Extra Pictures

Elder Nelson's Mom here:

Yesterday Elder Nelson sent picture that required permission to access.  That permission was given as we were heading to bed so these pictures weren't included with his letter from yesterday. There was no explanation sent with these pictures, but judging from the date and time on the watch I'm guessing they are pictures of 10:26 pm on the longest day of the year. The time stamp on the picture of the city is 11:01 pm on 6/22/18.

Sundsvall and Midsommar!

It has been a busy week! Basically, this week has included me packing up all my stuff, saying goodbye/meeting as many members and investigators as I could, moving to Sundsvall, celebrating the Swedish holiday of Midsommar, and speaking in church! But I survived! It was really sad to leave Borlänge and the ward there, and there is a lot i am going to miss from there. But so far I have enjoyed Sundsvall as well. It is beautiful here! The city is surrounding the bay from the ocean, and it is awe-inspiring to see! I'll make sure to send some cool pictures!

I also got a new companion when I moved here, his name is Elder Black. He is from Bountiful in Utah and has been out on a mission for a whole! He only has two transfers (3 months) left on his mission, so it is likely that I'll be the last companion he'll have. He is a cool guy, and like before, I'll make sure to throw a picture of us on the email.

The holiday of Midsommar was suuuper fun! They actually celebrate on Midsommar-eve, so the day before. But we did the classical stuff, such as decorating a giant Midsommar pole with flowers, holding hands and dancing/singing around the Midsommar pole, and then making flower crowns! It was super fun! We went to a big city party at a place called Norraberget and then had a small celebration with the ward our by a lake at a members summer house. It was a really good day with the members and the other missionaries!

On Sunday we got to go to church! The church here is actually a branch, but it has a good amount of members that come each week (I was told it is around 100). I gave a small little introduction and testimony, then Elder Black gave a full talk. After that we got to teach Gospel Principles and then help out with a primary lesson. The branch is awesome, and I am excited to be here with them all!

OK, I could probably talk a little bit more about everything, but I think that was a good overview of the week! I hope you all have a great week as well!



Elder Nelson


Pic 1: Our Area
Pic 2: Midsommar Pole

Some other pictures

Where did I get my fashion sense! 

 Also, my craft skills came in useful for my flower crown! 

I'm moving to Sundsvall and I'm going to miss Borlänge!

The time for transfers has now come again. I will be moving from Borlänge to Sundsvall! Sundsvall is a city a couple hours North of Borlänge and then over along the coast. It is actually part of the Norrland Zone, the zone that goes furthest north in the mission. It is crazy to be moving! I am going to really miss Borlänge and all of the people here! Life would certainly be easier if goodbyes weren't so hard! But I am not gone yet, so let me hop into the week.

We've been keeping busy with a lot of finding time and a lot of teaching. Things have been going really well! Things have been going well with teaching. I'll talk about two notable investigators. We have been teaching someone who is a youngish Swedish guy (about 25-30) and we've been teaching him for a while now. He is sincere and willing to learn. He reads in the Book of Mormon often and prays as well. Haha, and then on the opposite end of the spectrum we have been teaching a Swedish woman who is actaully 86! We have two other members in our ward, both in their 80s, that have been following along on lessons. Haha, so it is us two missionaries teaching an 86 year old woman with the help of two people in their 80s! It is awesome!

We went of splits in Uppsala this week and it went really well! We did a lot, including teaching an English class, me helping with a correlation meeting (I was not helpful at all because I didn't know the area or anyone), and some really good tracting! It was a fun final time going on splits there!

The last big thing of note is probably how our Sunday was yesterday. We got up, ready, and then were at church in time for when it started (10 am). After church we went and gave the sacrament to an older man in the ward, and then quickly biked to another member where we were fed lunch and gave a blessing. Directly after that we biked through the rain to the train station and travelled to a nearby city called Falun to teach a lesson, then came back. We had enough time to quickly plan for and then teach a lesson to the 86 year old woman. After that, a member told us they had made us dinner to come pick up, so we stopped by them, chatted for a few minutes, then biked home. By then it was 8:30pm and the day was done. It was an exciting day full of biking here and there, teaching lessons, and getting fed. It turned out to be a great day!

Well, I think that's about it! The Swedish holiday of Midsommar is this weekend, so I am looking forward to that! I hope you all have a wonderful week!


Elder Nelson



Pic 1: Yeah, the public bus we were on was a Mercades!
Pic 2: Uppsala
Pic 3: Biiiiiiiiikes

Ludvika, Dalahäst, and Rain (finally)

Sorry, I don't have a ton of time because I went up to visit the Dalahäst factory with Äldste Petersen, he's never been there before! And once again, it was super cool! Haha, and pouring rain! It has been several weeks since we had rain, so I guess it's good that it came eventually. It's not quite as fun when you are waiting for a bus in the rain though. But so it is sometimes!

Things in Sweden have been going well! The days are long, the sun is shining, and we're getting our there and trying to help the people of Borlänge. A couple fun things happened this week. Firstly, it was graduation for the high schools here. They wear white sailor hats instead of the classic graduation caps. They look awesome!

We also got the chance to go down with some members and do some ministering visits down in a city called Ludvika. It was beautiful down there, and the person we visited lived in an awesome place! I'll make sure to throw a picture of that on there.

Also, it was our bishops birthday, so "Grattis på födelsedagen biskop!"

This week I've seen a lot of the bible videos that the church has made. They are the live action ones that are fairly new. Anyways, I've seen a lot of them and I really enjoy them! I've been touched a lot, but one part that I thought was particularly meaningful is when Christ meets his apostles after his Resurrection and instructs them to go out and preach. The very last thing he says is, "Lo, I am with you, even until the ends of the world (Matt 28:20)".
I know that Christ really is with us, and will never leave us, no matter what. He will be with us to the very end.



Elder Nelson



Pic 1: Ludvika
Pic 2: Person we ministered to
Pic 3: Meeee

It's already June!!! (and surprise baptism of an 8 year old)

I honestly can't believe that it is already June! Although, it certainly is bright enough to be June! The sun rises and 3:30 in the morning and sets and 10:15! It feels great (Although sleeping isn't always the easiest). Also, the lack of AC in buildings is not ideal. I have found myself just laying in my bed at night without any blankets because it is just too warm. But it's all good, and it makes me happy to be able to not freeze when I step outside! But it was an exciting week, so I'm gonna jump in!

This week we travelled down to Stockholm to have zone conference! And it was super good! It is always wonderful to travel back and be in my first area, it feels so good! And then we actually ended up staying there for a while. We travelled down on Monday night, then had the zone conference the next day. But we had to stay down there because we had to be there for something on Thursday morning, so we also spent all day on Wednesday down there with the Elders in Gubbängen. It was a good learning experience to be on exchanges with the zone leaders all day in Stockholm! I liked being able to serve back in Stockholm again!

On Saturday night we made chocolate chip cookies for our bishop because it is his birthday this upcoming week. And then out of the blue on Sunday morning we got a phone call. It was someone in the ward inviting us to be the witnesses for the baptism of their son later that day! And what made it super special was that the son hadn't wanted to be baptized even just a month ago. He was really nervous about it, so only his immediate family and a few cousins were invited to come, but then he wanted us to come too! We packed up some extra cookies, make him a card, and then went to his baptismal service after church. It was really good, and it was so awesome how happy the cookies and card made him! It was a happy surprise baptism, and it was a pleasure to be able to be there!

Besides that, the week went well! We've been doing a lot of finding, as well as some teaching. And we also were in Stockholm a lot of the week, and it was overall a great week! I hope you all have a wonderful week!



Elder Nelson


Pic 1: We're in Stockholm again!
Pic 2: Floor 9 of a building in Gubbängen's area
Pic 3: Borlänge!