I guess the big news is that I am getting transferred. I am going to Worcester (Wusta) which is twenty miles to the south so not to far. I will be heading out Wednesday, September 18, 2013. I'm not sure how I feel about being transferred. I have been in Kidderminster since I came to England and I really like my companion and we get along great, but I'm also getting sick of the area a little bit and feel like I need to move on. So on to a new adventure with a new companion.
This week has been a fun one! I'm not sure if I spent more than 24 hours in my own area of Kidderminster. So Monday we had a Zone P day with everyone in Harborn. It had its moments of fun. We played Human Foosball here is a link of what it looks like human foosball. It was pretty fun but as Missionaries/young men it turned very competitive. Then after that we headed back to our area. We have been having Family Home Evening (FHE) with the single sisters in our Branch at the chapel on Mondays. As luck would have it, our trains where running late and we missed a connection, so we where just about an hour late for FHE but even though we were late we had fun though.
Tuesday we finished the things that we didn't get to do on Monday due to travel. We got to teach our progressing investigator. He just got married to a member in our Branch and with our busy schedules, we have not been able to see him for about a month. I guess the good thing is that during that month he still was reading the Book of Mormon and praying. So hopefully he can get an answer to his prayers. It is pretty common here in England for people to investigate 6 months to a year before taking the big step of baptism. He always tells us that he really likes us coming over to visit and teach.
Wednesday was back to Harborn for a Zone Meeting. We had a very good Zone Meeting about how we can improve our teaching skills. After that I went on exchanges with one of the Elders from Redditch. It was a pretty miserable exchange because of the weather. It rained and rained and I did not pack an extra pair of trousers so I was soaked to the bone.
Thursday we just switched back from exchange and then visited less active members with the Senior Missionary couple. We also had Branch Council. It was a good meeting were we started to finalize plans for the Kidderminster Branch's big Missionary event in November. Hopefully it all goes well. They need the event to go off really well and have people there to teach and ask questions.
Friday was just a normal Friday. It rained all day, not a heavy rain but the annoying England rain. Saturday we traveled again. We went and did work over in Redditch. So a two hour train there and back and a couple of hours working took up most of the day. During this time, we all switched companions and tried to find people to jump start the area or to get it back going and then had some more training in Driotwhich Spa and visited members there.
I think my favorite day was Sunday. We had Stake Conference. So we traveled back to Harborn for the third time this week. One of the speakers talked about how the Gospel is like rock climbing. You have the person belaying the rope and the rope. He talked about how the Atonement is the rope and the person belaying you is Christ. No matter how many times you fall the Atonement can and will catch you. It was really good lesson. After Stake Conference, one of the Missionary teams in Harborn were having a Baptism. So we stayed for that and good thing we did. The tap for the font was broken! We ended up filling the font with buckets, trash cans, pots and whatever we could get to hold water! We filled the font with cold water because the hot water heater ran out of water. We put about 18 inches of water in it. The funny part is that the man being baptized was a massive man, about 6'3" and easily over 200 pounds. Built like a wall! The Elder who was baptizing him was skinny as a rail and about the same height as me which is 5'10". The man had to sit in the font and the Elder kneeled. Luckily they got the baptizing done on the first try.
That was about the fun for the week. My testimony has grown this week with all the little things that went wrong. I find it interesting that just as soon as things start to work out and go smooth and I feel comfortable, the poop hits the fan (lack of a better phrase) or transfers come along. But among the things I have learned is that when it gets the hardest is when you just put your faith and trust in the Lord. I have had many great and spiritual experiences this week. I hope that you have all too.
Love, Elder Nielsen
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| Elder Nielsen in his new suit. A few weeks ago, a member told me, Elder Nielsen, that I looked like I was wearing my dad's suit. I have lost a few pounds since being in England, so it was new suit time. |
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