93rd Week

Hey Family! I just want to begin with some simple works: I love you much! I really don't have anything to report to be honest. The work has been hard, long, but good. We've been doing a lot of finding and just haven't found those investigators yet that we are seeking but I know that if we keep looking we'll be able to find them soon enough! You wouldn't believe how wet it has been these last few days. It has been so bad that one pair of shoes dries out just on time for another to get soaked, if your lucky! I've really been enjoying Wanica though and it has been an interesting lesson on adapting my style to fit the area and not trying to adapt the area to my style. Wanica is a beast that I've never quite seen before. It is on really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really long street (get my point?) with many side streets that you are constantly ducking into and out of. If you don't plan well you've got 30 minute bike rides from appointment to appointment. It is crazy! It is what it is though and we just keep working with it I guess. I'm hoping we'll have a little bit more success because the end of the transfer is coming up. Transfer ends on the 16th of Mei, so we have two full weeks and then a half week. Probably won't be baptizing anyone else this transfer but we've got to get the seeds going for next transfer. A great Elder once told me that if your not planting while your harvesting then eventually there is nothing more to harvest. It is true, we have to always be planting the seeds of the Gospel while looking forward to harvesting those that are prepared. I'm not sure if that made any sense at all but I love you much! Till next week, As Always, Elder Nathan John Nielson

92nd Week

91 st Week

Hello Family,





How are you all doing? I hope pretty well as I am doing pretty well, I won't lie. It has been another week here in the Sunny Suriname and let me tell you it was a hot week. This week I actually had the first sun-burn of my entire mission and I'm looking kind of ugly right now. Hopefully it'll sort itself out pretty quick because a member of the branch asked me on Sunday, "Wat is verkeerd met u gezicht?" or What is wrong with your face? I wasn't too pleased.





In other news, we did have a baptism on Saturday which was great it was Jolange Pansa. She is a 17 year old girl that Elder Grange and Freeman found and Elder Fuenzalida and I finished off. The baptismal service was small as almost no one came. We had 9 people in total in Attendence. Four elders, Jolange, her borther, the branch president, and two members of the branch. I was kind of disappointed in them. Baptismal services are important, we've got to support our new memebrs.



Actually one thing I'm really excited about doing when I get home is member missionary work. I've really learned how important it is and that truly is how missionary work needs to be done. I was looking at the people I've baptized and only one of them were found by me. Everyone else came through the members it is so very important that we do our part. President Hinkley himself said the best way for missionary work to go forth is Members being supported by Missionaries not Missionaries being supported by Members. Hopefully, I can keep that up and I'll do my best to go with the missionaries as much as possible when I get home! I encourage you all to do the same as well.





Well we have Zone Conference this weekend which will be my last and President is bringing his entire family. That should be pretty interesting and I can't wait to see how it plays out. I'll have a full report for you next week. Other then that we are doing our best to keep our heads above water and to do the work of the Lord. We've got a lot of finding time this week because we only have one investigator we are working with. Hopefully, the members will find some for us too!





I love you much,





Love your favorite missionary,





Elder Nathan John Nielson

90 th Week

Hello Ya'll,





Can you believe that yet another week has come and gone? So happens it I guess. It has been an interesting week and it is now officially over and I'm okay with that to be quite honest.





On Wednesday night/Thrusday morning we arrived in the new area. The apartment was a bit dirty and the space unorganized but so that is usually when one of the missionaries goes home and the other moves somewhere else. We went to bed late and got up on time and started the day and away we went. The area is geographically huge but we'll probably just focus on the area by the church. Anything else would just be too much. There are a lot of members and we are pretty excited about it to say the least. We are looking forward to a baptism this weekend and another in the next few weeks. So we'll see what happens and I'll let you know.

On that note, because of how much time I do have left here and the post system, it would probably be questionable where or not any letters or packages sent to me now would arrive on time, more so with letters then packages. So if you'd like to write me, I'd highly suggest an email or something along those lines or it'll have to get forwarded to me later.





I was supposed to have more time but I guess things have change so we'll talk to you later and I love you all much.





Love





Elder Nathan John Nielson

89th Week

I can't believe conference is over again. I've really grown to love it so much out here on my mission. It was another really good one though and I could probably spend my entire time rehashing conference weekend but I only have five minutes.





Really the best thing that happened this last week was the baptism of the Babel family. They were a family that had been investigating since the companionship before myself and Elder Guinn. We have spent all transfer working with them, being frustrated, and praying for them. I was just soo happy to see them get baptized. Especially as that capped our transfer and now I'm being transferred from the area. Elder Guinn and I were actually the first elders to baptize in the area since October of 2010 so that is a great blessing as well.





Really everything is going pretty well. We keep working and praying and keeping things going and we are pretty happy.





Love you all and I can't wait for your letter to finaly get here!





Love



Elder Nielson