Eating a lot of WEIRD THINGS - don't believe it!

so this last week i had the opportunity to eat a lot of wierd things...first, the backfat of a cow which was disgusting and i snuck some of it to the dogs at the house i was at...haha, then guinea pig, then cow stomach which tasted and smelt like poop...literally, then some part of a sheep which i dont know.
stake conference yesterday was awesome because it was via satellite and E Holland, E Uchtdorf, E Grow of the 70, and the 1st counselor of the relief society all spoke. it was a conference for 90 stakes in Peru and was great to get a chance to hear.
by the way mom, sadly when i was in the MTC in Lima, someone happened to walk off with my charger for my battery in my camera and also some of someones cd´s that were in our room...we looked verywhere in the MTC the last two weeks but we figured it was probably the non member electricians that came in to do work on the lights one day. anyway, im in trujillo right now and im staying the night with the zone leaders for our zone meeting tomorrow and my agenda is in their apartment cuz we came straight here from lunch and thats where i noted the model of the charger. i cant promise but i think its a canon camera battery charger model # CB-2LY. have tyler or someone look that up and see if it is similar. i can wait til next week to be sure but im just letting you know. we had a baptismal date set for this saturday for an amazing 18 year old girl but the adversary got a hold of her and shes a little confused right now so were hoping to fix that. we have about 7 -9 strong investigators who were hoping will have kept their compromisos but well have to wait and find out. anyways, i love you all and miss you all so much. hope all is well at home, let me know what all is going on with everyone!
also, tell josh to email me or give me his email. ¡ciao!

P-day is on MONDAY. .. Write Sunday night, please!

so my p-day is on monday now so make sure to write me before then! i havent had the chance to read your letters from this week but i will read and reply next week. im so excited to be here and had a great experience with elder burrup from washington last night in our proseliting! contacted both of our taxi drivers who both happened to be named freddy, haha. anyways, im still anxiously awaiting to find out where ill be going and who my new companion will be...i could possibly be on a 8 or 10 hour bus ride tonight! love you all and thanks for your prayers and fasts! i feel so blessed to have you all as examples

So MUCH TO SAY, So little time!~

so.....!!!!!!!!! so much to say in such little time. i dont know how im going to do this. my trainer is elder rivera from guatemela and hes been out 7 months. our area is a little pueblo way up in the mountains called otuzco. i live in a room below the branch president and his wife and the chapel is a "casa capilla". pretty wierd cuz i dont even have hot water and i have to bail water to flush the toilet. oh, and water is only available from like 6.30 to 8 in the morning. totally doesnt always work that way though so ive gone twice without showering but bailed some semi clean water to wash my hair and face. anyways, theres so much work here in the area because before there were only two elders and now theres 4 of us here in this branch of about 60 active members. in a way both companionships are sort of opening new areas so its kind of cool. im the only white person theyve seen in this town for a few years and its funny because everyone stares and all the girls whistle...kinda opposite than the states? haha im such a standout though so i dont really take it as a compliment. our pensionista is the sweetest lady and was the first member in otuzco 12 years ago. in our area there are only 3 member families which kind of is a bummer but there are some great members who go out with us and weve been with at least one member each day for about half the day. ive suprisingly gotten used to eating some sick stuff and cant recall exactly what some of it was, not to mention the food i DO recognize is cooked in a very dirty place where the people dont really stay to clean either. but what can i do? my comp actually is a baby with the food which suprises me seeing that hes latin. but yeah i cant shrink what all i want to say, entonces we have about 9 new investigators, 5 of which are solid, 1 who is a 18 year old girl who within the last 3 days ive actually worked here, and last two with her, she already prayed and knows the BOM is true, and now were hoping she does the same regarding Joseph Smith and the Restoration. miss and love you all...look up otuzco peru on google or something, its a sweet place and there are a lot of drunks on the weekends, and sad to say, we saw a member who is supposedly been having a problem with drinking, drunk late last night as we returned to our cuarto. anyways, theres lots of work to do here and were busy trying to tackle it. hope all is well with you and let me know whats going on at home and with everyone.

In 6 days I will be entering the field. . .YEAH! 9/2/1009

okay so i just got back from the temple and everything is good here with me! i leave in 6 days to my mission and it is so wierd to think im not gonna be with tons of other elders but im so excited and cant wait. my funny story on obedience...last week the night before p-day i didnt have a clean long sleeved shirt which i needed because i would be going to immigration, anyways, i was allowed, only me, to wash that one shirt so i would have it for the next day. since the laundry room dowstairs was unlocked for me and none of the other elders knew, i waited to go when they were in their dorms, and like a clever guy, i just took all my whites and threw them in the washer, and what do you know, the one washer i happened to choose had blue ink on the tub and i didnt see it until after i took my clothes out...but even more random(not random obviously), was that the only piece of clothing that had blue ink on it was the shirt that i was going to use to wear for immigration!!! only on the pocket so i was able to get it out but i learned a nice little lesson there. ha. anyways, i went proseliting with my new companion on saturday in the same ward and it was good, but not as successful as before, which was a bummer, and my companion doesnt understand fully, the fact that we cant always stick to plan, and he gets all frustrated. wierd thing is, he´s from the same ward as elder moore's old companion who used to do the same exact thing. odd side note. not much news this week but i am just prepping to get into the field and work hard and lose myself in this great work! any of my siblings or siblings-in-law who want to email me a little advice for me as i enter the field i would love that. miss you all and thank you all for your great examples to me! keep me in your prayers as i do even when i bless my food for 30 seconds! my family is my motivation here aside from the people im here to serve and i love you all. have a great week and fast for me this sunday if you would as i prepare to enter my first area with my trainer.
-elder nichols

I HAVE ARRIVED! Finally. . .now I can get started!

So Now it will feel real!
so my p-day is on monday now so make sure to write me before then! i havent had the chance to read your letters from this week but i will read and reply next week. im so excited to be here and had a great experience with elder burrup from washington last night in our proseliting! contacted both of our taxi drivers who both happened to be named freddy, haha. anyways, im still anxiously awaiting to find out where ill be going and who my new companion will be...i could possibly be on a 8 or 10 hour bus ride tonight! love you all and thanks for your prayers and fasts! i feel so blessed to have you all as examples

WRITE ME THRU THE POUCH -
I can read them easier than the omputer!

THANK YOU FOR THE HB Song from the ELDERS in Peru!~

The best gift I could receive - a singing TELEGRAM/Video from the ELDERS in the MTC -

Kyle said some nice things to me and I really was happy to see him! Their teacher helped them!

THANKS for making my day!