New Companion..

That is really good to hear about dad I’ve been praying and working hard too. As for my new comp we get along really well, and of course there are things here and there but nothing that is even worth thinking about. At times it does get a little hard because i have to do most of the teaching cause he is really shy and isn’t very confident in himself and in the promises that the lord gives us all through the scriptures. I've been trying to help him out the best that i can but usually only when i really feel like i need to say something or when he asks a question. He asks advice on how he can be better and I’ll usually show him some scriptures that say that the lord will bless us with what to say and that it all depends on how much faith we have in him. One that i go back to alot is: Proverbs 3:5-6. Also i'm trying to teach him that we wont be able to learn and grow unless were trying soo it all comes down to just doing it yourself. Again though i dont know everything cause im still learning too, and in the past week or 2 he has come a long way.

As for the the climax of this week was that last Sunday we had a young family of 5 come to church and it just so happened to be missionary Sunday so we got to speak. They only came to sacrament but i think that almost everyone said hi to them and welcomed them which was awesome. Then last night we actually showed up late because of a crazy emergency but they still brought us in and they didnt care, they only cared that we were able to make it. Also they were yanking our chain and saying that we just missed dinner and they gave us cookies and banana bread and it was just awesome. For the first like 10-15 minutes we just talked about our days and we were gonna ask them about church but right before we did they were asking about what the sunday school classes were like. We were telling the kids about all the stuff they do and they were super pumped about it. After all that we went on and watched: The Restoration with them and all the kids stayed sitting and didnt make a sound and the dad actually fell asleep, which he apologized for but i told him that it was because the spirit gave him soo much peace that it rocked him asleep. But it was awesome and im soo stoked about this family they are just awesome.

As for the weather yes it is cold but not cold enough for that coat yet but there have been a few very light snows and it is starting to frost every night but then the sun melts it before we go out but i do have a request; could you send me a few sets of thermals because they are kinda pricey out here.

Love
Elder Nelson