SO this week was pretty fun and we saw a lot of miracles and I have had a lot of growing experiences. We have been finding tons of really sweet people that just want to learn the gospel and come closer to God and a lot of them are Asian. Something that a member pointed out this week is very interesting. This member has a son in Russia on his mission so he knows a little about the Russians and he pointed out how different people react differently to communism. Russians are very cold by nature and hard hearted and yet the Chinese for the most part are very honest and open minded people. So we are super blessed to be able to teach are to share the gospel with these people. We also went on 2 exchanges. For the first one I was with Elder Farmer and we were in our area at Purdue. We were able to find a few really good people and were able to set appointments with all of them except for one. It was hard because we couldn't find a time that was open for both of us, but no worries we called and finally found a time that worked out, we will be seeing him later this week. For our second exchange we went down to Logansport and blitzed Elder Rees and Elder Edwards area. I went with Elder Edwards who is from Mesa so we got to talk it up like Arizona boys do and it was great. At the very start we taught this guy and set a baptismal date with him for the 14th of May. I even got to see some members and give them a surprise. We were able to do a lot of great work and have a lot of fun while doing it. We also had another "Why I Believe" fireside that went well but was a little stressful at the same time. We ended up starting 15 minutes late because everyone was late and then 3 out of the 6 speakers didn't show or couldn't come for one reason or another so in order till fill in the time I decide to share my conversion story and then we ended. In all it went well but it definitely took a lot of effort on our side of it all. I did get to see some members from Kokomo, were I was trained, and got to say goodbye to them so that was cool.
Well I'm still working hard and giving it all I got. I love you, Elder Nelson
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
4/18/11
I also have another question. I am trying to sell my bike before I go home and I hope that it does sell but I was wondering that if not, would be a good idea to sent it home. I asked FedEx and they gave an estimate of $75ish to send it. and If i do I would need you to put that money into my account from my other account. What do you think?
This week was a sweet and interesting one. We were able to teach a lot of people that are looking for answers to questions that we can help with. It was one of those weeks were we would sit down for nightly planning and the next day would practically be full of appointments and that is how it still is. We have been trying really hard to improve ourselves, our companionship and our area and it definitely has not gone unnoticed by the Lord. We have really been blessed recently. In fact we have also noticed that a good 3/4 of the people that we are teaching don't have a belief in God for themselves, yet.
I am 21 now but I don't feel any different that is for sure but I will say that it was the best birthday that I have ever had. Our whole day was just on fire. We started it all with visiting a really good district meeting. Then we came back to Campus and we only talked to one person but she was really cool. She was actually out holding a board that said:
"Pray for Japan" so we went over and talked to her about it and actually ended up saying a prayer with her and then setting up a lesson. From there we actually went to a lesson with a Chinese grad student. Most Chinese and oriental students choose an American name that they go by so that other people can actually say there names, but anyways, He was very interested in learning more about God and Christ because his greatest role model is his grandmother and she is Christian and because of that he wants to learn. There was somewhat of a language barrier but not really that bad. We talked to him about what it is we do as missionaries and that our goal is to help him grow in faith and then to be baptized. He then asked what baptism was. We both got really excited as we explained what it was along with explaining very simply about faith and repentance and then also receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then we invited him to be baptized and with a lot of excitement he said YES! We sat down and had gotten up within the time of 20 min and that is all that it took. We actually were able to meet with him again on Friday and he volunteered to say the opening prayer and in it he expressed thanks for us teaching him how to pray and also for the chance to learn and to prepare to be baptized. So it was a good Birthday. Also another really good day was Saturday. It was really rainy but we stayed very dry. The reason is because we sat in the institute and didn't leave it for 4 hours teaching people and it was great. Really quick I also wanted to say that on Sunday I experienced the hardest lesson of my mission on Sunday. It was with a Chinese guy that had really bad English and we had to teach through a member that is Chinese as well. It was really hard to stay focused at times.
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week
This week was a sweet and interesting one. We were able to teach a lot of people that are looking for answers to questions that we can help with. It was one of those weeks were we would sit down for nightly planning and the next day would practically be full of appointments and that is how it still is. We have been trying really hard to improve ourselves, our companionship and our area and it definitely has not gone unnoticed by the Lord. We have really been blessed recently. In fact we have also noticed that a good 3/4 of the people that we are teaching don't have a belief in God for themselves, yet.
I am 21 now but I don't feel any different that is for sure but I will say that it was the best birthday that I have ever had. Our whole day was just on fire. We started it all with visiting a really good district meeting. Then we came back to Campus and we only talked to one person but she was really cool. She was actually out holding a board that said:
"Pray for Japan" so we went over and talked to her about it and actually ended up saying a prayer with her and then setting up a lesson. From there we actually went to a lesson with a Chinese grad student. Most Chinese and oriental students choose an American name that they go by so that other people can actually say there names, but anyways, He was very interested in learning more about God and Christ because his greatest role model is his grandmother and she is Christian and because of that he wants to learn. There was somewhat of a language barrier but not really that bad. We talked to him about what it is we do as missionaries and that our goal is to help him grow in faith and then to be baptized. He then asked what baptism was. We both got really excited as we explained what it was along with explaining very simply about faith and repentance and then also receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then we invited him to be baptized and with a lot of excitement he said YES! We sat down and had gotten up within the time of 20 min and that is all that it took. We actually were able to meet with him again on Friday and he volunteered to say the opening prayer and in it he expressed thanks for us teaching him how to pray and also for the chance to learn and to prepare to be baptized. So it was a good Birthday. Also another really good day was Saturday. It was really rainy but we stayed very dry. The reason is because we sat in the institute and didn't leave it for 4 hours teaching people and it was great. Really quick I also wanted to say that on Sunday I experienced the hardest lesson of my mission on Sunday. It was with a Chinese guy that had really bad English and we had to teach through a member that is Chinese as well. It was really hard to stay focused at times.
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week
4/18/11
I also have another question. I am trying to sell my bike before I go home and I hope that it does sell but I was wondering that if not, would be a good idea to sent it home. I asked FedEx and they gave an estimate of $75ish to send it. and If i do I would need you to put that money into my account from my other account. What do you think?
This week was a sweet and interesting one. We were able to teach a lot of people that are looking for answers to questions that we can help with. It was one of those weeks were we would sit down for nightly planning and the next day would practically be full of appointments and that is how it still is. We have been trying really hard to improve ourselves, our companionship and our area and it definitely has not gone unnoticed by the Lord. We have really been blessed recently. In fact we have also noticed that a good 3/4 of the people that we are teaching don't have a belief in God for themselves, yet.
I am 21 now but I don't feel any different that is for sure but I will say that it was the best birthday that I have ever had. Our whole day was just on fire. We started it all with visiting a really good district meeting. Then we came back to Campus and we only talked to one person but she was really cool. She was actually out holding a board that said:
"Pray for Japan" so we went over and talked to her about it and actually ended up saying a prayer with her and then setting up a lesson. From there we actually went to a lesson with a Chinese grad student. Most Chinese and oriental students choose an American name that they go by so that other people can actually say there names, but anyways, He was very interested in learning more about God and Christ because his greatest role model is his grandmother and she is Christian and because of that he wants to learn. There was somewhat of a language barrier but not really that bad. We talked to him about what it is we do as missionaries and that our goal is to help him grow in faith and then to be baptized. He then asked what baptism was. We both got really excited as we explained what it was along with explaining very simply about faith and repentance and then also receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then we invited him to be baptized and with a lot of excitement he said YES! We sat down and had gotten up within the time of 20 min and that is all that it took. We actually were able to meet with him again on Friday and he volunteered to say the opening prayer and in it he expressed thanks for us teaching him how to pray and also for the chance to learn and to prepare to be baptized. So it was a good Birthday. Also another really good day was Saturday. It was really rainy but we stayed very dry. The reason is because we sat in the institute and didn't leave it for 4 hours teaching people and it was great. Really quick I also wanted to say that on Sunday I experienced the hardest lesson of my mission on Sunday. It was with a Chinese guy that had really bad English and we had to teach through a member that is Chinese as well. It was really hard to stay focused at times.
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week
This week was a sweet and interesting one. We were able to teach a lot of people that are looking for answers to questions that we can help with. It was one of those weeks were we would sit down for nightly planning and the next day would practically be full of appointments and that is how it still is. We have been trying really hard to improve ourselves, our companionship and our area and it definitely has not gone unnoticed by the Lord. We have really been blessed recently. In fact we have also noticed that a good 3/4 of the people that we are teaching don't have a belief in God for themselves, yet.
I am 21 now but I don't feel any different that is for sure but I will say that it was the best birthday that I have ever had. Our whole day was just on fire. We started it all with visiting a really good district meeting. Then we came back to Campus and we only talked to one person but she was really cool. She was actually out holding a board that said:
"Pray for Japan" so we went over and talked to her about it and actually ended up saying a prayer with her and then setting up a lesson. From there we actually went to a lesson with a Chinese grad student. Most Chinese and oriental students choose an American name that they go by so that other people can actually say there names, but anyways, He was very interested in learning more about God and Christ because his greatest role model is his grandmother and she is Christian and because of that he wants to learn. There was somewhat of a language barrier but not really that bad. We talked to him about what it is we do as missionaries and that our goal is to help him grow in faith and then to be baptized. He then asked what baptism was. We both got really excited as we explained what it was along with explaining very simply about faith and repentance and then also receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then we invited him to be baptized and with a lot of excitement he said YES! We sat down and had gotten up within the time of 20 min and that is all that it took. We actually were able to meet with him again on Friday and he volunteered to say the opening prayer and in it he expressed thanks for us teaching him how to pray and also for the chance to learn and to prepare to be baptized. So it was a good Birthday. Also another really good day was Saturday. It was really rainy but we stayed very dry. The reason is because we sat in the institute and didn't leave it for 4 hours teaching people and it was great. Really quick I also wanted to say that on Sunday I experienced the hardest lesson of my mission on Sunday. It was with a Chinese guy that had really bad English and we had to teach through a member that is Chinese as well. It was really hard to stay focused at times.
I love you all and I hope that you have a great week
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Conference Week
Conference was amazing and I was able to learn a lot . I went into this conference with a lot of questions and I got all the answers that I need for now.
So this morning was the big suspenseful morning. It was the morning for transfer calls and the day that would determine the who and the were I would be spending my last transfer. The news is that we didn't get a call and that means that Elder Roberts will be the companion to kill me off and that I will spend the rest of my mission at Purdue. I am super excited and as I thought about it I realized a few different things. One, I would be serving at Purdue for 7 1/2 months. My second 7 1/2 month area, Logansport was the first. Along with that I will have served a total of 17 1/2 months in the Lafayette Zone. That is almost 3/4 of my mission and I wouldn't of had it any other way. I am overjoyed and excited for the next few wonderful weeks ahead.
So as usual you all probably want to know about how this week went. It actually started with an awesome exchange with Elder Jones. We were able to work really hard and have a blast doing it. It was just like when we served together previously. We also went on an exchange with the two Elders that serve in one of my beloved old areas of Logansport. All by coincidence I was able to see and speak to a lot of the members there that I grew to love very much and i was even able to go and try to contact the very first man that I was able to see baptized but unfortunately he was not there. We were able to talk to his son that I was also able to teach when I served in Logansport.
Within this exchange we were driving in a town called Flora. It is just a small town but a very nice one. I remembered that once when I served in Logansport I had visited a mother and 2 small children. As our plans fell through and we were on our way to another town we drove down that specific spot of road in which this mother had lived and I noticed it quickly. We knew that it was no coincidence that we were there. We drove up the road slowly as i tried my hardest to remember the trailer that this young family lived then again and again but with no such memory. While we were doing this we noticed a man that had walked out of his home and had been watching us go back and forth. We finally decide to stop and knock on some doors to see if we could find this mother but first we talked to this man. We said hello and asked him how his day was and if he had ever met missionaries before. He then told us that he was a member. We started to talk more and it turns out that he was baptized 10 years ago in Lafayette and that his records were in Illinois at the time. We found out that he had no home and no phone but that he was moving around a lot but we were able to give him our information and the address of the church in Logansport. It truly is amazing at how the Lords ways are not our ways. Over all it was a very good week and within our own area we were able to see a lot of miracles as well. We saw them while walking around campus, we saw them in meal appointments with members and especially within lessons with amazing investigators. In fact we were able to have 3 investigators come to general conference. Two of them enjoyed it a lot and we haven't been able to talk to the other. I do know this though. There were very special talks that were very specific to each of their individual needs. It was one of those feelings of: 'I hope that they are listening to this one'
I love you all and I greatly appreciate all of your love and support,
Elder Nelson
So this morning was the big suspenseful morning. It was the morning for transfer calls and the day that would determine the who and the were I would be spending my last transfer. The news is that we didn't get a call and that means that Elder Roberts will be the companion to kill me off and that I will spend the rest of my mission at Purdue. I am super excited and as I thought about it I realized a few different things. One, I would be serving at Purdue for 7 1/2 months. My second 7 1/2 month area, Logansport was the first. Along with that I will have served a total of 17 1/2 months in the Lafayette Zone. That is almost 3/4 of my mission and I wouldn't of had it any other way. I am overjoyed and excited for the next few wonderful weeks ahead.
So as usual you all probably want to know about how this week went. It actually started with an awesome exchange with Elder Jones. We were able to work really hard and have a blast doing it. It was just like when we served together previously. We also went on an exchange with the two Elders that serve in one of my beloved old areas of Logansport. All by coincidence I was able to see and speak to a lot of the members there that I grew to love very much and i was even able to go and try to contact the very first man that I was able to see baptized but unfortunately he was not there. We were able to talk to his son that I was also able to teach when I served in Logansport.
Within this exchange we were driving in a town called Flora. It is just a small town but a very nice one. I remembered that once when I served in Logansport I had visited a mother and 2 small children. As our plans fell through and we were on our way to another town we drove down that specific spot of road in which this mother had lived and I noticed it quickly. We knew that it was no coincidence that we were there. We drove up the road slowly as i tried my hardest to remember the trailer that this young family lived then again and again but with no such memory. While we were doing this we noticed a man that had walked out of his home and had been watching us go back and forth. We finally decide to stop and knock on some doors to see if we could find this mother but first we talked to this man. We said hello and asked him how his day was and if he had ever met missionaries before. He then told us that he was a member. We started to talk more and it turns out that he was baptized 10 years ago in Lafayette and that his records were in Illinois at the time. We found out that he had no home and no phone but that he was moving around a lot but we were able to give him our information and the address of the church in Logansport. It truly is amazing at how the Lords ways are not our ways. Over all it was a very good week and within our own area we were able to see a lot of miracles as well. We saw them while walking around campus, we saw them in meal appointments with members and especially within lessons with amazing investigators. In fact we were able to have 3 investigators come to general conference. Two of them enjoyed it a lot and we haven't been able to talk to the other. I do know this though. There were very special talks that were very specific to each of their individual needs. It was one of those feelings of: 'I hope that they are listening to this one'
I love you all and I greatly appreciate all of your love and support,
Elder Nelson
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