3rd Week in Kaysville

Hello Everyone,

Well, apparently this is week 3 but it feels like I got here yesterday. Without further adieu, here is what happened this past week. 

TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 - Today we're trying to implement a new work out routine. We either run a mile or bike 4 miles in the morning as well as a plank that increases by 5 seconds every day. Then do core or arms. Throughout the day we do 50 push-ups and run one more mile at night. Hopefully, we'll start seeing some results. Later in the day, I made some guacamole again while Elder Ayers and Elder Connelly made some more cookies, both of which turned out great. Brother Bean then asked us to help him move his old dining room table out and put in a new one. The new table they got was 300lbs and was handcrafted from Canada. Needless to say, it took us 2 minutes to get the old one out and about 30 minutes to get the new one in. I was sweating a bunch, as well as stressing a bunch because there was only about half an inch of clearance through the door (it was 7 feet in diameter) even when we turned it diagonally. Fun times. After that, we went to the BBQ place to go and do a little service there. We did a deeper clean than usual and it was a little gross, not going to lie. When he made our food he forgot about Elder Ohlendorf being vegan and shoved his Keto bowl into the fat that was from the brisket, oops.  I thought it was hilarious until it took another 20 minutes to make him a new one which made us late to our lesson by a couple of minutes, as well as made us sweaty from the bike ride home!  The lesson went well and we had 2 more after that. We talked with one of the Ward Mission Leaders and talked about some ideas that we could do to have the members always thinking about Christ and the missionaries. We decided that a bookmark with a picture of Christ on the front and our information on the back would be a good idea, so that's in the works. After that call I ran a mile with Elder Connelly but totally forgot about district call-ins so when we get back I'm huffing and puffing and have to jump straight on the call haha. So today was a bunch of people seeing me sweaty 😂

WEDNESDAY, June 24- Today, during personal study I thought of a question. Why did Jesus perform the Atonement when he did, as in the time frame of everything? Why make people believe in Him before He came and why have people believed in Him after He came?  I haven't found the answer yet so if anyone wants to try and help me out with that, that would be great :) We also had District council today which was okay. The AP's came which was fun but it seemed super long. But I did get some ideas about how to help our area so that's good. We had 2 lessons which went well. Right after that, we went over to the church to meet up for a service project with the young men. We helped mow lawns and pull weeds. I mowed the front lawn of a non-member with a lawnmower from Amazon. WARNING DO NOT BUY LAWNMOWERS FROM AMAZON, THEY ABSOLUTELY STINK. I had to empty the bag every two seconds because it was so small and it didn't have the power to get the grass to the back of the bag... FUN, I LOVE SERVICE (I really do though 😂) I ran a mile when we got home and then wound down. When we got ready for bed we said comp prayers with everyone and me and Elder Connelly had mouthwash in our mouths, not a good idea, I couldn't feel my mouth for a good 3 minutes haha, oops. 

THURSDAY, June 25 - So I've been making quite a bit of omelets for everyone and I have it down really well. They turned out amazing every time. The other Elders biked 17 miles today because they biked to a hike for an investigator and to 2 service projects on opposite sides of their area. We had 2 lessons in the morning. Then we spent a couple of hours trying to fix Elder Ohlendorfs front derailleur on his bike. Brother Bean tried to help but stripped two screws so we ended up taking it to Bountiful Bicycle. After that ordeal, we had a couple more lessons, and we were rushed so we made a pizza and Mac n cheese with hotdogs. Definitely super unhealthy but tasted amazing. I'll just say that I'll be running before dinner from now on hah. 

FRIDAY, June 26 - Weekly planning! It was a really good weekly planning session but just a little sad to realize that we have zero people that can realistically be baptized in the next 5 months. So prayers are appreciated, thank you. We had four lessons with the Beans which was great. We had smoked salmon which was super good. We all decided to weigh ourselves which was interesting.  Elder Ayers and Connelly weighed what they thought they would weigh but Elder Ohlendorf and I weighed above what we thought, Ohlendorf by 10 pounds and me by 5 lbs. But, I've gone down one belt loop so I'm not concerned at all (225 for those of you wondering). Then we had 4 more lessons which were great.  We got a couple of service projects out of them. Then I ran up and down the street for a mile while Ohlendorf sat on the driveway eating spaghetti. Elder Connelly was busy.

SATURDAY, June 27 - This morning we had a service project at 7 which was fun. We loaded a couple of trailers full of tree logs and branches that fell from a wind storm. It went faster than expected because so many people showed up to help. When we got home I made a Sweedish Oven Pancake which turned out exactly like home so I was super excited about that. We had companionship study with the ZL's today which went really well. We had a lesson right after and it went exactly like the role play we did. It's like doing what the mission president asks works or something 😂. I adjusted my bike after and had a toasted PB + J which Elder Connelly made. The bread being toasted made it seem so much more unhealthy than it already is which was weird. Later that night we had 3 lessons but 2 fell through. Hopefully, we can reschedule with those families. 

SUNDAY, June 28 - Homemade hash browns, so good. All you need is a cheese grater and a pan. We had a Ward Council meeting this morning which was super exciting considering the bishops aren't that responsive. But we got the bookmark idea approved and hopefully, that will be done soon. After that meeting, we rode down to the stake center for a meeting. All of the meetings that I've been too have had missionaries that have come home give talks. They're all pretty good and it's cool to see them be excited to go back out. After that meeting, we went home because everyone tried to shove everyone into two meetings. Then I had personal study which was super good. I had a few questions answered. Then we watched another episode of The Chosen which was good, as always. I was also able to practice the piano for a while which was really nice. Then we texted a few people for this upcoming week and went to bed.

MONDAY, June 29 - So far we've gone shopping and watched the last 2 episodes of season one for The Chosen. SO GOOD. I'm so stoked for season 2. We also got our transfer board; I will be staying with Elder Ohlendorf which I'm excited about but Elder Ayers will be training in a different house most likely, so that means Elder Connelly and his new companion (Elder Stumph) will be here in the Beans house. Also, our district is only 6 Elders now so that's fun. 

Anyway, I hoped that you all enjoyed this email and I can't wait to talk to you guys next week! Until then, see ya! 

No real pictures this week, sorry mom! 

Who can tell me what kind of tree this is? Both the red and green one. (7 points) 

Mitchell's contact info:

Please send letters and packages to: 

Elder Mitchell Nehorai

Utah Layton Mission

190 N. Country Road

Fruit Heights, UT 

84037-2270

email: mitchell.nehorai@missionary.org

You can email anytime and he can see them anytime. He can only write back on Mondays. 

Thank you for all your love and support.

1st week in Bountiful

Monday, September 16, 2019


Hi everyone! So I'm out of the MTC and now I'm in Bountiful, Utah! The last few days at the MTC were kind of emotional and very spiritual, we all said goodbye to each other and made plans to find each other after. My companion Elder Teeples left Monday morning to Ventura California. I left Tuesday morning, the guys in my district helped me with my suitcases and we said goodbye. I took a bus to the frontrunner (train) that took us to Layton. I was able to talk to a lady on the train the whole way, we had really great conversations and it was a great first experience in the real world. Our mission president met us there which was a first apparently! His name is President Call, one of the nicest people I've met. We then piled into a van and went to the mission home, I was able to play the piano while everyone got things sorted out which was nice, a couple of missionaries came up to me and were really impressed. We had lunch in the gym and then went into the chapel to get assigned companions. I was assigned to Elder Allen, he's from whales, he's a pretty nice guy, the first 3 days were a little rough but we're getting along a lot better. He's also the district leader so we've done 3 baptismal interviews for our district already. I've taught a couple lessons and have more planned. I'm excited to be here and hope that I can keep bringing God's children back to him. One story that I would like to share with you is about one of the members I met. Me and my companion were doing companion study at the church and this guy walks around the corner, he says hi to us, says his name is brother Clayton, then looks at my name tag for a little bit, then he asks me what my dad's name is, I say Mike, he then says my dad's full name and I'm kinda freaking out because I'm wondering how he knows my dad, he then says "your dad was my trainer on my mission" I was awestruck and didn't know what to say, next thing I know he calls my dad and they catch up for a while and then he takes a picture with me and sends it to my parents. We have been talking throughout the week and he's just an awesome guy and I'm so glad we were able to meet. Well,

that's all the miracles I have for this week, until next time!

1.the guys left in my district before I left (left to right) Elder Ahlstrom, Elder Mantoan, Elder amazing, Elder Bird, Elder Johnson. This was the morning before I left

2. My district (left to right) top row: Sister Mahan, Elder Teeples, Elder Bird, Elder Ahlstrom, Elder Mantoan, bottom row: Sister Dragovich, Elder super, Sister Schultzke, Sister Page, Sister Pina, Sister Porchelli, Sister Moyle, and Sister Tenney, I truly loved each one of these people and wish them all luck. 

3. Utah Layton Mission President Call and his wife

4. The back of the picture with President Call

5. The first letter I wrote home with the above picture inside.

5. My companion Elder Allen

6. The stake center organ in the dark, it just looks so cool

He has arrived in the MTC

Mitchell enters the MTC  Wednesday, August 21, 2019. But first..........a FREE meal at Sizzler with Aunt Terri!

                           Mitchell checks out his new ride from Fezzari Bikes.

He has arrived. "Hold on I'll help you with that. I'm your personal escort! "

September 23, 2019

Well hello!  Let me catch you up on how Bountiful is handling Elder Nehorai. Well so far we have one person on date for baptism. Her name is Jasmine and she is ELECT. Her husband has always been a member but inactive but now that Jasmine is taking the lessons so is he and he's even listening to general conference talks on his own at work!

They both read the scriptures together and pray every night, I couldn't ask for a more prepared couple. I've been able to play piano for a good chunk of time and just been getting better and better, I had a chance to play in the 1st counselor to the stake presidents house which was really special, we also shared the ministering message with them which invites and motivates people to go and minister to people. This stake that I'm in is the stake that is supposed to be the example stake for the mission, which is a huge responsibility but also really cool considering that there are 75 stakes we cover as a mission. I was able to go on exchanges twice, and that was really fun, there are so many good Elders in our mission. I also had the opportunity to eat dinner with the Claytons which was really amazing, I don't doubt for a second that it's not a coincidence I met him. It's been a blessing to be in this area and can't wait to have more opportunities like this. The bishoprics and stake presidency are really Missionary minded and I couldn't be more blessed. I hope that all of you have had an amazing week and continue to be strong and great people.
I also invite you to read Alma 8-15 about the story of Alma and Amulek, and how much faith they had, I love you all and I can't wait to talk to you all next week!

Elder Nehorai

Pictures:
1. BBQ dinner with the Clayton's Sunday night.

2. cute kids at Sacrament

3. A bad quality picture of the Bountiful temple at night. 

4. Me and Elder Namauu on exchanges 

Dad's mission pictures

the Clayton miracle

Friday, September 13, 2019

Background....we have not heard from Mitchell since he left the MTC on Tuesday, Sept. 10th. We are confident he is ok but nonetheless, we don't know where he is.

Mike gets a call from area code 801 from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints around 3 pm on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. It's a good thing I didn't get the call because I would have been very worried.  The voice on the other end says, "Is this Michael Albu Nehorai?" "Um, yes, but most people call me Mike." (ha)
"Hi, this is Brother Clayton and I'm standing here with your son......and I'm going to feed him."  Mike was so confused...............whaaaat? Who is this guy?

I love that it wasn't a bad phone call. In fact, it was a miracle phone call.
It turns out that Brother Wayne Clayton and Mike are old companions from their mission in Independence Missouri Mission, 38 years ago. Wayne was decorting the church for a 50 year celebration of their Boy Scout Troop. He recognized Mitchell as the new missionary and approached him. Taking a double take at his tag, he asked Mitchell,"is your dad's name Michael Albu Nehorai?"
Mitchell replied in the affirmative and asked him to give his dad a call. The rest is history.

How do you like that? Pretty amazingly awesome. Wayne immediately started sending pictures of their mission. He had gone back 3 times to the mission. Here are a few. 

Brother Wayne Clayton and Mitchell meeting for the first time.

This was the first picture we saw of Mitchell and his first companion, elder Allen from Wales.
Then blast from the past pictures poured in..........one after another. Mike couldn't believe he had these pictures. Mike had never seen them before.

September 30, 2019

Brother and Sister Clayton went shopping Monday night and texted a pic of a jacket they bought for Mitchell. Yes, please.