tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88353565958362361972024-03-13T23:18:08.468-07:00Elder Peter NyholmKaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-46655348316000896002015-10-31T10:56:00.003-07:002015-10-31T10:56:46.236-07:00<br /><br />
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<b>From:</b> kimberlylseaman <br /><b>Date:</b> October 26, 2015 at 1:16:15 PM PDT<br /><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nyholms@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">nyholms@gmail.com</span></a></div>
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Taken on your son's last p-day. He has been such a bright spit for us when he comes in the office. We will both miss seeing him. You did a wonderful job raising him!</div>
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My name is Luis Tenorio. I had the enormous privilege of being your son's branch president while in the México MTC. <br />Today I was visiting Minnesota on a business trip when a missionary called my attention (see the photo attached)<br />Thank you for having an amazing son who served his Lord well. Great blessings are in store for him and for your entire family. <u></u><u></u><br />
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"I don't know who you are or who they are but was ordered to send this to you. They're excited."<br />
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<span style="color: black;">This week went pretty dang quick for reasons that are probably pretty obvious :) I really don't even remember what happened this week for the most part but I guess I can give you some highlights that I do remember, but it will probably be pretty short. Sorry. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">On Monday last week we were able to teach Dominic again and it went super well. We just talked about the BoM with him and committed him to read it every day so we are praying that he is following up with that. He's an awesome kid and I love teaching him and I'm really going to miss him when I leave. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">On Friday we were able to meet with Roy again and it went really well. We mostly just talked about faith and its purpose in our lives and how it can help us to receive answers to our prayers. But the super extra great part is that agreed to let us "practice" the lessons with him so we will have to see how that goes. I don't know if I've told you about Roy before but he is a New Testament mastermind so it super fun to meet with him and learn from him as he strives to learn from us as well.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Alma 37: 37 says "<b>Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day."</b> I love the the fact that if we follow Gods counsel in all the we do then we can never go wrong. He will never lead us astray. I know that as we pray to Him for guidance and counsel that He will give us the strength and direction that we need in life to be able to return to Him one day. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">As you probably noticed, I'm trying to flood you with pictures before I get home. I hope it's working real good :) I can't think of anything else to write right now so I'll leave you with this for now and add whatever comes to mind during the rest of the day. I love you! Can't wait to see you on Friday! Make it a great week and Keep Smiling :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In Alma 31:38 it says in respect to some missionaries in the Book of Mormon that <b>"[The Lord] also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ." </b>I love that this scripture doesn't say that our afflictions go away, but that our afflictions will be swallowed up with the joy of Christ. I know that as we rejoice in Christ and his Atonement and do our best to draw close to him that we will have no trial that will overcome us and that cannot be overcome in the joy of Christ. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-17530284105409644822015-10-26T13:08:00.001-07:002015-10-26T13:08:27.687-07:00<span>Date: October 25, 2015 at 5:16:44 PM PDT</span><br />
<span>Enjoyed a lovely visit from these two Elders this evening! Thanks for sending us your amazing sons! </span><br /><span>Best, Carie Skinner and family. </span><br />
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Date: October 25, 2015 at 1:37:00 PM PDT<br />I'll have to blame Elder Shawgo for the quality. :) I'm so impressed with your son; they had given me a blessing before my surgery, but as he was saying goodbyes today, I felt there was something else missing. Sure enough, he tuned into the Spirit for what I needed. -Jim Calkins<br />
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Date: October 25, 2015 at 12:39:09 PM PDT<br /><span>Here ya go!:)</span><br />
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<span>Date: October 24, 2015 at 3:26:05 PM PDT<br /><span>Meant to do this earlier. I did a 5k walk with some of my cousins this morning. Taking Strides against Breast Cancer. One of my Cousins is a 18 year survivor. So I have just gotten a chance to sit down. -S</span><span>ister Diana Ferry</span><br />
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Date: October 25, 2015 at 6:45:41 PM PDT<br /><span>I added a few more that my younger brother took when he was playing with my phone. </span><br /><span>-Camille </span><br />
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<span></span>Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-22954100007755707712015-10-14T14:04:00.002-07:002015-10-14T14:04:56.726-07:00<div>
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<span style="color: black;">So this week was super good and then all of a sudden was super crazy. Tuesday we had exchanges, yes, more exchanges. Elder Leary came here from KC3 and spent the day doing work with me here in LS2. It was a pretty fun exchange and we got quite a bit done. Elder Leary is an awesome guy too so I really enjoyed being able to work around him and learn from his example. I'm also excited to see all the success that he has as he continues his mission. I think he will find that his diligence helps him a whole lot while he is out here. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So we were sitting at this stoplight in the car, waiting to turn left. It was about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1588957806" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7:20pm</span></span></span>, so it was dark. Then all of the sudden... WHAM!!! Some Jeep ran straight into the back of our car at the intersection. Lucky for us no one got hurt and it was not our fault at all which took some stress out of the situation. We think the driver in the other car must have been looking at a phone or GPS because she was going fast enough (probably about 35 mph) to total our car and there was no indication that she used her brakes at all. So long story short, no one got hurt, we are riding bikes now, and the work keeps on going :) don't worry Mom, I didn't even get whiplash and my head doesn't hurt :) <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So then <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1588957807" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span> was spent filling out paperwork and pretty much nothing got done which really put a bit of a damper on the whole week. And the car is gone so missionary work is just going to be a lot slower in general which is really annoying. On the plus side we still have bikes and those help us get exercise so that's good :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I really like Mosiah <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1588957808" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">3:19</span></span></span> which says <b>"For the natural man is an enemy to God...and will be...unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child..."</b> Each one of us has tendencies to disobey God's commandments and to just follow out own will. But as we apply the atonement of Jesus Christ to our lives we can put off those natural tendencies and become exactly what our Heavenly Father needs us to be. We can follow the will of God with exactness, putting aside our own will and instead following the will of our Father, which will always result in more joy and happiness. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Well that's it for the week. I hope everything goes super well for you all. I love you!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This week was pretty insane. So here's how it all went down. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Trainers get a call <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_932574895" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Friday</span></span></span> that they should attend the training meeting <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_932574896" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Saturday</span></span></span>. I did not get that call so I never went to the trainers meeting. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_932574897" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Tuesday</span></span></span>, one of the elders in our zone (who did not get a training call originally) got a call from the APs to tell him that he was going to train. Well I never got a call so I was for sure not training. Then we get the transfer call <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_932574898" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Tuesday</span></span></span> night and it says "Elder Nyholm will be serving in Lees Summit 2nd as a District Leader and will be training a new missionary". Uhhhhhhhh... Thanks for the heads up President. So now I am training Elder Shawgo. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Here are Elder Shawgo's stats. He is from Eagle Mountain Utah. He just graduated high school. He is a Spanish speaking missionary, came from the Provo MTC. He did swim team in high school. And he's a super solid missionary so I'm super glad to be able to train him this transfer. For your information, he is the 3rd Spanish speaking companion that I have had. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So Elder Cope took of to Gallatin on Thursday which was a bummer. I'm sad to see him go. I liked him a lot. Gallatin has about 1,500 people in it... Boons. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Thursday we went to transfers, picked up Elder Shawgo, got back and made some visits. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_932574899" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Friday</span></span></span> we started studies and got a call "KC1 elders got T-Boned at an intersection. They are ok but we need you to go pick them up". So we went and got them which took about 2.5 hours out of our day. When we got back we found out that we had to give our car to the KC1 sisters so we lost our car unexpectedly. And then on top of all that, our Housing Coordinator called us and told us that he signed a lease for a new apartment and that we needed to move. So we spent the rest of that day moving. So it was a busy busy crazy day. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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This week was pretty darn uneventful. The week still went by really quick but it didn't feel like we got a whole lot done. It almost seemed like everyone was on vacation which would be really weird for this time of year. But we still got a little bit done so it's ok. <u></u><u></u></div>
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This week I was reading out of Preach My Gospel and found this quote "<b>Avoid comparing yourself to other missionaries and measuring the outward results of your efforts against theirs. Remember that people have agency to choose whether to accept your message. Your responsibility is to teach clearly and powerfully so they can make a correct choice"</b>. I think this quote is applicable to all of us on many different levels. Obviously it applies to each one of us in the fact that we are all member missionaries, we should all be a support and a help to those around us wherever we may be. One of my favorite conference talks says "<b>The lives of many great men will testify to you that ofttimes they have many failures, and there is no disgrace in falling down; the disgrace is lying there. To get up one more time than you fall is to be a winner. To stay down is to be a loser"</b>. I know that as we continue to live and share the gospel despite the challenges that we may encounter that we will have success in doing so and that we will be able to help others to improve their quality of life and come unto Christ. <u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This week has been awesome. We've had a few miracles and some really fun times. The week, yes again, just flew by. I don't really remember anything that happened because time just gets all mashed together now haha. So it's a dang good thing that I wrote down some of the important stuff that happened this week. Hopefully I'll get it all :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> "If you are going door to door then you are solicitors and need a permit. Next time I see you doing it I will give you a fine if you don't have a permit. You can go to City Hall to get a permit"<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> So then he left. I was pretty positive that we didn't need a permit but we figured we'd check it out anyways. So the next morning we went to city hall to explain the situation and find out what we needed to do. The people there said that the policeman didn't know what he was talking about and that we needed to go to the police station for permits. So we went to the police station and they told us that the policeman didn't know what he was talking about and that we didn't need a permit to proselyte. Haha the Lord wins again. And now we have a paper from Police Station so that we can prove that we don't need a permit in case he decides to be a jerk again :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">On Wednesday we got to teach Erica at the Laudies home. Erica is an investigator that we found about a week ago, the one who we found when we went to the house for second lunch/dessert ;) the lesson went super well and she committed to be baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528954" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">October 10th</span></span></span>! To make it even better, she came to the baptism of one of the Laudies kids <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528955" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Saturday</span></span></span> and LOVED it. She wasn't able to come to church this last Sunday but is planning on being there for sure this week. We are super excited for Erica. She is an awesome lady :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">We've been able to meet a few times with Kaila and Bruce. I met them when I was on exchanges here in Lees Summit 2nd Ward about 8 months ago. Kaila is Filipino and makes SUPER good food. I guess back in the day she used to feed the missionaries the leftovers almost every day but then a missionary said something really dumb to her and she never let the missionaries back in again. But yeah, we re super stoked to be a let o get back into their home and talk with them some more. They are an awesome couple. And I'm really hoping that Bruce gets a deer during the bow season because he said that he'll let us come over and butcher it with him :) <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">A quote that stuck out to me this week was this "<b>Temptations are necessary for our advancement and our development. 'When temptations come to you, be humble and prayerful, and determined that you will overcome, and you will receive a deliverance and continue faithful, having the promise of receiving blessings'."</b> As a missionary I get asked pretty often why God gives us temptations if He loves us so much. The truth of it is that we become more like God as we face and overcome temptation and trial. We develop more faith, more hope,more obedience, etc,man we face and overcome those temptations. Christ did the same thing when It was said of him that he would "<b>take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities"</b> (Alma <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528959" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">7:12</span></span></span>). I know that as we face temptations with faith that we will be given strength to overcome them and will become what our Heavenly Father needs us to be. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-23182432887755045182015-09-10T13:27:00.003-07:002015-09-10T13:27:40.064-07:00<span style="color: #555555;"><br /> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:36 AM<br /> Subject: Hey Everyone!<br /><br /> Hey Everyone!<br /><br /> This week has been very hectic for me but has gone by super fast. </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528944" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Tuesday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> I went on exchanges in Blue Springs with the Zone Leaders.<br /> That was the first time that I had been in the Blue Springs area and I really enjoyed it. I was with Elder Behymer, who is from the San Diego area. Then, the next day, Wednesday, I went to Kansas City 3rd Ward to do exchanges with Elder Antonio. The Kansas City 3rd Ward was my area before I went to Trenton. It was awesome because I was able to see some of the old people that I taught, like the Davies and Emily.<br /></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528945" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Thursday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> we finally finished adding information to our new area book planner. We had to transfer all of our paper records to electronic records and it took a really long time and was very tedious and boring. But now we are happy that is all over. And, it is a lot easier to find potentials and former investigators records so that we can contact them. So in the end, I think that this new electronic Area Book tuff is really going to make missionary work a lot more effective.<br /></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528946" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Friday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> we contacted several of our potential investigators. We were super blessed in that it seemed like we were always pulling up to the right house at the right time. Usually you try about 10 potentials and actually talk to 1-2 of them. </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528947" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Friday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> we tried about 7 and were able to talk to about 5 of them. It was super sweet and now we have a lot more people to teach. So yeah, we are pretty excited about that.<br /></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528948" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Saturday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> we basically did service all day, which was good but kind of a bummer at the the same time. We helped one family cut down some big tree branches that they couldnt cut down alone. Then we went and shoveled a bunch of gravel/dirt for a family that is building a new retaining wall in their front yard. After that we helped someone clean their garage. The guy is in a wheelchair so there was no way he would've been able to do it all on his own. Then we got really lucky and someone brought us to "Legends of Asia", the best Chinese buffet that I've ever been to. I went there once about a year ago when I was serving in Independence and I've been wanting to go back ever since so I was extra excited to go this time :)<br /></span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528949" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">On Sunday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;"> we didn't have morning meetings because it was the 5th </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528950" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Sunday</span></span></span><span style="color: #555555;">. So Elder Cope and I were excited to be studying and stuff that morning. 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I feel like I don't usually have two "normal" weeks in a row.<br /> We'll see :) Make it a great week. I love you!<br /><br /> -Elder Nyholm<br /><br /><br /> Enviado desde mi iPad</span>Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-61374679339861668362015-09-10T13:27:00.000-07:002015-09-10T13:27:15.920-07:00<div>
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I do really miss the Trenton Branch though. I don't miss the area one bit. But I do miss the members a heck of a lot. When they are so few members in your branch you grow really close to them really quick so I really miss them all. There are good members here in Lees Summit as well though so it's OK :)<u></u><u></u></div>
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Funny experience this week. I went and bought some food <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528938" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Thursday</span></span></span> since we can't bring much food from area to area. Well I bought some ice cream and then we went straight to dinner with a family in our war d that has 12 kids. I asked them if I could put the ice cream in their freezer and they said yes. Then after dinner they busted out the ice cream and gave it to all 16 of us for dessert hahahaha. Elder Cope looked at me and started laughing and kind of whispered "thanks for the ice cream Elder". So I figured that they really must enjoy ice cream and just left them with the rest of the carton. That's what I get for asking a member to store my ice cream for me haha. <u></u><u></u></div>
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Mom I am getting your emails. I hope Paul didn't send my birthday card back to Trenton because I won't get it there since I've been transferred. I'll call the office though and have them call those elders to get them to send the card back to me though if that's the case. It will all work out :) <u></u><u></u></div>
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The scripture that stood out to me this week was Alma 36:3 when Alma is talking to his son Helaman and says<b> "I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day"</b>. The part where it says "supported IN their trials" really helped me to realize that God doesn't just take our problems way from us. However, he does give us the strength to work through them. We could never learn and grow if we were not given opportunities to work out our own problems. No one likes trials, but the truth of the matter is that without them we would never be able to progress and develop and become more like our Heavenly Father. As Paul says<b> "I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong"</b>. <u></u><u></u></div>
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This week (well maybe last) we got a nail in our tire in the truck. Luckily our Branch President is a car mechanic so he took care of it for us. He was nice enough to save the nail for us though so I put it in the envelope with our mileage log and receipts and sent it to our Car Czar with a little letter attached. So I'm really hoping he thinks it's funny and is happy we saved the church some money from getting the tire fixed. At the same time he might not think it's too funny so pray for me :)<u></u><u></u></div>
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I've been trying to run every morning for exercise since we have a high school track a quarter mile away from our house. I am super proud of myself this week because I got a <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528933" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">5:48</span></span></span> mile. Much better than the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528934" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">6:48</span></span></span> which was the fastest I ever got in high school. I guess the mission and the extra weight I put on hasn't slowed me down too much :) Speaking of weight, I think I have eaten more in this area than any other area but I have still lost 10 lbs here. I'm all the way back down to 160... I used to be at 172 :/<u></u><u></u></div>
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I think I told you a few week/months ago about making a knife out of a railroad spike at one of our members homes. Well we went to eat dinner at their house this week and we finally finished making it :) I think it's a pretty dang sweet knife + project. Also, while we were there, we ate something I've never tried before in my entire life and never really planned on trying. Angus shot a squirrel for us, so naturally, we cleaned and cooked that sucker and ate him. So now I know that squirrel tastes better than rabbit and deer :) I guess you just have to get past the fact that you are basically eating a rat. Mom always told me that serving in Missouri would be like serving in a foreign country. I guess she's right ;)<u></u><u></u></div>
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So, I got called to train again. The first time wasn't a super enjoyable experience for me so hopefully this time will be a lot better. There are 4 spanish speaking elders coming in and there were 4 of us spanish speaking elders at the training meeting so I'm praying that that means I will at least be training a Spanish elder. We'll see. <u></u><u></u></div>
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On a spiritual note, this week I read a quote that I really love, from a general conference talk. <b>"There are dozens of rules for success, but none of them work unless you do"</b>. Another quote said <b>"The word 'can't' is false doctrine in the Mormon church"</b>. For me, these quotes are directly related to faith. Faith is a principle of action, it is an action word. If we have faith that God will bless us for obeying His commandments then what do we do? Obviously we will keep His commandments and as a result will see the blessings that come from doing so. Often times we forget, however, that blessings don't always come immediately or in the time frame we want them. Faith = ABC, Action, Belief, Confidence. As James 2: 20,22 states <b>"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? ...Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?" </b>We cannot expect God to bless us if we do not put in the work necessary to receive His blessing. At the same time, I know that as we do put in the necessary work, that God will bless us without measure and that through His son Jesus Christ, we can return to live with Him one day. As the apostle Paul says in Philippians <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528935" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">4:13</span></span></span> <b>"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me".</b> <u></u><u></u></div>
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The Coons. We met an AWESOME family named the Coons. They are the daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren of a guy that we work with at the food pantry. They have a farm about 10 miles northwest of Trenton and run quite a bit of cattle. We had a super fun time up at their place, tagged two calves, rotated pasture, Elder Maaelopa touched a big old hotwire and thought his hand got blown off hahaha. And they have some meat rabbits and one of them bites and scratches so they are going to let us take it and eat it :) I'm super excited to be able to go up and see them again. We are hoping that they will want to come to the Nicole Pikus Pace fireside in Liberty <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1776528931" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">on Tuesday</span></span></span>. We'll see.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-49084375926264572782015-07-26T20:27:00.002-07:002015-07-26T20:27:54.243-07:00From: Vicki<br /><b>Date:</b> July 22, 2015 at 8:23:02 PM GMT+2<br /><b>To:</b> (Elder Nyholm's Parents)<br /><b>Subject:</b> <b>We all loved the cookies</b><br />
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<b>From:</b> Vicki <br /><b>Date:</b> July 23, 2015 at 10:20:31 PM GMT+2<br /><b>To:</b> (Elder Nyholm's Parents)<br /><b>Subject:</b> <b>Busy at work...</b></div>
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<b>From:</b> Christianne Jacobsen <br /><b>Date:</b> July 24, 2015 at 6:42:54 PM GMT+2<br /><b>To:</b> (Elder Nyholm's Parents)<br /><br />Thank you so much for loving and supporting your missionaries. They are good men and we love them.<br /><br />They have been helping us get rid of piles of logs. This picture is taken from the spot in our yard that was filled with logs and because of their help it is now EMPTY! The one in the middle is my husband, Brother Jacobsen.<br /><br />Sister Jacobsen</div>
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Although you cannot see your missionary very well in these pictures you CAN see one of the loads of wood they helped load up and take to the city clean up area for brush. In the close up of the cab you can see Brother Jacobsen driving, Elder Nyholm in the yellow shirt in the middle and Elder Maaelopa in the passenger seat. I still can't believe they got all three of those big guys in the cab of that mini truck! And it is NOT an automatic.<br />
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Thank you for your love and support of these missionaries. They are such good people, we have enjoyed their help and especially their testimonies and insights about their scripture studies.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">So Monday we were driving in the country and ran over a bunny. So what did we do? We grabbed a plastic bag, put the bunny in it, and brought it home. We ended up skinning it and cleaning it real good then we breaded that sucker and fried him up and ate him. We had to throw out the back half of him because the meat was super bruised up, but the part that we ate was pretty yummy. So I'll send you some pictures of that with this e-mail. Yes, I believe I am turning into a redneck up here in the sticks. But hey, rednecks have fun so I'm not too worried about it :)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">While on exchanges we were walking up to a house and I saw this guy holding a tiki torch like a spear. I was thinking "what the heck is that looney guy doing". Then all the sudden the torch flew like 50mph through the air and stuck about a foot into a hay bale in front of the guy. So it was definitely not a tiki torch haha. We went up to him and asked him about it and it turns out he was using a native american-style atlatle and atlatle darts (which are about 7 feet tall). This guy makes the atlatles and the darts and now he has started hunting deer with them. He hasn't gotten anything yet but he will soon. He told us that atlatles/darts are what they used to take down mammoths in the day. So we are going to go back and he's going to teach us how to use them/make them. I'm looking forward to it.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This week I read a talk from President Uchtdorf titled "You Are My Hands". Most of you probably remember it but I'd recommend rereading it. But there was one quote that really hit me that said <b>"As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us. Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit."</b> I know from experience that this is true. The only way you can find true happiness while on a mission is when you are giving everything you've got to the Lord and his children. Sitting around doing nothing doesn't make you happy, but as soon as you truly lose yourself in service to those around you, you begin to forget your own needs and find joy in fulfilling the needs of others.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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This week started off a little crazy but kinda slowed down a lot towards the end of the week. It all started on P-Day. We went down to Liberty for joint zone P-Day. As we were getting in the car to leave after sports the tornado sirens went off. So about 20 of us missionaries went back in the building and had to stay there until the sirens went off, which was about and hour and a half. Later we did find out that at least one tornado did touch down in Liberty that day. But we were protected so here I am e-mailing you :) Well, after we left I found out that Elder Maaelopa was limping a little (well... I guess a lot). So after our appointments on Monday night we went to the Hospital. We were there until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2131914596" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:30</span></span></span> in the morning and they sent him away telling him that it was a sprain. So they gave him a big knee brace and some crutches. Then a few days later we went to the mission doctor and he said that Elder Maaelopa probably tore his ACL. So on the 24th we go to the hospital to get an MRI done and see what's really wrong with him. So yeah, it a was a crazy Monday.<u></u><u></u></div>
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During church this week we were talking about the importance of having the spirit in all you do. There was a quote that really stuck out to me that said <b>"When we have the Spirit, we will love to serve, we will love the Lord, and we will love those with whom we serve, and those whom we serve." </b>Each of us is commanded to have Charity, the pure love of Christ, for all those around us. It is through walking somewhat of the path Christ walked, providing somewhat of the selfless service He provided, that allows us to develop this love for those around us. As Mosiah <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2131914600" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">5:13</span></span></span> says <b>"For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?" </b>I know that as we follow the Spirit in providing service to those around us that we will develop charity and grow closer to those we love and serve, and closer to our Heavenly Father.<u></u><u></u></div>
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So we are in our new apartment and I love it. It's so much more clean and big and organized. No ant problem in the bathroom (no matter what we tried those ants would just keep coming into our bathroom in our last apartment). We no longer have the worlds smallest laundry machine so we can wash more than 4 shirts at a time. So yeah, we are really enjoying all the work and effort it took to move into our new apartment.<u></u><u></u></div>
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This week was a little slow with the holidays. Everyone seems to leave the small towns and go into Kansas City so there weren't too many people around here to talk to. We were able to visit with Jim B a few times though. He is determined to quit smoking and really wants to be baptized on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2131914594" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">July 26th</span></span></span> so we are looking forward to that and doing everything we can to help him quit smoking. I swear, everyone in Missouri just loves their cancer sticks. And no one can quit using them. I guess that's why some people call Missouri "The Ashtray of America".<u></u><u></u></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-81701702687940405772015-07-23T14:47:00.000-07:002015-07-23T14:47:13.207-07:00<div style="border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; border-image: none; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">So this week has been just a little bit nuts. Monday through Wednesday we were packing for Elder Wright. It was a pretty boring and unproductive few days. We also went and visited a bunch of the members so he could say bye to them and tell them he was going home. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2131914592" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Thursday</span></span></span> he took off back to Highland Utah and I grabbed Elder Maaelopa who is now my companion. Elder Maaelopa is from American Samoa, plays rugby, has biceps the same size as my thighs, and loves to eat (except for pasta). He's been on his mission for about 14 months. I'm looking forward to the next few weeks with him. </span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">This morning I was reading in Mosiah 15 and verse 9 stuck out to me. It says labout Jesus Christ <b>"having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice"</b>. I really loved it because it made me remember President Packer's talk about the Mediator. That Jesus Christ has paid our debt therefore He has fulfilled justice, and that we may be forgiven of our sins, thus being extended mercy. It is awesome to me that our Heavenly Father has laid out such a perfect plan for us and that he has made it possible for us to return to him despite our shortcomings and mistakes. </span><u></u><u></u></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-56151850554667213702015-07-08T21:30:00.000-07:002015-07-08T21:30:05.479-07:00<div style="border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; border-image: none; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
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Well, Elder Wright dies this week. He ships back off to Highland, Utah on Friday. So we have a lot of packing in front of us. It's going to be super weird for me to see someone actually going home because I've never had to be around people going home before. But his 2 years is up so see ya buddy. So that means that I'll get a new companion on Thursday so wish me luck that I get a good one :) Elder Wright was a super great companion so the odds are not in my favor. It seems like I always get a companion that I have a really hard time with right after I have a companion that I've gotten along with well.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Kaitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02895493200264601542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835356595836236197.post-47555251661233458822015-06-19T09:35:00.002-07:002015-06-19T09:35:35.844-07:00<div style="border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; border-image: none; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;">
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<span style="color: black;">This week went by super fast and a lot of pretty cool stuff happened. First off, Sister Miller called you haha. I know her as Sister Cyborg though. And she always calls me Cyclops or Nyborg. She is so stinkin' awesome. Most of the missionaries get scared of her because when you first introduce yourself she says "Get away from me. You're annoying. I don't like missionaries". But then if you're persistent then you find out that she is really jsut a big teddy bear. If Sister Cyborg reads this then I'll just have to let her know that I won't share my secret with other missionaries so that they won't bother her :) But it was a pretty cool spiritual moment that she recounted huh?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">#1 Sam is the daughter and Donna is the Mom. Jim is the Dad and Jason is the son. Jason was not baptized this last Saturday but the plan is that he will be baptized this <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1789498510" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">coming Saturday</span></span></span>. #2 Yes we got our "devices”. They are a pain. It would've been better if they just waited until I left to give them out. Maybe I'll learn differently, but as for now it just seems like another good distraction for most missionaries. There are a select few who I think will actually use them wisely and they will be very effective. I'm thinking I'll just put mine in a drawer and forget about it. #3 The Luau went SUPER well. We had about 150 people there and more than half were non-members. The hogs turned out great and tasted amazing. We didn't get to learn the Haka but they did teach us a different dance if we were willing to embarrass ourselves in front of the whole group, so naturally all us missionaries went up and learned haha. There are no Polynesians in Trenton at all. The dancers all came up from Independence.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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