from the mission, it will be exactly opposite (speaking)...it will be trying to get him to use only 10 minutes. . . I know cause thats how I am now ha ha. . . so many things to teach from the scriptures and the things that one learns that you can't fit that all you want to say in.
It's okay ha ha . . .don't worry about sending my card. Mine won't expire til the end of September so I'll be okay not needing it for the time that I travel cause I saved like 100 dollars through the whole mission so that I would have it to get some food or something in the airport coming back home and then when I get back, I'll have the new card there.
Anyways it was kind of a slow week again. Not too much happened, we just knocked doors all week and like maybe one or two people let us in. . . I don't always understand why things are so slow at times. . . it doesn't bug me though, I just keep on happily working but my comp on the other hand doesn't take it quite as well, he isn't too excited about the area. . .It's hard at times, trying to get him to work with a little more faith that something will come of our work.
That's just about it.
Love
Elder Johnny Berghout
23 August 2010
Hey Mom,
Wow that's crazy(kids going back to school), It seems like they just got out of school!!!
So did Matt go up (hunting), just him and Jared, or did they go up with Rick and Blake again?
I didn't know that Keon was doing Gymnastics, you should have him do hip hop and break dancing!!!
Dad hasn't wrote me yet. . .but yeah I'll take the job there until I can get something else. Will it be in the same part of distribution or another part?
Well this week was a long one, not much happened but on Monday and Tuesday, we went to do divisions with two different companionships and it rained and snowed both days and we weren't prepared ofr that cause it has been really nice before we left. . . It's okay though cause we did enter a shop to buy facturas--they are like little donuts--and we talked with a lady that was really awesome so we left there with a new investigator.
Then on Friday, we had an activity for the ward and not very many people came. We were really bumbed but the Bishop and one councelor and his family came and we taught about the Book of Mormon and it really helped them realize the importance of the Book of Mormon. . . even the Bishop got up in sacrament meeting and shared a bit and told all the members that they had really missed out those that didn't come to the activity. That was the first time I've seen a bishop be so sincere when he said something like that. . .You know how before , the ward was just really cold and the people really closed, we definetly got hte confidence of the Bishop with this activity and I think now, hopefully, we can transmit it to the members and get them all excited to work in sharing the gospel!!!! Hopefully we can really get it going in these last 6 weeks!!!!
I think that's just about all!!!
Love,
Elder Johnny Berghout
Wow that's crazy(kids going back to school), It seems like they just got out of school!!!
So did Matt go up (hunting), just him and Jared, or did they go up with Rick and Blake again?
I didn't know that Keon was doing Gymnastics, you should have him do hip hop and break dancing!!!
Dad hasn't wrote me yet. . .but yeah I'll take the job there until I can get something else. Will it be in the same part of distribution or another part?
Well this week was a long one, not much happened but on Monday and Tuesday, we went to do divisions with two different companionships and it rained and snowed both days and we weren't prepared ofr that cause it has been really nice before we left. . . It's okay though cause we did enter a shop to buy facturas--they are like little donuts--and we talked with a lady that was really awesome so we left there with a new investigator.
Then on Friday, we had an activity for the ward and not very many people came. We were really bumbed but the Bishop and one councelor and his family came and we taught about the Book of Mormon and it really helped them realize the importance of the Book of Mormon. . . even the Bishop got up in sacrament meeting and shared a bit and told all the members that they had really missed out those that didn't come to the activity. That was the first time I've seen a bishop be so sincere when he said something like that. . .You know how before , the ward was just really cold and the people really closed, we definetly got hte confidence of the Bishop with this activity and I think now, hopefully, we can transmit it to the members and get them all excited to work in sharing the gospel!!!! Hopefully we can really get it going in these last 6 weeks!!!!
I think that's just about all!!!
Love,
Elder Johnny Berghout
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