Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:25:32 -0500
Subject: Re: Letter
From: Eric Nelson
To: Michael Nelson
Hey dad! everything's going great here in GA! :) i don't have alot of time! i wrote 2 mom alot and am uploading pictures for her email too! so u guys can both see them and print them off or something :) My legs are getting way stronger everyday on the bike! hahaha we average like 15-20 miles everyday! it was sweet, looking through my journal yesterday i saw everyday, my entries started off "Awesome, or Great Day!" haha that just goes to show how much im loving it here! :) i wrote in my letter to mom some of the down sides, but every missionary goes through! im sure u went through them?! That's so awesome that you've had so much work! the lord is truly blessing u guys with alot of work cause im out! that's so amazing! :)HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!! that story of Kevin and Danny! i cracked up here in the library and every was looking at me hahaha! :) that def sounds like Kevin! im glad hes doing great! how is he doing with Jillian??
YA! the members love us here! we work hard! and get to know every family and they love us for that! they love how we work hard! we get fed like almost every night! the other day we were in the top of our area and we stopped at a members house and played with the kids and stuff and Sis Krogh made us freaking amazing ham sandwiches and all kinds of goodies! hahaha they def take care of us!:) That's awesome tho that u were finally able to tell Nicole and Gina about their adoption! :) that's awesome they understood the basics also! its something that needed to be done and that was the right time for sure! im proud of u and that step! Good Job! just keep up being really supportive, like u guys are and they will turn out to be amazing little girls! :) they already are! :) dad i gotta go, but thanks for the letter! i have a letter in the mail also! and u guys should get it this week sometime! and a letter to Gina and Nicole also! :) But thanks so much! I love you guys sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! Love Always and take care!
Elder Eric Nelson
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Mar 6, 2011: Letter from Dad to Eric
Hello Eric,
I hope your week has gone well! How is MK coming along? Have you been able to participate in presenting all the discussions you had on the books to do? Are your legs getting stronger with all the peddling? About how many miles a day do you average?
I started the TMC project "phase II" this week and have been on Mt. Lemmon three times this week stoning a tall fireplace about the height of the one in Overguard and doing it by myself. It's been a slow process. A week from tomorrow Kevin and Uncle Fred will be able to help for a week as they have Spring break coming up. That will be quite a relief.
Things are well here with everyone plugging along. Kevin went ice fishing up on the rim this past Saturday, (yesterday) with Danny and had a great time. Up from Payson on top before getting to Overguard is Willow Springs Lake. They were afraid to venture out on the ice but discovered it to be over a foot thick. They each got their limit of six all about 12 inches long. They slept at Christopher Creek the night previous in the bed of Danny's truck. Danny said he didn't sleep much with Kevin's snoring. He said that during the night as he was listening to Kevin snore that Kevin suddenly stopped breathing, paused, farted in his sleep, and then resumed snoring as he had before barely missing a beat.
Do you get a lot of meals fed you by members? Tonight we are having good old meat balls with rice. They are always nice and especially after fasting all day.
This morning as I was out back on the slab with Nicole and Gina, Nicole asked if Gina was adopted. I told her that Gina was and that she wasn't the only one. I told her that she also was adopted, that Mommy wasn't able to have any more children after four and that Heavenly Father brought us Nicole and Gina in another way, He wanted us to have our two little girls. She was good with that and has been happy all day. I don't know what Gina takes of all this but she just continues playing as little Gina. Nicole asked a lot more questions at dinner tonight like who her mother was. We told her and some of the circumstances of why Tanya felt it best that Nicole be raised by someone else. It was noble of Tanya to want the better life for Nicole. Tanya was happy also to find out that Nicole would be raised LDS. She thought that was a good religion. She had some good experience along the way somewhere with some Mormons. I didn't tell Nicole but I just remembered that Tanya wanted to carry Nicole full term verses aborting her. I'm sure glad she had character enough to finish bringing her to this world. I am so glad to have Nicole as my daughter as I am Gina also.
I hope I can send this out right now as I think I am no longer connected to the internet.
We love you much and pray for you. Have a wonderful week.
Love, Dad
I hope your week has gone well! How is MK coming along? Have you been able to participate in presenting all the discussions you had on the books to do? Are your legs getting stronger with all the peddling? About how many miles a day do you average?
I started the TMC project "phase II" this week and have been on Mt. Lemmon three times this week stoning a tall fireplace about the height of the one in Overguard and doing it by myself. It's been a slow process. A week from tomorrow Kevin and Uncle Fred will be able to help for a week as they have Spring break coming up. That will be quite a relief.
Things are well here with everyone plugging along. Kevin went ice fishing up on the rim this past Saturday, (yesterday) with Danny and had a great time. Up from Payson on top before getting to Overguard is Willow Springs Lake. They were afraid to venture out on the ice but discovered it to be over a foot thick. They each got their limit of six all about 12 inches long. They slept at Christopher Creek the night previous in the bed of Danny's truck. Danny said he didn't sleep much with Kevin's snoring. He said that during the night as he was listening to Kevin snore that Kevin suddenly stopped breathing, paused, farted in his sleep, and then resumed snoring as he had before barely missing a beat.
Do you get a lot of meals fed you by members? Tonight we are having good old meat balls with rice. They are always nice and especially after fasting all day.
This morning as I was out back on the slab with Nicole and Gina, Nicole asked if Gina was adopted. I told her that Gina was and that she wasn't the only one. I told her that she also was adopted, that Mommy wasn't able to have any more children after four and that Heavenly Father brought us Nicole and Gina in another way, He wanted us to have our two little girls. She was good with that and has been happy all day. I don't know what Gina takes of all this but she just continues playing as little Gina. Nicole asked a lot more questions at dinner tonight like who her mother was. We told her and some of the circumstances of why Tanya felt it best that Nicole be raised by someone else. It was noble of Tanya to want the better life for Nicole. Tanya was happy also to find out that Nicole would be raised LDS. She thought that was a good religion. She had some good experience along the way somewhere with some Mormons. I didn't tell Nicole but I just remembered that Tanya wanted to carry Nicole full term verses aborting her. I'm sure glad she had character enough to finish bringing her to this world. I am so glad to have Nicole as my daughter as I am Gina also.
I hope I can send this out right now as I think I am no longer connected to the internet.
We love you much and pray for you. Have a wonderful week.
Love, Dad
Mar 6, 2011: Letter from Mom to Eric
Dear Eric,
So how have things been going for you there in Georgia? Are you keeping yourself busy? How is the bike riding? Have you been getting alot of rain? We have been in the 70's-low 80's. Getting nice and warm soon it will Spring. I like the spring but dread knowing that the rattlesnakes are waking up from their hibernation!!
I guess you got the box we sent, hopefully it is still edible!!
Things have been going pretty well here. The girls have a half day this Friday at school. Then all next week they have Spring Break! So I will have to keep them busy all week wish me luck!
Yesterday we went to a kids movie up at the foothills mall. We weren't sure how Gina would sit through it or not. But both girls did just great!! Of course the big bag of buttered popcorn helped a bunch!! Then we had lunch at Carl's Jr. And even went shopping too! So all in all it was a fun day!
I am watching American Idol. It was on tv. 3 days last week as they were eliminating the top 24. They narrowed it down to 14 now!! There are some pretty good singers this season. The girl from Tucson didn't make it through.
Oh yeah just to let you know about something. Alex Bosse got his mission call a few days ago. He reports on June 8th. He is going to a Chili Mission . I think his Mom said Bosnia? She said it will be cold there. He gets to see his brother Mathan for only a week before he leaves! well at least they get to see each other! So tell me what your missionary life has been like?! Are things how you expected them to be?
How big is Marietta? do they have alot of things to see there? Remember the song from Alan Jackson called Chattahoochie? Don't know if I spelled it right! But that river is in Marietta, Georgia I think! Check it out sometime. I know Trisha Yearwood and Alan Jackson are from there.
Where is your companion from? Glad you two get along! Well I better be going. hope to hear from you tomorrow!
Have a great week!
Love you Love Mom and family
So how have things been going for you there in Georgia? Are you keeping yourself busy? How is the bike riding? Have you been getting alot of rain? We have been in the 70's-low 80's. Getting nice and warm soon it will Spring. I like the spring but dread knowing that the rattlesnakes are waking up from their hibernation!!
I guess you got the box we sent, hopefully it is still edible!!
Things have been going pretty well here. The girls have a half day this Friday at school. Then all next week they have Spring Break! So I will have to keep them busy all week wish me luck!
Yesterday we went to a kids movie up at the foothills mall. We weren't sure how Gina would sit through it or not. But both girls did just great!! Of course the big bag of buttered popcorn helped a bunch!! Then we had lunch at Carl's Jr. And even went shopping too! So all in all it was a fun day!
I am watching American Idol. It was on tv. 3 days last week as they were eliminating the top 24. They narrowed it down to 14 now!! There are some pretty good singers this season. The girl from Tucson didn't make it through.
Oh yeah just to let you know about something. Alex Bosse got his mission call a few days ago. He reports on June 8th. He is going to a Chili Mission . I think his Mom said Bosnia? She said it will be cold there. He gets to see his brother Mathan for only a week before he leaves! well at least they get to see each other! So tell me what your missionary life has been like?! Are things how you expected them to be?
How big is Marietta? do they have alot of things to see there? Remember the song from Alan Jackson called Chattahoochie? Don't know if I spelled it right! But that river is in Marietta, Georgia I think! Check it out sometime. I know Trisha Yearwood and Alan Jackson are from there.
Where is your companion from? Glad you two get along! Well I better be going. hope to hear from you tomorrow!
Have a great week!
Love you Love Mom and family
March 6, 2011: Mom's Letter to Eric
From: Lisa Nelson
To: Eric Nelson; Shaun Nelson; Mike Nelson
Subject: Hi there!!
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:11:07 -0700
Dear Eric,
So how have things been going for you there in Georgia?
Are you keeping yourself busy? How is the bike riding?
Have you been getting alot of rain? We have been in the 70's
low 80's. Getting nice and warm soon it will Spring.
I like the spring but dread knowing that the rattlesnakes
are waking up from their hibernation!!
I guess you got the box we sent hopefully it is still edible!!
Things have been going pretty well here.
The girls have a half day this Friday at school.
Then all next week they have Spring Break!
So I will have to keep them busy all week wish me luck!
Yesterday we went to a kids movie up at the foothills mall.
We weren't sure how Gina would sit through it or not.
But both girls did just great!! Of course the big bag of
buttered popcorn helped a bunch!!
Then we had lunch at Carl's Jr. And even went shopping too!
So all in all it was a fun day! I am watching American Idol.
It was on tv. 3 days last week as they were eliminating the top
24. They narrowed it down to 14 now!! There are some pretty good
singers this season. The girl from Tucson didn't make it through.
Oh yeah just to let you know about something. Alex Bosse got his
Mission call a few days ago. He reports on June 8th. He is going to
the Chili Mission . I think his Mom said Bosnia? She said it will be cold
there. He gets to see his brother Mathan for only a week before he leaves!
well at least they get to see each other! So tell me what your Missionary
life has been like?! Are things how you expected them to be?
How big is Marietta? do they have alot of things to see there?
Remember the song from Alan Jackson Chattahoochee? Don't
know if I spelled it right! But that river is in Marietta Georgia I think!
Check it out sometime. I know Trisha Yearwood and Alan Jackson
are from there.
Where is your companion from? Glad you two get along!
Well I better be going. hope to hear from you tomorrow!
Have a great week! Love you Love Mom and family
To: Eric Nelson; Shaun Nelson; Mike Nelson
Subject: Hi there!!
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 15:11:07 -0700
Dear Eric,
So how have things been going for you there in Georgia?
Are you keeping yourself busy? How is the bike riding?
Have you been getting alot of rain? We have been in the 70's
low 80's. Getting nice and warm soon it will Spring.
I like the spring but dread knowing that the rattlesnakes
are waking up from their hibernation!!
I guess you got the box we sent hopefully it is still edible!!
Things have been going pretty well here.
The girls have a half day this Friday at school.
Then all next week they have Spring Break!
So I will have to keep them busy all week wish me luck!
Yesterday we went to a kids movie up at the foothills mall.
We weren't sure how Gina would sit through it or not.
But both girls did just great!! Of course the big bag of
buttered popcorn helped a bunch!!
Then we had lunch at Carl's Jr. And even went shopping too!
So all in all it was a fun day! I am watching American Idol.
It was on tv. 3 days last week as they were eliminating the top
24. They narrowed it down to 14 now!! There are some pretty good
singers this season. The girl from Tucson didn't make it through.
Oh yeah just to let you know about something. Alex Bosse got his
Mission call a few days ago. He reports on June 8th. He is going to
the Chili Mission . I think his Mom said Bosnia? She said it will be cold
there. He gets to see his brother Mathan for only a week before he leaves!
well at least they get to see each other! So tell me what your Missionary
life has been like?! Are things how you expected them to be?
How big is Marietta? do they have alot of things to see there?
Remember the song from Alan Jackson Chattahoochee? Don't
know if I spelled it right! But that river is in Marietta Georgia I think!
Check it out sometime. I know Trisha Yearwood and Alan Jackson
are from there.
Where is your companion from? Glad you two get along!
Well I better be going. hope to hear from you tomorrow!
Have a great week! Love you Love Mom and family
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Feb 28, 2011: Eric's Letter to Mom
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:02:09 -0500
Subject: Re: Hello!!!
From: Eric Nelson
To: Lisa Nelson (Mom)
hey mom!!! :) its so great to hear from u guys! i dont have much time left! i wrote a ton 2 josh! but im in a city called Marietta, Georgia! :) its just northwest of ATL like 30 or so miles! but were up in the north part of the mission! :) awesome! im excited to get ur guys letter! i should get it soon! my comp is great! his name is elder fisher! hes been out for 6 months, oh ya, the whole aea im in right now is all bike hahah! no car! and the humidity is kicking in! but we had a great week last week! we had 6 investigators at church! 56 contacts this week! 9 less actives at church! taught 20 total lessons! and 5 momber present lessons! we have 5 new investigators! and 1 guy named turner with a baptisimal date! for march 26th! we set that like 2 days ago! and he wants ur to go back and teach his family! (wife, and 3 kids) this week! :) and a guy named mark jones or m.j. hahaha is an investigator of ours and we met him street contacting in the projects on last wed! my first day! anyways he made it to church on sunday and cried! we taught the lesson in sunday school and cried cause he felt the spirit! he wants us to come back this week and teach him and he said he wantsa to go to church next week! :) awesome people here! the hospitality is amazing! im only gonna have a few minutes to write back to kevin, call him and tell him ill write a letter to him, and just 2 respond to my letter by email okay? :) thanks so much! GA is awesome! i sent josh some pics! have him send em 2 u guys! :) and have shaun put them on facebook if u would! :) thats be way cool! but im doing great! the humidity id starting to set in right now and the all bike area just makes it hotter ahhahah! u litterally die everyday! hahha :) but
my address is:
Elder Eric Nelson
485 Goose Ridge Drive SW
Marietta, GA 30064
thank you guys so much for everything uve done for me! i love u guys soooooo much! take care! and ill write u guys when i get the letter! :)
Adios!
Elder Nelson
Subject: Re: Hello!!!
From: Eric Nelson
To: Lisa Nelson (Mom)
hey mom!!! :) its so great to hear from u guys! i dont have much time left! i wrote a ton 2 josh! but im in a city called Marietta, Georgia! :) its just northwest of ATL like 30 or so miles! but were up in the north part of the mission! :) awesome! im excited to get ur guys letter! i should get it soon! my comp is great! his name is elder fisher! hes been out for 6 months, oh ya, the whole aea im in right now is all bike hahah! no car! and the humidity is kicking in! but we had a great week last week! we had 6 investigators at church! 56 contacts this week! 9 less actives at church! taught 20 total lessons! and 5 momber present lessons! we have 5 new investigators! and 1 guy named turner with a baptisimal date! for march 26th! we set that like 2 days ago! and he wants ur to go back and teach his family! (wife, and 3 kids) this week! :) and a guy named mark jones or m.j. hahaha is an investigator of ours and we met him street contacting in the projects on last wed! my first day! anyways he made it to church on sunday and cried! we taught the lesson in sunday school and cried cause he felt the spirit! he wants us to come back this week and teach him and he said he wantsa to go to church next week! :) awesome people here! the hospitality is amazing! im only gonna have a few minutes to write back to kevin, call him and tell him ill write a letter to him, and just 2 respond to my letter by email okay? :) thanks so much! GA is awesome! i sent josh some pics! have him send em 2 u guys! :) and have shaun put them on facebook if u would! :) thats be way cool! but im doing great! the humidity id starting to set in right now and the all bike area just makes it hotter ahhahah! u litterally die everyday! hahha :) but
my address is:
Elder Eric Nelson
485 Goose Ridge Drive SW
Marietta, GA 30064
thank you guys so much for everything uve done for me! i love u guys soooooo much! take care! and ill write u guys when i get the letter! :)
Adios!
Elder Nelson
Monday, February 21, 2011
Feb 21, 2011: Eric's Letter to Kevin
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Eric Nelson
Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Hey Bro!
To: Kevin Nelson
Brochancho! thanks for all the advice and everything! ima meet my Trainer on Wed! im flying out tomorrow! i need 2 be at the travel offices at 400am! and our plane leaves at like 7am! but if i have time i will try to call u and mom and dad! i dont know, my branch pres said theres no rule for or against calling home, and its up to the missionaries! so if i feel like i should tomorrow morning i will, ima try 2 place t BOM before i get in the plane, or on the plane, before i land! haha ima try! We hit the Provo temple for the last time today! it was way sweet! tons of symbolism! :) hahahah i remember u said u recorded a crappy journal for the first little bit of ur mission! and i remembered that and everynight i thinkl of that when im writting, a funny thing i encluded in there was me and another guy from my district loaded up on the OJ and we had a health and safety meeting last week, i recorded in percise details on how he waited for the best awkward silence and let it go! hahahhaha every bust into laughs! im sure his G's will never be the same! hahahah! even the speaker heard it i think and he started to laugh hahahah! :) then when the prayer rolled around, everyone was still laughing! hahaha! i wrote that in a few days ago! and everyday i write about a miracle i witnessed that day and the spiritual things, so when i look back into it i can remember all the spiritual times! :) ive noticed myself sometimes fall into that, or say the same sorta thing when im breaking down a point, but as soon as i noticed that i changed it and every lesson since ive always made dif points on each point of the gospel relating to the individuals needs! way awesome dude! I have 3 teachers here at the MTC, all RMs of like 10 months and they make us practice listening for the spirit and going off that alot! its way sweet! like theyve taught me sooooooooooooooooo much! i was looking through my journal the other day and saw the dif between spiritual experiences! just way excited to get out into the field and grow even more!!! :) I will keep that in mind man! i will make sure 2 treat my trainer like the man! ill give him props! i cant wait to learn from him! :) ive been praying the past few times in the temple for a good comp to teach me how 2 work hard! :) Joto-qualls! i gotta run! my times gonna expire! next week i have an hour! and ill be in ATL! :) china mans nipple! Adios!
Elder Nelson
From: Eric Nelson
Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Hey Bro!
To: Kevin Nelson
Brochancho! thanks for all the advice and everything! ima meet my Trainer on Wed! im flying out tomorrow! i need 2 be at the travel offices at 400am! and our plane leaves at like 7am! but if i have time i will try to call u and mom and dad! i dont know, my branch pres said theres no rule for or against calling home, and its up to the missionaries! so if i feel like i should tomorrow morning i will, ima try 2 place t BOM before i get in the plane, or on the plane, before i land! haha ima try! We hit the Provo temple for the last time today! it was way sweet! tons of symbolism! :) hahahah i remember u said u recorded a crappy journal for the first little bit of ur mission! and i remembered that and everynight i thinkl of that when im writting, a funny thing i encluded in there was me and another guy from my district loaded up on the OJ and we had a health and safety meeting last week, i recorded in percise details on how he waited for the best awkward silence and let it go! hahahhaha every bust into laughs! im sure his G's will never be the same! hahahah! even the speaker heard it i think and he started to laugh hahahah! :) then when the prayer rolled around, everyone was still laughing! hahaha! i wrote that in a few days ago! and everyday i write about a miracle i witnessed that day and the spiritual things, so when i look back into it i can remember all the spiritual times! :) ive noticed myself sometimes fall into that, or say the same sorta thing when im breaking down a point, but as soon as i noticed that i changed it and every lesson since ive always made dif points on each point of the gospel relating to the individuals needs! way awesome dude! I have 3 teachers here at the MTC, all RMs of like 10 months and they make us practice listening for the spirit and going off that alot! its way sweet! like theyve taught me sooooooooooooooooo much! i was looking through my journal the other day and saw the dif between spiritual experiences! just way excited to get out into the field and grow even more!!! :) I will keep that in mind man! i will make sure 2 treat my trainer like the man! ill give him props! i cant wait to learn from him! :) ive been praying the past few times in the temple for a good comp to teach me how 2 work hard! :) Joto-qualls! i gotta run! my times gonna expire! next week i have an hour! and ill be in ATL! :) china mans nipple! Adios!
Elder Nelson
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