Elder Yamashita visited!

This week has been awesome, especially as Elder Yamada and I have been working with the ward members here in Fuchu. The ward has about 100 people in it, and a lot of them are super fired up about missionary work. We try to meet with several members and less actives through out the week to strengthen them and give them chances to do missionary work with us. The best thing is when they have referrals, like that seriously makes your whole day. Like someone has a huge bag of
Skittles and tells you to eat them all. It feels that good.

This week we had a zone conference with Elder Yamashita, who is in the first quorum of the 70, and he is a spiritual giant. We had such a good conference, where we talked a lot about being bold and using the first 7 chapters of 1st Nephi to help someone along their path of conversion. President Wada (mission president) likes to all it "Helping people find their own golden plates" as we help them accept the Gospel of Christ. It was amazing and really opened up my mind to being more open to spiritual promptings and doing whatever the Lord tells you, even if it's a scary experience or something that makes you uncomfortable. Just do it! That's the best advice for how to receive more spiritual promptings, follow the ones you get now with exactness, especially if they scare you or you really don't want to. That's Satan trying to stop you from doing good! You tell him to skeedaddle and
follow the Lords work!

I've been learning a lot from the Book of Mormon on how to be bold and loving at the same time. Pretty much, as far as I can tell, if you love someone, you can't be too bold! Just follow the Spirit as it
directs, let the person know you love them and be bold.

The challenge I want to share with everyone is learn to dig into the Book of Mormon, there is seriously an infinite amount of good stuff in there. That's not something that I embraced when I was at home. Learn to get answers from the Book of Mormon and follow those answers. Something President Wada shared is to "Read, Ponder, Liken, and Apply" Every single time you read a scripture, stop and think of how it applies to you. How can this be an analogy of what you going through or how am I like this person are great questions to always be asking yourself. If you do that, I know you will have an enormously different spiritual experience with the scriptures, and with the Lord. He loves you and wants to help you, so let Him help, and read!

Love you all!
Elder Nelson

Have a great week!
PS I burned y tongue on a hot squid ball. Worth it
PPS I named my bike Shasta. It's pronounced Shaaaaaaaaaastaaaaa

I ate sushi! And I cut my own hair this week! Yes!

Claimed Mt Takao on Pday. Way fun!

this passed by my apartment.