Hey, all!
Sorry it's been a few weeks! It's been a crazy couple of weeks! I just got transferred to a new area— Walla Walla, Washington ("The place so good they named it twice.") It's been an incredible week. I'm short on time, so I'll send you my letter to my mission president. Love you all!
This week has been a roller coaster of emotions! Adjusting to Walla Walla has been a struggle, but going to the temple today was exactly what I needed! The Lord poured down revelation during the session and in the celestial room. I know I can always count on the way that I feel in the temple in the midst of all the emotions of my weeks.
Truthfully, I love Walla Walla. I loved it so much from the moment I got here. It really has been such a blessing of an area. It's been truly a testimony and a strength to come into the area where the sisters worked so hard to prepare Sandra, Jose, and Rebecca to be baptized, and to watch their faith strengthened through making that decision has made me ponder so much the depth and reality of the blessings the Lord promises as we make and keep covenants with him. This is THE path. This is THE way. Wow! How great is our calling!
I've also really enjoyed being able to get out of the house before noon, now that I'm not training anymore! It's amazing how much more you catch the fire in the work as you spend even more time doing it. My companion is such a sweetheart. We love to work hard and we know when to have fun. I'm so grateful I can be open with her, and I pray she'll feel that she can be open with me. We said a companionship prayer in the celestial room, and I think that was something that really made her day. (Or maybe just the temple in general!) I so much appreciate the way she's able to teach doctrine simply, and she helps me overcome my fears and reach my goals. I know that she and I will be able to work through the things we're going through in a smooth way. She's such a blessing. And we only get to be together for a transfer! :(
How do you share one miracle in a week full of them?
- Our first day tracting together, we knocked into a lady named Debra. It was such a surreal experience talking to her and watching her be so receptive and willing to listen. She was excited for us to come back, but said she'd be busy until October. (We're hoping to get in with her sooner than that.)
- Three baptisms in one day! I said it earlier, but I'm so grateful I got to come into an area where the Lord had prepared these people and strengthened their testimonies to where they felt ready to make this commitment to the Lord. It had me thinking so much about the Doctrine of Christ and how important faith, repentance, baptism— or renewing our covenant through the sacrament— and the Holy Ghost really are. When I talked to Sandra and Rebecca about how they felt after their baptism, they said things like, "Awesome!" and "Clean!" Can you imagine that? To feel clean? And we get an opportunity to feel just that every week as we renew our covenants through the sacrament. What a blessing! What a miracle! It was so much motivation to me, to really not take that important meeting for granted each week.
~Sister Nielsen
PICTURES!
A picture with the Frederick family in Pasco before the transfer. Love those guys!
When your investigator has a pet pig, you'd better get on taking a picture with it. Just saying.
At the mission home with Sister Tuigamala! :( It's hard to believe the mission ends sometimes, but I know she'll be the best RM yet. #companionlove
When you send your companion home, so you get to be in a trio until your transfer. :)
When Gary came to church! YAAY!
Welcome to Walla Walla!
My new companion and me at the temple today!
My new district!
The temple! ❤
Sandra and Jose at their baptism this weekend
Our district from last transfer #pasconorthzone #districtzone
#beststreet #WallaWallaRepresent
It's like this town knows me.
The next few are from an airshow a couple weeks ago (when I was still in Tri-Cities) and I thought of my BIL Bradley, of course! Hopefully these are some good pictures! I tried.
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