Little Books of Inspiration

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who contributed spiritual thoughts, quotes, jokes, riddles, and messages to Elder Nelson's Little Books of Inspiration! He totally loved this birthday gift! What I envised being one book of 3 X 5 cards, turned into four separate books. Elder Nelson will have a personal message from someone special in his life everyday until the end of his mission. It was a project that would not have been possible without all of your help. THANK YOU!!!

The Big 2-0

Happy 20th birthday Elder Nelson! This is an exciting day:) Ray & I no longer have any teenagers. Yahoo!!! Scott's birthday conveniently fell on his "p-day." Patriarch and Sister Thatcher were visiting the St. Paul area. They took Elder Nelson and Elder Beohmer out for a special birthday breakfast. Elder Nelson "was able to chill and play soccer." He received lots of packages and cards. He said, "everything was great and thank you so much!"

2nd Transfer

Official City logo of N. St. Paul

After serving over 6 months in the Farmington area, which he loved, Elder Nelson has been transferred. He is now serving in North St. Paul. His new companion is Elder Beohmer (pronounced Beemer). According to Scott, N. St. Paul is extremely different from Farmington. The Elders live with members, ride bikes and have lots of teaching opportunities-thanks to referrals. Scott is excited about his new area! Scott's 20th birthday is in just a little over 2 weeks, July 27th. I'm sure he'd love to hear from you:) His mission address is at the right.

Happy 4th!

Elder Nelson and Elder Lindholm

They really know how to celebrate, and include the missionaries, on the Fourth of July in Farmington! Elder Nelson and Elder Lindholm spent the day tracting in the rain before attending Christopher Kirchmann's Eagle court of honor and eating a delicious prime rib dinner with the Kirchmann family. We first met the Kirchmann's in Las Vegas in 1996. They lived in our ward. Brother Kirchmann served as a counselor in our Bishopric. When the Kirchmann's moved from Las Vegas, we didn't know where their family had gone. It's sure a small world! Scott was surprised at how much he remembered about their family, considering he was only 7 when they lived here. Thanks Kirchmann's (and everyone else in Farmington for feeding our Elder every night)!