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Elder Nelson - Mission Tour

Dear Family,

Mission News
This was a busy week. Elder Allen Haynie of the Seventy toured our mission. We really enjoyed him. He spent a lot of time discussing how to find new friends to teach. He made it sound fun and natural. Much of the discussion reiterated the principles Elder Uchtdorf discussed in the last general conference. We need to love the Lord first and then loving your neighbor follows naturally.

Mom got excited about memorizing scriptures from the talk given at the mission tour. When you call in she will recite a few for you. 😊

One of the things that makes the mission tour busy is that the office missionaries had to prepare 3 meals. Two of them for over 100 missionaries and leaders. Buying the food, preparing the food, setting the food out and then cleaning up all takes time and energy. While hauling the food around on Thursday, I tweaked my back. I thought, “Oh no! I am going to be just like my unfortunate siblings!!!” Friday I felt like an old man, but today I am about “back” to normal.

Fun Stuff
This week was so busy that it was really fun to kick back Saturday and do very little. We did go to a baptism, Mom did some financial office work and I did WES things for a few hours but we did find time to relax and it felt good. This morning we got up late. I don’t remember the time, but we had to hurry to make 11:30 Church on time.

Our renters are taking good care of the house, or so say our “spies”. They put in 3 planter boxes in the garden and are growing vegetables. Mom has wanted planter boxes for several years and now we have some.

One of the secrets to a happy mission is good air conditioning set at 68 degrees. It is warming up here and the humidity is significant. We enjoy coming home to a cool house.

WES News
If all goes well, we should sign the buyout agreement of my partner this week.

As somewhat usual the next two months look good, but we don’t know where the sales will come from later this summer.

Family News
We have a happy new driver in the family.


Kent’s ward had an activity at the shooting range. Kent hit the skeet or what ever you call them 21 out of 25.

Somehow Mom called Lance at 2:30 AM. Lance did not answer, but he called the next day on the way to work to see if everything was OK.

Love,
Dad

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