Bae

Hey y'all!

First things first! Today is my lovely companion's birthday! She turned 21 today, so we have been off celebrating! She is so sweet, and is fixing to leave pretty soon, but she is not done yet! Our goals have been going really great this week! We have given a Book of Mormon out every day and are still going strong! We have had a couple close calls, but the Lord always provides! Being a missionary is a amazing
expierience!

We had some really awesome lessons this week! We were able to see a lot of people we haven't seen for a while. We were able to see R------ who is an investigator who we've  met a couple times. He has already read the entire Book of Mormon and researched the word of wisdom and is striving to live it. The only problem is that he is a truck driver and can't make it to church on Sundays because he is on the road. But he is really feeling blessings from living the gospel. He is going to attempt to read the Book of Mormon again this week. 

We also were able to meet with R--- and C----, the quadruplets. We also met with Bae. Yes, that is his real name. He is Asian. It's a challenge teaching with him. He speaks very little English. 

We had three investigators at church!  It was a great Sunday.

Let me talk about a little anomaly that happens in the life of a missionary. Picture this -- we are out knocking doors, and we knock a certain door, no answer - then a car pulls in the drive way and it leads into a conversation about us being on their porch. Random little coincidence, but then it happens everyday over the span of your whole mission. This once again happened this week, but it turned out well. We were standing on this porch dripping wet, and knocked no answer- just as we prepared to go back out in the rain, a car pulled up and a lady invited us in and offered us towels. We taught her and she is great. The Lord blesses us like that.

We also had exchanges this week! We had a couple of appointments set up in Spanish, and I was nervous to have to do a lot of translating, but then, to my surprise, my STL spoke almost perfect Spanish. She did immersion as a child and we had an amazing day team teaching so many wonderful Hispanics, it was one of those nights you find a huge neighborhood of Hispanics, and they all give you food and want to talk. Basically the ideal day for Spanish missionaries.

We had a great week, but it always has its ups and downs. The real indicator is our attitude! Men are that they might have joy. It's about the joy we find. In my study of the D&C this week, I read this scripture I love. D&C 123:17 - Let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for His arm to be revealed. I love it because it is true. God is always touching our lives; we just have to recognize it!

Sorry I just had a lot to say! Have a great week!

Con amor,
Hermana Nielson

P.S  I went into Tennessee to switch for exchanges

P.P.S. That is tres leche birthday cakes

P.P.P.S. Dinner with Ko and Pleh, our recent converts

P.P.P.P.S. Door knocking in soybean field