Mexican food on Christmas

Hey mom,

Well things are going good here in Oxford. Dinner on Christmas was really good, we had mexican food on Christmas! it was awesome!

So Transfer calls were this morning and i didn't get called so i am staying in Oxford for another 6 weeks. Gonna be long but good. I Guess that since i am not leaving that there is someone that i still need to find and share the Gospel with.

Yeah it was great to talk to you all! It was good to see the kids, I was really sad that Bubba would barely talk to me, i am glad that Brynlee talked and laughed alot!

Yeah the package from grandma never came, that sucks that they ruined it and all the stuff! 

Well that is all that has happened this week really. Nothing to exciting, it probably sounds really boring but its not! haha it is lots of fun.

That is aweome that sister Durfee's mom wrote that, yeah i guess it was pretty funny watching me juggle the baseballs, glass cups, toaster, box of Ramon, and loaf of bread. It was a lot of fun and who knew that i could juggle all that stuff!

I also am learing how to shuffle! It is the dance that that they dance to on Party Rock Anthem, it is a lot of fun! Learning lots of stuff! haha.

Well i hope you have a great week and thanks for everything! Love you tons

Love Jesus. Elder Nielson

 

Elder Brich (?), Elder Mitchell, Elder

and Elder Nielson

Elder Brich and Elder Nielson

 

Christmas Day skype

It was GREAT getting to talk to Elder Nielson on Christmas Day. He sounded great and it was just fun to see and hear his voice again!! (It was also sad to say GOODBYE again)

A toaster, box of ramen and loaf of bread.....

I am on a Little Rock Missionary moms page and this was posted: Brayden just told us on Christmas he did this.... (He must of impressed the Sisters for them to write home) 


I'm late posting this but I thought Elder Nielsens mom might appreciate this! (She's on here right?) This was at their zone conference last week. Sister Durfee was writing about the talent show they had!  "Elder Nielsen (He's still in Oxford) juggled a loaf of bread, a big box of ramen, and a toaster. That was pretty funny! haha! First he juggled three balls, then three glass cups (and didn't break anything!) And then those random objects. Well right at the end, trying to set the toaster down, it lands on the glass cups and breaks them. Oops! ha! It was pretty funny though! :) and nobody got hurt! :)


Brayden has found his talent.... Juggling 

Brayden had Christmas early!!!! dang boy

Mommy,

Nothing really new this week, talked to A LOT of people, talking to everyone on the streets. Those people aren't members, i knocked on their door and we started talking religion and we became good friends, so they called us and asked if we wanted to go eat and we told them YES! so it was a lot of fun. Their name is the Defores. They are a nice retired doctors, so they are loaded. It was fun. I am filling out because all the dang candy everyone sends me! I feel i have to eat it all!

well sounds like a lot of crazy stuff happened.... That is crazy about the wreck! I thought that was ashton that got the stitches! Those look bad!

So yeah i got the packages! the 12 days went good. Im sorry to say that i cracked after like day 7... i just wanted to open stuff! So yeah... when a mom isnt there to tell you not to open it it is free range! so... sorry! hahah but it was good. I loved all my presents,except i dont know why you wrapped cold medicine.... weirdo. Yeah i got grandmas package! It was great. Sweet! Send me the info on skype so i call you. Love you guys thanks for everything! Talk to you in a few days! Elder Nielson

 

                                         Elder Nielson being fed by nonmembers Defordes.....

Missionaries can still have fun!

Dear Mom,

Yeah i got all the packages! thank you so much, the tree was awesome it is sitting in the apartment right now. The 12 days are going well, not to far in yet! I am glad that grandma and grandpa got the letter that is awesome! I sure hope that it made their day a little better.

Yeah we always try to visit less actives, if only most of them weren't a half hour to a hour away! haha our area is huge, we try the best though. About the primary class, i would think it would be better to have a recent convert... but i am not sure if there is even any recent converts in rexburg... so probably missionaries.

I am doing well, just working hard, talking to everyone that i see, I Always talk to everyone, walking down the street, on the bus, in walmart, wherever the Lord puts people in my path. We are still trying to figure out the whole skyping thing, we are working with the bishop. So i will let you know. District Leader is good. We have a lot of extra meetings, leadership meetings. And i have to teach at district meeting like 2 or 3 times a month, so lots of work. I also have to call my District as well as the Zone Leaders and tell them about everyones day, so i dont get to go to sleep on time most of the time.

His name is Wes Medial! He is so awesome, we are good friends. He just got off his mission in July when i came out. He is so cool and we hangout at church. So yeah, he randomly asked for your number so i am not sure what he did with it.

Well i am glad that Dad ran into Gary, that is always good to hear from them. I hope they are doing well.

This week Elder Brich (other Oxford Elder) and I decided that since we were bored that we would light a tennis ball on fire and throw it around! It was awesome! haha. Just shows you that you still can have fun on a mission that is for sure!

Well i hope all is well! Thanks so much for everything. Love yall! I will let you know about everything soon!

Oh Christmas Tree

                               Brayden with santa                                    

Brayden with 12 days of Christmas... silly boy

Teaching statues AGAIN?? 

Serious? Ron Burgandy! haha

Phone call from Oxford

I know what you are thinking..... and no Brayden did not call home. It was from ANOTHER awesome Oxford member!! Wes Medial who is a returned missionary (in June) from Oxford called me! He told me how great Brayden is doing and how spiritual he is and how much people like him! He said that they are good friends and he sits by him on Sunday and Brayden told him on fast and testimony meeting that he had a feeling that he needed to get up and bear his testimony! Wes told me he had that feeling all week and had been fighting til Brayden said something. This coming from a returned missionary, about a missionary that has only been out 5 months! I am so proud of my son, he has grown up so much! It was great hearing from Wes and I told him he made my day and that day I needed a pick me up!! I was crying in the store, I am sure everyone thought I was crazy. I love the members in Oxford! I would love for him to stay there his whole mission. ( I know this won't happen!)

Dropping like flies

Mommy,

(First off, can you send me Blazes address, as well as grandpa Danks? i need to write them) Also i never got the package ... idk if you sent that or not.

Week has been a long and stressful week, we had a Ice Storm that hit our whole mission. It got really cold and then at the same time it was raining so all the rain froze on the road and made ice everywhere. President made us stay in the apartment all day friday and half the day saturday. It is a different kind of cold here, the wind and the humidity just cut right through you. So this week has been slow and boring. As far as investigators go, all of us in Oxford are struggling on keeping the investigators that we have, they are dropping like flies!! But it is alright we are working hard and that is what counts.

Yeah i have got the letters, i just have no time, now that i am district leader i have to make calls every night and talk to people till 1030 and then go to bed, i will try and write them back once i find the letter. And yes i got the package from the young women it was awesome i love candy!!

Haha shade, what a loser (hey shade if you read this blog! miss ya) glad you saw him though.

Yeah i am missing the snow for sure, someone brought up snowboarding and it hurt! haha but it will be ok. Hope everyone has fun doing it!

Umm my companion..... it has been a rough last 3 weeks. The Lord has a sense of humor and wants me to learn patience i know it! Right now all the pressure is on me cause he wont talk to people so it is me teaching and talking to everyone. I am learning a lot but i feel he isnt trying to learn or wanting to learn. It will all be alright though, gonna be a long 9 more weeks but it will be good for me!

Yeah dont remind me how little i have been out mom! haha yeah 6 months is coming up fast!

Thanks mom, love you guys so much. Thanks for all you do. Thanks for supporting me like a jock strap!!! hahah i am gonna get slapped for that one when i get home! Haha love you, say hi to everyone for me!

Again.... I love the Oxford members!!!

I received this text today .....

                      "I ran into these awesome guys at Walmart today. Carrie Roberts"

She said Elder Mitchell (2nd from left) is Elder Nielson's new companion....

Oh how I love Mondays, especially when I get pictures like this!!! (I miss my cute boy)

Thanks Carrie Roberts

Preaching to the Choir

Hey Mommy,

Thanksgiving was great! We had dinner at the church with a bunch of members and non members. Met this really cool part member less active family that moved from Boise Idaho! So we talked a lot about Idaho. I realized that i just like to talk to people, i probably talk to much haha. The Football game was sweet! We had a lot of fun playing and being rough with the members, reminded me of when i rocked at flag football in South Dakota. Sounds like you guys had a good thanksgiving! I hope grandpa gets feeling better, that is no fun to get old.

My First District meeting went alright, i tried my best. I am up there preaching to a Choir though! I have been out 5 months and they all have been out like around a year, so its kinda crazy. Training is going good, my trainee is a lot different from me, i like to talk to random people and he doesnt like to say a word haha. So it is mostly me just talking to everyone and teaching. But he will come around hopefully. But he is my companion and we are supposed to be together so what are ya gonna do right? haha.

That is crazy that Cole is coming home soon! That is really cool. Say hi to him for me!

So about the bag... i really dont want a side bag. All i carry around is a book of mormon so i feel like i dont need a bag for that. But i guess i can let you know if i decide i need one.

That is pretty crazy that it hasnt snowed yet! i am glad cause i am going to miss snowboarding a lot! The weather here is nice. It is a different kind of cold cause of the humidity.

Things are going good here, it was a slow week cause everyone was out of town cause of thanksgiving. The whole university was gone pretty much. So we are hoping that it will get better this next week! Love ya mommy

Thanks for everything. say hi to everyone for me! HELLO! Love Elder Nielson

Elder Nielson is all about the fun.

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