HELLLLLLOOOOO FROM THE OTHER SIIIIDE Jan 22, 2016
Hello.... it's me. ;)
Guesss what?!?! I miss you all (appropriately) and love love
love getting emails and letters on dear elder. It's been so wonderful and fun
to hear what everyone is up to more than i did when I was home haha. Shoutout
to Andy-I told my district that my brother was now a boyfriend and they all
thought I said he had a boyfriend and then I had to teach them love because
they shouldn't be judgmental and it all straightened out :) haha. But seriously
that's great. I think the only family member I haven't heard from is Matt
so....
This week was really great. I love it here so much and am
excited to go to my mission but at the same time I don't want to leave my
district or teachers. They are gonna skype me on mother's day instead of their
families ;) jk I wish! Sis. Jackson and the elder left for their mission on at
4 in the morning on tuesday so it was really sad to say goodbye (they were all
so fun and spiritual and awesome. I love them all.) but now sis Mecham and I
are just a companionship which is reaaaaalllly nice. Trios are so hard even if
you love the girls.
I was sick alll week haha, I'm finally just to the point of
having a runny nose but I'm so glad I packed a few meds! I did sleep great
though which was a real blessing. We also had our last TRC which was sad to say
goodbye to our investigator because we always feel the spirit so strongly when
we teach her. Also we made a friend with this investigator named Leah White
(she took a bunch of pictures of and with us so if you add her on FB with a
message saying your a missionary mom then she'll accept you and you can steal
the pictures :) That way you can see my comps and roomies. She's kinda bigger
and redish hair and glasses and I can picture like crosses or something all
over her FB page. I hope you can find her because I'm really sad you haven't
seen my friends!) But leah isn't a member and she doesn't like missionaries
teaching her lessons. But she taught us a lesson about a crooked nail and how
we try pounding her on the head with religion but it just makes her more
crooked, but what Jesus did and what we need to do is pat her on the back and
straighten her before we can pound religion.. Kinda makes sense. I'm grateful
for little lessons I learn every day :)
We have been struggling to focus during study times, so we
have set goals to be obedient! I know that exact obedience brings us miracles,
which makes sense because "we show God what we want by how we live our
lives", but it isn't easy so we are really working on it haha. It's hard
when we all like each other so much that we can't stop laughing or talking..
but I love them and we are finding a balance ;) I do feel kind of bad because
like randomly 2 new sisters moved into our apt and so theyre still shy from
being new here, but us other 4 are completely out of control when getting ready
foro bed. I probably have a 6 pack from laughing so hard with them. I'm really
jealous that those 3 will get to serve together in their VC....
So my calling in churhc was music coordinator haha, so I got
to play the prelude and opening hymn in church :) It actually went really well
except during prelude the only time I really messed up was when the bishop got
up to start and I went to play the last note and totally ended on the most off
key note ever hahah reallly awkward but cracks me up. Totally keeping me humble
;).
Also a cool thing I learned this week was to have reflective
feedback, so when someone criticizes you or gives advice, you don't get
defensive or offended, but try to understand what theyre saying and then figure
out if it's true. My comps were driving me crazy with how I could improve and
at first I was taking it good but after so long it just gets old, you know, so
I was a little annoyed at them. But how can I improve unless I let others help
me? So I'm being patient and trying to let it help me and not bring me
down.
We had several days of no exercise and at that same time
period gma and mom both sent me huge desserts (which I love and thank you a
million cause yall are the greatest) and another sister gave us treats and our
room is now stuffed with sugar hahaha it's bad. Probnably why we are so crazy
all the time.... ;)
We started our VC classes and the teachers are sooo great.
One reminds me of Jess Wallin adn is sooo happy. It makes me want to love
everyone and share the gospel! They have taught me so much and helped me find
out that faith isn't by chance, but by choice. So I'm starting to choose to
have more faith and I feel like a million bucks ;) Seriously though, listen to
elder anderson
I love you all so much, and I have to do laundry haha but
I'll come email later i think. ALso mom I get to call you at the airport but
that might be early in the morming monday, but ill let yo uknow the deets :)
Have a great week! I lov eyou and yeah :) xoxo Sister Nielsen
Have a great week! I lov eyou and yeah :) xoxo Sister Nielsen
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