So this past week and a half has been crazy. Sorry for emailing late, today we went to the temple and did baptisms for the dead. It was the first time I have been the one doing the baptisms so that was cool.

So back in America it is probably super hot but here it is cold. And this week it has been raining heaps and been super windy. 

This past week has been pretty busy as we have been prepping to receive our smartphones and done heaps of training. One thing that we discussed that I thought applied to everyday life is being constantly aware of ourselves and having a plan for whenever we feel easily tempted. Also in the meetings they talked about all that we can use our phones for like Facebook lessons and planning. 

Then last Friday we had a lesson with one of the new people we are teaching. She is the partner of one of the less actives in the ward. If was an awesome lesson and we definitely felt the Spirit as we testified of how we know the gospel is true.

Then Sunday was really fun. Elder Alamoni and I got to pass the sacrament in the ward because there weren't enough deacons and teachers. Then in 3rd hour us missionaries had the 5th Sunday combined lesson. We talked about member missionary work in the ward and how members can share the gospel with others. Near the end Elder Alamoni and I had to do a role play in front of the ward to give an example of a member sharing the gospel. I was the member and it was different trying to act like I wasn't a missionary but I think we did alright and it wasn't too awkward.

Then on Monday we had service for a less active family that was moving houses and then later helped another member who was moving into the area. 

On Tuesday we got our smartphones and spent an hour or two setting them up and moving all the contacts from the old phone to our new ones. Then the next day the service for the old phone died but for some reason it didn't switch to the new phone. So we raced around town on our bikes searching for the other elders so we could figure out how to get our phone working. We finally found them and figured out that all we had to do was pop the SIM card out and put it back in again. 

I hope all is well and everyone has a great week.
Elder Nelson
Ps now I can finally use emojis😉😇👍👔

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