Hello Everybody
I had another great week here in Queenstown, we also had a good exchange with the Elders in Mthatha. It was great to see some of the members there for the last time. We had a lot of fun with the Elders who were there as well, two of them are from commonwealth countries like Australia and England so we had some good banter going on hah. We helped them out in their area a little bit as well and got some things happening for them there. It was awesome to serve one last day in Mthatha, I love that place.
My throat still is a bit sore in the morning but during the day I don't have any problems, so my cold is going away just fine. It's probably a good thing that I am sick now, because I don't want to be sick while going home. I don't know how my body will adapt to real American food again but it wasn't too bad coming here so I am not too worried.
Elder Romney and I are getting along really well and are having a lot of fun together. Tomorrow he and I will be training the whole Zone on some of the specific things that the mission as a whole need to improve on. So this morning in our companionship study we went over all of the things that we need to discuss and re-address. Tomorrow and Wednesday will be the two busiest days of the week and I can imagine they will go by quickly. Wednesday we have a Zone Conference that I will be conducting, our special guest will be Elder Carl B Cook of the Seventy and of course his wife and President and Sister Wood. For those who remember General Conference addresses from the recent past Elder Carl B Cook related an experience with the Prophet and learned "it is better to look Up". We are excited for the training he will provide us with, it is not too often we are able to be trained by a General Authority. Along with those activities for the week, it will yet get busier with some Baptism interviews Elder Romney and I will be conducting in Sada, which is about a 45 minute drive from our area. So things are continuing to move along here and we are being kept busy, which is what we like. For the rest of the time we will try to fit in as many teaching appointments as we can in our area to keep things alive there. We are looking to have 2-3 baptism's on 16 Sept, so I will be leaving Elder Romney and his new companion a little present hah.
Interesting fact, I learned just this week that Mitt Romney's running mate is named Ryan, well my companions name is Ryan Romney. Found that out to be quite a coincidence.
I am glad that things are doing well for everybody, I wish you all luck this coming week.
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Monday, August 27, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Week 102: August 20, 2012
Molweni family
Mom, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying yourself as a seminary teacher. That is probably one of the most demanding callings but I can imagine that it is worth it. I knew you would do great! I will keep you in my prayers that you will continue to do well and help those students of yours gain their testimonies.
Dad, so what are we going to do with that basement? and thank you for the picture of the football ticket, looking forward to that!
Good luck to you Colin with getting a job down there in Georgia, I'll keep your family in my prayers that everything will work out!
The past couple of weeks I have had a sore throat and a bit of a cold, but it is going away and I am feeling better.
Well it has not hit me that I am at the end of my mission, I continue to work hard and give it my all. Something cool happened yesterday, my companion and I were going through some of the less-actives in the area and we found some great teaching opportunities out of some of them. My favorite was a young man named Dwayne, he is a very energetic person and was super happy to see us, his brother is the member we were originally looking for but he was not at home when we stopped by. Apparently Dwayne has been taught before by missionaries before but at that time he was not ready for some reasons, we felt like he was ready at this time so we shared something brief with him out of the Book of Mormon and we invited him to be baptized on the 16 of September which he accepted. We could have given him an earlier date but in this ward we are only supposed to baptize on the third Sunday of every month, so it makes it difficult for someone who wants to have a baptism on their last Sunday of mission hah. Not that it matters in the slightest.
This week Elder Romney and I will be driving to Mthatha to have exchanges with the district leader and his companion up there. It will be my last time going to Mthatha, I am excited and looking forward to seeing all of the people I know for one last time. Good Memories from that place.
I hope all continues to go well with everyone back home. I will keep you in my prayers!
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Mom, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying yourself as a seminary teacher. That is probably one of the most demanding callings but I can imagine that it is worth it. I knew you would do great! I will keep you in my prayers that you will continue to do well and help those students of yours gain their testimonies.
Dad, so what are we going to do with that basement? and thank you for the picture of the football ticket, looking forward to that!
Good luck to you Colin with getting a job down there in Georgia, I'll keep your family in my prayers that everything will work out!
The past couple of weeks I have had a sore throat and a bit of a cold, but it is going away and I am feeling better.
Well it has not hit me that I am at the end of my mission, I continue to work hard and give it my all. Something cool happened yesterday, my companion and I were going through some of the less-actives in the area and we found some great teaching opportunities out of some of them. My favorite was a young man named Dwayne, he is a very energetic person and was super happy to see us, his brother is the member we were originally looking for but he was not at home when we stopped by. Apparently Dwayne has been taught before by missionaries before but at that time he was not ready for some reasons, we felt like he was ready at this time so we shared something brief with him out of the Book of Mormon and we invited him to be baptized on the 16 of September which he accepted. We could have given him an earlier date but in this ward we are only supposed to baptize on the third Sunday of every month, so it makes it difficult for someone who wants to have a baptism on their last Sunday of mission hah. Not that it matters in the slightest.
This week Elder Romney and I will be driving to Mthatha to have exchanges with the district leader and his companion up there. It will be my last time going to Mthatha, I am excited and looking forward to seeing all of the people I know for one last time. Good Memories from that place.
I hope all continues to go well with everyone back home. I will keep you in my prayers!
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Monday, August 13, 2012
Week 101: August 13, 2012
Hello!
Sorry for not sending you an email last Monday, we were just a bit busy with traveling to and from our training in Cape Town, it was a lot of fun and very spiritual as well. It was really good to see all of my mission buddies that I haven't seen in a long time. After some leadership exercises, two nights, and one long day of training we came back home to Queenstown. We flew back to East London where Elder Romney and I drove another two hours to Queenstown. We didn't arrive home until Wednesday evening.
Although our week was basically cut in half we made some good progress in the area with the time that we had. On Saturday morning we found a lot of success in finding people to teach, and we even found a former investigator who seemed really promising. The first thing he said was "Elder Nielsen? You're back?" my reply was "I am a different Elder Nielsen with the same message as the last one" hah. He is a really nice man who has a pretty solid job and quite a large family. We also met some others who we will begin teaching this week as well. I am just trying to keep busy and get some things done while my time quickly expires out here.
Congratulations on walking Ava! That is awesome. And Good luck with another Grueling year of Med School Brian!
Mom, good luck with Seminary starting this week, wow I forgot how early Georgia Schools start, Probably at the same time you start your class on Wednesday I will be conducting a Baptism Interview here in Queenstown. I am sure you will do an awesome job in helping those students gain their testimonies of our Lord and Savior. It will be an awesome experience to daily prepare for each lesson which will help you always stay grounded in the scriptures.
Colin and Whitney I wish you luck with the job opening up and you three moving east soon. I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Good luck with it all.
Thank you all for your letters of support and encouragement. Love You,
Elder Nielsen
Sorry for not sending you an email last Monday, we were just a bit busy with traveling to and from our training in Cape Town, it was a lot of fun and very spiritual as well. It was really good to see all of my mission buddies that I haven't seen in a long time. After some leadership exercises, two nights, and one long day of training we came back home to Queenstown. We flew back to East London where Elder Romney and I drove another two hours to Queenstown. We didn't arrive home until Wednesday evening.
Although our week was basically cut in half we made some good progress in the area with the time that we had. On Saturday morning we found a lot of success in finding people to teach, and we even found a former investigator who seemed really promising. The first thing he said was "Elder Nielsen? You're back?" my reply was "I am a different Elder Nielsen with the same message as the last one" hah. He is a really nice man who has a pretty solid job and quite a large family. We also met some others who we will begin teaching this week as well. I am just trying to keep busy and get some things done while my time quickly expires out here.
Congratulations on walking Ava! That is awesome. And Good luck with another Grueling year of Med School Brian!
Mom, good luck with Seminary starting this week, wow I forgot how early Georgia Schools start, Probably at the same time you start your class on Wednesday I will be conducting a Baptism Interview here in Queenstown. I am sure you will do an awesome job in helping those students gain their testimonies of our Lord and Savior. It will be an awesome experience to daily prepare for each lesson which will help you always stay grounded in the scriptures.
Colin and Whitney I wish you luck with the job opening up and you three moving east soon. I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Good luck with it all.
Thank you all for your letters of support and encouragement. Love You,
Elder Nielsen
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Week 100: August 9, 2012
Hello Mom
Sorry I was not able to write to you on Monday. We had a Zone Leader Council in Cape town from Monday until yesterday, and since we are in Queenstown we had a long way to travel and we started from Sunday evening and only got home at 7 o'clock last night. It was really good to be around all the other Zone Leaders in the mission as well as President and Sister Wood. We had the luxury of staying in the mission home, it reminded me of being at home when family is around because it was practically an all you can eat buffet. We had a lot of fun and received a whole lot of training on things that the mission can improve on and how we can lift the mission to higher levels. I promise that this Monday I will fill you in on everything and be more detailed but I don't have much time now.
Thank you for the photos and your letter, And good luck with preparing for seminary and visiting those inactive students of yours. I will keep you in my prayers. And about garments, I should be okay to wait and go to the distribution center when I am home.
Love you,
Elder Nielsen
Sorry I was not able to write to you on Monday. We had a Zone Leader Council in Cape town from Monday until yesterday, and since we are in Queenstown we had a long way to travel and we started from Sunday evening and only got home at 7 o'clock last night. It was really good to be around all the other Zone Leaders in the mission as well as President and Sister Wood. We had the luxury of staying in the mission home, it reminded me of being at home when family is around because it was practically an all you can eat buffet. We had a lot of fun and received a whole lot of training on things that the mission can improve on and how we can lift the mission to higher levels. I promise that this Monday I will fill you in on everything and be more detailed but I don't have much time now.
Thank you for the photos and your letter, And good luck with preparing for seminary and visiting those inactive students of yours. I will keep you in my prayers. And about garments, I should be okay to wait and go to the distribution center when I am home.
Love you,
Elder Nielsen
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