I love you all, thank you again for all your letters 5-16-2013

Dear Mama and Popa, 

I am doing well. The weeks are just flying by, in two days we will have exactly a month until we leave. Can you believe that? A MONTH!!!!! I love it here, but I am so excited to leave. I am needed in Finland, I have already fallen in love with my people. And i do not even know them. I am glad you got your package. I am sorry it came late. I knew it would be that way, but I did have it ready before then. I have not been able to print off my emails so if you could print them off that would be great. I thought I left my extra pictures home. I forgot envelopes too. so my pictures should be with the envelopes. i left them on the table next to the door. And I do have envelopes now. Did I forget the card reader? One of my friends asked for it today and I couldn't find it. And in your letter could you send me addresses for KB, ETHAN, and other of my friends? That would be great.

IF you and the girls have time to write a letter to the two missionaries I spoke about that would be great too. The letter you sent to Elder Rottler really meant a lot to him. He went through our entire zone making sure everyone knew HE got a letter from MY MAMA. I was tempted to keep his letter for myself, but I didn't see that it was from you before hand. Or else I would have. 

Your scripture study is probably about the same time as my own. The scriptures are what I needed to hear. We are up getting ready for the day at six. Breakfast is at 6:45 am and class as 7. Have I told you how great my teachers are? I have some of the beast teachers.Veli Hamner, Boyer, and Christiansen. They are amazing! I wont to stay in contact with them after my mission. Each of them have touched my life in such a way that i will be the "Missionary my Mother knows I will be." That is a quote by one of our devotional speakers. I cant remember his name at the moment but i have it written down. And speaking of Devotionals. We Had Russell Nelson speak to us Tuesday. First Apostle to speak while i have been here. He encouraged us to Pray for help, specifically help for the other side. Help for our investigators as well as for ourselves. Did you know that you can ask for specific people to help from the Spirit world? For example, I could ask for help from Jared, Grandpa and Grandma Sandberg, they were the first to come to mind. But They will know who my investigators relatives are and know how to help me. This is how i understood it anyway. Cool Thought.

I think that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing, even with a sense of humour. I am glad to hear that you had a wonderful mothers day, and that the school will be able to have you as PTO president again. It will be so much fun! 

Will you tell Jonny that his quote is from the Haunted Mansion? We try we Fail we try we fail, That one. The green headed crystal ball says it. 

Another quick thought. We were chosen to be missionaries at the time that we are, right?  In the world there are about 2000 nonmembers to every one missionary. Think of this fictionally, In heaven Heavenly Father brought us all together in groups of 2000 and from that one is chosen to be a missionary. ONLY ONE. I am one of those. Jeff was one of those. Jon, KIM, Dad, we were chosen, and we are simply here to help remind them of what life used to be like. With our Father in Heaven. How cool is that. I cant take credit for that, it was our choir director. I love you all! Let me know what I can do to help.{ KINDSEY, I better get a dear Elder from you or a Hand written letter by my next P-day. }

I love you all, thank you again for all your letters. I will let you know more about the move to West MTC when we move. LOVE YOU!!!

Vanhin Sandberg

Sister Johnson's Dad sent these to us.

"This is like...the epitome of Elder Sandberg, my District Leader. He's constantly lost in intense thought. He's very quiet in general, but he'll surprise you by being hilarious when you least expect it. XD"
Quoted from Sister Mariah Johnson's letter home