Some News from the Nielsens

Hello Sister Nielsen,
 
How was your week?  I took vacation days on Tues. through Friday to work on taxes and try to get them all out.  So there was not alot happening for me this week, but taxes.
 
General Conference was great.  David Beck (our cousin) talked in the Priesthood session and did a good job.  He talked on ministering.  Also in Priesthood, President Eyring and Monson both talked about missionary work and member influence on that work.  So you will have to print off copies of their talks and use it to get the members to help you with the missionary efforts in your areas. 
 
Yesterday, we had 4 missionaries over for dinner.  They said the average for missionaries here in the Reno, NV mission is 6.5 months.  Elder Sanft from Hawaii is an AP now.  So they have missionaries only being able to train for 6 weeks and then getting a new trainee.
 
I am sure it is that way all over the world with all the new missionaries.  It will be neat to see the growth of the church with all this hastening efforts and with all the new missionaries. 
 
Cody and Erin went to San Francisco with the Choraliers on Friday.  Erin left at 3:30 am and Cody left at 11:30 pm. Just another way for Ms Rogers to pay for her vacation in my opinion.  The weather got cold this weekend again and it snowed here this morning.
 
We were able to Skype with Chelsea and Brian on Sat. so that was fun.  They were at Brian's parents house to watch conference.
 
In between sessions yesterday, they had a show about these group of priests from Oregon that had befriended a boy who moved to their city.  After a few years, he was a friend to all these priest and dating an LDS girl.  Soon the Missionaries felt impressed to track his street and knocked on his door.  He let them in and they taught him and he started going to church for 2 years.  He taught lessons held callings but his parents would not allow him to get baptized.  Well when he was 18 he finally got baptized and the entire group of 7 priests went on missions.  They sent a tie around to all of them and they would sign it and wear it and send it to the next mission from their home town.  Any way it was a cool story about member missionary work called "The Tie".
 
Well, I have to go take the 3 youngest girls to the dentist.
 
We love you and pray for you daily.  May the Lord bless you in all your efforts.
 
Love DAD

Dearest Sis. Nielsen,

     Well, what did you think of conference?  It is always so good.  I loved Sis. Dalton's talk.  I kind of thought she would get released, but what a great lady.  How is the  missionary "fun" going?  Did I hear that in a conference talk or was it in one of the church specials in between the sessions. (?) They talked about a person going on exchanges with the missionaries and how great it was, and they said, "This isn't missionary work, this is missionary fun."  They did a special on the influx of new missionaries since the age change announcement.  It was great.  They said some had their interview with their bishop the next day, Dr. appt. and papers completed that week, and call within a 3 wk. period.  It's so amazing,  big things are coming from this great army going forth!

   How are things with you?  We skyped with Chelsea during conference sessions.  They were at the Deckers for the weekend.  We had 2 sets of missionaries over for dinner on Sunday.  Ever since Dad got released (6 mos. ago) and we've been in the nursery we don't have much contact with the missionaries or their dinner calendar.  So, it had been about 6 wks since we'd had them for dinner.  It was good, we need to feed them some investigators now.

  We didn't go anywhere except for the park during spring break.  The day we went was the nicest and warmest of the whole week.  It rained and was overcast most of the week.  Addie is starting to widen her roaming range.  When the girls go outside to ride their bikes she goes up to the cul de sac, because there is a house up there with a play set.  I had to go find her everyday during the break.  We cleaned and organized Cody's room and the girls' room too.

     Erin and I got a haircut from Whitney Welch.  I cut mine short and A line, Erin got just a trim, and layers. Erin said she likes this style on me much better than long.  One time when I was teaching all the Young Women combined, (this is about a year ago) she kept looking at me funny.  She later told me my hair was distracting and that I needed a new style. 

     We went to a new pediatric dentist today.  He's LDS and comes down from Twin.  Adelaide has a couple of cavities and so does Summer.  We liked him a lot and Adelaide did really well.  We had talked up the dentist like it was such a fun place that she couldn't wait to go.  Did you ever get your next Hep. shot?

     Well, that was our life this past week.  We got an invitation to Logan Carroll's wedding reception.  He's getting married to Aspyn Price next Sat.  Is Tiffani graduating the end of this month?

     Hope you have a great week, love you soooo much!

Mom