Staying in Hyde:)

Dear Family & Friends

Sometimes I just do not know what to say and I will be honest... I don't know what to say today. This will be my longest area! I love Hyde and am grateful to spend one more transfer here. The members and I are building good relationships, hopefully the work I have done for my Heavenly Father here in this area will greatly benefit the future missionaries who serve here. I pray that this coming transfer will be better than the last (in a positive way) for each transfer needs to be better than the previous one. It is time to raise the plane to another level, with 15 months under my belt and one more companion, it is time to hit the pavement and cut the chains that prevent missionaries from gossiping from Hyde's past life and have them gossip about it's new life as a blessed and baptising area! It will happen. I know it. I am here for a purpose and have not found it quite yet and that is why the Lord is keeping me here.

It's been fun with Elder Leishman, I love him so much and he has changed more than I give him credit for. He is a strong missionary and I am happy to have served with him.

I have struggled this week due to a silly cold that plugged my ears! I couldn't hear out of them for a whole week!! The ear pressure made my thoughts cloudy and hard to focus. It's a terrible excuse but I've never had anything like it! It was a struggle to teach and find cause I couldn't hear to save my life... but now I am almost back to normal and am ready for a super surge of spiritual significance.

Mum & Fam: first things first, mom I actually have nowhere or time to play much piano. I play at most once every two weeks (and not for very long). I have lost a lot of technique and skill but it will come back when I come home. The Skype deal... well I'm not sure how it'll work yet cause we need a place to do it and we are working on that, but it'll probably be on Christmas Day. I will keep you all posted and I will make sure it is a easy going call (no problems like the past). Third time is the charm right?? Crazy spencer working crazy hours, what a kid! That message that grandma sent was so sweet!! Haha it hit me when she said "when you come home you can come over and have fun... again" :,)

Good Job Mom! I know that it is not always fun giving a talk in church but hey, it gives you an opportunity to bare your sweet testimony that us family have always enjoyed!

I am well, no problems or concerns. I am learning a lot and growing a lot. Thank you all for your love and prayers :)

Love,
Elder Nichols

Next week are transfers :)

Dear Family & Friends,

It's been a tuff one! Even though I've been ill with a little cold, we survived and all is well! Elder Leishman has now experienced one of those days were nothing went according to plan and we had to eat and eat and eat... then eat some more. First off after our first lunch in the morning we went over to Chris' to share with him about family history and an update on his job, he is now kick started his family search and to thank us he gave us a load of food for second lunch. Then we had to travel to one end of our area to give a recent convert a blessing with the sisters, she fed all of us a heaping plate of African food, and then it took another 3 hours to travel to the opposite end of our area to have a tea appt with a member and he took us to a Carvery (kind of like Chuck-a-Rama). He had a grand idea to buy the biggest portion of food for us called "The King Size". We defiantly broke the word of wisdom that day as well as our belts...


We went by our one really good investigator Kathryn, she has been busy but now is settling down. We are getting her to read the Book of Mormon and hopefully she can come to church soon because of her broken ankle. She really wants to come to church on Christmas Day so that should be nice! We also were able to stop by Roy and share with him a quick Christmas lesson (he has been Less Active for 12 years). It went really well.

Everything is great in Hyde, next week are transfers so just know that emails will be on Tuesday! By then we might have the Skype plans but I'm not so sure yet.

Mom & Fam:


Well I love to hear that we have a real Christmas tree and not a fake one like the one back in our flat here in Hyde:) Spencer seems like he is doing really nice! I love him so much. Bryce is the bomb and I love him so much. D&K are just so great and miss them loads. Mom, you are just amazing!! Decorating the tree into beautifulness. Dad way to be the serviceable man! I love you all so much! I will love to see you soon!

Love,
Elder Nichols