09/08/08 Letter From Elder Nelson

thank you family for the emails i have been getting. they are great. also thanks for the byu scores i have been worried. lol

but also thanks for letting me know about home its i good to hear about whats going on in the inside. so this week was good we were on bikes all week and it was hot hot hot. but it was good. i got to go on exchanges with elder kennett the kid who i went to high school with. so that was pretty cool we talked alot about home and things like that.

so i was wondering if you still are going to send me pics of like all the school dances i have been to. i dont really know what but i just want some pics and also send me some dance co pics i want to show they elders that i really was on dance ha ha. but the weather is good. i guess there is a catagory 4 hurrican headed for us. so thats pretty cool but i dont really know who really knows were it is going. so ya.

well a member brought a friend to church last week she is a 26 year old lady and she has a son and we are teaching her now so its cool she really wants to know more and we are close to challenging her to baptism. so ya.

but all is well out hear sorry i dont have much to say this time around but i love you all and i dont have grandma nelsons adress or i would wright her. so yes yes i love you all and please stay out of trouble and remember to always fallow the straight and narrow.

Love Elder Nelson

It's getting there!

Here are the pictures of the basement. It is painted now. The pictures makeit seem more pink. It is kind of cranberry and the tan is called sandtrap. Next comes the ceiling and then the carpet, baseboards and then we are done!!! Oh and the hallway needs to be done too!

Letter to Marley....

one thing you need to realize is that you can put your self in those situations were tempation is high. like you cant tell someone to quit smoking but have them work at a tobacco plant. so really stay away from the evils of the world because they can only bring you down. one thing im now realizing more and more each day is what made grandpa such a great person. and its because all he did was serve others. remember how you and mom went and helped out at the shelter around christmas. and you felt good well grandpa would do little things that surved us which servied the lord. i want to be the kind of guy that wakes up at 4 in the morning to come over to my familys house and put a balloon and a happy birthday and doorbell ditch you at 5 in the morning just because he loves us. its the little things that mean so much to us and are so easy to do. so if you try each day to become a better person a little at a time and serive the people around you each day a little at a time than the spirit will help you. if all the members did what they were asked and invited others to come unto christ than there wouldnt be any missionarys today. they lord works in misterious ways and you need to be able to recgongize them. i love you marley very much and hope you do your best to fallow gods comandments. it says in my patriartical blessing to help set example for my family and im trying hard even though im your little brother i still can be looked up to and i love you alot really i do so be strong and read and pray EVERY DAY I MEAN IT lol so stay out of trouble Love elder nelson

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!