Good Ole Iowa

Dear all,

So this past week was my birthday. It was great! The members we live with really made it a great one! They made me my favorite dinner, steak! They even included some sweet cooked carrots and cooked potatoes. It was awesome! They even got some me pajama pants as a birthday gift!

Well the work here is coming along pretty good! We have two or tree people who are so close to baptism, they just won't commit to a date! It's almost as if they already have testimonies, they just don't want to admit it! It's pretty frustating at times, but it will all work out!  Finding new people is a struggle, but what do you expect with small towns that have been tracked out several times over.

Well everyone, I don't have much time. My companion got gipped out of his time on his computer so I'm going to let him finish his email with my time. Speaking of my companion, he is awesoime! We get along great!  I love you all! Until next week!

With tender love and care,

Ofa atu,
Elder TImmy Nelson

Sorry!

Dear all,

Sorry this week is so short! It's my b-day week and I got like 100 emails! Keep it real everyone! Read the scriptures daily. Never forget that you are a child of God. He loves us all! Everything is good hear. Love my new area and companion. It's a little spooky, but hey, it's almost Halloween, so what do you expect.

Love you all,

Ofa atu,
Elder Timmy Nelson

Logan Iowa

Dear all,

This here I am, in Iowa. My new area is crazy! I am driving a ton! And me being senior companion am the one to drive. We drvie a truck. This is actually the first time in my life actually driving a truck. It's pretty crazy! The ward is amazing here. I have never seen a ward so supportive of missionary work in my life. Our ward covers a ton of little towns that are so far away from each other, and they are still willing to drive us around. I actually now live in a town of 300 people in Persua Iowa. It's crazy! We live with members, but I have yet to meet them because they have been out of town. They should be back tomorrow, so I'll be able to meet them then. I've heard they are awesome! I'm very excited to be working in the "country".

This past week we had the chance to see Gladice Knight (Spelt her first name wrong). It was way awesome and got us a ton of referrals for the mission! If she every comes to town, you should definitely go! Her and her husband's conversion story are so awesome! Powerful stuff.

Well everybody, things are going great! I look forward to the future as always! Keep up the good work everyone! I love you all!

With tender love and care,

Ofa atu,
Elder Timmy Nelson

Elder Nelson V with Elder Benson (his second companion)

Elder Nelson V with Elder Jenkins (his third companion)

I'm Getting Transferred.

Dear all,

It's offical, today will be my last day in North Platte. I'm getting transferred to the other side of the mission in Logan Iowa! I'm sad to say good bye to all the people I have come to know and love here in North Platte, but I am also excited to get to know new people.

So conference just passed! Wasn't it just wonderful! My companion likes to joke around and say that General Conference is like the Super Bowl for Missionaries. Haha. I loved the talks! My two favorite would have to have been Elder Nash and Elder Bednar's. It was pretty awesome to see Elder Nash give a talk esspecially after having him come and teach us here in the Nebraska Omaha mission! Oh and it's become really really really cold here. It snowed all day Saturday during conference! It's the beginning of October and it's snowing! It was crazy! I don't remember it getting this cold during the middle of Winter in Nevada! I'm in for a brutal Winter I fear! It scares me, but excites me at the same time!

It's the change they made with the ages of missionaries simply exciting! We are going to be getting a ton of new missionaries within the next year! The Lord's work is expanding! This new change will bring wonders to the work and I can see it progressing at incredible rates, esspecially with the elects envolving someone of our faith and people becoming more aware of the "mormons".

Well everyone, we are in great times! This wonderful gospel is spreading fast and we are apart of it, whether we are serving full time or being missionaries from home. I hope we are all doing our best to serve our Father in Heaven and share His wonderful gospel. I hope we are all doing our best to avoid pride at all costs. D&C 101:42 is very simple, but true. I love you all and hope all is well!

Wither tender love and care,

Ofa atu,
Elder Timmy Nelson

One Fast Transfer!

Dear all,

This past transfer has gone by so fast! Next week is transfers again! So my next p-day won't be next Monday, it will be next Wednesday. So be prepared everyone!

So this past week has been very awesome, but very hard. We have pretty much biked everywhere and my legs are starting to get tired. The past two days have been especially hard, but it hasn't been too bad. We found this one investigator Mikey, and he is set for October 27th! He's so great! He came to church yesterday and he loved it! We had the most powerful experience with him yesterday. We met with him and read from the scriptures and then asked him if he would pray to know if the Book of Mormon is true, and during the prayer pause for a little. He did that and the spirit was so strong! And he said he felt it! It was so awesome! He also tells everyone how excited he is for his baptism and how he liked church. He's just amazing!

Well I got to go! I hope everyone is doing good! I love you all and hope the best for everyone! Don't forget to read and pray everyday!

With tender love and care,
Ofa atu,
Elder Timmy Nelson