2/29/16

So I will stay in Alta Floresta! And i will be the district leader so
i am pretty excited! We had a meeting in Cuiabá and it was great. We
are striving for perfection and i can see how the Lords coming is
nearer than we think.

We had a little adventure. We stayed in Cuiabá to renew our vistas. So
our companions returned to Alta Floresta to work while we were in
Cuiabá. We stayed there and finally we were able to do our papers. We
grabbed a flight and started to fly to Alta Floresta. When the plane
was arriving at Alta the pilot was trying to land but the plane shook
when he tried. It was raining hard and had a lot of wind. He hovered
around the city and tried a few times but couldnt land. And they said
it was the same in nearby cities. So they told us we would return to
Cuiabá. They payed a nice hotel for us with all you can eat free food.
It just happened to be across the street from our mission office. So,
it was an interesting week.

I was just happy to return to the city and get working again. We have
high hopes for this transfer. We will work harder than ever and see
the Lords hand. The best thing we can to is strive to be the best so
the Spirit can work through you to the people you are teaching. Lets
see where this transfer leads us.

-Elder Nelson

2/23/16

We had a conference yesterday and it was great. It was an awesome
experience and we are working for a perfect mission. It will be great
now.

The transfer is ending and everything is going great. We are having
people going to church finally. With the new place it is really good
to have. Everything is going great.

I am excited in what is to come, because it is great. Its going to be
a great next few months. Everyone have a great week!

-Elder Nelson

2/15/16

Our first sunday in our new building was yesterday. It was super
great. We had a lot of people there and it was awesome. We are excited
for what it has to bring and the potential of Alta Floresta now.

Some man showed up at the church. Our branch president talked to him
but never thought he would come, and he did. We are excited to help
him learn more.

Our pool of people has been very interesting my time here. We start
teaching a lot of people but they dont progress so we have to cut
them. Our potential is small but we are searching and searching for
the elects. The work is difficult, but the Lord is putting those in
our path who are needing what we have.

We will head to Cuiaba next week so it should be an awesome
experience. I am looking forward to the training and the reuinion.
Everyone have a great week!

-Elder Nelson

2/10/16

So, this week has been exciting. We had a crazy last minute schedule
due to carnival. But we finally arrived at p-day. So we are happy.

The church building will finally start this sunday. So we are inviting
everyone to go and check it out, especially the neighborhood that
stays close to it. We went and did the hardest thing this week, clap
doors. But we were able to meet some great people. One man explained
that he loves our church and he already visited and recieved
missionaries in São Paulo. So we are excited to see where he will go.

Just excitement this week. We are excited to go to a mission tour here
in two weeks and hear from a seventy. It should be exciting.

I dont know if you all know where chocolate comes from but we got to
eat and experiment the fruit yesterday. It was pretty interesting, but
good.

Everyone have a great week, until monday!

-Elder Nelson

2/1/16

So we are hoping that the church building will be finished this week!
Everything looks about ready we just have to see how everything goes
and see if we can use it this weekend for church!

This week has been great! We were able to have a baptism in our branch
and it was really exciting! Everything is going great and we have a
lot of hope for things to come! The weekly english classes and
activities are getting exciting as we invite more and more people.
There is just a lot of excitement going around here.

Now is the exciting time in Brazil. Everyone is getting ready for
Carnival. So the church is sending the youth on camping trips to get
away. But it will be interesting to try to teach people in this time.
But we will do our best. It should be great. Well everyone have a
great week!

-Elder Nelson

1/25/16

Our Branch president returned from his vacation this week so things
got better. Even better that we have more lunches now. So it looks
like our building with take a little bit longer than we thought and
probably two more weeks. But we are excited either way. We at least
can still have activities and english class.

It seems that every friday night, when we do enlish class, it seems to
rain hard. Like a stom. So it makes it difficult for people to come.
But it was still good. We are creating a tradition to bring american
foods. The first one was brownies and this one was waffles and maple.
Things are turning out good.

Another rainy week it has been. It makes it a little more difficult to
get to where we are going when it starts raining like crazy out of no
where. But it also gives us the opportunity to enter someones house or
shop and meet new people. God works in ways that we dont think about.

I love being in the Lords will. To be helping His children here. There
is no greater calling than that. Everyone have an amazing week!

-Elder Nelson