Letter Received November 11, 2009:
hey, how is everything going, family? i got your dear elders yesterday. first off i want to thank you lexie for you letter it helped me so much. thanks. but that's awesome that you got hired on at a company that is close and on top of that i just want to say that is the answer to our prayers. i told you that you would get one if you just hung in there and look what happened. sweet! so, any who, ya i will probably will be sending a package home with stuff for you to send to me when i get there.
but any who, life at the mtc: you know how we taught the newbies last week? well, it went so good they asked us to do it again this week for our last p day. sweet huh! so still the only elders to do that, so that's cool. but i am definitely ready to leave the mtc but not ready, if you know what i mean. i am actually excited to pack, ha ha. who is ever excited to pack other than missionarys? ha ha. but i am glad that my zune is comin!
but any who, we had a good testimony [meeting] where i bore my testimony probably for the last time to this district and it took me about twenty five minutes which was probably too long but oh well. that is something else that i am going to miss is my district. here most of them are a good guys, some of the other ones are kinda annoying but i still love them.
but any who, that's pretty much all the news here not much just finishing stuff up here. not anything new. what has been goin' on there? what have you all been doing? its good to hear that everyone is doin' well. but any who i have to go, i will leave enough time so that i can check this tonight but ya so i got to go but will check at like five fiffteen. love all you guys cant wait to talk to you.
love,
elder austin nelson
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Flight Plans and Being the Oldest District
Letter Received November 9, 2009:
Dear family
Hey, how is everything going? I just thought that I would write you and send you a copy of my flight plan info so that you could see the times and what I need to do. Plus, I get a five hour lay over where I get to call you guys. If you could work out that Lyndsay and Justin and everyone be at the the house so I can talk to everyone at like 8:30 that would be awesome. So, if you could send me a card with at least that much time plus I will be calling from LAX, cool huh? Well, any who, yeah, I am definitely worried about packing and being within weight. But, I can't wait to be able to call everyone. I know some Spanish but I am not knowing how I am going to understand the Chileans, but we'll see, ha, ha.
Both Tyson's cousins are here now and Clarke is feeling homesick way bad, but we have the same meal times so I am helping him with that. I love talking to Clarke cause he has so much MTC to go and he is like I don't know how I am going to do it. He is like I have been here for three days and it feels like forever. I told him after the first week they start to fly, which is true. Think, almost two months of my mission is over. But it does feel like forever away from you guys. But I know that I am blessed because I am here and I know that you will be blessed for your sacrifices.
Well, I have like become a celebrity among the newbies. They keep coming up to me and talking to me about when we taught in front of them. I have to admit, it is kinda cool to have a lot of people recognize you.
There is not much to report since I wrote to you like two days ago. I have to teach class today (well, tomorrow, but it will be today, Saturday, when I send this). I have to teach present subjunctive Spanish to my district. Crazy, huh! I can't wait to be able to come home and spit some Spanish with you guys. Plus, me and Tyson will both be able to speak it. That will be sweet!
But, any who, it is definitely cool to be the oldest district here because like everyone doesn't boss us but they ask for advice, which is cool. But, I am definitely excited to go to Chile. I have made a lot of friends that I want to see after the mission, like Tyson's comps, they are bomb, and some of my district and some of the kids that are from Utah Valley that are from my zone. Well, I need to get to bed, I wanted to send you my flight plans so you could plan.
Love,
Austin
(Note: Elder Nelson leaves for Chile on November 16 and arrives November 17)
Dear family
Hey, how is everything going? I just thought that I would write you and send you a copy of my flight plan info so that you could see the times and what I need to do. Plus, I get a five hour lay over where I get to call you guys. If you could work out that Lyndsay and Justin and everyone be at the the house so I can talk to everyone at like 8:30 that would be awesome. So, if you could send me a card with at least that much time plus I will be calling from LAX, cool huh? Well, any who, yeah, I am definitely worried about packing and being within weight. But, I can't wait to be able to call everyone. I know some Spanish but I am not knowing how I am going to understand the Chileans, but we'll see, ha, ha.
Both Tyson's cousins are here now and Clarke is feeling homesick way bad, but we have the same meal times so I am helping him with that. I love talking to Clarke cause he has so much MTC to go and he is like I don't know how I am going to do it. He is like I have been here for three days and it feels like forever. I told him after the first week they start to fly, which is true. Think, almost two months of my mission is over. But it does feel like forever away from you guys. But I know that I am blessed because I am here and I know that you will be blessed for your sacrifices.
Well, I have like become a celebrity among the newbies. They keep coming up to me and talking to me about when we taught in front of them. I have to admit, it is kinda cool to have a lot of people recognize you.
There is not much to report since I wrote to you like two days ago. I have to teach class today (well, tomorrow, but it will be today, Saturday, when I send this). I have to teach present subjunctive Spanish to my district. Crazy, huh! I can't wait to be able to come home and spit some Spanish with you guys. Plus, me and Tyson will both be able to speak it. That will be sweet!
But, any who, it is definitely cool to be the oldest district here because like everyone doesn't boss us but they ask for advice, which is cool. But, I am definitely excited to go to Chile. I have made a lot of friends that I want to see after the mission, like Tyson's comps, they are bomb, and some of my district and some of the kids that are from Utah Valley that are from my zone. Well, I need to get to bed, I wanted to send you my flight plans so you could plan.
Love,
Austin
(Note: Elder Nelson leaves for Chile on November 16 and arrives November 17)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Opportunity to Teach New Missionaries
Letter Received November 4, 2009:
dear family
i got all the emails and thank everyone for writing to me. it was so good to hear from every one. well, i will start out. there is not much going on here. pretty much all the same typical mtc stuff. we are pretty much just reviewing every thing now. we have gone over all the spanish principles and are not just trying to learn it all any more. something cool that is new, they have newbie devo tonight where they do an example of teaching and its for all the new missionaries that come in. normally they have the teachers be the missionaries that teach it, but this week is the first time that they let any missionaries teach it, and me and my comp and district are the first missionaries to have to teach all the new elders and sisters. that's cool, huh! well, this sunday we have to usher for the sunday devo and that's really cool cause some elders in my district have to say the prayers in front of the whole mtc, so thats cool. but there isn't much new going on here, that's pretty much all the exciting stuff. but any who, that's cool about the zune just make sure that you send a speaker with it cause otherwise i have no way of listening, and a charger please and thank you much! but ya um i am pretty much out of time. i will write some letters if anyone gets my emails befor six i am going to check this at four fourty five, so if you can write back today do so. ha ha. love you all, i am going to leave just enough time to check this. i love you so much, can't wait to talk to you.
love and miss you all
love your son and brother
elder nelson
dear family
i got all the emails and thank everyone for writing to me. it was so good to hear from every one. well, i will start out. there is not much going on here. pretty much all the same typical mtc stuff. we are pretty much just reviewing every thing now. we have gone over all the spanish principles and are not just trying to learn it all any more. something cool that is new, they have newbie devo tonight where they do an example of teaching and its for all the new missionaries that come in. normally they have the teachers be the missionaries that teach it, but this week is the first time that they let any missionaries teach it, and me and my comp and district are the first missionaries to have to teach all the new elders and sisters. that's cool, huh! well, this sunday we have to usher for the sunday devo and that's really cool cause some elders in my district have to say the prayers in front of the whole mtc, so thats cool. but there isn't much new going on here, that's pretty much all the exciting stuff. but any who, that's cool about the zune just make sure that you send a speaker with it cause otherwise i have no way of listening, and a charger please and thank you much! but ya um i am pretty much out of time. i will write some letters if anyone gets my emails befor six i am going to check this at four fourty five, so if you can write back today do so. ha ha. love you all, i am going to leave just enough time to check this. i love you so much, can't wait to talk to you.
love and miss you all
love your son and brother
elder nelson
Sunday, November 1, 2009
First Pictures from the MTC
Pictures Received October 30, 2009:
Some of my district by the fountain at the Provo Temple.
Two of my roommates: Elder Hadfield (left) is the jokester and Elder Wilhelm (right) is my new District Leader.
Elder Stevens (left) and Elder Fuimaono. Elder Fuimaono is from Samoa and is one of the funniest kids I know.
The three amigos: me, Tyson, and Ethan.
The best two Elders I know!
Me and my companion, Elder Christenson, at the MTC sign.
My companion's cheesy map pic.
My cheesy map pic.
Oops! Not ready for the pic.
Me and Elder Church, he is a baller.
Me and Elder Harris.
My first awesome set of Zone Leaders. Elder Starkie (left), Elder Gibby (right), me (middle).
Elder Gibby is a surfer boy from Cali.
Elder Starkie is a bomb singer.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Teaching in Spanish for the First Time
Letter Received October 28, 2009:
dear family
how is everything going at home? well i got you package the other day which was awesome! thank you so much for the stuff! we are going to have a halloween party in our room on halloween so all that stuff works out really well and it was good to get more salsa and stuff. my district is pouring over it and much love sent from them for the stuff. those cake things were awesome that was a good idea and they were awesome. any who, thanks. it was good to here about your fun time carving pumpkins. that's good for jace that he has found a girl to start dating. she looks really cute. ya i can look at the pictures but they do take along time to look at . but o well i just sent home a bunch of pictures today. i cant send them through email. one, i don't think that they will let me and two, i don't have the cord to connect to the computer. its in the box that my camera came in which i don't know where it is.
but everything here is going good. i went to the trc and taught my first lesson and the first lesson in spanish and it went amazing. i don't even know what i said but i know that it was amazing cause the lady thought that it was our like fifth time teaching in spanish and ya so that was good. your quotes that you sent were really good lex thank you. last night was awesome! we had a devo with an apostle, L. Tom Perry came and it was the most spiritual meeting. i was like forty feet from him, it was amazing. i took like four pages of notes.
tyson leaves on tuesday which makes me sad but o well. class is going really good. i have still been going to the tutor and working hard on spanish. i can't believe that i only have three weeks left! thats nuts! but two things that i need are i need money so i don't have to keep using my card cause it is for emergencies and i need a phone card so that i can call you when i am at the airport i should have a couple hours because i should have a couple layovers. i dont know what times yet but i will let you know.
class and everything here is pretty much the same. i told you all the big news. i don't know what else to say here. what's all been going on at home with everyone? how is riding going? have you put the street bikes away yet? we got snow down here but nothing stuck. what has been going on with everyone? that sucks that craig has been sick. how are lyndsay and justin doing? it has been good to here from you all. i love you and willl write letters. how has jace, mom, and dad? i miss you all so much can't wait to talk to you. love you and miss you all.
love your
elder austin
dear family
how is everything going at home? well i got you package the other day which was awesome! thank you so much for the stuff! we are going to have a halloween party in our room on halloween so all that stuff works out really well and it was good to get more salsa and stuff. my district is pouring over it and much love sent from them for the stuff. those cake things were awesome that was a good idea and they were awesome. any who, thanks. it was good to here about your fun time carving pumpkins. that's good for jace that he has found a girl to start dating. she looks really cute. ya i can look at the pictures but they do take along time to look at . but o well i just sent home a bunch of pictures today. i cant send them through email. one, i don't think that they will let me and two, i don't have the cord to connect to the computer. its in the box that my camera came in which i don't know where it is.
but everything here is going good. i went to the trc and taught my first lesson and the first lesson in spanish and it went amazing. i don't even know what i said but i know that it was amazing cause the lady thought that it was our like fifth time teaching in spanish and ya so that was good. your quotes that you sent were really good lex thank you. last night was awesome! we had a devo with an apostle, L. Tom Perry came and it was the most spiritual meeting. i was like forty feet from him, it was amazing. i took like four pages of notes.
tyson leaves on tuesday which makes me sad but o well. class is going really good. i have still been going to the tutor and working hard on spanish. i can't believe that i only have three weeks left! thats nuts! but two things that i need are i need money so i don't have to keep using my card cause it is for emergencies and i need a phone card so that i can call you when i am at the airport i should have a couple hours because i should have a couple layovers. i dont know what times yet but i will let you know.
class and everything here is pretty much the same. i told you all the big news. i don't know what else to say here. what's all been going on at home with everyone? how is riding going? have you put the street bikes away yet? we got snow down here but nothing stuck. what has been going on with everyone? that sucks that craig has been sick. how are lyndsay and justin doing? it has been good to here from you all. i love you and willl write letters. how has jace, mom, and dad? i miss you all so much can't wait to talk to you. love you and miss you all.
love your
elder austin
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