The weekly-Smartphones make us dumber!

Wed, Feb 21, 2:14 PM So this week we got smartphones.....As missionaries here in the CHM it was announced and looked forw​ard to by many! (I personally didn't really care either way). After we got our smartphones, we went out with another set of missionaries to visit a past investigator named Jeff (sidenote: I love jeff so much! he's a such a good dude, and it's a miracle to see how much his life has changed from reading the book of mormon, and accepting the help of Jesus Christ!). So we were sitting in their car (and they got a new car that day as well, the church sells their cars once they hit a certain mileage limitation, and theirs was up), and this missionary said "this is the best zone conference I've ever been too! and the best day of my life" as he continued to dilly dally with his smart phone. Now, for all of you who are concerned about missionaries having these things, don't worry, it was just the novelty of it all that these missionaries have been basking in, give it a week, and we will be implementing these tools into our daily proselyting with skill to become even more efficient servants of the lord. The reason why I Bring this up is that I didn't feel any different! I was sitting there thinking about why, and I came to the conclusion that through experiences in my life, and just with me being who I am, I've learned that Joy doesn't come from the world and never will! Buying things will never fulfill our existences purpose of Joy! neither does hype music, or partying, or drugs. And no my friends, sadly neither do chocolate chip cookies. Happyness is a choice! and we gain deep abiding Joy as we serve our fellow men and Women, and is not something that can be purchased, it is something only earned by obedience to God's commandments. This isn't necessarily something that we do to please god so he will pour the happy dust on us though, It is "living after the manner of Happiness". What we do refines us into what we are! and when we do things that happy people do we are able to become more happy. More than that though, we have the grace of Jesus Christ to lean on the whole way to working out furthering our Joy! and we do this by repentance (Becoming more obedient to God's commandments, through the help of Jesus christ and his grace, as well as being spiritually purified and forgiven for not being obedient to those commandments in the past.) I love ya'll lots and hope you enjoy my spontaneous rant about happiness. I know that God is there, and he knows each and everyone of us personally, and that he's awesome! like seriously, He's way cool. and I bet you he's the happiest guy out there! so take the time tonight or right now to ask him "what can i do, or should I do to be more happy?" Love Elder Johnson PS. here are some pics of me with two way cool members here in Miramichi, Patrick Wait, and Ricky! Also one of the members has way cool lord of the rings stuff, and let us take some pictures with it!