First of all, my companions and I got released from our assignment as Zone Leaders yesterday. It was fun to be in the leadership but I’m also really excited to be a normal missionary again. Elder Burton got assigned to be our District Leader so Elder Brady and I will still get dragged around for leadership training and getting the mail.
We had a crazy experience with the fire alarm on Thursday. We came back from exercise and a bunch of police men and women were outside our dorm and wouldn’t let us in because they were about to start a fire drill. We all waited outside while the alarm went off and were finally let in. So everyone is getting into the showers but then the fire alarm starts going off again! The first time we heard the alarm we were all outside and couldn’t really tell how loud this alarm was but when were were all inside it was very apparent that these alarms are intended to wake up the deepest of sleepers in the middle of the night. One of the police men’s ears was bleeding! We all run outside, with some people in just a towel, to wait it out. Not sure how the alarm got turned on again. It was probably just the Police trying to reset the alarm or something and accidentally pulling it. So yeah, that was fun.
Last nights devotional was one of my favorites so far. The speaker was really engaging and energetic and had some really good thoughts. Basically he talked about loving the Lord more than anyone and how to be a good missionary. Long story short, if we are obedient, work hard, and love those around us, then Christ will make everything work out, even if there are challenges. It was really motivating and got me really excited to get to the field. Also, we got to sit right next to the organ at Sunday’s devotional. There is this one organ player who plays the organ with such power that Elder Burton and I sometimes can’t even sing, and luckily he was playing last night. It was pretty awesome.
One Sunday I also had to be part of the Match His Message panel with one other Elder in my district. They had four of us “experienced” missionaries stand up on the stand with the MTC presidency to help tell all the new Elders about the dress code and code of conduct. It was a little awkward but I made sure to avoid saying “tight suits are immodest” like one of the guys on our panel 6 weeks ago said.
Elder Tustin Neilson
倪長老
Taiwan, Taipei
台灣，台北
On Wednesday my companions and I coordinated our outfits to be the four elements: Water (Elder Brady), Earth (Me), Fire (Elder Burton), and Air (The Holy Ghost?). It might be one of the most Mormon things I have ever done. Here are some pictures:
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