so yesterday was the 10 anniversary of Sept. 11th and I wont lie my thoughts yesterday just after church took me back. Drifted back to home, back to child hood. It was kind of like one of those smells you know that you get a wif of and it takes you back to a whole other world that you used to live in, wether its back home, back to school, back to that tree you used to climb, back to that bowling alley, back to that 1985 beat up ole suburban. I had one of those moments yesterday, it took me back to the family. those young years you know. back when Taleya had about 7 years on Paisley, a doll in one hand and a tonka truck in the other. Us boys and our late night super smash bro tournaments followed by an even later night of cartoons. early morning "dad drop offs" in salt lake down town listening to Shania twain on K bull 93. and then i thought how blessed we are to have those kinds of experiences in our lifes. That we live in a country that not only allowed but provided what would be a longing of times now gone, a whole scrapbook full of old memories that we can look back on with a " hey remember that time we dyed taleya's hair with mud" lol "or that time that chris ate it hard in the middle of the street on his bike" " or when bryndon romped around the house like Tarzan with his new arm" haha and mom and dad wondering if we were ever going to grow up. At this point I hope of the same future for the next generation of Johnson's, or in taleya's case Mundy. This last week kind just brought some cool old memories that gave a hope for the future that even though times might seem tough, we can look back on them as if it was needed. We did those things in the past so we could look back on them in the future for a sense of learning and joy. You guys really are my joy!
This week was well... lets just say you remember in History class when they talked about the American revolution? well apply that lesson to the Kyiv Ukraine Mission. President Klebingat has completely assimilated our what once was the middle eastern zone of Podilska in the country. and divided it into two separate other zones. Elder Larson and I were so surprised! we are the last (for the next week) zone leaders of the Podilska zone which has been since the begining! I couldn't beleive it! President Klebingat has assigned me as district leader come thursday here in Kmelnitsky and we (companion and I) will be staying together for the next 7 weeks! totally nuts! all the of the responsability that we just had was just taken away! and I'm honestly really bumbed! thats no more helpin other elders in there cities! the serving opportunity is no longer there :( it stinks. I dont know why he even invited us to the zone leaders council because we aren't going to be doing anything as far as zone leaders go for the next forever!
I wont be writing next monday, it will probably be tuesday. we have to go to Leviv on sat, and then back here on sunday and then back again to leviv before monday. and the new rule is, no night time travel anymore! so... we are having a hard time trying to figure that out because we have the worst train in the world which usually leaves about 12 at night. so ... me and my brain says what? I say to myself." Self! what would be the fastest way to get to leviv?" and myself responded "perhaps... you could push the envelope again"..... hehehehe oh yeah! you guessed! so we are going to check out flying there this week! my Idea has been passed through president and he's down if its resonable! so that I'm stoked for it!
on the 7 of october I will be singing for a wedding here! hopefully we get it recorded and I can get a copy! anyway! so yeah I'm still bumbed that all the stuff that we used to get to do we wont be doing anymore. :( no I haven't got boots yet! Im still looking for those. and I still have gloves that I think will work. anyway I love you all and this will be my report for the week
my first hotel experience in Ukraine.... it was aweful! lol forgot to mention that. I'll send pictures of our Fortress finding andventure in a sec
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