2nd week

Hey, here is the 2nd letter from Nathan. He sounds great, John and I are doing much better. We are still missing him but we have found a routine. John can tell you exactly how many days Nathan has left...

Hallo Jullie! (Hello Ya'll)

Ik ben Elder Nielson and ik kom uit Stansbury Park Utah. Ik weet dat God leeft and dat Jesus de Christus is. As you can see Dutch is coming along somewhat. It has been pretty difficult and I've struggled with it probably a bit more then I expected (It is well documented that I enjoy a small pride issue). Overall things have been good this last week with the exception of feeling a bit under the weather. My comp caught something last Wednesday and was kind enough to share it so I've felt pretty bad over the last week. That hasn't help much with the other things that have occurred. As I mention in my last email, we had the mission presidents training take place this last week and although I didn't get to meet any apostles, we did have Elder Oaks address us in a Special Devotional on Friday. It was a good message but a tad bit more appropriate for say General Conference then the MTC in my opinion... Don't get me wrong though I did enjoy it. Other then Elder Oaks we also got to here from Sister Dalton (YW President) and Brother Allen (Missionary Managing Group President[I think]). The devotionals are probably my favorite thing that happens here at the MTC, the spirit is undeniable and you hear a lot of very good speakers. Its too bad they don't happen more often and its a big bummer that its so compact as you have to either skip dinner or have extreme faith to find a seat. Classes are good and we seem to be learning a lot. We can now introduce ourselves, tell others are purpose, and a few other task in Dutch which I think is an extreme accomplishment for how short of a time we have been here. The food here is a bit bleh... It is cafeteria food which is worse then the U's and OU's and is probably more equivelent to Uintah High School. Things are going well and I miss you guys. Thank you for the prayers and the letters I need them and keep them coming.


Tot Ziens (Good Bye)
One Love,