Email. Yup. Email.

Hello everyone! I don't have a ton of time is week to write, but I'll try and get down some stuff that happened!

This week was really good! We had interviews with President Wada, because he ends his service as a mission president tomorrow, and he wanted to have one last interview with everyone in the mission. It was really great, we had a great talk, and then we ate pie afterwards that Elder Clark made. It was a good experience, but really sad that I won't see President Wada for a long time. However, I am excited for the new President, President Warnick, to come in this week!

We had seminary this morning, and we were talking about faith. In Alma (32:21), it says that faith is hoping for that which is not seen, which is true. However, the Japanese gives a really cool insight into for me. The literal translate is "in unseen truth, waiting and desiring." A big part of faith is that sometimes we just have to desire, and then wait. We won't have everything given to us all at once, so we need be patient and wait on the Lord. I know that He gives liberally to all those who ask, so please just ask! He wants to give to you!

Love you! Have a fun week on summer break!
Elder Nelson

PS I had a guy tell me he was a demon, and he tried to send me to Thailand on a mission. So get was fun.

Sister Wada, a silly bumpkin, and President Wada

A friend we met while proselyting, a sneaky dolphin, and Elder Gonzalez (on splits)

I've decided, I want to buy hammer pants

The hardest part of missionary life. Thinking of email titles

Good day, everyone! Happy Father's Day!! Shout out to all the amazing dads out there, but especially to my dad, for being such a great example to me! Love you Dad!

This has been a great week, full of some really cool experiences. Elder Clark has been awesome and we've just had a great time going at it!

There was a really cool broadcast shown in Japan that had Elder Bednar. It was really great, and we had a lot of miracles around it. We were able to meet a potential investigator on a train, and swapped
some contact info. We got in contact, and then we were able to help him attend the broadcast in another area of the mission. He is now their investigator, and he is doing really great! Great miracles!

His week we are continuing to teach our friend, Tomo. He is doing way good, he just loves the gospel and everything it can do for him. We had a great lesson with him this week about the Restoration. I love Joseph Smith's experience for a lot of reasons, but one of the best reasons is it gives such a clear view of who Heavenly Father is. He is a Father who loves each and every one of of His children, and He gave us this Gospel to help and guide us through this life. I know He lives, and that He loves you all.

I love you all! Have a great week!

Elder Nelson

Zone Meeting

Elder Clark made cherry pie

I bought a samurai sword today, so now I move at lightning speed, too fast for the camera

I'm Trying to be Like Jesus

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great week, and that you are loving the weather wherever you are! It's been raining here all day, so that's been pretty fun. Rainy season is starting over here, so that has been really fun so far! I love the rain!

This week had dinner with some members named Taguchi. They were way great, and we were able to share a message about humility. We talked about the General Conference talk, "Be Thou Humble" and from Ether 12:27. We had a really good conversation about humility and the blessings that it brings into our lives. I would highly encourage all to read that talk and that scripture,money are some of my favorites!

We had a conference with President Wada this week, and we had such a spiritually uplifting experience. I learned a lot, and am so glad that I was able to go. The most spiritually powerful moment was when President just decided, part way through what he was talking about, to
sing "I'm trying to be like Jesus". We sung and the Spirit just filled the room so strongly. I know that that is our goal, to return to God by becoming like our Elder Brother, and relying on His atonement.

I love you all! I hope that you all have a wonderful week and can be the instrument in God's hand to help lift someone this week. Love you!

Elder Nelson

Left to right: Elder Johnson, Brother Taguchi, Elder Konno, Sister Taguchi, Elder Clark, a wild mongoose

I forgot I took a video from the balcony!

Emailing is fun!

Hello everyone! This email is rolling out on a Tuesday, so you know what that means! We were blessed with the opportunity to attend the temple today! And because of that, I don't have a lot of time to write. Sorry!

Elder Clark and I are doing really well. We both are putting in a lot of work, and are working with so very cool people. One man is named Tomo, and he is great! Hopefully we'll get to see him again this week, and help him come to church! We also ran into a cool kid on the street who knew missionaries from a year ago, so that is way awesome.

I love going to the temple, it is such a huge blessing. I love going, and am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to attend. The feeling of peace in the temple is unlike any other, the peace and
quiet makes it very easy to commune with our Father in Heaven. He love you, and He is listening! Pray to Him with eyes to see and ears to hear what He is telling you, and you will see His Hand!

I love you all! Have a great week!
Elder Nelson

Day before transfers, finding a friend from a year ago

 

Temple!