Short Last Letter
I had the best last week any missionary could ask for, and today I will have an awesome P-day. Tomorrow night Elder Romney and I will drive to East London and stay the night with a companionship there, Wednesday morning Elder Giles and I will fly to Cape Town and have our Final Interviews with President Wood. We will then spend the night at the mission home, all of Thursday we will have the opportunity of doing whatever we like in Cape Town before our flight to London on Thursday night. I am sure most Elders will want to get some curios and other little African Trinkets, I think I might as well ha.
But I want to thank you all for all the support that you have given me, I love you all and I can't wait to finally see you!
2 John 1:12, I was thinking of just writing this reference down and calling it good but Rapport rather than Report.
Love you,
Elder Nielsen
Showing posts with label Queenstown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queenstown. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
Week 104: September 3, 2012
Thank you all for writing.
Brother Hamilton thank you for your sound advice, I will keep those thoughts in mind.
Also Sister Moore thank you for your words.
This week was awesome. Elder Romney and I had a powerful Zone Training with all of the Zone on Tuesday and then we had an incredible Zone Conference with Elder and Sister Cook and President and Sister Wood. After the Zone Conference I was asked to give my final in-field testimony and then everyone sang to me the SACTM song. It was really cool because for the past 16 transfers I was the one singing to departing missionaries, and then it was my turn.
I am still going strong, bringing as many souls to Christ before I am no longer a full-time missionary. It is something I am really going to miss. I don't know how I feel about going home, I look forward to it but at the same time I don't want to leave this behind yet.
This week I will work with a sense of urgency and do all I possibly can.
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Brother Hamilton thank you for your sound advice, I will keep those thoughts in mind.
Also Sister Moore thank you for your words.
This week was awesome. Elder Romney and I had a powerful Zone Training with all of the Zone on Tuesday and then we had an incredible Zone Conference with Elder and Sister Cook and President and Sister Wood. After the Zone Conference I was asked to give my final in-field testimony and then everyone sang to me the SACTM song. It was really cool because for the past 16 transfers I was the one singing to departing missionaries, and then it was my turn.
I am still going strong, bringing as many souls to Christ before I am no longer a full-time missionary. It is something I am really going to miss. I don't know how I feel about going home, I look forward to it but at the same time I don't want to leave this behind yet.
This week I will work with a sense of urgency and do all I possibly can.
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
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
Monday, July 30, 2012
Week 99: July 30, 2012
Beginning of my last transfer
Elder Musangu is going home this Wednesday and my new companion is Elder Romney, and he is coming from my old area Fish Hoek. He will be my last companion on Mission. Crazy. I haven't really gotten to know him well but we have met at Zone conferences before and such.
Elder Musangu is going home this Wednesday and my new companion is Elder Romney, and he is coming from my old area Fish Hoek. He will be my last companion on Mission. Crazy. I haven't really gotten to know him well but we have met at Zone conferences before and such.
This week is going to be a busy one, we are going to have lots of new elders coming into the zone and also many going out. As a zone we will have to take three cars down to East London and drop off three elders going elsewhere, and one (my current companion) is going home to DRC. We will have to make sure that all the Elders get to where they are supposed to on time and make sure that nobody is left alone. Once transfers are over though it's back to getting the Lord's work done.
Thank you for sending all of those pictures of the yard and also some from the basement and walk-in closet. It was good to see the old power-washer, what a beast machine. The yard looks incredibly big! Large and in Charge.
Colin congrats on the baby blessing! that is so cool, wish I could have been there, maybe for the next one!
Love you all so much, have a superb week
Elder Nielsen
Monday, July 23, 2012
Week 98: July 23, 2012
Hey everyone
This picture attached is a district lunch from this week, we had Pap and fish. Yum!
Wow I didn't expect to see my flight plans today that's pretty cool, it's getting closer and closer! Apparently since I came into the mission Elders from America fly from Cape Town to London and then from London to either Atlanta or Dallas and then they connect to get to their destination. It is much less expensive so that is why they do it. It looks like I will have a long wait in London, I think some of the other Elders in my transfer will want to go and see some of the sights there before flying to the states, we will see haha. That will be directly after the Olympics too. Unfortunately a lot of the Elders in my transfer will be going home on Aug 16 in order to go to school in the fall, so I won't be able to see them all before they go out. I am glad I decided to wait and go to school in January, it seems better that way.
Well we had another good week here in Queenstown, we were really happy with our most recent convert named Lubabalo Mahlinza, he is a stud. I was privileged enough to confirm him yesterday and he was so happy afterwards, the Spirit was so strong during the confirmation, it was an awesome experience. I love teaching him, he is like a sponge soaking up all of the things we teach him. Another cool thing happened this week, I think we found a pretty good investigator, he is a young guy about twenty one years old and he seemed really receptive to the gospel. I am hoping that we will be able to teach him a couple of times this week and get him to church this Sunday. This week will be Elder Musangu's last full week on mission, so planning on working him hard and then next week getting my last companion and finishing the mission with a bang by working hard and using all of these skills I Have obtained throughout my mission. For now I will focus on the work, I only get the opportunity to serve the Lord full time for two years of my life and I want to improve every minute of it. It is a dead sprint to the finish line for me.
Mowing the yard takes six hours dang that's a chore and a half! haha that's awesome though I bet I would love that for the first couple of times. If I remember correctly that Georgia grass turns brown for 8 or nine months of the year so that's not too big of a deal. I look forward to seeing those pictures next week.
Love you all, have an awesome week!
Elder Nielsen
This picture attached is a district lunch from this week, we had Pap and fish. Yum!
Wow I didn't expect to see my flight plans today that's pretty cool, it's getting closer and closer! Apparently since I came into the mission Elders from America fly from Cape Town to London and then from London to either Atlanta or Dallas and then they connect to get to their destination. It is much less expensive so that is why they do it. It looks like I will have a long wait in London, I think some of the other Elders in my transfer will want to go and see some of the sights there before flying to the states, we will see haha. That will be directly after the Olympics too. Unfortunately a lot of the Elders in my transfer will be going home on Aug 16 in order to go to school in the fall, so I won't be able to see them all before they go out. I am glad I decided to wait and go to school in January, it seems better that way.
Well we had another good week here in Queenstown, we were really happy with our most recent convert named Lubabalo Mahlinza, he is a stud. I was privileged enough to confirm him yesterday and he was so happy afterwards, the Spirit was so strong during the confirmation, it was an awesome experience. I love teaching him, he is like a sponge soaking up all of the things we teach him. Another cool thing happened this week, I think we found a pretty good investigator, he is a young guy about twenty one years old and he seemed really receptive to the gospel. I am hoping that we will be able to teach him a couple of times this week and get him to church this Sunday. This week will be Elder Musangu's last full week on mission, so planning on working him hard and then next week getting my last companion and finishing the mission with a bang by working hard and using all of these skills I Have obtained throughout my mission. For now I will focus on the work, I only get the opportunity to serve the Lord full time for two years of my life and I want to improve every minute of it. It is a dead sprint to the finish line for me.
Mowing the yard takes six hours dang that's a chore and a half! haha that's awesome though I bet I would love that for the first couple of times. If I remember correctly that Georgia grass turns brown for 8 or nine months of the year so that's not too big of a deal. I look forward to seeing those pictures next week.
Love you all, have an awesome week!
Elder Nielsen
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Week 97: July 17, 2012
Hello again FAMILY!
While you all are enjoying the summer heat, In South Africa I am getting snowed on! I never thought I would see snow here.
While you all are enjoying the summer heat, In South Africa I am getting snowed on! I never thought I would see snow here.
It was a fantastic week, but very busy. On Wednesday we had a really good training session with all of the Zone, we presented to two groups while our mission President was taking Elders out individually for interviews. Every three months Zone Leaders provide training on effective teaching and missionary skills, including fundamentals of Preach My Gospel, to all of their Zone. We also received a piece of training from President Wood in between our sessions. it was good for us to refocus and remind ourselves of important principles. The next day we drove to Mthatha to go on exchanges there. It was awesome to be back in the old area and have the opportunity to see some of the people I worked with before. Some of the brothers we took fellow shipping a lot have put in their mission papers and will get their calls very soon, that was really good news to hear. I think there are a total of three who either have their calls, or are waiting for their call to arrive, and another one is still working on his papers.
Since we were very busy this week with the training and exchanges we have to do a little catch up in the area, we are going to have to re-connect with our investigators and get back on schedule as soon as possible. We will also have to do a fair bit of finding in order to keep our schedule busy, since I have a soon to be home companion we have got to sprint him through the finish line and then the same for me in a couple of months. No slouching hah. We do have some pretty solid investigators right now who have great potential to progress but only time will tell. Hopefully Next month we can have some more baptism's.
Thank you all for the letters you all sent!
Hey could you please send me a picture of this large lawn? I have only seen glimpses of it through the pictures of Dad and Ava on the new mower (oh and by the way Dad good call on the John Deere from Lowes, I love that place!) Also If I may request photos of the basement? that would be interesting to see as well. Thank you!
Have a Great week!
Elder Nielsen
Monday, July 9, 2012
Week 96: July 9, 2012
Hello family!
Wow it looks like you guys had a whole lot of fun this week! Jam packed with activities and what looked like a lekker Braii (BBQ). I am sure the fireworks were phenom as they usually are in PTC. I too had a good week.
We had a sweet experience in our area this week! While we were spot tracting houses with cars we found a man named Sanda, who told us that it was a miracle that we knocked on his door. He said that he is going through a transition in his life right now that is a bit challenging and he is looking for some direction. After talking with him for a couple of minutes we came to find out that he was leaving for work soon, so we were able to schedule an appointment with him the next morning . We had an awesome first lesson and he said that he enjoyed our visit and really wanted us to come back to see him again. What I thought was cool was that he recognized that we were messengers from God because we came to him in a challenging time in his life and we were able to comfort him with our message. He has observed that many churches that he has associated with in his lifetime are very corrupt which is why he does not attend a church currently, if that's not a perfect opportunity to teach the Restoration I don't know what is. We look forward to following up with him, however we can already see that there are some things in his life that will have to change before he is baptized, like he has to Repent and get married or Repent and separate from his girlfriend. In any case That was one of the coolest part of my week. We also had a great investigator at church who is the father in a father led family, however the mother is not very interested in taking lessons from us at this time which is preventing the father from progressing a little bit. Also we had a 21 year old male pass a baptismal interview this weekend and we are super excited for his baptism this next Sunday, it would be awesome if in a years time he could go on a mission of his own!
This week is going to be another awesome one. We will give the zone some training on Wednesday with President and Sister Wood. Then on Thursday we are going on exchanges with Mthatha, which is about 2.5 to 3 hours drive through beef cattle territory, it's a nice African drive up through there. We will stay two nights there and drive back to Queenstown Saturday morning. I look forward to seeing a lot of the people I was working with again. I have a feeling this week is going to seem really quick.
Thank you for sending the pictures of your week! haha I know you all had a fun time. Have a super week!
Love,
Elder Nielsen
Wow it looks like you guys had a whole lot of fun this week! Jam packed with activities and what looked like a lekker Braii (BBQ). I am sure the fireworks were phenom as they usually are in PTC. I too had a good week.
We had a sweet experience in our area this week! While we were spot tracting houses with cars we found a man named Sanda, who told us that it was a miracle that we knocked on his door. He said that he is going through a transition in his life right now that is a bit challenging and he is looking for some direction. After talking with him for a couple of minutes we came to find out that he was leaving for work soon, so we were able to schedule an appointment with him the next morning . We had an awesome first lesson and he said that he enjoyed our visit and really wanted us to come back to see him again. What I thought was cool was that he recognized that we were messengers from God because we came to him in a challenging time in his life and we were able to comfort him with our message. He has observed that many churches that he has associated with in his lifetime are very corrupt which is why he does not attend a church currently, if that's not a perfect opportunity to teach the Restoration I don't know what is. We look forward to following up with him, however we can already see that there are some things in his life that will have to change before he is baptized, like he has to Repent and get married or Repent and separate from his girlfriend. In any case That was one of the coolest part of my week. We also had a great investigator at church who is the father in a father led family, however the mother is not very interested in taking lessons from us at this time which is preventing the father from progressing a little bit. Also we had a 21 year old male pass a baptismal interview this weekend and we are super excited for his baptism this next Sunday, it would be awesome if in a years time he could go on a mission of his own!
This week is going to be another awesome one. We will give the zone some training on Wednesday with President and Sister Wood. Then on Thursday we are going on exchanges with Mthatha, which is about 2.5 to 3 hours drive through beef cattle territory, it's a nice African drive up through there. We will stay two nights there and drive back to Queenstown Saturday morning. I look forward to seeing a lot of the people I was working with again. I have a feeling this week is going to seem really quick.
Thank you for sending the pictures of your week! haha I know you all had a fun time. Have a super week!
Love,
Elder Nielsen
chasing cows, Don't get hit by a bull!
My companion, Brother Makanda (RM Fellowshipper), Tata Libazi (he and his wife gave us the most exquisite dinner appointment last night) and myself.
Treasuring up his word, Personal study time.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Week 95: July 2, 2012
Congratulations Colin and Whitney, Welcome Oaklyn!
Wow you are parents now! that is awesome, Another June baby in the family haha, the best month to have a birthday! She's a cute little one :)
Mom I understand you had a lot of things going on this week and weren't able to write me but reading e-mails was too short without one from you! hah
The picture attached was taken before district meeting Friday morning with all of the elders that live in Queenstown, however only two Elders proselyte in town and the rest of us drive out to our areas.
On Tuesday evening, my companion and I drove 2 1/2 hours to East London and stayed with Elder Naylor (one of my old companions) and his companion Elder Giles. The reason we went down to East London was for a Zone council which usually happens every other transfer but this one was a skype with President Wood and other missionaries around the mission. It was cool to catch up with Elder Naylor and talk about the people we taught and baptized in Bellville over a year ago. That was probably the last time I will see him on mission because he goes home in 5 weeks. I am so glad to be on mission and create these wonderful memories.
There are a couple of investigators that we have who are really progressing. One is named Lubabalo, he is a young man who has been coming to church a lot. He is really receptive to the lessons and we are working hard to get him ready for baptism, he was first introduced to the church through his relatives who are members. Another Progressing investigator we have is named Nangamso, she is also very receptive to the truth and has enjoyed the lessons very much. She is a bit busier than Lubabalo with work so it is more difficult to have many appointments to teach her but when we schedule appointments with here she won't drop them. There are some other people that we are teaching who could really make some progress but many of them have not yet read the Book of Mormon and received an answer that it is true so we are working with all of them to get them going. I loved this week, we were able to keep busy and stay focused on the work. I fasted and prayed that such will be the case for the rest of my mission.
I look forward to the updates on the house, the new member to the family and how the fourth of July goes!
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Wow you are parents now! that is awesome, Another June baby in the family haha, the best month to have a birthday! She's a cute little one :)
Mom I understand you had a lot of things going on this week and weren't able to write me but reading e-mails was too short without one from you! hah
The picture attached was taken before district meeting Friday morning with all of the elders that live in Queenstown, however only two Elders proselyte in town and the rest of us drive out to our areas.
On Tuesday evening, my companion and I drove 2 1/2 hours to East London and stayed with Elder Naylor (one of my old companions) and his companion Elder Giles. The reason we went down to East London was for a Zone council which usually happens every other transfer but this one was a skype with President Wood and other missionaries around the mission. It was cool to catch up with Elder Naylor and talk about the people we taught and baptized in Bellville over a year ago. That was probably the last time I will see him on mission because he goes home in 5 weeks. I am so glad to be on mission and create these wonderful memories.
There are a couple of investigators that we have who are really progressing. One is named Lubabalo, he is a young man who has been coming to church a lot. He is really receptive to the lessons and we are working hard to get him ready for baptism, he was first introduced to the church through his relatives who are members. Another Progressing investigator we have is named Nangamso, she is also very receptive to the truth and has enjoyed the lessons very much. She is a bit busier than Lubabalo with work so it is more difficult to have many appointments to teach her but when we schedule appointments with here she won't drop them. There are some other people that we are teaching who could really make some progress but many of them have not yet read the Book of Mormon and received an answer that it is true so we are working with all of them to get them going. I loved this week, we were able to keep busy and stay focused on the work. I fasted and prayed that such will be the case for the rest of my mission.
I look forward to the updates on the house, the new member to the family and how the fourth of July goes!
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
Monday, June 25, 2012
Week 94: June 25, 2012
Hello Family
Ahoy!
I have been transferred to a place called Queenstown, and it is awesome! It is very cold here in the winter, last year July they had a bunch of snow. I am not sure what the elevation is here but it must be pretty high for how cold it is. In this area I will be working with the Xhosa people. I am really excited to be here! Also my companion is awesome, He is in his last transfer and after that he will go back home to The DRC. It is going to be an awesome six weeks.
I have just been trying to figure out this area the last couple of days, I have been lost and it's a good thing E. Musangu served here last transfer so he knows the area fairly well. We work in a place called Ezibelene which is a little township located right in between large hill-like landscapes that people here call mountains hah. That is where we work all day and we actually stay in the actual town of Queenstown.
Some of the investigators that we have are doing very well and it appears as if they are progressing very well, so there could be some baptism's coming up very soon. There are many recent converts in this area so we are kept pretty busy with them. I am glad that this area is well set up and is doing very well, I know it will keep me busy and focused.
Mom I like the look of those new leather couches! very nice. Sounds like you two have been keeping yourselves very busy with this move! good luck with the rest of it! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
Elder Nielsen
Ahoy!
I have been transferred to a place called Queenstown, and it is awesome! It is very cold here in the winter, last year July they had a bunch of snow. I am not sure what the elevation is here but it must be pretty high for how cold it is. In this area I will be working with the Xhosa people. I am really excited to be here! Also my companion is awesome, He is in his last transfer and after that he will go back home to The DRC. It is going to be an awesome six weeks.
I have just been trying to figure out this area the last couple of days, I have been lost and it's a good thing E. Musangu served here last transfer so he knows the area fairly well. We work in a place called Ezibelene which is a little township located right in between large hill-like landscapes that people here call mountains hah. That is where we work all day and we actually stay in the actual town of Queenstown.
Some of the investigators that we have are doing very well and it appears as if they are progressing very well, so there could be some baptism's coming up very soon. There are many recent converts in this area so we are kept pretty busy with them. I am glad that this area is well set up and is doing very well, I know it will keep me busy and focused.
Mom I like the look of those new leather couches! very nice. Sounds like you two have been keeping yourselves very busy with this move! good luck with the rest of it! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
Elder Nielsen
Monday, June 18, 2012
Week 93: June 18, 2012
Transfer to Queenstown
Yes this week I am being transferred to Queenstown, it is a little town far out in the eastern cape. I have been there once already, and I am excited to finish my mission there. I was told that this would be my last assignment and area for my mission. I am determined to finish out strong and do all I can to bless the people of Queenstown with the gospel. What is cool is that Mthatha is part of that Zone so I will be able to go on exchanges there which will be great. My new companion will be Elder Musangu from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I have heard that he is a super nice guy and is great to be around, this will be his last transfer so in another six weeks I will get another companion.
Yes this week I am being transferred to Queenstown, it is a little town far out in the eastern cape. I have been there once already, and I am excited to finish my mission there. I was told that this would be my last assignment and area for my mission. I am determined to finish out strong and do all I can to bless the people of Queenstown with the gospel. What is cool is that Mthatha is part of that Zone so I will be able to go on exchanges there which will be great. My new companion will be Elder Musangu from the Democratic Republic of Congo, I have heard that he is a super nice guy and is great to be around, this will be his last transfer so in another six weeks I will get another companion.
I am glad that you were able to close on the house and that you have been able to move some things in, good luck with the rest of the move!
So far I have been able to baptize in each of my area's so hopefully that will continue. I am really trying hard not to think too much about home, I just try and concentrate all my energy into missionary work. I feel a whole lot of urgency to get as much work done as I possibly can in these next two transfers, it's crazy how fast mission fly's by.
Some members had us over saturday night to celebrate my 21st birthday, they fed us super well and had an awesome cake! They also gave me a key on a plaque which is symbolic of unlocking the future, that is tradition around these parts. I thought that was really cool, I Love this area and I am going to miss it badly.
To all you young'uns have a great summer break!
Love you all,
Elder Nielsen
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