SC - Zone Leaders

No message from Elder Nielsen today just this picture of him and his companion.  Transfers are August 29th and Dane feels like he will get transferred.  They have loved serving together and have worked well together.......... We love you Elder Nielsen.  Keep up the good work!!

We just received the iternary for Dane's return home;

Date: November 17th
Time: 4:04 p.m.
Place: Salt Lake City, Utah ........home!!!!!

Love you all,
Elder Dane Nielsen

Great Grandson

Every missionary in this picture has been trained by me either directly or indirectly.  The Elder on the far left is in missionary terms my great grandson.  Pretty cool!

This is me on exchanges with Elder Bailey.  He is Colin Argyle's cousin and knows Cory, Stacey, and Braxton Argyle.  The top picture is of good ol downtown Simpsonville.

We have a lot of baptisms coming up these next few weeks with great miracles happening everyday all around us.  I love being a missionary!

Love you all,

Elder Dane Nielsen

Full Circle

That's me shooting the rock and my new scripture case cover.  We had a baptism this past week.  It was an amazing experience.  A guy we baptized two months ago baptized one of his friends.  It was really cool to see the full process of having someone who was not a member change so much to have the gospel in his life, get baptized, get the Aaronic priesthood, bless the sacrament, then baptize their friend.  No doubt the church is true!! 


Elder Dane Nielsen

First come, first serve

Transfers are this week and Dane will be staying in Simpsonville with his same companion.  I wish I could send those poor boys another Lazy-boy .

That is me and Elder Muhlstien, he lives in our apartment with us.  We have the same tie so we thought it would be a cool picture.  Priesdent Holm also has the same tie.  (Who wouldn't want to look like President Holm).  I got some new running shoes this week because my others are worn out.  I'm sitting in the lazy boy reading about the prophets, apostles, and quorum of the seventy.  Things are great here.  I love being a missionary.   Our Zone has been working really hard and having a lot of success.

Yes, the chair is first come, first serve!!!!

Love Elder Dane Nielsen

This week Dane told me that he read D & C 60:13 .... "Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregrations of the wicked; wherefore,  I give unto them a commandment, thus:  Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known."

He said,"This scripture is way cool!  It made me recommit for the last 4 months of my mission I am throwing it all on the table".

Last week we received an email from him expressing how he does not want to come home.  He loves being a missionary and is very scared to come home.  We realize this is a normal feeling for every young missionary.  I know this next 4 months will fly by, but as a mother I am looking forward to seeing my son, holding him in my arms, looking into his eyes and seeing the young man Heavenly Father is sending me.  We know his spirit will fill our home and he will have the light of Christ in his eyes.  What an awesome time to be a missionary.  He is on fire and we are so proud of him.

WE LOVE YOU ELDER NIELSEN 

A Cow!!!

This is all I have this week.  I love seeing cows..... it is the best!  Thought you would love this Grandma Vicki.  Sorry no pigs. :)

Love Elder Dane Nielsen

I really think he has no time for pictures so on his way to the library to email us he pulled over and took a picture of himself with a cow.......we know he loves farm animals, but a COW!!!

Mission Record

I caught another fish!  I now have the mission record with 2 fish for a total of 5 pounds.  Not a huge fish but not bad for an Elder. :)

Not a lot of comments this week other than I love my mission.  It is just sad that I hit another month mark this week, only 5 more to go!