Dear America,
This week went by more quickly. We got to spend more time in our area than usual because we didn't have to run around and solve peoples' problems. It felt really good. At the beginning of the week things were kind of slow, but they sped up a lot at the end. We took members out with us for a few days in a row and ended up having a lot of success. We talked to a man on the street named Alex who told us where his house was and that we should come visit him on Sunday evening. He seemed semi-interested, so we went on Sunday to find that he had been waiting anxiously for us to come. He was very eager to listen to us. Sometimes an investigator like that brightens your whole week.
Are you still allergic to mosquito bites? I'm definitely not as allergic as I was before. My reaction to them is pretty average.
How are your shoes holding up? They'll last until I get home, but not much longer. I'll have to get new clothes when I get home. All of my shirts, pants, and shoes will be destroyed.
What scriptures have impressed you recently? I've been finishing Jesus the Christ recently and I love it. I'm also reading in Luke. Luke 8 contains one of the nicest parables in scripture, the parable of the sower. I usually like to read it in Matthew, but there are some nice differences in Luke's account. The parable is given, and then the explanation begins in verse 11. When you look at the explanation, you see four different types of hearing. Those who 1) hear and nothing else, 2) hear and receive, 3) hear and go forth in the world, and 4) hear the word and keep it. The parable ends with this caution in verse 18: Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. This is especially applicable in a place where everybody is willing to listen to the missionaries, but few are willing to keep commitments.
Love, Elder Nelson
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