Hey Mom!!!
We've had a pretty good week, we are working hard and everything is working pretty good!!! Oh, with the new Comp, He is awesome and working hard to learn the language. We only speak Spanish, partly because I have a hard time speaking English now. I can write okay (HE THINKS!!!--one just needs to read the originals---We like to call it creative spelling. Ha Ha) but remembering how to say things is another story. We are really working on doing all that we can to receive the blessing in the work!!!
Oh yeah, my district is doing awesome too!!! Every week, we are getting better and better and having more and more success!!!
Anyways for now that's just about all. . . .
Oh yeah, We will be speaking next week in church. My comp is not too sure about that!!! And on Friday we are going to have a talent show thing in the church!!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Some of you asked if anyone can Email Johnny---The Answer is YES!!! He said he will try to answer anyone that emails him but it might take a while cause he only has so much time on P days. He would love to hear from everyone!!!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
12 October 2009
Hey Mom and Dad
My week has been really long but good too!!! I left Bariloche at 11 PM on Tuesday night and arrived in Neuquen at 5 in the Morning to pick up my new companion. I slept from 5:30 to 6:30 then got up and did the normal missionary stuff. Then we had a meeting as trainers with the president at like 10. After that the new missionaries arrived from doing all their papers and we had another meeting at 12 until 4 with all of us. We finished up with that and we had time to go out and work. Some of the other elders left directly to their area but we didn't have a bus until 11 PM again. So we went to my area in Neuquen and visited my converts there and then did some work. At 11 PM Wednesday night we left and arrived at 5:30 in the morning, slept for an hour then got up and had a normal working day.
Thursday, We went to bed at 10:30 and had to wake up at 11 to let other missionaries in because they were coming to our apartment because we had Zone conference the next day. We then woke up at 5:45 and showered and everything cause we had interviews with the president at 7:35. The conference was great and we worked a bit after, then finally got to go to bed at the end of the day and sleep a full night---talk about tired!!!!
Oh yeah, about the shelves. . . A sister in our ward in Neuquen found them thrown on the side of the road and thought they were still in good shape enough to use so she made her husband bring them home. Then asked us to take them apart and fix them up, we never did get around to painting them and putting them back together before I left. The husband and we thought they were as good as garbage but she insisted that they not go to waste. (Johnny sent home a bunch of pictures taken of these shelves so we asked what their importance was).
Okay about my new comp,----His name is Elder Tryon. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. He spent another two weeks in the MTC because he was waiting for his Visa. But for recently coming from the United States he speaks pretty good--far from perfect but he'll learn fast. I've found it quite hard to speak and think in English when he doesn't understand so we talk only in Spanish which is actually good cause he'll learn faster that way. I wish my trainer would have done it with me but it's all good!!! He is number 6 of 7 kids in the family and doesn't have any pictures of them so I still don't really know too much else about him. He is really quiet and I don't think he did much before the mission---just hung out---didn't really have any hobbies or anything.
Anyways I think that's just about all.
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
My week has been really long but good too!!! I left Bariloche at 11 PM on Tuesday night and arrived in Neuquen at 5 in the Morning to pick up my new companion. I slept from 5:30 to 6:30 then got up and did the normal missionary stuff. Then we had a meeting as trainers with the president at like 10. After that the new missionaries arrived from doing all their papers and we had another meeting at 12 until 4 with all of us. We finished up with that and we had time to go out and work. Some of the other elders left directly to their area but we didn't have a bus until 11 PM again. So we went to my area in Neuquen and visited my converts there and then did some work. At 11 PM Wednesday night we left and arrived at 5:30 in the morning, slept for an hour then got up and had a normal working day.
Thursday, We went to bed at 10:30 and had to wake up at 11 to let other missionaries in because they were coming to our apartment because we had Zone conference the next day. We then woke up at 5:45 and showered and everything cause we had interviews with the president at 7:35. The conference was great and we worked a bit after, then finally got to go to bed at the end of the day and sleep a full night---talk about tired!!!!
Oh yeah, about the shelves. . . A sister in our ward in Neuquen found them thrown on the side of the road and thought they were still in good shape enough to use so she made her husband bring them home. Then asked us to take them apart and fix them up, we never did get around to painting them and putting them back together before I left. The husband and we thought they were as good as garbage but she insisted that they not go to waste. (Johnny sent home a bunch of pictures taken of these shelves so we asked what their importance was).
Okay about my new comp,----His name is Elder Tryon. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. He spent another two weeks in the MTC because he was waiting for his Visa. But for recently coming from the United States he speaks pretty good--far from perfect but he'll learn fast. I've found it quite hard to speak and think in English when he doesn't understand so we talk only in Spanish which is actually good cause he'll learn faster that way. I wish my trainer would have done it with me but it's all good!!! He is number 6 of 7 kids in the family and doesn't have any pictures of them so I still don't really know too much else about him. He is really quiet and I don't think he did much before the mission---just hung out---didn't really have any hobbies or anything.
Anyways I think that's just about all.
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
5 October 2009
Hey Dad,
We have really been working a lot!!! This week I'll be going to Neuquen to meet my NEW Comp!!!
I'm excited to finally work and focus on just my area and to start someone off in the mission!!! But anyways, Conference was amazing!!! I loved all the talks especially Elder Ballards from Priesthood!!!
But anyways, not too much for this week, I'm sure I'll have more for next week when I have my new comp!!!
Love
Your Elder Berghout
We have really been working a lot!!! This week I'll be going to Neuquen to meet my NEW Comp!!!
I'm excited to finally work and focus on just my area and to start someone off in the mission!!! But anyways, Conference was amazing!!! I loved all the talks especially Elder Ballards from Priesthood!!!
But anyways, not too much for this week, I'm sure I'll have more for next week when I have my new comp!!!
Love
Your Elder Berghout
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
28 September 2009
Hey mom!!!
Sounds like everything is going good there. Ha ha like always!!! Yeah I figured that Devon Kenney would be getting back soon. Ha ha!!!
Anyways this week went great too!!! We found a bunch of people and oh yeah, we put a baptismal date with a lady for the 31st of October. I love the mission, I don't know what else to say.
Hey Dad
Yeah I'm enjoying being a District leader but you know I would really just more than anything just have to worry about the work and not other elders but no this transfer my district is awesome especially the two elders that I'm staying with for now till my companion gets here for another 2 weeks. Working in three is really weird but it is awesome too!!!
We found a lot of new people this week and are working really hard!!! Oh yeah, we put a baptismal date too!!! Everything seems to be working out so good now that I with two elders that are really willing to work with all they have. My last comp. was really lazy when it came to getting out of bed in the morning and studying. I dropped the can a lot trying to help him but sometimes I'm not sure why some elders come on the mission other than to vacation for two years.
Anyways
Everything is going great
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Sounds like everything is going good there. Ha ha like always!!! Yeah I figured that Devon Kenney would be getting back soon. Ha ha!!!
Anyways this week went great too!!! We found a bunch of people and oh yeah, we put a baptismal date with a lady for the 31st of October. I love the mission, I don't know what else to say.
Hey Dad
Yeah I'm enjoying being a District leader but you know I would really just more than anything just have to worry about the work and not other elders but no this transfer my district is awesome especially the two elders that I'm staying with for now till my companion gets here for another 2 weeks. Working in three is really weird but it is awesome too!!!
We found a lot of new people this week and are working really hard!!! Oh yeah, we put a baptismal date too!!! Everything seems to be working out so good now that I with two elders that are really willing to work with all they have. My last comp. was really lazy when it came to getting out of bed in the morning and studying. I dropped the can a lot trying to help him but sometimes I'm not sure why some elders come on the mission other than to vacation for two years.
Anyways
Everything is going great
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Monday, September 21, 2009
21 September 2009
Hey Mom,
Sorry I forgot to write about the food last week, but yes I did receive your email from your work!!! Thanks.
Anyways about the food. . . Yes it is really good. . . Well the things that are like the traditional stuff that they cook like empenadas, pastel de papas, noquis, and asodo. Other than that they just always do like pastas with the exact same sauce. As a missionary you really get tired of that sauce but its okay cause its food and you really don't care as long as you don't go hungry.
Wow sounds like things have really turned around with the High School Football team---That's way awesome!!!!
Wow that's crazy---Kurt going to Mongolia--Oh yeah--AND with short hair!!!. . . Oh yeah and now that I'm almost half way with my mission. Wish him luck for me and tell him I'll be there when he gets back!!!!
Anyways, about my week, it went pretty good. This week we didn't find any new people or baptize anyone but we have two investigators that are progressing pretty good. I hope that we can get them in the water this transfer!!! Oh yeah, this transfer. . .I am going to be training a new missionary!!!! I still don't know who it is and won't know for another three weeks so I'll be solo til he gets here, Ha ha . . . just kidding!!!! I'll be working with two other elders in my district until he gets here or if I can find a young man that would like to be a mini missionary for three weeks!!!
Anyways that's just about all for right now, but hope you guys have a great week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
P.S. The package that I sent should be getting there this week!!!
Sorry I forgot to write about the food last week, but yes I did receive your email from your work!!! Thanks.
Anyways about the food. . . Yes it is really good. . . Well the things that are like the traditional stuff that they cook like empenadas, pastel de papas, noquis, and asodo. Other than that they just always do like pastas with the exact same sauce. As a missionary you really get tired of that sauce but its okay cause its food and you really don't care as long as you don't go hungry.
Wow sounds like things have really turned around with the High School Football team---That's way awesome!!!!
Wow that's crazy---Kurt going to Mongolia--Oh yeah--AND with short hair!!!. . . Oh yeah and now that I'm almost half way with my mission. Wish him luck for me and tell him I'll be there when he gets back!!!!
Anyways, about my week, it went pretty good. This week we didn't find any new people or baptize anyone but we have two investigators that are progressing pretty good. I hope that we can get them in the water this transfer!!! Oh yeah, this transfer. . .I am going to be training a new missionary!!!! I still don't know who it is and won't know for another three weeks so I'll be solo til he gets here, Ha ha . . . just kidding!!!! I'll be working with two other elders in my district until he gets here or if I can find a young man that would like to be a mini missionary for three weeks!!!
Anyways that's just about all for right now, but hope you guys have a great week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
P.S. The package that I sent should be getting there this week!!!
14 September 2009
Hey Mom!!!
Wow... seems like everything is going great there!!! Thanks for the package, it was great!!! Oh yeah, people can write me, the only thing is it might take me a bit to write back cause I only have an hour every week to write everyone so yeah, it would be great to hear from people!!!!
I sent the package today with some goodies for you guys to try. You'll have to break or cut them so that everyone can try a bit of each one!!! They told me it would take 8 days to get there so be looking for it in the next week!!!
The work is going good, we have some good lessons planned for this week and are hoping that everything goes well. We may be setting some more baptismal dates but we'll have to see what the Lord wants us to do.
Anyways that's just about all for right now so until next week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Wow... seems like everything is going great there!!! Thanks for the package, it was great!!! Oh yeah, people can write me, the only thing is it might take me a bit to write back cause I only have an hour every week to write everyone so yeah, it would be great to hear from people!!!!
I sent the package today with some goodies for you guys to try. You'll have to break or cut them so that everyone can try a bit of each one!!! They told me it would take 8 days to get there so be looking for it in the next week!!!
The work is going good, we have some good lessons planned for this week and are hoping that everything goes well. We may be setting some more baptismal dates but we'll have to see what the Lord wants us to do.
Anyways that's just about all for right now so until next week!!!
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
5 September 2009
Hey,
Yeah this week has gone better. The weather here this week has been perfect!!! Anyways, I got the package that you guys sent. Thanks for the Birthday stuff, I actually did it on the 5th. Ha ha. . . on my Birthday all I did was work, Ha Ha!!! I still don't feel 20. Oh yeah, tell mom I didn't get her email that she sent from work last week. Oh, I think I'm gonna send a package either this week or next with a DVD of photos and stuff, so in 2, 3, or 4 weeks be looking for it, Ha ha!!!!
Anyways not too much to write this week.
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
Yeah this week has gone better. The weather here this week has been perfect!!! Anyways, I got the package that you guys sent. Thanks for the Birthday stuff, I actually did it on the 5th. Ha ha. . . on my Birthday all I did was work, Ha Ha!!! I still don't feel 20. Oh yeah, tell mom I didn't get her email that she sent from work last week. Oh, I think I'm gonna send a package either this week or next with a DVD of photos and stuff, so in 2, 3, or 4 weeks be looking for it, Ha ha!!!!
Anyways not too much to write this week.
Love
Your Elder Johnny Berghout
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