June 25, 2017
I reported my mission to the Forest Grove Oregon Stake high council early in the morning and then gave my homecoming talk in Forest Grove 2nd Ward in the afternoon. It was a very hot Sunday afternoon. After Sacrament meeting we took pictures and then had a family BBQ. That evening we had a small open house in the backyard for people to stop by and visit with me and have a rootbeer float.
Preaching in Puerto Rico
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Baptisms
Elder Nelson's baptisms:
1. Kaneesha Sequi Martinez (January 2, 2016)
2. Edwin Gonzalez Colon (March 26, 2016)
3. Pedro David Flores Alvarez (May 28, 2016)
4. Hector Delgado (July 2, 2016)
5. Maria Roman (Nov. 13, 2016)
6. Neidalis Quinones Rodriguez, age 11. (Nov. 13, 2016)
7. Penelope Viera Landrau, age 9. (Dec. 25, 2016)
8. Natasha Gomez Gonzalez (April 22, 2017)
9. Herbert Alejandro Santiago Valentin, age 82. (April 29, 2017)
1. Kaneesha Sequi Martinez (January 2, 2016)
2. Edwin Gonzalez Colon (March 26, 2016)
3. Pedro David Flores Alvarez (May 28, 2016)
4. Hector Delgado (July 2, 2016)
5. Maria Roman (Nov. 13, 2016)
6. Neidalis Quinones Rodriguez, age 11. (Nov. 13, 2016)
7. Penelope Viera Landrau, age 9. (Dec. 25, 2016)
8. Natasha Gomez Gonzalez (April 22, 2017)
9. Herbert Alejandro Santiago Valentin, age 82. (April 29, 2017)
Transfers and Companions
MTC companion: Elder Morris
1st Area: Arroyo with Elder Borries
2nd Area (Nov. 2, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Brinkerhoff
In a trio (Nov. 11, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Amaro and Elder Morales
New companion (Nov. 18, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Suero
3rd Area (April 19, 2016): District Leader in Caguas with Elder Paniagua
I'm a Dad! (May 31, 2016): District Leader in Caguas and training Elder Colon
4th Area (Aug. 23, 2016): District Leader in San Juan/Hato Rey with Elder Munoz
New companion (Nov. 15, 2016): District Leader in San Juan/Hato Rey with Elder Colon, again!
5th Area (Dec. 27, 2016): Zone Leader in San German with Elder Corales
New companion (Mar. 21, 2017): Zone Leader in San German with Elder Arteaga. April/May we were in a trio for 2 weeks with Elder Flores.
I completed my mission in San German with Elder Arteaga.
1st Area: Arroyo with Elder Borries
2nd Area (Nov. 2, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Brinkerhoff
In a trio (Nov. 11, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Amaro and Elder Morales
New companion (Nov. 18, 2015): Vega Baja with Elder Suero
3rd Area (April 19, 2016): District Leader in Caguas with Elder Paniagua
I'm a Dad! (May 31, 2016): District Leader in Caguas and training Elder Colon
4th Area (Aug. 23, 2016): District Leader in San Juan/Hato Rey with Elder Munoz
New companion (Nov. 15, 2016): District Leader in San Juan/Hato Rey with Elder Colon, again!
5th Area (Dec. 27, 2016): Zone Leader in San German with Elder Corales
New companion (Mar. 21, 2017): Zone Leader in San German with Elder Arteaga. April/May we were in a trio for 2 weeks with Elder Flores.
I completed my mission in San German with Elder Arteaga.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Homecoming!
June 15, 2017
A stranger texted Mom this picture of me and other Elders waiting for our next flight at JFK airport in New York. On our way home!
HOME!
Thursday, June 15, 2017 at PDX
The day Elder Nelson left and the day he returned! Tanner is about 4 or 5 inches taller!
A stranger texted Mom this picture of me and other Elders waiting for our next flight at JFK airport in New York. On our way home!
HOME!
Thursday, June 15, 2017 at PDX
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Mission Accomplished!
Last MLC (Mission Leadership Council) on June 7. Elder Nelson's last MLC and President Boucher's last MLC too.
June 13
Mission Accomplished! (letter/sign from Mom)
June 14, 2017 Last day in the mission! Visited Old San Juan and cut ties
with Elder Ourth
with Elder Corales
Last Zone Conference - June 2017
June 13
Mission Accomplished! (letter/sign from Mom)
June 14, 2017 Last day in the mission! Visited Old San Juan and cut ties
Elder Nelson, Elder Fessler, Elder Hunt, Elder McClure, Elder Morris
with Elder Ourth
with Elder Corales
Monday, June 12, 2017
Simple promise fulfilled
Welp this is it. 4 days left!
This week was really cool for us, mostly because of a super
special experience that we had on Sunday. We've had a lot of investigators just
fall through and not want anything after lots of time dedicated to teaching and
planning in order to help them progress, but this week we visited a guy named
Rafael that we've been teaching for a while. He always had commitments in the
past with his other church and wasn't super excited to even try to come to
church with us. But we visited him on Saturday and he told us that he wasn't
planning to go to his church, and that he was going to stay home and clean the
house. So right then we jumped in and committed him to come to church with us.
He said yes and we were just pumped. It's really cool to see how the Lord works
in different ways, because at the end of the lesson I remember promising him
that if he went to church, he would feel in his heart that the things we're
teaching are true and that this is the true and restored church of Jesus
Christ. He committed and it was all cool and neither of us thought about the
promise we made to him.
So he made it to church on Sunday and right away he found
some members that he's known for a looong time. So it was perfect. Already got
friends here. It wasn't like the talks were super good or anything special
happened during church, but afterwards he told us pointing to his heart "I
don't know what it is, but there's something in here that's telling me that
Rafael needs a baptism here quickly." We were really happy but didn't
really pay much attention to everything he said. But last night I was thinking
and literally what he felt in his heart is exactly what we had promised him the
night before! It was so special to recognize that a simple promise from two of
our Savior's representatives was fulfilled and he realized it.
Without a doubt I know that this is His true church. I know
that it has been restored and is the only true church on the face of the earth
that has the power to do all the ordinances necessary to make it back to God's
presence. He answers prayers. I feel and can see that the authority that was
conferred upon me as I was set apart as a missionary and representative of
Jesus Christ is real and works miracles in the lives of His children. He loves
us and is constantly watching over us.
The greatest joy in this life is being able to help others
come unto Christ and find the joy and happiness in this life that will one day
transform into an eternity of joy and blessings. I love this work. I know that
it is real. Our Savior lives and because of him we can be clean of our sins and
one day resurrected to a perfect state, to receive the fullness of the
blessings that the Father has waiting for us.
I forgot my cable to send pics soooo those will probs come
when I get home haha
Puerto Rico ya tiene mi corazon gana'o... espero verles
pronto, jamas podre olvidarme de las personas tan buenas que se encuentran en
esta isla! Ya soy Boricua de pura sepa, la isla del encanto siempre sera mi
favorita...
WE PUMPED. TALK TO YOU FROM OREGON ;)
Elder Zack Nelson
Puerto Rico San Juan Mission
2015-2017
Soccer with the YSA y amigos!
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