April 25, 2016

Well this week was great and I absoulutly love my area. haha This week we went to the rich rich rich area and we went in there with so much faith and we came out with an appointment with a sister that is really interested. I am super pumped because usually that is really hard to do. haha but this week was wonderful. We did a lot of things this year.... haha week that was really awesome. First of all today a couple minutes ago I had a interview with President Boswell and it was just super awesome to talk to him about what is going to happen these next couple months. hahaha It didnt make me trunky but it was super motivating. I really appreciate the things that President Boswell does for us as missionaries and really he is an inspired and called man. Well the interview went really good and learned a lot of things. Also this week is going to be wild because I am going to be interviewing someone to be baptized. Kind of gets me nervous but I am pretty sure that it is going to be super awesome. I will be letting you know about that next week. Normally the district leaders interview people to be baptized and it is like I am the judge to see if that person gets baptized or not. But it is going to be great. hahaha Well I am really pumped for this week to do so many things and I have no doubt that this week is going to be great. oooooooooooo and this week in our room there was a huge rat running around our room and we started to freak out. It was funny and I took a video. I will have to show you guys later but it is super funny. Well this week was super great because in sacrament meeting I got to give a talk. When I was up there talking I was just thinking throughout the whole thing that this would be so hard to do in english. hahaha It was funny but cool. Well I talked about missionary work and I just learned so many things that day because it is super crazy how the spirit guides me to teach other people. Even things that i dont really know that well. It was really great and also this week we got to have a lot of family home evenings with the members and investigators. It was super awesome to be there and really feel the love that those families had for each other. Also it is super fun to really play games with them because they go crazy. hahahah there are so many people here in Peru that just love to have fun and I absouluty love having family home evenings with the members. It really helps investigators feel the spirit and show them that we are normal people. i think that helps so many people feel the spirit and I am so grateful for family home evening. Well I am sure that this week is going to be amazing and hey if my letters are getting lame, just tell me and I will try to spice things up a bit. hahaha but I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful week. Also happy birthday Joni this sunday, I think because May 1st is your birthday but I dont know if it is this week or the next week but happy birthday sister. Well talk to you guys next week.

Love Elder Nieman

April 18, 2016

This week was pretty good. Just working our butts off and really seeing people change their lives. Well just to tell you guys we have two people that are being prepared to be baptized. One is Roxanna and the other is Sixto. haha Really wierd name but hey he is awesome. Roxanna is really great but has some questions about the church and some doubts. She is getting really close to her date and really I feel like she will reach her goal. She has a kid that got baptized a little while back and she is just super humble. Also we are teaching Sixto, the wierdo, hahahaha no he is super awesome but he says some things that just make me laugh super hard. haha but he has his family and we are hoping that when he gets baptized, it will encourage his family to be baptized too. We will see with that but I really do think that they can accomplish it. Well just keep on praying for them and I will keep on praying for them also. Wow this week was really good but then we did have moment really sad. Well we had a missionary night in the church and everything was super awesome. We taught and we ended the night. Well after everyone left, a man came up to us and started to say he was from Cuzco. He was a bishop in his ward and he came to Lima with his wife because his wife wasnt doing so well. His wife had cancer and also had a lot of other problems. He was explaining that he just came back from the hospital saying goodbye to his wife maybe for the last time. Something that hit me was that during all of this he was telling us, he was being super strong and just showing his faith in his father in heaven. He told us that it is weird to have these moments but he had always felt the spirit in those moments. He decided that he wanted a blessing of comfort. So to be honest I was really afraid if he was going to pick me because really I was speechless when he was telling us all of these things. Well he wanted me to give him the blessing. So I start to give the blessing and I could literally hear the things that I needed to say to this man. He knew the plan of God and it struck me so hard how strong he was handling all of this. I can testify that our heavenly father talks to us through the holy ghost and really if we listen we can help so many people that are struggling. That was something that was truely amazing and I probably wont see that man ever again. But it was just a blessing and a honor to give a blessing to that man. I know that there is a plan and it is Gods plan, he loves us and wants us to be sure of where we are going to be. Well that was something that I really liked in this week. It gave me more comfort and I hope it gave that man more comfort also. Well that is what happend this week and I feel like these next weeks are going to be awesome. Well love you all and if you need anything or have a question just ask away. ahha oki loves and Chau
Elder Nieman

April 12, 2016

Well this week was really good. Every week is super great. Well the things that happened this week was that we were just trying to find new investigators. Also to answer some of your questions, Well my area does look a little like ogden I guess. hahaha but it is a good area and it is really huge. Also there are 8 missionaries in total in the district which is pretty awesome. Also since I am a district leader, I have to do a lot of things but not so much. I have to give a training every week in our district meeting but it is super awesome because everyone participates in the meeting. It is kind of weird because really I dont see myself as a leader. hahahahaha but hey I was called in this time to learn and really I have learned so many things so far. There are so many things in my area that I love and I just have great experiences every day. Also I have a lot of experiences where I have to be more persistent in our contacts because sometimes they just dont want to listen. hahaha Funny story is that we were walking and we start talking with this guy and everything was good and we asked where he lived. hahaha he just told us that he forgot where he lived and walked away. We just start laughing and say well there is a seed planted. haha but I love this area and I am pretty sure this is the area I am going to learn even more in my mission. Well we just got back from the temple and I just absoulutly love the temple. There are so many things that I receive from going to the temple and It just reminds me of the things that I have promised to god. I love it and I feel full of energy. haha I am pretty sure this week is going to be great and we have a lot of things that are going to happen this week so I am pretty sure that I will have a lot more things to say next week. Also in the temple I saw Bryans aunt and she told me that Bryan is preparing to go on a mission and he just sent his papers in last week. I was so happy when she told me and it just gives me goosebumps every time I think about it. Everything happens for a reason and I just feel so much love for my heavenly father because he gave me the chance to know Bryan. I am super pumped about that and I hope that everything goes well for him. Well I will probably be hearing where he is going to go in these next days. Well I love you all and I really hope you guys have a great week. I am really sorry if this letter was small but hey I will get better next week. hahaha ohoooooh next week we have interviews with presidente and I am sure that he is going to help me out a bunch. Well I love the heavens out of all you and talk to you next week.
Elder Nieman

 Kleiner and us before his baptism 

 Kleiner's baptism

 Elder Laichi and I

 We absolutely have a ton of food in this area. The members just give us a bunch of food. It is awesome!

Selfie!

April 4, 2016

Wow this week was really interesting because i just got to know my area and wow is this area really different than my other areas. haha This area is super rich and there are so many people that arent in the streets. hahaha But it is going to be super fun because I just love challenges. hahha but wow this area is super big to and I feel like there are a lot of people waiting to recieve the gospel. I cant wait. Well my companion is Elder Laichi and he is from Iquitos. The fourth companion from Iquitos. hahaha We will see how this transfer goes. But I am super happy to be here to serve to the people here and also to the missionaries in my district. It is kind of weird being a leader but I feel like I am going to learn a lot. I gave a training last week and all I was thinking was that why am I teaching them when I really know nothing. hahahaha I dont know It is a little weird but I am sure I will continue trying. But I know the Lord chose me to be a leader in this time for some reason so we will see how it goes. Well this week was really interesting because we had a baptism this week and it was great to see Kristian get baptized. Even though I have only taught him once, it was great to see him super happy. He is planning on going on a mission and he is just super pumped to teach the gospel to everyone. That was really great because every week in the mission I am just seeing a bunch of blessings and I just cant wait to see the blessings in my future. Well General Conference was super awesome but the sad part was that there werent any North americans to listen to it in English. I like listening to their voices instead of a translator talking. hahaha but it was really good and I recieved so many answers to my questions. Even though I couldnt hear their voices I enjoyed every single message that they gave. I laughed super hard when Elder Holland showed the picture of the dinosaur. I was laughing super hard and every one was looking at me like I was crazy. hahaha but it was super funny. I really enjoyed his talk because he just makes me feel the spirit. It really shows me that these chosen men are really worried for the things that happen in our lives and more important is that they see that God feels the same way for us. He wants us to learn and progress and doesnt want us to fail. God loves us so much more than we can imagine. I just cant wait to see him and talk with him on what I could have done better and what is waiting for me in my eternity. They all talked so much about the blessings of the temple and really I cant wait to have that chance to go to the temple with someone and be sealed forever. oh and by the way, New temple in Lima, wooooooooooo how crazy is that. I loved that part because everyone here just started to jump and scream. Some cried and some laughed. It was a good experience. Also it was cool that Rusell Nielson heard the voices of those two girls behind the veil and he could help that family be sealed in the temple. I just have such a strong testimony of the blessings of the temple and I want everyone to go there someday. I abosulutly love our prophet and apostles. They are men chosen by God to give us peace and comfort. I love the gospel and I just want to finish my mission super hard and work super hard to help these people realize the love that I have for them and God has for them. Well I really loved this week and I hope this week is great for you guys. If you have a question for me just fly it out there. hahaha but yeah talk to you guys next week and I love you all.

Elder Nieman