97th Week

Well Hello! The month of Juni is quickly approaching and we'll be there this weekend which is crazy to believe. The passing of time in the field is an interesting occurence that really isn't describeable to those who haven't done it. It just is something different. This week though there really isn't anything to report so I just wanted to knock out my two cents on the unsung heros that exist in our lives. These are the people that do so much but are thanked so little. I realized that yesterday when the Branch President caught me playing prelude music on the piano before the sacrement service. As you may remember, I don't really know how to play the piano but I taught myself enough to punch out the melody of most hymns so I could play in Nickerie. Unfortunately, after all that hard work, I was never asked to play in Nickerie so I never got the chance to do it. Well, yesterday for the first time, and hopefully the last time, I had the oppertunity to play in the Sacrement Service for the Paramaribo Branch of the Suriname District. I was so scared and nervous at the same time, my hands were literally shaking while I was trying to play. I defintely have nothing to brag about but this experience taught me a valuable lesson. At the end of the service, no one thanked me or offered support or anything else for what I had tried to do. I didn't need it per se, but had someone had done it, instead of feeling like a fool for messing up a few hymns I may have thought, "hey I didn't do too badly after all!" I thus realized how important it is to thank those people who try, and sometimes succeed, in helping us, with anything. We should be actively thankful to everyone that plays a role in our lives from the Ward Pianist to our Cub Scout Leaders to the random fellow that opened the door for us! We should be a thankful people. I really hope I apply this in my life and I would to encourge you all to thank those that help you on a daily basis. It will bless your life and their life too! I love you all very much and I'm very thankful for everything that you do for me, big or small! Love you, Elder Nathan John Nielson