G'day mates.
Well since it has only been about 4 days since I emailed last week, this will be a shorter email I think. 
This week we have been doing quite a bit of contacting in the parks downtown. It is always fun talking to the different people. There is a lot of tourists that come here so we talk to people from Japan, China, France, Germany and heaps of other countries. 

Anyway, I had this funny experience contacting the other day. My companion needed to use the toilet so while he was in the toilet I was just standing outside doing nothing so I decided to say a silent prayer that God would send someone to me that I could talk to. It was cool because less then a minute later this random guy walks up and said "Hi elder how are you". I was like wow that was fast. It turns out he was a member from one of ward in Perth. 

On Friday we had an appointment with one of the part-member families in our area. We took one of members with us and had an awesome lesson on the plan of Salvation. 

Then finally the craziest thing that happen this past week was last night a little before 10. We got a transfer call from the assistants which surprised us because they usually call on Saturday and since we didn't get a call on Saturday we thought we were both staying. So the crazy part is that Elder Afualo (my current companion) and I will still be staying together, but they are moving us both out to Kalgoorlie to replace the elders that moved. So after only 6 weeks here in Geraldton I'm moving again. 
I look forward to Kalgoorlie (google it, it's pretty cool) which is a massive gold mining town in the middle of the outback. So to get there we have to take the 6 hour bus down to Perth and then a 7 hour train out to Kalgoorlie which should be fun. 

Oh also this morning I finished the challenge Pres Nelson gave to the sister in The Church and that our mission President gave to all of us elders in the mission as well, to read and mark all the references to Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. It has been an awesome experience to read an ponder about our Saviour. One thing that has stood about to me on the mission is the spiritual power of the Book of Mormon. I have been blessed with increased knowledge, desire, faith and testimony from following the invitation from the prophet. 

I hope everyone has an awesome week. And I email you guys next year. 

Love
Elder Nelson

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