This week was a hard week. We just had to many things to do and not enough time in the day to do them and it has been very hot and humid over here. We will go out for about two hours and then will need to come back to change our shirt because it is wet from the humidity. It has made the work hard because people do not want to talk. They just want to get indoors and out of the heat. It has made cycling hard as well. Oh well, that is the life of a Missionary! I need to enjoy the sun while it is still here because before you know it, the rain and fog will be back.
We have been going by a lot of less active this week that the Ward did not know about. It was really fun. We met some really nice people and had a couple of them at Church on Sunday which was good to see. The one hard thing that happened this week is I went on exchange (where my companion and I go with different Elders in different Areas) with a Elder in my Area. It was a fun exchange but the Elders flat is right next to the airport. The planes flew right next to their window and you could see the people in the plane window, that's how close they are! It was really cool but also frustrating because it made talking to people in the streets really hard. You would be having a good conversation with them, then a plane would fly over and you couldn't speak it was just to loud. It was a good exchange though. I like having the opportunity to work with other Elders. I learn so much from them and their working style.
One day last week we also had the chance to play football as a Ward. It was a lot of fun but very hot. We played for about two hours and after that I had to go home and shower because it looked like I had just been thrown in a pool. I was absolutely dripping with sweat, but it was worth every drip. Before we played football, a member of the Bishopric came up to me and asked if I would give a talk on Sunday. The day he asked was Saturday evening, so I had about an hour to prepare a ten minute talk on why it is important to prepare to partake of the Sacrament. It turned out to be a good talk for so little effort put into it. The one thing that I have never really realized is how many times the Sacrament Prayer say remember. They each say it two times. That they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy son, and always remember him. Blessing on the Bread D&C 20:77 Then the water has do it in remembrance of the blood, that they do always remember him. Blessing on the Water D&C 20:79 Every time we partake of the Sacrament we promise to always remember Him. The question I used to start my talk was do we Always Remember? Life is hectic! We are all busy. But do we always remember Christ and his sacrifice for us. Do we partake of the sacrament by just going through the motions or are we taking it with the intent to change. As I was preparing the talk I found lots of things I need to change. I get to caught up with the things that need to be done this week rather than preparing myself to partake of the Sacrament. We are not all perfect but have the chance to become perfect and we grow line upon line and principle upon principle. We do this by partaking of the Sacrament and doing better each week. It is the greatest blessing to be able to do that once a week. To become better.
Tender Mercy I had this week would have to be attending Church this week. I was way beyond frustrated with a lot of things and people so it was nice to just sit and do nothing and feel of our Savior's love for me. Love this gospel!
Have a great week! Love Elder Nielsen
Pictures below are from some of my adventures the past while. The first set are pictures of the Elders flat and Church building that is near the airport. Elder Nielsen raiding the refrigerator, more of the beautiful Country England and of course my green smoothie. I try and drink one twice a day, who knew a Mission would make me so healthy! And then the last few are of an old chapel and me in one of my new suits.
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