Hello!
So you guys are all starting to get cold up there in North America, i can just see all the fall colors and beautiful scenery but those are just imaginations for me. Its generally around 93 degrees just about every day here and the members say it gets much hotter, man i have no idea what I'm going to do then just yesterday it was almost unbearable. oh well such is live with the black name tag, yea so i have a new companion and his name is Elder Maja and he is from Limpopo SA and he has been out on mission for about 18 months. I am still in Paarl which is alright with me because i really like it here, there are some spectacular views at sunset and sunrise. As for the people though.. ahh i guess they are alright ha most of them are really confused. Since transfer day all Elder Maja and i have done practically is tracting, and 99% of the people just say "ohh it doesn't matter what religion you are just as long as you believe in god and go to church", man what a lackadaisical statement that is wow satan works in very cunning and wise ways to distract the children of men. Sometimes i just want to tell them to read Matt 7 and then tell me all religions work.. they dont there can only be one, and if you call yourself a god fearing person and you truly are.. you Will listen to our message and you will read the book of Mormon and pray to know the truthfulness of it. just like Bruce R McConkie said "We need to cast away the philosophies of man, the wisdom of the wise, and harken unto that great spirit that teaches man all things". Im sure anyone who has ever served a mission experienced people who have hard hearts and think they know they have the truth, "when they are learned they think they are wise".
Anyways that has been my week in a nutshell, walking from door to door in the scorching African sun trying to find people ready to receive our message. Oh and Mom i did recieve those pictures in the email, the new house looks nice and cozy, i like it its nice. i like the picture of uncle Kirt and Dad standing in front of that empty truck haha i bet that was a relief to finally be done moving all that furniture. It sounds like everything is going well back home, that's good to hear man do i love reading all the emails you guys send me you have no idea how much it means to have news from home. Wow mom that's really neat how driving through those old neighborhoods gives you and myself all those memories of Idaho. Im excited for both of you and all the things that are ahead. Christmas list ok.. keep the ornament, USB drive, pictures of family, and anything else you may think i would want for Christmas as a missionary.
Oh man those Hamilton boys are oh so creative they definitely had the best costume, beasts. keep well and inform me on when Phillip and Jordan send in their papers. A whole lot of Elders from Washington are being called to Cape Town.
well its about time for me to wrap up this email but first i would like to have a list of all the addresses of family members so i can start writing letters for Christmas.
Have a great week everybody,
Elder Nielsen
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