Elder Nelson's letter about the storm...

hello family how are you all. Im great hear ok so about the storm. it was so coooool. wow it was nuts the wind only got up to 40 mile per hour but. the thing about this storm is that it just stayed in one spot and didnt move fast. so we got about 20 inches of rain in 2 days which is more than the last 4 huricans combined. and lots of streets are completely closed off due to flooding like the post office has about 4 feet infront of it so i cant really send and packages or anything anytime soon. and dont fret i took some sweet pics. so when i send the memory card home youll see. but it wont be for a while because i cant get there. ha ha but our house is completely safe and lots of roads in our neighborhood are flooded as well so ya thats crazyness. also all of tuesday we where in side all day and all of wedenesday and thursday and friday morning it rained and rained. we had a baptism last friday of marcinson duprena. but he wasnt able to come to church to be confirmed because his family was moving so we have to wait for a week to do that. but its ok. Im sorry the blazer has not sold it will when winter hits prob but ya remember God is watching Please read 3Nephi 27; 13 to the end.. as a family.I love you all and pray for you all individually every night and day tell every one hello and im doing great call classic and tell them to wirght me a letter from everyone ha ha but i love you lots stay safe.Love Elder Nelson

It is edited a bit, but I included the main stuff!
He types like he text messages on his phone... lol
I should have known it would be a wonderfully fun adventure for him. He's just that kind of kid!

The Alexes Plaques

Here is the Alexes Missionary Plaques! Before Alex left for his mission, he made us promise that his plaque not go up until Alex Burrows plaque was up. Alex and Alex have been close friends for so long and have shared so much that it seems only fitting that they share the space together. Even when we went to the temple with our Alex, Carleen Burrows was there and she said, "it just doesn't seem right without (her) Alex here." She was right. I know Elder Burrows would have loved to share that special moment with Elder Nelson. They are both amazing guys and I know they are doing a great job serving the Lord! We love them both!

Still Swirling.....

Another day has gone by and Fay has decided to hang out in central Florida a little longer. The eye of the storm is almost directly over Orange City, where Alex now lives. I have watched the colors swirling around Orange City turn from orange/yellow to dark/light green. That is a good thing and soon, if the storm continues on its present path, it will be clear and calm over Alex house. But that will only last a little while, because sooner or later, the storm will progress to the north and the strong, damaging winds of the storm will once again engulf Orange City. North Melbourne has had approx 30 inches of rain. Normally that includes the swells from the ocean, but they said this is purely from the rain. North Melbourne is just to the south east of Orange City. I am trying to be faithful, but I guess I am not doing a very good job. And I know that elsewhere in the world, other disasters are going on. So please pray for the missionaries... and their families. Thank you!

Faith

It is 3 o'clock in the morning and I am sitting here at the computer watching the monsterous greens, yellows and reds on the little map of central Florida swirling towards the words ORLANDO. They are still a bit south of those words and so I am sure it is still clear sky's in Orange City where Alex now lives. But I know it WILL, within a few hours, engulf the words and cover the whole area that Alex now calls home. I knew this would happen, sometime within the 2 years he is going to be gone, I just hoped it wouldn't be so soon. Last year the hurricanes were few and far between, the year before that, there hardly seemed to be a break for the poor people in Florida.

Having a son living in the area makes me think of all the people who live there and who are having to adjust their lives to deal with this monster that is bearing down on them. I pray for them. I know SOMEONE else's son or daughter is serving in the very spot that the hurricane is now... I pray for them. I know, that after it has safely passed Orange City, it will be headed towards the north, and though Alex will be safe, someone else's child will be affected by the storm. I will add my faith and prayers for all those nameless people, and those whose names I know, to those of the other family members who are sitting at the computer watching the swirling greens, yellows and reds over the state of Florida.

Summer Projects

Working on our basement. Laying Tile!
These are armenian cucumbers! Guess we let them grow too big! :oS

A Picture from Florida....

2 actually... sorry the top one is crooked... I don't have a very good photo editor..... :(

Elder Nelson's Address... for now

Elder Alex Nelson
750 Delray Dr.
Orange City, FL 32763

We went to Tim's niece Cynthia's wedding this weekend everyone was asking for his address, so here it is. Please DO write to him. He would LOVE to hear from you!

Help Please!!!

It is funny how some days I can't think of anything to write and so days go by with no new postings. But today I had a thought and needed to ask your help.

I want to get a Greenie Package together for Alex (Elder Nelson). I have some ideas, a green tie (though he has too many ties now), green soap from bath and body, green silly string, bubbles in a green bottle. Someone from our missionary moms site also suggested a thing that you get wet and it activates a cooling gel and you can wear it around your neck to keep cool.

So if you have any other ideas, please leave a comment with your suggestion, or email me. tanlan61@msn.com. I am only now beginning to collect ideas and will be searching for these things everywhere I go. I may not be able to find everything, so the more suggestions you give me, the better!

Thanks for your help. Love ya!

The Lastest Pics from Elder Nelson

Even though he has been in Florida for 2 weeks, we just got these in themail last week. I hope to get some from FL soon.

The harder I try, the behinder I get!

It has been a while since I have written anything, but life is good. Tim and I have been working on the basement. That was our assignment from Alex and we only have 2 years to accomplish it. If you know us at all, you know we are not the speediest at home rennovation. Tim took about 5 years to put our tile in our kitchen. Now we are looking at a bathroom/with tile, a family room/with dropped ceiling and a closet/with bi-fold doors. Also a hall and food storage door. In my dreams, we carpet the whole upstairs (including the bedrooms upstairs), put wood in the front room, and paint all the walls. But that probably won't happen for another 12 years.



In refrence to my title, I just sent out 2 wedding cards w/gift cards for weddings that took place in April and June. Sad huh? Well, I hope it really is the thought that counts.



Alex is doing well. He is struggling with the heat and humidity, but he gets a car every other week, so he isn't out in the weather constantly on those weeks. They have had 8-9 investigators come to church every week. He is still adjusting to mission life but seems to be doing well. He said he will be sending pics of Florida. I am anxious for that!



Other than that.....