Baptism!!

HIII 

this week has been very nice. We were blessed with the baptism of Nes! Everything just came together and it was a lovely spiritual experience for all that came. I am so grateful.Go support the local baptisms, it's a great service and experience :) He was smiling so much and his wife and grandson were sooo happy too. It was a great day. 

We also were finally able to see a few of the investigators we've lost touch with. So that's a great blessing. It seems like some of them just keep having death after death in their family. So they don't even have time to meet us because of the funerals :o But hopefully whenever they have time, the gospel can bring them the comfort and peace they need! 

Oh yeah, so we had our mission changes-not too crazy but it's been a blessing. More time to sleep and also more time on our preparation day. For some reason we have a hard time making and eating lunch all in a half hour, so we have been having so many smoothies! It's the life ;) And gratefully many people love to give us food. So it's all going great. 

Sister Makihele and I are doing good as well. I don't think it's possible to stay together again which is sad but I'm glad I get to spend this time with her. She always cracks me up with her laugh and "oh no" hahah I hope you can meet her someday. We can travel up to Alaska and see her! :) 

I am so grateful for members and all they do to help out, it's true that nothing builds the spirituality in a ward or family than doing missionary work. Hope you all can remember the challenge to reach out in love to others around you! 

Love you muchooooo (We are teaching a spanish family through translation haha I catch a few words here and there. jealous of my friends that speak spanish!!!!)

Love sister Nielsen

Hi

HIIIII                                               

This week has gone super fast. We have been busy and God keeps allowing us to meet or get to find new investigators! I love that about over here, there's an unlimited supply of potential investigators haha north shore can be a little rough for that! 

Windy

I have written a lot of letters this morning so i will be short, but this week has been pretty crazy. I am super hot one day and then chillly!!! And it's kinda interesting that when the weather is perfect, people are way more interested haha i guess it makes sense. But i really admire those in suuuuper hot places or super cold. I couldn't haha. 

We are looking forward to Nes's baptism this coming saturday! He is so nice and has investigated on and off for many years. But now he said 'it's time' so we are going to try to make it the best experience for him! 

Chapel Tours

We have been doing more chapel tours, i never had before actually, but they are really great! It reminded me of the visitors center a little haha but it's true that the spirit is so much stronger in quiet reverent places. So blessed over at the vc. 

I keep praying that we will be able to see the investigators we lost contact with soon, i have a feeling sister makihele and i are both going to be moved out and don't want these people to go forgotten!!! 

I am so grateful to be serving here and have been so grateful for the peace and hope that the gospel can bring to people's lives as they take the time to apply it!

Love and miss you!

Love sister Nielsen

Be Good!

Exchanges with Sister Tuifeai

I'm so glad that my package got to you in one piece. Hopefully nothing was too destroyed by the time it got there. I loved imagining you all doing the FHE, I hope it isn't just a one-time thing to think about, always be thinking of how you can help others come unto Christ!!! :) (also i never actually tasted the gum i sent you haha sorry!!!)

This week has been pretty good- MLKJ day the library was closed so i get a little email now just so the missionary moms out there don't get crazy ;) Love you!!!! 

It's been a great week of working with members and nonmembers, as we have been really working with our progressing investigators. It's a real bummer when we lose contact with our investigators but I'm grateful for the ones that can see the blessings the gospel can bring to their lives. I hope we can help them to be even more converted! 

So there have been a few changes to our schedule as missionaries, which is really nice. It was compared to the Mosaic Law vs Higher Law, so we have more freedom in a way, but we also are more accountable to ourselves. It has helped me already even though it's just started on Monday, but I love that the leaders of the church are always seeking ways to progress and make things better and better through revelation :) I love being a part of the changes!!!!

Love the flowers here!

Our work is starting to become more balanced as we try to work with both wards, it's hard to get people motivated to share the gospel, which if you think about it is odd considering the great blessings it allows others to have in their lives.... I hope our efforts can help someone!

There was a talk I read about being a consecrated missionary, but it applies to everyone. We can't just passively go through life, we should be trying to change and become more and more willing to follow Christ which leads to more peace and the spirit in our lives! 

Things might get crazy, awkward, maybe even scary, but I know that God allows us to feel even greater blessings of the spirit, joy and peace through doing this work!! 

yah for Japanese food

Love you and hope you have a wonderful week! :) Be good!

Loves sister Nielsen

Hellooooo!!!!!

 How is it going? Sounds nice and cold over there... :)

This week was our temple trip so instead of prep-day yesterday, we got it today :) It's been quite a good week, some of our investigators are starting to progress and I really do think they will be converted by the end of this transfer! Lots of big life changes for some, but they already see the light and joy it brings to their lives. 

Can't believe I've been out a year now! So crazy. It has been quite the ride haha. But I'm grateful to have stayed on my mission. It hasn't been easy, in fact it's been extremely hard with different trials I've faced, but even though we are always facing different challenges in life, as we push through and keep holding on, the mist of life can start to fade and we can see the path we are taking really is leading us to where we want to go, even when the mist comes again. But it's not easy, but it's for sure worth it. keep holding on!!!

This is a short one, but I love and miss ya! Have a great week!

Sister Nielsen

Aloha!!!!!

                                              

Can't believe that I am already going back to the visitors' center.... 

Just kidding :) Sister Makihele and I are staying together again-which is a real shock because sister makihele has already been here for 4 transfers!!! haha But good for me because I would feel stressed just trying to hand off this area to the next missionary and there are so many investigators that we are working with that I am grateful we get to continue to work with this next transfer! Although there is rumor that it might be whitewashed next transfer, so hopefully we can really get our investigators more solid and more converted:) 

This week was really great but really fast! We had the opportunity to go do service at pearl harbor, but Sister Makihele and the senior couple sister got lost on the Missouri... so we got to explore a little ;) but it was really great chance to serve there, and then our great leader, Kevin, got to give us a nice tour and I learned so much history and was reminded of all that those serving our country go through! It's pretty amazing. 

I've always liked street contacting, but I have continued to grow a love for it. People can be so funny and also it's amazing how those that are outside are like 80% more likely to be open for us to come share more. We were able to teach and find a few new investigators. I feel sad because there are a few investigators we haven't been able to see over the holidays, but I am glad that "holidays' is about over so we can catch them home!!! I miss them! haha. I really do love them each so much. I know I am not really all that capable to teach them or help them but it's amazing when we are able to be instruments for God and our efforts are able to be made enough for what those people need. 

I had the opportunity to speak in church. I reallllllly prayed that Heavenly Father would put in my mouth what people needed to hear and it was amazing. I mean of course he promises it, but I felt like he just put in my mouth what I needed to say. And I hate public speaking, but With God's help, my weaknesses are becoming strengthened :) 

Also New Year's Eve, we got to spend the day helping our investigator clean and dejunk! It was fun haha. And then we were able to try out a new Vietnamese restaurant and watch a movie with our zone. (Chariots of Fire?? we were all confused until after, when the senior sister explained it all haha) but we had a great view of fireworks from our place! Of course, anywhere in Hawaii would be a good place considering there are millions of fireworks going on haha it really sounded like bombs echoing around us. At midnight we were woken up by it and got to enjoy the first few minutes of the new year watching tons of fireworks shoot in the sky :) 

Love and miss you! But I am proud to say i finally will be sending a package home this week!! merry christmas;) Best wishes as you start out this new year to be a little better!

Love sister Nielsen