Well after a daring adventure and a mad dash we've finally escaped the gates of the MTC, never minding the fact that they always leave the front gates open... Either way, a bit of a travel log for ya'll (See I'm southern again).
Wednesday:
We woke up at 2am in the morning to shower, dress, and square away the last of our bags. Much like usual, I had not problems at all making this deadline I was way too excited. We walked up to the Travel Office and got our travel information before meeting the shuttle. We got to the Airport at right around 4am in the morning and the fact that we were off into the wild blue yonder didn't really strike me until we were driving past downtown SLC and could see the Salt Lake City Temple. It was a cool moment but kinda of foreboding when the temple when out of view for the last time. We got through security, at four in the morning not a whole lot of people to wait in line behind, and got to our gate. Our plane left for Dallas at 6am and we arrived in Dallas at 940 local time. We boarded the sky tram got to our correct terminal ate at Subway and then called home. It was great calling everyone, and I know there are a few of your I didn't get to call, but I just didn't have time sorry! We left Dallas at 1240 local and arrived in Knoxville at 340 local. It was a smooth flight and President Griffin, his wife, and the AP's were there to great us. We drove around for a bit and stopped by the Mission Office before going to the Mission Home and having dinner. President Griffin made steaks, sweet potatoes, and a chocolate bun cake I think. It was impressive. He next interviewed us both separately and then we drove off to Oak Ridge where we'd be staying with the Zone Leaders (Elder Smith of Layton and Elder Platt of Evansten[SP?] Wyoming) of that Zone until transfers which are tomorrow(September 8th).
The other days have really started to merge together and it is kinda of hard to distinguish between individual events. Ultimately though everything is going great. We've been teaching, finding, and doing the other things that missionaries do out here.
Because we were with the ZL's I actually got to go on exchange with Elder Smith to the Harrogate Area where we worked with Elder Struthers (Vernal Utah, We actually had Seminar together my senior year and his sister was in my grade). Harrogate has been struggling a bit and it was cool to go out tracking with the other two because in the space of about four hours we were able to track into four different potential investigators. Hopefully, they will have some success teaching those individuals as they work with them this week. We also had a really good lesson last night with a part member family the Rigby's. Brother Rigby is a member and his wife and her son are not. We taught the first lesson, the Restoration, and I think it was the best real lesson that I was a part of. I was able to share a few Scriptures and experiences and it may have been the first lesson that I was with that I felt like a member of the missionary team instead of the new guy that didn't speak. It was good. The spirit was there and we committed them to Baptism on Oct 1st. Why so late? Sister Rigby is 9 months pregnant and a week over due. So hopefully with an Oct 1st baptism she'll be ready to go!
We are transferred out tomorrow but in this mission, and perhaps all of them out there now a days, mail is sent to the Mission Office and then forwarded out to the missionaries depending on where they are. So the address is:
Elder Nathan John Nielson
Tennessee Knoxville Mission
11320 Station West Drive Suite 101
Farragut TN 37934
I hope that letter is a bit coherent. If nothing else, everything is going well. I love it here in Tennessee. The church is true. People are great.
As Always,
Elder Nielson
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