SAR Flag Retirement Ceremony

C.A.R. helped out with a flag retirement ceremony with SAR (Sons of the American Revolution). McKay got to fold programs. He was thrilled. 

They had collected nearly 4,000 flag that needed to be retired. It's interesting it was at a funeral home and the thing they put the flags in looked like a casket...

They also had military flags to retire, so the CAR kids got to help with that. 

 

The people dressing up always make me laugh. They get very into it. 

Kholson Bull spoke on behalf of Noah Tindell our CAR state president. 

Bringing up the Navy flag. 

They tucked them around the other flags. 

Marines. 

The CAR kids rolled the flags out (sort of like a funeral...it was a little weird). 

My CAR chapter was there as well. It was a cool Flag Day. 

YMSL Service-No Longer Bound

This was the first time that we volunteered at No Longer Bound. It is a thrift store that helps people healing from addiction. There was a lot of Christian music and people were singing. It was a happy place to serve.

 

June CAR Meeting

For our June CAR meeting we made care packages for the military. 

 

McKay gave a presentation on Dr. Joseph Warren whose birthday it was. 

Lasagna Love 11th Lasagna

McKay came home from his HXP trip sick so he had to wear a mask and wash his hands a lot when he did lasagna with me this time. He's a good sport to do it even when he wasn't feeling great. 

 

Chestatee DAR 250 Plaque Ceremony

We got to help with the Chestatee River DAR 250 plaque ceremony at City Center. McKay had just gotten home from HXP two days before and wasn't feeling great. 

Chestatee River DAR regent. 

Kholson Bull got to speak on behalf of Noah our State CAR president. He did an awesome job!

This is what was put up. It was pretty cool. We were supposed to go to a luncheon after, but McKay was feeling too sick, so we headed home. 
 

Hunter Mission June 3-9 2025

 It's been another great week! Kinda crazy because but it's always good when you're doing the work of the Lord.

This week we got to go on 3 exchanges with some of the elders. Its always awesome to go on exchanges, because you get to know other parts of the mission and other elders. They always have an awesome conversion to share and awesome experiences from their mission. I love just be able to hear from all these people and learn something new. 

Our friend Alvaro has also been progressing s bunch this past week, dropping bad habits and find happiness where he's at. He definitely still needs some prayers, but we can see that they are working. Miracles have been happening in his life. 

Besides that we also had the baptism if Cristobal, he's an absolutely awesome kid who has been an example to his family and now the mom has come back to Christ after years. Really shows that people can an influence, he's a 11 year old that has changed the life of a grown adult through his example.

This is going to be the last week of the transfer and so unfortunately that means that its going to be my last week with the rubiocito Elder Miner because he's finishing up his mission. The mission definitely goes by too fast and my time with him was crazy fast. We'll see what life has in store for him in college.

Quick spiritual thought come from a promise in the book of Ether,

32 And I also remember that thou hast said that thou hast prepared a house for man, yea, even among the mansions of thy Father, in which man might have a more excellent hope; wherefore man must hope, or he cannot receive an inheritance in the place which thou hast prepared.

We really have an inheritance in heaven, but we have to be worthy to recieve it. Through our faith and action we can show our hope to God that we really believe in his promises. If we believe we will change to how God wants us, and that means change our beliefs, actions, thoughts, and who we are so that we can become more like him. Through sacrifice comes blessings 

Love you all and hope you have a great week 

Elder Nelson (Hunter)

Lincoln Mission June 3-9 2025

 

The highlight of the week is that we got starlink in the islands. Elon Musk's personal internet and wow it's fast. Now I have no excuse to not write this email.

Ukupa prt 2

I'm back in ukupa! It's been a great experience and we're working hard. I love this place and want to give my all to it. We have a lot to do, so this transfer will fly by. 

Gingibogwa 

I'm also with elder Ranstrom again! We were companions a transfer ago and we're companions again here. It's been fun to just pick up where we left off and get to work. He's the GOAT.

Spiritual Thought

This is one of my favorite scriptures and has been very impactful on my mission and my life:

19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, 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, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

This process of putting off the natural man is a difficult one. The key component is that we do it "through the atonement of Christ the Lord." I invite y'all to seek to understand the atonement of Christ a little better each day by prayer and repentance. With Jesus's help and direction we can accomplish our goals and develop these Christlike attributes. 

I love y'all

Elder Nali

Hunter Mission May 27- June 2 2025

 Hows everyone doing this amazing week? Hopefully it was solid.

This week went by quickly and this transfer even faster. I definitely hace to take advantage of every second that I have here. We started out the week in Viña for a conference, it's always awesome listening to the plans that we got going in the mission because it gives us new ideas for what we can do better. That day we got back to our sector pretty late so there wasn't much to do but we got some miracles working.

The rest of the week was pretty tranquilo just lessons and finding more people, on Thursday I was able to go back to Limache with Elder Dickson in intercambios and see my old sector which is also fun, I learned a lot from that guy so that was pretty awesome.

Besides that we started teaching a family who is so awesome, the Grandma just died so they've been going through a rough time but they have been able to find hope in the plan of salvation. Its crazy how perfect that plan is for us, it gives us all the answers we need and the hope that we need to press forward and keep moving. 

That was the jist of the week, please pray for our friends, Cristobal y Alvaro have a baptism date coming up so they are going to need some spiritual support. Then also for Marcelo, Maria, y consuelo whose going through a rough time but have found hope in Jesus Christ.

Quick spiritual thought, 

"In times of distress, we can hold tightly to the hope that things will ‘work together for [our] good’ as we follow the counsel of God’s prophets. This type of hope in God, His goodness, and His power refreshes us with courage during difficult challenges and gives strength to those who feel threatened by enclosing walls of fear, doubt, and despair” 

  - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Faith doesn't mean that everything will work out for us, but it is a belief or hope that God has something in store for us as long as we keep his commandments, we can gain a personal testimony of this when we sacrifice for him. When the difficult times come we can always over come them if we have a focus on Christ, but when we lose this focus we will fail. I invite yall to keep looking to Christ with the eternal perspective that after this life there are mansions in store for us.

I love you all, and hope you have a great week!

Elder Nelson (Hunter)

Lincoln Mission May 27-June 2 2025

 

District p day

We went to a place called Mauki for p day and it was amazing. The sand was pure white and the whole place was stunning. We caught a bunch of crabs, hung up hammocks, looked for shells, etc. It was awesome.

Transfer News

During p day we got our tranafer news and I'm going back to Ukupa!!! I'll finish my mission there with Elder Ranstrom. I couldn't have imagined a better way to end my mission off. Working hard in the best area with an amazing comp/friend. I'm super grateful for the opportunity

Exchanges

We had exchanges with the elders of Niadup and if went really well. The elders there are hard workers and super fun to be with. 

Ronaldo

Our friend Ronaldo just got baptized! The Lord did all the work. This guy was in the drug cartels for 4 years. Almost died. Prayed to God for health and another chance. He then recovered and a little later found us. There have been some ups and downs in his journey towards baptism, but he overcame the obstacles and was able to make his first covenant with God in His church!

I'm amazed at how little I personally do for this work. I work hard but without the Lord I wouldn't get anywhere. When the Lord can do His work without pride or laziness getting in the way, that's when the miracles happen. All we need to do is be reliable tools that He can work with. I'm trying my best to eliminate my mistakes, improve each day, and become the person God knows I can be.

Love y'all

Elder Nelson