Hey Everyone!
So... last night we got a spell of freezing rain! Yay! Not. It meant that our car is grounded and so we had to walk a mile and a half to the library in the freezing cold... which I really enjoyed. Took me back to my BYU days. Seriously though... I didn't mind it back then, but on a mission it really slows you down when there isn't a whole lot to do within a mile or two of your apartment and you don't have a car. But, before today this week was pretty swell! Before the freezing rain started last night we had transfer calls - and I'll be staying here with Elder Fuller! We had stake conference, which was fantastic, and just had a blast throughout the week!
Last Monday, since the weather was much nicer, we got to play tennis with a couple of the sisters in the ward and Elder Fuller has slowly been coming to like it more :) That evening we got to have dinner with an awesome family in the ward, and we talked a lot about inviting people to do things and why that's so important to become a part of how we function. I've noticed a lot on my mission that personally I want to improve, but I have a difficult time recognizing the little things I need to change to accomplish that improvement. It reminds me of President Uchtdorf's talk this last conference found: here! It's a pretty good reminder that we often need to turn to the Lord and seek his acceptance in order to know what things we need to change. Other people often help too :)
On Tuesday we had a pretty solid day! We got to talk about the pre-earth life with one of our investigators and watched this sweet video! It's pretty neat to talk with people about things that they had never really considered before, because they're typically pretty open, especially when it doesn't contradict the views that they already have. We also got to talk about the Priesthood in our scripture study class, and it was pretty sweet. It gave me an excuse to make cinnamon rolls - which I still love :) Wednesday came and went pretty quick, we did service at the hope center, did paperwork, had an awesome dinner, and got to visit with a few less active members, so it was fun! Thursday was weekly planning, which flew by, along with the rest of the day! There's a lot of awesome things coming this week - but you'll have to wait until next Monday to hear about them! We got to have a couple good visits on Thursday with a few recent converts and investigators, so that was nice. There was one family that we talked about the concept contained in this talk by Elder Bednar: TALK! It's a very well done talk, and very instructive. I'd highly recommend clicking that link back there and just listening to it while you read the rest of this email - it might be rather boring if you don't!
This weekend flew by, for many reasons, not just because it was stake conference! On Friday we had a sweet district meeting, with lots of good council happening and lots of action to go and do afterward. After the meeting, we went with a less active brother to help a less active member clean out her garage since she's not supposed to lift very much. It was pretty fun, since there was lots of old things - one of which was a Super Nintendo with a box of games that she was pretty sure still works! So, she gave it to the brother who was with us and it was like it was Christmas again :) It was pretty dang fun, with lots of other random things but that was probably the most notable for my nerdself. Also on Friday we got to have dinner with a less active couple in the ward and had a pretty delicious meal and also we helped them hook up their chromecast and we watched the new Mormon Message about family history with them - check it! So, Saturday was stake conference - and we were drafted to sing in the choir, so we ended up being in Stillwater from 2:30-7:30, with an hour drive there and another hour drive back, so it was most of the day. But, the session was fantastic! Plus, before we headed up we got to have lunch with an awesome family in the ward and it was just a solid day! At stake conference I got to see a lot of the members from Ponca City... boy it's been awhile for some of them! But, most of them said they remembered me and that the work was going well up there, so that was fun. Quite a few asked when I was coming back... so I'm going to have to figure something out with that! Sunday was a sweet day - with an excellent stake conference session and just a solid day with lots of visits with people. It was good stuff :) But, that's about it for this week! I slacked off and didn't take any pictures to send out, but that's how most weeks have been so I guess y'all are used to that one...
I hope you have an excellent week! I know we will :) Love y'all!
'Til Next Time,
Elder Jordan Nielson
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