A cult?!

January 11, 2016

Hello!

What a great week! Starting with district town centre street

Contacting in Wigan! Lots of people rejected us and we only got a

Couple responses and on top of that we had lots of bashers! We also

Had a Multi-Zone Conference on Wednesday in Chorley and lots of

Changes are happening, the biggest change is that there will be no

More transfer meetings on transfer days, just like it was in the good

Old days. It's going to be quite interesting.

Just a few days ago I was testifying against a born again Christian.

He called our church a ‘Cult’; I was shocked because I had no idea

what a cult was. So, after our discussion I went over and asked a member from my district about it, he said that it was, under the dictionary:  A relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or as imposing excessive

Control over members. So just a day ago my companion and I were on the bus and a man was trying to make a scene because we were trying to talk to him. He called us a cult and I asked him if he knew what that

was and he said some irrelevant answer. So I explained it to him,

after that he walked off talking about a totally different subject and

took the next stop. I was so happy that I could defend Christ's

Church. We just had some good times tracking a couple homes and getting a couple responses.

Well sorry this email is not as great as others, I have just run low on time but I love everyone back home!

Mom and family: hey everybody! Spencer great job with swim! I heard

you were lightning quick! Bryce, keep having fun and spending lots of

time with mom, dad, and your other brothers! Derek and Kaitlyn, keep

on keeping :) mom, thanks for everything and for sending a photo book!

Dad, keep up the good work and taking everyone for ice cream and

frozen yogurt! I love you all!

Love,

Elder Nichols

Street Contact… Interesting Stuff!

January 4, 2016

Hey Everyone!

Do not worry about the title to the email! It has a funny story behind it! So on Saturday we had a street display and we were trying to reel people in to the big poster of Jesus. Out of the blue, a 19 yr. old kid came up and just looked at it and stood there then started talking to me. We chatted and then I brought up religion on him and he sighed and said, "Well, I don’t think you want to know what I am..." I asked what it was and he replied that he had been brought up a Satanist and that he really doesn’t practice it. Ha-ha crazy stuff! Anyway, we talked for a good 20 min when all of the sudden a man started attacking me with harsh words trying to bash and tell us that the church was an example of Extremism. Lee (the 19 yr. old Satanist) started defending the church and put the man in his place... by this point I was speechless and didn’t know what to do. Then after a few min my companion and I had to catch the train back to Wigand (the street display was in Warrington). Lee told us that he was heading that way and would love to give us a lift. We were stunned... we accepted and drove home with him and the whole way he was listening to hard rock music. Even though we asked him to turn it off he asked why and told us that it was 'our day off' ha-ha. He dropped us home and wants to see us every Saturday!!!

Aside from the crazy stuff that happens in the mission, it has been a great week and a good start to a brand new year! I hope everyone has made some New Years Resolutions. Never lose sight on what is important and especially never lose focus on the goals you set. I try my best to follow through with my goals and the best way to remember is to write it down. I love my mission and would love to hear from anyone who wants to email me!

Mom and Family: Who! I love you all so much and Bryce? Hang in there bub! I love you so much and we will watch movies when I get back, I promise! I love hearing about and from all of you! Mom, I do have a slight request... I want to make a picture book so I can carry around pictures with me to show other people! Could you find some great pics and send them over some how? Thanks! I am grateful for the music that is being sent over and I cannot wait to play more! I play quite often to be honest.

I love you all so much and always keep you in my prayers!

Love,

Elder Nichols