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Elder Nelson - Mom's Birthday

Dear Family,

Mission News
Sunday night we went to the New and Returning Member Fireside. These are great meetings where
new members tell their conversion stories and bear their testimonies. Also, members returning to
activity also tell how they came back. One sister was the daughter of a pastor, junior pastor and a DJ on a Christian radio. She was extremely eloquent and we conversant with Bible and Book of Mormon
scripture.

Monday evening Mom and I met with the arriving missionaries at the mission home. We had dinner
with them and then took their pictures with our phones. After all of the pictures were taken, then we
gave the new missionaries our phones and invited them to message their pictures home. This took a big stress off Sister Caplin, the mission president’s wife and all of the parents got pictures of their children the night they arrived.

Tuesday we were responsible for lunch for the new missionaries and their companions. Sister
Chesbrough, our local Church Service Missionary, made some wonderful ziti and other good stuff.
Tuesday night there was some confusion about departing missionary itineraries. The confusion was my fault. Mom and I called the parents of the 10 departing missionaries. It was fun to talk with them and feel the excitement they have to see their missionaries then following day.

The office has been buried in packages for the missionaries. We have made special trips to deliver the
packages to the missionaries in the field.

Yesterday Mom and to finish up paying rent for the month so we went to the office for a few hours on
our P-Day. Our ward had a Christmas brunch party that was fun. Our ward is a very strong ward with
lots of talent.

We then went to a baptism at a chapel that is on the Potomac River about a mile from George Washington’s house.

Finished out P-Day by doing our shopping for the week.

I suggested to President Caplin that we encourage new members to write their conversion story. It
would be valuable family document for the new member and a treasure for the missionaries to take
home. We also want to use them to give to the Stake Presidents and Bishops to infuse them with the
good feelings of member missionary work. President Caplin has put me in charge of making this happen in the mission. I don’t know how I am going to do it yet, but it will be a very fun project for me.

Fun Stuff
See above.

 WES
We have begun the negotiation for the legal settlement for software infringement. It looks like the
outcome will be about as bad as I expected. Thankfully November was a strong month and I think we
will be OK.

Family News
Derek’s family was sick with bad colds last week.

Keri and family went to Oregon for the funeral services of McKay’s grandmother. Last we heard they are having a wonderful time with family.

Today is Mom’s birthday. Marrying her was the best decision I have ever made. She is such a great
strength, support and joy! Of course, you know this already.

Love,
Dad

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