Elder Nathan Wold’s mission in Atlanta, Georgia North Mission: WOW 1 transfer out (6 weeks in the field)

OHHHH MYYYY!! Time has just flown by! WELL HELLO EVERYONE! I cant believe I've been out for so long now! Not even that long but it was quick haha this week has been full of miracles and so many blessings! I'll explain more in the email! I'm just so happy the first weeks were rough we weren't doing as much as I thought we would be but we were quarantined and white washing, anyway! ITS PICKING UP MAJORLY!! were so so so busy everyday now and I know it took that hard and crappy days to get here but that's a blessing in itself! So the news is tuesday is transfers and were losing Elder Kua in our apartment hes going back to South Korea! So we got lucky and his companion Elder Shaw who was being trained like me is with us so it's a TRIO BABY!! and we cover two wards now! So we just picked it up on being super busy now were gonna be like overpacked haha so worth it!! SUPER EXCITED :)

Tuesday: So Monday our p day at night we went to the Scrimpshers the non members family and we helped with lights and ate dinner and had a message! The next day Tuesday Elder Payne and I were thinking about what was said! And he talked about Grace, we were thinking in our companionship study to maybe send him "His Grace is sufficient" by Brad Wilcox so we studied through and felt prompted to send it! He said hes gonna read it and has been so when hes all the way through hes gonna let us know!! Definitely going to be an interesting conversation I'm stoked!

We then went to the Stewart's home a family in our ward, they have a little kid and one on the way! They are so missionary minded and they love us! Hes so happy to have Elders so that we can be an example for His priest! Love that guy and His family! That night we played basketball with YSA and met 2 guys who were friends of others! They are cool and the YSA frisnds have been getting them to hear more about Chruch so well see what happens

Wednesday: We blew leaves for a couple hours for brother Newbold in our ward! Hes a great guy, single dad working from home for his 3 girls! Hes so fun! OOOO I forgot that morning in my study I caught up in my reading, I'm in Alma 33 right now and I need to be in Alma 44 so making progress! But man I'm grateful for this challenge I've been taking it slow to understand more but one thing I love doing for personal study is finding a word or something I want to learn more about like in my patriarchal blessing I wanted to learn more about consecration and alway self mastery so looked those things up in the topiclq guide and it has scripture after scripture about it and they have there own analogies and also different ways of thinking about it! SUPER POWERFUL DOING THAT! I'd suggest doing that :)! Then Wednesday night we went to the Simpsons home for dinner and they were just a great family! Missionary minded, and ready to work! They have a motto where if they do anything at all it's always together as one! I love it! Family should be your biggest tool of growing your testimony and growing your understanding and knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I've realized I can be better even tho I'm on a mission I could have a call everynifht where we do have catching up but half reading together and studying and sharing our thoughts and testimonies about what we study and learn! I invite everyone to do this! I'll donit with you if you want too email me what you want to study for the week and I'll study it too and Monday we can email back and forth about it! I'd love that!

Thursday: COOLEST MIRACLE!!!! okay so we went to this ladies house super early for service and this is such a great story and I'm excited to see what happens,

So we show up and we talk and get to know each other (build that trust) btw shes super cool lady! We then start doing all this stuff, moving things, lights, packing... whatever it went super well! After we talk with her and we realized we think weve texted her last week about a service post we put on, she was like yeah we did haha and she said I was too prideful to let anyone come help me, then she said I realized yall are here to help because when you reached out again I knew it wasn't coincidence!! Nicole then said this wouldn't taken me a couple days to do and I dont have that time, yall did this in an hour haha ! We laughed and were about to head out but decided to share a thought with her from the Book of Mormon! We said this is from the Book of Mormon, have you heard of it she said I think I've heard of it but dont really know what it is, then right after that comment she said "MAYBE I SHOULD READ IT!!!"

I WAS SOOOO HAPPY!! we said yes we can bring you one next week when we come!! She was so grateful for us coming over and we shared Alma 36:3 about trusting in God in all things, we can be carried in our trials and afflictions and she then shared a personal experience of that and said it's so true! So were bringing the BOM this week and hopefully having a lesson with her!

That night we went to the Dewey's house again HAHAHA they love us so much it's awesome! They're older and just so nice and loving! After we went to the priest quorum activity to get to know some of those guys and one of the priest brought and friend named Jacob investigating the church so we got in contact with him!! Super excited to meet with him more!

Friday: we had district council in the morning and read two AMAZING TALKS THAT HAVE CHANGED ME SO MUCH!

1. "Ask in Faith" - Elder Bednar (2008)

2. "Anonymous" - President Monson (1983)

Anonymous changed everything and made me wanna change how I do things! Serve people without them knowing and that means even when you wanna tell someone what you did dont keep it annyomous, I love this," Rings and other jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself.”

LOVE THIS!!!! this shows gifts you give are just apologies gifts is giving yourself in a way, like yo God and to others!! Think about this!! Love this quote and another and I'm just gonna say them and let you think about it!

1. " Only that which is truly given. Only that good which is done for the love of doing it. Only those plans in which the welfare of others is the master thought. Only those labors in which the sacrifice is greater than the reward. Only those gifts in which the giver forgets himself"

2. "A bell is no bell till you ring it,

A song is no song till you sing it,

And love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay,

Love isn’t love till you give it away."

Saturday: we had a great sports morning! Youth from our ward came and it was so fun!! Great opportunity to meet new people their friends! We called some people to talk to!! OH MY GOSH!!!! GUYSSSSS I POSTED IN A GROUP AND GOT 500+ COMMENTS!! that's like alot for missionary work! I have 6 people from that thar wanted to hear a message from us so that's solid!! Super happy! We got a new ward mission leader and we went over there at night to eat and coordinate! The wife goes back and forth from Arizona "surprise" to see her kids cause she was re married to Brother Stroud! Super great family! So fun talking to someone that knows about Arizona, she has a cabin in William's jist like me!! so we gotta talk about that area and I loved it!! So great!!

Sunday: we had church and I had a great study that morning! Testimony was great! Loved hearing how powerful our ward us!! I'm so grateful for this gospel friends! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church here on earth and I KNOW! Joseph Smith restored Christ church in this dispensation! I want yall to know how powerful the Book of Mormon is! Absolutely insane I've been able to study so much everydat and I ve grown such a powerful and real testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and this church! Read the scriptures friends!! Its powerful come to know it's TRUEfor yourself! Turn to Christ in all things! He loves you, He died for you! He suffered all for you, He is your strong foundation and your rock! I'm gonna leave with you 2 scriptures!

1. John 14:27- "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

2. Mathew 11:28-30- "

28.) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29.) Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls

30.) For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Go check them out and tell me what you think! Also this Sunday night we found out I'm staying here but were taking another ward too and getting a guy in our apartment in a TRIO so Elder Shaw, Elder Payne and I in two WARDS!! SUPER HYPE AND READY :) love yall

Remember my invitations!! Please look through and change become better :)

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LOVE YOU,

Elder Wold!!

PICTURES:

1.SNOWWW

2. Cool view

3. Elder Kua going back to Korea, district saying byeee

4. Raining and fire department showed up haha don't know why scary

5. Stroud family!!!

6. Nicole the girl that's very interested!! Super excited to teach her this week

7. Sports morning