September 17, 2009

Mom got an email from Sister May. Elder Nelson has made it safely to Chile and has begun the work. As you'll see below, Hermana May has shared the address to the Chile North Mission Blog! It is really fun to look through. I'll keep that address here on this blog over there ------->
On the Chile Blog, I saw that Elder Nelson's companion is: Elder Ojeda! You can see pictures of all of the companions as they are meeting, etc. on the blog. I'm excited to hear more from Elder Nelson next Monday to see what it has been like this week.



Dear Parents of the great missionaries of the Chile Santiago North Mission,

Your sons all arrived here safely to the Chile Santiago North Mission! We love them already; as they are so easy to love. They come with high hopes, and great enthusiasm to share their testimony, speak Spanish, and be their very best. We are impressed with their faithful and happy attitudes, and are so grateful that the Lord has sent them to serve here. We will take good care of them.

We reminded them of Doctrine and Covenants 128:19, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet…bringing glad tidings of good things,” like the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We took a photo of their nice, new, shiny shoes which will soon be worn out in the service of the Master, and these missionaries will be walking in His footsteps as they come to know Him in their individual lives. What a blessing for us all. The people here in Chile will welcome your sons and will also love them, because they are messengers of the Lord, coming to serve them.

President May interviewed each one individually, and then after prayer and inspiration, determined which trainer would be assigned to each new missionary. Our trainers are the most obedient, humble missionaries, and we know that they will teach and guide your Elder here, with Christ like patience, love and understanding. The office elders had a simple orientation, helping them to learn how to adjust to the food, money, habits, customs, and legal requirements here in Santiago.

Please know that their Preparation days are on Monday, and they will be allowed to email to you only then. They can write letters on that day also, and you may write to your missionary by email, but they also LOVE to receive letters by mail too. This is the mission office address, where you can send letters and packages directly, where they are then distributed weekly to the missionaries during their zone training classes, usually held on Tuesdays:

MISSIONARY FULL NAME

Chile Santiago North Mission Office

Forestal 2680 Oficina #32

Conchali’, Santiago

CHILE

We also have a mission blog, http://chilesantiagonorthmission.blogspot.com/, where we are constantly updating and adding new articles, photos, President’s letters, etc, you may visit. Please click on the small thumbnail photos of your sons, and they will enlarge for better viewing. This blog will demonstrate some of the conferences, activities, projects our missionaries are attending. We do NOT allow our missionaries to go to the blog, until after they finish their mission, so it is only for parents, friends and our past missionaries. Thank you for sharing your sons and daughters with us here in the Chile Santiago North Mission. You will be blessed in their absence, and we respect and admire you for your offering. This is the Lord's Church, and He loves His missionaries!

Lovingly,
Hermana May
Sister/Hermana Carol May

Elder Nelson has arrived in Chile....

.....we hope!!

The family got to talk to Elder Nelson on Monday September 14, 2009. He is doing great and had lots of good things to say. He sounds more "mature" in the short 9 weeks he has been gone. It is amazing to see how much change the MTC has on these missionaries. They are truly on the errand of the Lord. He flew out of Salt Lake, UT at about 3 and arrived in Texas. From Texas, he took the red eye to Chile, where he arrived at 7:00 am. He is traveling with 18 other Elders to Chile, though not all of them are to the North mission. He says that once he gets off the plane in Chile, he'll meet his Mission President and trainer and then get to work!! He is a little nervous about being in a new country and meeting his trainer, but he is still very excited and positive. He already really misses the MTC and feels like he's entered a strange and harsh world. Elder Nelson has felt the prayers of everyone. Thank you for yours thoughts and support. Keep posted: Elder Nelson says he will have a lot of exciting things to share now that he is in Chile, he is sure. Hopefully we will hear from him this week (he thinks his P-Day is Monday).

September 12, 2009

Elder Nelson leaves for Chile in TWO DAYS!! We are so excited for him and can see how much he has already grown. He is going to do great in Chile. Pray for him and the other missionaries in their travels. Thank you for all of your support throughout Elder Nelson's MTC stay. He has truly appreciated it.

Hey hows it going! so i did not know this but i guess that i get to email today also! sweet! today is the Pday that they give you right before you leave so you can pack and clean and stuff. so i have spend most of today packing and cleaning and getting everything that i need. well i am very excited to talk to you on monday and for a change of location. in the MTC the days go by slow but the weeks go by fast. i cannot believe that it has been 2 months. i see trevor Howe sometimes, i miss talking with him he is a funny guy and i have a lot of great memories. well i dont have much to say today i just thought that since i had time and they let me get on i would write and say hello. have a great weekend and i will talk to you at the airport. by the way i didnt get that card today. i leave for the airport at like 11:00 so i dont know if i will get it on monday ether. i guess that they would then forward it to me in Chile so i guess it alright. im sure it will work out. i might call you from both airports just to let you know. just in case. well love you.
Love,Elder Tyler Nelson
P.S. i might not get so send the pics to you until monday so sorry about that.

September 9, 2009

Hey everyone, well this it the last week! it is pretty crazy to think that i have been here so long. i am glad to hear that you had a great birthday it sounded like a lot of fun. i have been very busy here trying to get ready to leave. i got my Flight plans last week i will give them just to let you know whats going on:
American Airlines 1242 LV: Salt Lake at 300PM on the 14 to Dallas FT Worth ariving to 635 PMAMerican Airlines 945 LV: Dallas at 9:10PM on the 14 ariving in Santiago Chile at 7:40 AM on the 15
well thats the plan. so i am able to call anyone at the airport so i can call Home and up at the cabin just let me know who will be where and the numbers i need to call i am just going to get one of the call cards and talk as long as i can. i think that the Credit Card is a great idea, just tell me how it works when you send it. i will be taking out some money today or tomorrow so be prepared for that. so i hope everyone is doing all right i have really injoyed the letters that have been sent, Jessie and Kevin thanks for the letters and the garments i needed them and was afraid they wouldnt get here in time. thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the letters it means a lot when you write i hope that you got my letter that i sent. congrats to Bre. on the big date i think i remember who Josh Lee is but im not sure. i am sure you will have a great time. Chad i heard that you are getting quite in shape. but i bet that i can still beat you up! we had Elder Hinckley here last night for the devo. it was great, but it really made me miss Pres. Hinckley. today i went to the temple for the last time here at the MTC. i will really miss being able to go every week. the Santiago Chile Temple is not in my mission so i do not know how often i will be able to go. i must say that i will miss the MTC, it has been a great experience and the Spirit here is great. i will really miss my teachers also they have been a great influence on me before i leave i will send you some more pics of me and my teachers before i leave. i am a little scared about going down there and not understanding anything, but i think that i will be allright. just pray for me. anyway i am once again out of time, jessie good luck on the new job i hope it goes well. i am glad to hear that to cabin is going well, Kevin and Dad good luck and have fun. i really miss being able to go up there and being able to do that. i cant wait to talk to you all on monday, love you and thank you for everything!
Love,Elder Tyler Nelson

September 2, 2009

Hey Everyone! hows it going? i am doing great thank you for all the letters and emails, it means alot. well its getting closer. Sept 14 is just around the corner. its a little scary but well faith and fear cannot coexsist so right now i am trying to get rid of my fear. i know that the lord will help me with what needs to be said. i am getting very excited! i am a little sick of the food and the routine here, but i know i will miss it when i am gone. the spanish is coming slowly, i will say though i know a lot more than i thought i knew. when we get tought by the younger districts that come in (because we are now the oldest district in the zone) i am always supprised by how much i do know. just to let you know my roommate is doing great, he just got his staples out of his head. i finished Jesus the Christ on monday, it has been a great experience reading it. now i get to go back and really study it. my favorite chapters were the last three, expecially the long night of the apostasy. it has been great and i really recommend it to whoever wants to reads it. Happy birthday Mom! thanks for everything you do, i dont have much i can give you for your birthday but this, that i love you and see what you do for your kids and me. the great example that you are to me, you are a rock of strangth that i lean on every day. i see the relationship that you and dad share and want that same kind of loving relationship when i get married, i just want you to know that i am working as hard as i can here and want so very much to make you guys proud. sorry but i dont have much time today, just want to let you know that i love you all and am very grateful for your support. thank you for everything, i know the gospel is true and that Jesus Christ is my Savior. the Book of Mormon is true and by reading it we can come closer to Christ.
Love,Elder Nelson

August 26th, 2009

hey how is it going! thank you all for the great letters that you have sent me. The ties were great thank you( don't worry Kevin i just wanted some to trade with my district, the ugler the tie the better you get for it, although i apreciate the concern.) This week has been the crazyest week i have had here. One of my teachers left us to go back to school and i am going to miss him greatly. he has been the biggest influence on me since i have gotten here. he is the coolest guy that i know, and the most spiritual. Next on my list to be translated. then on tuesday one of my roommates (Elder Ganem) blacked out in the bathroom and split his head open, it was crazy! he came walking up to me and told me he couldn't remember anything, then he felt his head and all the blood on his head. he then droped to the floor and started shaking. anyway long story short we got him out of there and now he has 4 staples in his head, hes alright now. by the way inorder to help stop the blood(and there was a lot of it) i had to use most of my white socks because it was the only thing we had at the time. i was wondering if you could send me somemore. some of those short ones that i used to ware will work great. i really apprieciate it. enough about that though. Mom i totally want you to read Jesus the Christ is has really helped me understand the Savior, it would be so cool if you did that and you can even tell me about it if you want, i love talking about it and my comp has not read it yet. yesterday at the devo. we had our first apostle. Elder Scott came and talked with us it was so cool. there is just a different spirit when he was there. DandC 128:22 is a good one( i think that is the right ref.) check it and see if it is the one about going on in so great a work, i dont have my Sticks with me at the moment. i will be able to call you when i am at the airport. i asked my branch Pres. and he said he wants me to. so we dont have our flight plans yet but it is on Sept. 14 and i think we have to be at the airport at 12 noon but im not sure. one otherthink i was wondering about that memorie card i sent home, if you were sending it back. its no big deal i just would like to take a few more pics. i hope the cabin is going well i liked the pics you sent me. thank you. Jessie i think its great that you are doing that marathon. and i wish i could do it with you! but i love it here and wouldnt be anywere else. i love the gospel and am coming to a greater understanding of what it means to me everyday. well out of time. Love you all and thank you for your prayers it means alot. till next week.

Pictures! August 21, 2009

We got some pictures from Elder Nelson today!!

Mom taught this Elder well...

Spanish drink:

Companions:

Elder Nelson and his district:

Elder Nelson:

Zone Picture:

August 19th, 2009

"I will just leave you with one thing that I found out that's kind of cool. In the L de M (Book of Mormon), there is a phrase that is said by Mormon 24 times. To me when he says it, it's like he is telling you to step back and listen to whats being said. It is Mormon adding in an important key point that he wanted us to know. The phrase is "And thus we see...". I think it's very cool to see the correlation between them all and as it goes through them what Mormon wanted us to "see". Any way, I thought you would like that. If you need the versus, then let me know, but I found it was a lot of fun to try and find them. A few of the versus, he says it twice, so ther is not actually 24 versus, but 24 times he says that phrase...."

Love, Elder Nelson