I sneezed and it snowed... so they canceled church.

Family!

 

Yesterday was weird. There was probably a total of 10 flakes of snow on the ground and they canceled church because they said that the people here don't know how to drive. Bless them. But all of the churches in oklahoma city were canceled due to the weather. haha just grand! And our cars were also grounded so we spent the day inside!! We had our studies and then we cleaned up a little bit and I read Jesus the Christ (I LOVE THAT BOOK) and we just chilled. I mean what do ya do? So we also walked around a little bit before our noses froze off:)

 

Oh goodness! Let me just tell you the stupid thing I did this last Friday. We had a general authority come and speak to us. The conference was wonderful but on one of our short breaks I was standing in line at the bathroom (huge girls bathroom line to paint a picture for ya) and I wasnt really thinking about anything and I started to sing a song. "Come together, right now." I caught myself because Areosmith is not an appropriate artist for a missionary to be singing but then I realize the wife of the general authority is standing in line right next to me....oh gosh, Sister Petersen started singing with me and then we both just froze. haha She probably thinks we are rebellious sister missionaries rockin out in our free time, but that is not the case!! haha Quiet diginty is what we strive for, but me and sister petersen are coming up a little short:)

 

This week we had some pretty cool experiences knocking doors! I love when people are not very nice because they just strengthen my testimony so much! We were knocking a rich area and children answer this door and they see us and just back away like they are scared of us and then the dad comes to the door and we ask to pray with him. He then goes off about how he is a professor and has studied our religion more than any other religion and that he is the last man we want to have that conversation with. He tells us that he has studied our religion more than we have studied it. I wanted to say "did ya pray about it?" haha but there wouldn't be a good outcome to that one! haha But I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that this Gospel is true even if I don't know every little thing about it! I know the way it makes me feel and that is enough. Thank you random professor for helping me realize that. :)

 

Well homies! I love you all and may your Thankgiving fill you spiritually and physically:)

 

Peace out

 

Love, Alisha

Trios for days!

People!

I am in a trio and I have loved it so far! Our first day probably set the tone for the rest of the transfer! baaa Let me just tell you all what went down! So we were out tracting in the area of our next appointment and it was great and the miracles we saw were wonderful! Everyone that we talked to had some encounter with the missionaries or Mormon friends! It was way cool and we met some great people! The last house we knocked before our appointment invited us in and gave us some water! This lady is just great and she even offered to feed us this Wednesday!! Who just does that? haha so we were going to be late for our appointment so we had to go! as we were walking down the road Sister Neff said that she left her scriptures. So we run back and at this time we are 5 minutes late! We sprint (like sister missionaries) and we were huffing and puffing because honestly I have a grandma body right now. (love you Grandma) haha but we kind of yelled a bit as we were running so that was a little hilarious. We are the opposite of what you think sister missionaries act like! haha too good! We have enjoyed the last few days!

The lesson that we had was great and we taught a part member family. The dad who is not a memeber does not want to take the lessons but he lets us do an FHE with the family and this week we sang "Do as I'm Doing" haha we let the little kids choose the action and we were right there doing it with them! haha we were hopping on one foot and "going crazy" haha great first lesson for Sister Neff! haha After we walked home...well we tried. There are little to no sidewalks here so we walked through ditches and people probably think we are crazy! It is wonderful! Sister Neff thinks that we tried to kill her that first day because we walked for a good 45 minutes! haha then we had to call a member because we were going to be late for curfew! haha thank goodness for lovely members. :)

This area will take off soon! haha hopefully! we are trying really hard to get our members motivated! It will happen and then we will be so busy we won't know what to do with ourselves! haha I can't wait.

I love you all and I hope that you have a great week:)

LOVE.....Alisha:)

The trio! Sister Neff, Sister Peterson, and Sister Nielsen

T-R-A-N-S-F-E-R-S

We got transfer calls last night and Sister Holbrook is going to Texas!! Lucky girl! haha I love it down there! But I am so excited because I get to be in a trio with Sister Petersen!! One of my MTC companions and boy do I love her to death! I am so excited to serve with her! So it will be the both of us and a new companion from the MTC! I am very excited for this upcoming transfer!

This week we were able to meet with the Bakers and it was a great lesson. We taught about the Restoration and then talked about baptism and Brother Baker agreed to be baptized when he got his answer! Oh he is just a great man and we think that he has been looking for this for a long time! We will be going back to teach him again later this week with my new companions and I am very excited about that!

The other day we were driving down the road and the Elders were in the back seat, they were going on exchanges so we had a new elder with us. His name is Elder Carter and he came out the transfer after me. But anywho, we were driving down the road and I put some white tic tacs in my mouth. My new favorite thing to do is make these tiny tic tacs look like my teeth and it is just great! Some times I get it real good and it looks like I have these razor teeth and it is the best. Well I showed the Elders and they thought I was crazy...haha never doing that again... I will continue to make baby razor teeth by my self! haha you all should try it. it is the best.

I read probably the best talk written known to man. It is called "His Grace is Sufficent" by Brad Wilcox. Oh goodness it blew my mind and I just love some of the things that he says in there. He talks about the Atonement and how Jesus already paid the price for our sins. But through grace we can change and become more like our Father in Heaven and Jesus Chirst. One part that I loved is when he Quotes "no unclean thing can dwell within the presence of God" and then he states "but no unchanged thing will even want to." He compares the Atonement to piano lessons and how mom pays for piano lessons and the child practices to show thanks, but their practicing does not pay the debt that the piano lessons cost. This is like the Atonement because we can't pay back the debt but we can be grateful and have faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement. This talk is wonderful! you all should read it:) sorry I am not super good at telling you how much I love it! haha but just take my word for it:)

I love you all and I hope you have a splendid week:)

Love, Sister Nielsen

Sister Nielsen and Sister Holbrook at the Oklahoma City Temple

November in Oklahoma

Everybody!

 

This week started off a little rough for me but I am doing better! thank goodness! We went on exchanges with the Hermanas and we had a lesson all in spanish! Ya and guess what?! those three years of spanish helped a sister out! I understood the whole lesson (not every word) but I knew what the point of the lesson was on and I even read in spanish. Holla holla haha it was very cool and I know that the spirit was helping me because there is no other way I would have kept up! I didn't speak at all but I could understand! In this lesson the father was reading and oh my goodness he is hispanic with these brilliant blue eyes. I remebered that eyes in spanish are ojos and blue is azul but ya that would look real good for me to just blurt out "azul ojos!!" so good thing I held my tongue haha real classy Sister Nielsen.

 

We went on a church exchange this week! so great! we went to the seventh day adventist church and the worship the Sabbath on Saturday. We went with the Bakers and it was just so great! Their service is not too crazy compared to some other churches around here! haha but after the service Bro. Baker was so grateful that we came! He kept telling us and then he would ask us questions about the differneces between our two services. There isn't much but he was just so happy that we were willing to come. And then he came to church with us yesterday and he loved it! yess! And then he told his friend (bro.vanduzer, member of the bishopric) that he would be back. He has been looking for this for a long time and it is just so great to see:) I am so grateful that I can see someone else's enthusiasum for the Gospel:) and I am grateful that my grumbly beast of a stomach didn't distract him from feeling the spirit (thank you fast sunday!) haha

 

Well everyone! I love you and I hope that you have a great week:)

 

Love, Sister Nielsen

 

P.S.- I am having a baby.....I am training next transfer!