Week 98

May 30, 2016

Well today is Mothers Day here in Nicaragua. As I was thinking about mothers day I totally forgot to tell Mom when we skyped happy mothers day.....So, Happy Mothers Day. You are the best mom in the whole world. Thank you. 

This week was another busy week. This week Elder Hironaka came down to help us with some of the baptism possibilities that we had in the zone. We spent the day traveling and going to the different areas to talk with the missionaries and to help them and their investigators progress. 

After that I went down to Nandaime quite a bit this week for their district meeting and to talk with more possibilities. It was a lot of bus time this week. I like traveling and seeing all the farm land and sugar cane that they raise here.

We are working hard in the area to commit people to church and to teach the needs of our investigators. This week we had a lot of success in finding a lot of people that we know we can help be baptized in the future. We are teaching a lady that has serious heath problems but loves when we come over to talk to her family and to help them receive their testimony of the Restored Gospel. 

I apologize that I don't have much time to write. Looks like you guys are having a lot of fun. Keep it up. Have fun at graduation. I like your invitation. Have a great week. I love you guys. Thanks for everything. 

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Anderson

With Elder Hironaka in Nandaime

A path to an investigators house in Nandaime

Week 97

May 30, 2016

Well today is Mothers Day here in Nicaragua. As I was thinking about mothers day I totally forgot to tell Mom when we skyped happy mothers day.....So, Happy Mothers Day. You are the best mom in the whole world. Thank you. 

This week was another busy week. This week Elder Hironaka came down to help us with some of the baptism possibilities that we had in the zone. We spent the day traveling and going to the different areas to talk with the missionaries and to help them and their investigators progress. 

After that I went down to Nandaime quite a bit this week for their district meeting and to talk with more possibilities. It was a lot of bus time this week. I like traveling and seeing all the farm land and sugar cane that they raise here.

We are working hard in the area to commit people to church and to teach the needs of our investigators. This week we had a lot of success in finding a lot of people that we know we can help be baptized in the future. We are teaching a lady that has serious heath problems but loves when we come over to talk to her family and to help them receive their testimony of the Restored Gospel. 

I apologize that I don't have much time to write. Looks like you guys are having a lot of fun. Keep it up. Have fun at graduation. I like your invitation. Have a great week. I love you guys. Thanks for everything. 

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Anderson

With Elder Hironaka in Nandaime

A path to an investigators house in Nandaime

Nicaragua Managua South Mission

Nicaragua Managua South Mission
President and Hermana Russell

Week 96

May 23, 2016

This week I was reminded how much I can still change and still do to become a better missionary. I am always so grateful and humbled at the opportunity i have to learn. I know that as i stay humble to be better i can become more like my Savor through my entire life. 

This week we had interviews with President as well as leadership council. I was able to spend the whole day Tuesday helping with Interviews. Me and Elder Bustillo finished our last interview with President super late. I learned a lot from President about how to be a better leader and how to inspire, guide and help the missionaries more. I also got a chance to be with Elder Hironaka all day while we had interviews. It was fun to talk to my old companion and talk about experiences. It is crazy to think that he is going home this next week. This week we also had zone meeting with all the missionaries. It was fun to be with the zone and to help them and do some training with them. 

I also had the chance to travel to Nandaime this week to get to know some investigators and do some baptismal interveiws. It was a cool day. I got a chance to take a cool picture with the Volcano Mombacho. I will attach the picture.

We found some cool invesigators this week. We are just working hard so that they can progress. I really like Jinotepe, the area, and my companions. The work is going good. I apologize that i don't have a lot of time to write. Hope all is well. Take care, I will talk to you guys next week. Let me know how everything goes with mission papers and what not. 

Love you guys,

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Morgan Anderson

Nandaime and Volcano

With Elder Bustillo at Consejo de Lideres

The other zone leaders in my group from the CCM

Zone Meeting

Week 95

Wow!  So a lot has happened this past week and a lot more stuff happening this week. The work never slows down. And that's a good thing.

Wow! It looked like you guys had a ton of fun branding and riding four wheelers. I have been working a lot in my own area as well as traveling a lot as always. 

This week we had the baptism of Erik. Erik is a young man who has really changed in the last four weeks. When I got to the area he really didn't want to get baptized and didn't really know much about the church and the blessings that he could receive. He has read different parts of the Book of Mormon and has gained a testimony. A lot of his friends are returned missionaries so that helped a lot. 

In the Area we have found a lot of cool investigators. Two really cool families and a lady who told me that she is going to quit her job so that she can go to church again. Her whole family was baptized 18 years ago, but for small reasons she did not get baptized. I was super excited when we met her. I hope she progresses quickly so that she can join her family and get baptized. 

As well this week I took a trip down to Rivas and helped the districts down there. We got there early for district meeting then Elder Bustillo and I went and worked with the Elders to help them find new people and to get to know their investigators. It is a different climate in Rivas. It's a lot more hot and humid. 

This week we have a lot going on with interviews and council meeting with President and Sister Russell. I am excited to be able to talk with them and to know how to be a better missionary.

I hope all is well. Take care and let me know how everything is going. Hope you guys have a great week. Take care, Love you guys.

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Morgan Anderson

Week 94 - Caught in a rain storm

May 9, 2016

Well it was great to be able to talk to you guys yesterday. I really love and enjoy the opportunity I have to be able to talk to you and see how much you guys have changed. Each time I see pictures of my brothers it seems like you guys have all grown up a ton. I think all three of you are going to be taller than me soon if not already.

I don't plan on writing a whole lot, I pretty much told you guys everything yesterday. Life is good. I spent a good amount of time this past week traveling and I am excited to be able to work even harder this week. I know there are a lot of people here in Jinotepe to receive the gospel. 

Winter here in Nicaragua has started back up. It rained quite a bit this week and we got trapped while walking home by a really strong rain storm. I will send a picture of it. We were so soaked when we got home. 

Hope all is well. I love you guys a ton. Keep up the good work and let me know when you get your papers Jaren. 

Love you all.

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Anderson

Attachments area

With Elder Aguilar

Mothers Day Skype Call

It was great to talk with Elder Anderson on Mothers Day via Skype.  He is happy, loving his mission, and all the experiences he is blessed with.  He learned while talking with us that we had received his travel itinerary from the church travel department.  He asked, "So when am I coming home, what time?" He asked to have prime rib and baked potatoes ready for when he comes home. But then in the next moment he was saying he wants to extend. He is finishing strong and knows that great things are still to come.

Week - 93

May 2, 2016

Wow so a lot has happened this week and I don't have a lot of time to write. So I apologize that its short, but it won't be as short as last weeks email. 

So I am now in Jinotepe. Our companionship has changed and now I am in a trio again with Elder Bustillo and Elder Aguilar. The other Elder had emergency changes. So now once again I am working with 2 other elders. The area is awesome and at night it cools down. I still sweat a lot because its so humid, but its a lot cooler. 

We had a baptism this week of a guy named Miguel. The missionaries have been teaching him forever and he finally got baptized. He is a way cool guy and is super funny. We always go over and he always has some funny joke or comment. All of his family are members including his wife. It was a neat experience to see him get baptized. We also started teaching an older gentleman. He is awesome and showed up to church on his own this week. After years of trying to come unto Christ he is finally making his choice and I feel like he will get baptized this month. 

We had Leadership council with President and Sister Russell this week. It was a lot of fun and we recieved a lot of great instruction from them as always. We also had zone meeting on Friday. It took a little bit longer to prepare now that I am in a zone with 28 missionaries. After the zone meeting Elder Bustillo and I went to Rivas to go visit some missionaries and some people that are going to be baptized. Earlier in the week we went to a place called Nandaime that's actually in the Department (its kind of like a state) of Granada. So the zone is huge with 28 missionaries in 3 different departments, Carazo, Granada, Rivas. 

I love the mission more and more. I am excited to talk to you guys on Sunday. We have plans to get on the computer after 5:00 but I don't know what time exactly. If you get a chance just be updated all day....haha. 

Hope all is well. Have fun with all the new wheeler and snowmobiles. Keep playing soccer. Tell everyone hi for me. I love the mission. Stay strong in the gospel. I love you guys.

Nicaragua Managua Sur,

Elder Morgan M. Anderson