I've made a decision. It's hot.

Hello everyone! How are you? This week was a really good week there were a lot of really experiences this week. Right now, I'm waiting in line for Elder Clark to get a haircut, so I have a bit more time to write. Maybe I'll actually do a good letter, but I'll just be honest with myself, I'm really bad at this letter writing thing. Sorry!

It got really hot this week! Like, you walk out the front door and it's a wall of hot stuff. It's way fun!

We got to meet President Warnick this week! He came and visited the whole stake in Fujisawa, so there were about 45 missionaries here having a conference with the new President. President Warnick is a great guy, he seems way nice, and I'm so excited to be working with him! He's from Utah, and was a Japanese professor at BYU for a long time, from what I've heard. I took a picture with him, but I still haven't gotten that picture from whoever took it, so for now, we'll just have to imagine Elder Nelson took a picture. 😁

There are big bugs and spiders everywhere. I think it's because of the humidity, but the bugs here are huge. I've made some new friends the past couple days.

We had Fast Sunday this week, which means fast and testimony meeting. I love sacrament meeting in Japan, but I really love fast and testimony meeting here because many of the members here are converts, and everyone has such powerful testimonies. I had the privilege to bear my testimony this week, and I felt the power of what I said in my own heart. I have no idea what anyone else felt, but I felt what I said, and that's enough. The beauty of a testimony is that is grows as you share it. I know people, and have been a person, that really wished they had a strong testimony. Something I've learned is the only way to grow it is to study, pray, and then share what you have. Just bearing witness of something you hope for, like you hope God is your Father, or that Jesus is the Christ, or that Joseph Smith was a prophet, is good enough. The Spirit will take that and magnify it, in the hearts of the people around you, but more importantly, in your own heart. Just give it a try, and watch how much your testimony grows. I can promise that it will!

I love you all! I hope you have a wonderful week!

Elder Nelson

Also, Happy Fourth of July!!

Elder Konno doesn't like cutting onions

Someone said I couldn't fit a whole piece of cake in my mouth at once with just chopsticks. They were wrong.