Konnichhh!

Konnichhh!


First of all, My favorite Elder Holland talk is one from a fireside that they just republished in a recent liahona. Its called Never Check your Religion at the Door, or something like that. That talk basically was written for me. - I hope your co-worker willl like it! You are such a good missionary!!

It sounds like Nauvoo was so fun! I cant wait to go next summer! People always freak out when I tell them we are related to Knewel and Lydia Knight. They also freak out because they think Im related to this cool army guy named Nelson San. I have no idea who they are talking about...


Anyways this week was great! and busy.

Well it has stopped raining and become a desert of humid. but I LOVE the sunshine! its my happiest time. I dont care how hot it gets. When there is sunshine, I am happy.

We found 2 new investigators and one of them is a Family!!!!!!!!!! I seriously have been praying so hard for this! The Dad is an old investigator from a while ago.

We went back to See the LA Miura Chan and she said she talked to her mom about us comming the week before and she said she doesnt think it was a coincedence and she wants to come back to church!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Stamatia is so awesome. She hasbeen reading the bible like crazy and read some passages that really helped her to understand how the scriptures can influence our lives and we can get direction and feel gods love.　She is seriously converting me- her insights are fantastic. I love her!

Nozomi is great- she did well at 2 job interviews so we are praying for her!

Fukui Shimai got a priesthood blessing this week for the first time. It was a really sacred experience and I am so thankful to have elders in our area. I love the priesthood. I never want to live in a home without it.

Fukui Shimai shared a great poem with me about a rose. basically what i got from it is that I need to show people the Rose inside of them (the beautiful things) and they will conquer their own thorns. I am going to try to uplift more and tear down less.

We had a lesson with Nagaou San which was kind of hard beause she thinks all of this gospel stuff would be great if it was true- but she thinks its a fantasy, because we have to overcome our own trials. I think she feels let down by God because of somethings that happened in her past. But I testify that God Loves All of us. Trials happen for several reasons, and none of them mean God wants us to feel bad about ourselves or Him. But everybody has agency, so sometimes we get hurt because of our agency or the choices of others. Thats why we have the Atonement. We overcome those hard places and in return recieve Knowlege from above about our divine nature. We are CHILDREN OF GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So lets act like it !

I am like a star shining brightly,
Shining for the Whole world to see.
I can do and say, happy things each day,
for I KNOW Heavenly Father loves ME.

Okay so I wanted you guys to read Daniel 5: 25-27 and see if you get the movie reference. I laughed so hard because I was like no way this came from the Bible!!!!!!!


Love you have a great week!!!!!!!

Sister Nelson

Konichiwa!!!

Konichiwa!!!

So I only have a few minutes today to write- we had a really busy day today but I am SO HAPPY FOR ALL THE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This week was great! We had some serious miracles. One day we decided to fast for our investigators when they were going through a trial. We did but I was feeling really let down about something so I needed a little miracle- Well we got it. We had a few minutes to proselyte at the end of the day so we prayed and I felt like we needed to do some appartments. Which is wierd because I never like to do those at that time of day. So I walked right up to this odd little one in the corner and what do you know! It was a less active! Cutest college girl! She was so suprised to see us and thought the bishop had sent us but he didnt and then she started to cry because I think she recognized that Heavenly Father is Aware of her.

We also had some great lessons with investigators. The Nagaou coupple (they are grandparents) and Oshiro San are awesome! We had lessons about the plan of Salvation and the Nature of God. Oshiro San asked us to pray for her parents, and then when we did in the closing prayer she was like thank you! I am going to go ask them how they are feeling.

She has great faith!

I got to sing in Sacrament meeting yesterday. That was fun. I sang My Heavenly Father Loves me. It was ward conference so we had a lunch with everybody after church.

I feel really In with the ward right now- therre are so many people who I love and I hope I dont get transferred next week.

Sorry this is short!


Love you guys!!!!


3 Nephi 15.... I read it today about the Law of Moses and it Was a great study!!!! (It helps if you read it with the bible dictionary under Law of Moses)

Love you!

Sister Nelson

Konichiwa!

Konichiwa!


So apparently my Japanese voice is different from my english voice. Its true. But Fukui Shimai pointed that out today. She is fluent in English. She said it was cute so its okay. I actually try to coppy this cute girl in my wards japanese. People understand me better when I use that accent.

This past Sunday, a lady was giving a talk and started talking about how she got some really good advice from a good friend about fasting and how it changed her life. ....I realized halfway through the talk that the friend she was talking about was me! I was really touched that she had such a good experience after I testified to her of the importance of fasting and how it brings miracles. She had come to me a few weeks before feeling pretty down. I love her! She was more of a miracle to me that my advice was to her.

We met this cute less active old lady when we went to visit some Less Actives with a member. She called me later that night and we talked for about 30 mintues. She is way cute but it was funny because she was like sometimes I am crazy because I am old so If I ever dont answer the door its becasue im having a crazy day! She also loves pink.

Today we went to the BEACH in fukuoka for pday! it was awesome! While everybody else played Volleyball in the sand, Me and a few people got to have a jam-sesh singing a bunch of songs and harmonizing like the good old days! it was great! Elder Malcolm and Polister brought their Ukes so it was awesome. It made me so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I got to wear pants so that was fun.

We had a ward activity where we made international food and did international games. I played the piano and accompanied me and elder vance to sing Edel Weiss.. that was something I havent done in like ever, so that was fun and scary. Also, we taught Are You Sleeping in french, spanish and English and did a round! it was so fun a bunch of members kids brought their friends. It was great to be a music person again for a night! I loved it!

Thanks for your prayers and encouragement!

Love you!!

Sister Nelson

me and Bean #2! (Carvalho Shimai) We just came up 104 stairs so we look great!

We went to this robot exhibit with all of these awesome new robots--- this one is supposed to help old people not feel lonley. Its for single old people and its a  special friend! haha. there was also a lot of segues. And droid-things. I felt like Luke Skywalker

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the elders I sang with today :)Elders Malcolm and Pollister