We are protected

Hey Mom,
No way... the house is sold?? That is awesome! You should really look for a
house somewhere in the country. That is my
preference by i am not there so it is different haha. Dang that is
exciting! i am glad we are moving! it will be an adventure.
Our week went really well. Tennessee is awesome! Frayser is a really ghetto
black area, i have met some of the coolest people ever here. It is just a
completely different lifestyle here. Kids basically live on their own, it
is normal to be pregnant at 15. Everybody smokes weed, crappy cars and
$2,000 rims haha... i love Memphis! This week if you look at the Memphis
news, there hasd been a ton of shootings. We have heard gun shots like
every other day... but don't worry mom:) We are protected. All the
gangsters know the missionaries and we are like best friends with all of
them. They always tell us that if we have problems to talk with them and
they will take care of it. We got our crew behind us!! This week i went on
2 exchanges... one with Elder Rushton in Lakeland Tennessee (really rich
area, poopoo) and then Midtown which is downtown Memphis which is a mix of
rich and slums. So i have seen it all this week. There is lots of stuff
that Zone leaders have to do, we are always doing something it feels like.
The other night, an area didn't text that they were in and safe, so we had
to drive 20 miles at 11:30 at night to go to their apartment and check if
they were ok. Turns out they just went to sleep and didn't text us. We have
been super tired this whole week haha.
My companion and i are getting along great and having a good time! We just
are crazy and do fun things. Our ward got a new bishop, he is awesome. He
is black and it makes church feel like a baptist church when he gets up and
talks. I love it! Thank you jesus! Amen!
We have a couple baptisms coming up soon that we are excited for... We are
praying they stay solid.
Well i hope that everything works out with the house! I am super excited
and i hope we get something in the country! Keep me updated. Thanks for all
you do, i love all of yall! im fixin to get up on outa here! I love
memphis!
Love Elder Nielson