Aloha family. how are you??? Sounds like all is well over there haha. But it's going by
quick over here. I feel like I just emailed last week. This transfer has been a
little strange, even though it's the same area, all the people I spent time working
with and serving in the past have all been busy or out of town, so it's been
really difficult to find new people to teach or to try to help reactivate. It
is so sad to see how many less actives there are. Moroni 6:4 explains how we
are supposed to basically keep strengthening each other after baptism, and it's
really sad to see many fall off the path and end up unhappy or feeling lost. I
really hope everyone can do better to reach out to those brothers and sisters
that even already made the promises to God and help them to come back. Because
that is our responsibility :)
But i love the people here. They sure are great. We had the
chance to meet this family that is usually just turning away missionaries but
we prayed with them and the spirit touched the mom's heart that she invited us
in to eat, so of course we went in and were able to really get to know them and
talk to them. It was a little miracle, but so grateful because now they've told
us we can come any time and even if they aren't home, we know where the food is
haha. But also, I know that the gospel can help them to overcome their
addictions and to find more peace and happiness in their family.
In the visitors' center we met this sweet lady, who we felt
inspired to talk about family with her (not just generally about the temple and
what we do there). It was really neat to see how that was exactly what she was
going through-loss of mom and sister recently and the idea that families can be
together again reallllly interested her and knowing how the gospel can bless
her family even now also. I am grateful that we have the short tram tours where
even in that short amount of time, we are able to help serve people so that God
can have an opportunity to help others to be happy and come closer to him. Even
if it's 15-20 minutes of their Hawaii vacation :)
Also online Sister Pluim and I hadn't been very successful,
but we really set our minds to it, and I feel like there have been many neat
experiences and opportunities to help others learn more about the restored
gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of the people we talk to remind me of friends from
back home, and I hope that they will someday check out mormon.org chat, because it's great! haha :)
And teaching together over the phone is really fun. We have
no idea what the people look like or their circumstances, but all we know is
their concern and can do our best to allow the spirit to touch their hearts.
It's amazing and quite a unique setting :)
The only thing I could wish for my mission is to speak
more than just English (which i am trying haha) but there are so many people
that I just have to point and smile and hope they get a general idea haha. The
language of the spirit is universal at least :)
ALSO I AM SO EXCITED BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING TRAINED FOR THE
NEW CHRISTMAS VIDEO FOR THIS YEAR> let me tell you, it is so good. :D I will
go where ever i am sent of course, but i have a little fear to go "full
pros" during christmas time-which has got to be amazing at the visitors'
center. haha I shouldn't even think about that yet. But If you want to send me
Christmas hymns/music that would be really fun. If not, i'll mooch off the
other sisters...
Love you Love Sister Nielsen
ps i have never been fed so many potatoes in my whole
mission until this transfer hahaha people love that we are both from idaho....
oh these Hawaiians.... :D
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