JOHNSON IN WISCONSIN

Hey ya'll. Two weeks ago it was freakin cold, below 0 for some time and even worse with the wind chill but its back up into the teens and 20's again. I got to go to the Chicago Temple on Friday, it was so awesome. The second we got in i could feel the difference from the outside world. There is such a calm, peaceful feeling and its so quiet, bright and white, oh i miss it. The lord's presense there is so strong. It made more sense to me this time and was a great review. It was another reinforcement of my testimony. Testimonies are like a tower of legos. Its as if each time we have a spiritual experince or have a great lesson at church or sacramnet meeting or the temple, or any time when you feel so strongly the truthfullness of the gospel it's like adding another lego to the tower. I had some legos before i came on the mission and ive added so many out here, its seems as if daily, especially when i do my scripture study. Its awesome, keep on adding you own legos!!!!On Tuesday we had interviews. I officilly go home the 16th of November. We had a dinner and lesson that night at the Dimonds home with James and we set a baptismal date for Feb 25th. he hasnt officialy said that he wants to be baptized yet but we felt setting the date would help him to really hunker down and recive a firm answer about it from the Lord. We committed him to pray at least twice a day and read from the BOM each day. I can't see him not getting baptized. He took us to churhc again yesterday and he continues to love it. He was reading the BOM before sacrament meeting started and we noticed that he was looking ta baptism in the index so that was a good sign. We have another lesson tomorrow night. On a rather sad not i may have lost my digital camera. I had it one Friday night and when we left the apartment saturday morning, i didnt use it at all on Saturday and it wasnt in my backpak when we got home. We visited 7 different homes that day (i take my scriptures outta my bag, which is also where my camera is, so it might have fallen out) and so far it hasnt surfaced. Ive been retracing all my steps that day and hopefully it will turn up. Ive been praying that ill find it and im confident it will be in my possesion soon. If not by this time next week i suppose ill have to buy a new one. Crap happens. I still have my testimony and my faith and that keeps me goin even when stuff like this happens and thats what is important. I would have gone home by now if i didnt have the gospel knowledge and testimony that i have cuz missions sure are ups and downs. The church is true. The Book of Mormon is so precious. We wouldn't have nearly as much of the Plan of Salvation without it. Other christians are missing out so much without this scripture. I have really come to love the BOM and have such a strong testimony of it. Have a fun week and stand fast in the faith. I love you alls so much. Love. Elder Ben