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First things first, shout out to my brother Steven on his mission call! Stockholm, prepare yourself! Congratulations Steven! Also, good job on graduating.

This week was a really good one, we had some we had some great miracles. First, a kid that we found last week came to church this week with his sister! It was the first time that he had been to a Christian church before, and he said that he had a good time, and would like to come back. We are planning on meeting with him tomorrow!

It was actually a really cool experience with him, he called us in the middle of the week, and expressed that he wasn't sure about our church (he saw some anti-literature and his family wasn't supportive), so we were able to talk, and he was able to understand that if he read the Book of Mormon and got an answer for himself, it didn't matter what anyone else said, it was between him and God. The power of the Book of Mormon is real!

I love you all! Have a fantastic week!

Elder Nelson

Also, here are some pictures.

We climbed Mt Takao

If you've ever served in Japan, you understand this picture

Elder Yang giving a training

Miracles!

This week has been one full of a ton of miracles! I don't have a ton of time because we are going to hike Mt. Takao later, but I'll try and get some stuff down.

This past week we had a conference and we talked about preaching the message of the Restoration in everything we do. Sometimes missionaries think that in Japan the message of the Restoration doesn't have any application because there aren't a lot of Christians, but we really focused on sharing the unique message to the world.
That night, as we were out talking to people on the street, we found so many people to teach about the Restoration. Like, so many people. We met several potential investigators, and one man came with us off the street into the church to hear about Joseph Smith. The next day, we met even more people, with one man asking for our number so he could help us get in contact with people to teach about Jesus Christ. Then the next couple day were just full of teaching people about the Restoration. We found one kid who will be coming to church tomorrow with his sister. Lots of miracles are being given to us here!

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support! I love you all!
Have a great week!

Elder Nelson

PS. I'll try and send some pictures tonight after we get back from hiking :)

Mother's Day!

Skyped today, so I'll write out a big letter next week.

Love you all!

Elder Nelson

Short sleeve season is here.

The spring has come, and with it, short sleeves. I love the hot weather that we have in Tokyo, and getting to wear short sleeves with it makes it all the better. Tender mercies!

This week went so so so so fast! It was transfer week, so we met with the new missionaries and the returning missionaries. It's always a wonderful experience getting to work with everyone. One really cool experience was getting to work with a new missionaries who hadn't been to the MTC yet, his mission is supposed to be in California, but he is waiting on his visa, so he is temporarily severing here. I got to proselyte with him for a bit, and it just astounded me how much he could do. He had never really been trained on anything, but we went out and he was just on fire. I asked him why he could do what he did, and he said that he just tried to follow the Spirit. A great lesson in humility and relying on the Lord in this work.

We met with our friend, Niina, this week. He has now finished reading all of the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and is working his way through the Book of Mormon. It was really cool to see what the scriptures were doing for him, he said when he had finished reading the Doctrine and Covenants, all of his questions had been answered. We taught him about the importance of prayer, in not just knowing the gospel, but really feeling the Spirit and knowing it in your heart as well. I could feel the Spirit in that lesson. God cares for all of his children!

I love you all! Have a great week!

Elder Nelson