Elder Tyler Nielsen- Hawaii Honolulu Mission: Week 15: Honolulu is pretty fun! First Week in New Area

The view in Kahala is pretty nice.

Aloha kākou! ( That means hello everyone!)

I never thought I'd be serving in the busiest place in the whole mission but here I am!

I guess I should explain my new assignment and what I'll be doing. So first thing is I still serve in a ward. It's the ward covering the Kahala area. It's actually the ward that covers where the mission president lives. There's a running joke that President and Sister Walker have been so inactive from going to church that we as Elders are going to accomplish the impossible and reactivate them. I mean it's like they think they're too busy or something 🤷🏼‍♂️ .

The Kahala ward boundary is a pretty great area to serve in. It's very beautiful and it's right next to the ocean. It's a very part of the island. In fact I think it's the wealthiest part. But so far we've been talking to some pretty cool people and have had lessons with some investigators including a father and a son named Michael and Ben. Ben is 10 years old and was just recently baptized. His dad Michael also listens in on the lessons and believes pretty much all he's being taught and he does want to be baptized. The funny part is that his fiancee is very christian and was baptized in the Jordan River? I mean that's pretty cool. But she wants him to be baptized in the Jordan River too. So he apparently can't be baptized until he gets to Israel basically.

Another cool thing that happened recently was stake conference. It was all held in the tabernacle and it was so awesome! Saturday was an adult session where President and Sister Walker, Elder Clarke from the Quorum of the 70, and other amazing speakers spoke at. It was cool as a missionary to hear the words that were spoken in one of the most unique buildings I've ever been in.

Elder Bednar's big meeting is this Sunday. The AP's told us to read certain talks by him that we can use to prepare for it. They also mentioned that he has a history of calling people up to speak . So I'm definitely going to read up on that so if he calls on me I won't faint.

I'm grateful that I'm able to serve in h-tech because it gives me an opportunity to use some of my talents that my Heavenly Father has given me. He encourages us to use our talents to benefit others.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Did you know that using your talents glorifies your Father in heaven!? At times we may think that we don't have a lot of skills or we see others having way more skills than we do. Well I'd like to make a bold promise to you: If you take a second to appreciate all the talents that God has given you, you will feel of Gods love in a way you have never felt before.

This week, use your talents to inspire or serve someone around you and it can be anything! Music, art, speeches, Etc. You can make a difference in someone's life as you use your talents.

Well it's been a crazy week and I look forward to another one!

Thank you all for being an influence in my life! Have a great week!

Aloha!

Pictures!