Elder NelsoN IN JApan: One Transfer Length in the MTC!

Holy cow, every week feels so short, but when I look back, so much has happened!\

One of my teachers, who also happens to be one of my favorite people, has started BYU this weeks. So, he won't be teaching anymore. He stops by every once in a while, but for now, he's pretty much gone. That bums me out, but I learned a lot from him while he was here so it's alright. I love our new teacher, he's such a fun guy, and has a different Japanese accent than the rest of out teachers, so more listening practice!

Talking about Japanese practice, my district has been making a big push for everyone to SYL (Speak Your Language) all the time. So, I haven't had a full English convo in several days (except one cheat day while I spoke to Elder Noah Brown in English for a while) and it has honestly been helping so much. The MTC promises that SYL us how our Heavenly Father wants us to learn, so using it is showing faith in that promise and shows our desire to to receive the Gift of Tongues. It's pretty sweet!

Last night, we had Skype TRC. TRC is teaching a member of the church every week just a short lesson and leaving them with a commitment. So, yesterday, we got to Skype with a lady in Japan. It was so cool! Like, I've only been learning Japanese for 6 weeks, but I could have a full on Gospel conversation with her. It was super slow, obviously, but it was so much fun, It got me super pumped up to head out. Only 2.5 weeks to go!

Another huge highlight of this week was Elder Oaks came and spake in the devotional on Tuesday night. I'm super blessed to have been here for two apostles devotionals. He spoke a lor about the principle and teaching in Preach My Gospel, and how to teach through the Spirit. One huge way we can always have the Spirit to be with us is through the Sacrament. Sometimes, I feel like everyone kinda under-appreciates the Sacrament because it's so commonplace. However, despite it being so commonplace, almost no one has it memorized. So, this is the challenge that Elder Oaks gave, a I want to pass on. Memorize the Sacrament prayer (They are also found in the Book of Mormon, the bread here, and the water here) and think about it often. It's one of the best ways to have the Spirit to be with us always, and what better way to live than through the Spirit?

I love you all!
Elder Nelson

PS We got some new missionaries in the Zone this week, so that's fun. My district is now a grandpa district

PPS When new missionaries came in yesterday, some Elder put on their dork dots. I'm still saving my for when it's my final week, just for kicks and giggles.

PPPS Timpview Reunions are real in this place

PPPPS My new teacher is a recent RM, and watches a ton of Naruto, cause it's all Japanesee. So, in class, we sometimes have chakra battles, and throw ninja justus at each others. Pretty fun!