Hey Guys!
So life just got a whole lot more...everything. Yea, everything. Good, good and more good. As well as a lot more stress.
1. We finished off the week and transfer with 2 baptisms(twins). Man, it was super cool to see those guys baptized. We found them in July and they were brothers of a part member family and I was like, are you guys baptized and they said no and I was like, ok, well lets talk. So, we did and a month later, they are now members of the church and will be passing the sacrament in a few weeks! Man, so fun to teach those kids.
2. Interviews happened with President. Man, so fun!!! He walked in, and talked to me and my comp first together. It was powerful. He was talking a lot about going the second mile as a mission and as a missionary and what we need to do to go the second mile. So cool. I learned a lot. Then, I went to talk to Sis Amo while my comp talked to President. She talked about health. And anybody who knows me knows I like to eat ice cream and pizza so that was really good for me. Then, the part that is legit. I went in to talk to Pres. and it was less than a minute. No Joke. But the spirit was so strong. I felt as though he was staring into my should and seeing who I was on the inside. Man, so awesome. I love my mission president and my mission.
3. Now for the part that blows your mind, or it did mine haha. I am now on my 7 transfer. SO, backtrack to when I started my 4. On my 4 transfer, I whitewashed on area in Fogo called Cova Figueira. Fogo is the on e with the active volcano and one of the southern Islands of the nation. I stayed there for 3 transfers and had 3 comps. So, now to my 6 transfer. The mission had to shut down areas due to shortage of missionaries in the mission. So, they shut down some areas in the northern islands and in Praia, the capital. And that's when I got Elder Bowman. So, end of my 6 transfer (yesterday) came with transfer calls right? Well, get this. I will be going to a northern Island, Sao Vicente, opening up an area( basically whitewashing again), Fernando Pó, being district leader, And(there is an and) I will be having a kid(training a new missionary, who is from Tonga). SO how does that go as a transfer call? I am stressed, overwhelmed and kinda like dying cause this requires skills and talents that I don't think I have. But, if there is anything I have learned form the mission is that the Lord provides a way.
This last transfer I didn't think it would be easy, and it wasn't. But I trusted in the Lord and He made this last transfer even more possible than I thought possible. It is all because of Him that we succeed. He is the one who made this plan. He is the one who Gave His Only Son, Jesus Christ to Suffer Bleed and Die for Us. Then to be resurrected so that one day we can be resurrected as well (Man, I love not conjugating verbs haha) This plan is perfect. I love this gospel. I love my Savior. I know that through Him We will be saved and made into people that we never thought possible or could become through any efforts of our own. He is my Savior as well as yours. And all He asks is to Follow Him with ALL of our heart and give Him EVERYTHING. Desire, wishes, wants, etc. And fi we do, we will be filled with the Light and Christ and become those eternal beings that we were made to become. Love you all, sorry for the Long email but a lot of info. And as far as pictures go, we shall see if they all get uploaded today, if not, maybe next week is when y'all get them. Have a great week!!!
Love, Elder Spencer Nelson
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