We had a zone conference

So before I start about this week I have to tell you about what happened last week that I didn't tell you about. there was a huge storm and a tornado warning and that means that a tornado was sighted. We got a call from our Branch mission leader who told us that he talked to the emergency preparedness specialist and he actually does preparedness stuff for a living and they told us that we needed to go to the church because we have mold in our basement, so we did. I can now say that I have slept the night at the church and the storm was just crazy but we were completely safe in the mothers lounge.

So as for the week at hand, let me say this much: a lot happened. One of the things that we are the most proud of was that we biked to this town of Fremont and when we started it didn't look too good but the next thing we knew was that we were rolling into town. We also had Zone Conference this week with President and Sister Collins. Leading up to it I had the mixed feelings of excitement and also being very nervous. President and Sister Collins are amazing and they blew away all my expectations, the funny thing is that they said that we blew them away as well. Sister Collins said that in Utah they went to a zone conference and they said that it looked like they were having an ugly tie contest and that when they saw us and saw how we acted it blew them away. You should have seen the smile on their faces as we sang and as we recited our scriptures. Anyways they are awesome and they also brought a lot of changes as well that will take a lot of work to get used to but I definitely know that it will make the work move forward more than it ever has before. I know this because at the mission president training seminar the whole 1st Presidency, the quorum of the 12, the 7 presidents of the 70 and the residing bishopric were all there and they expressed that they all keep us as missionaries in their hearts always and that they worry for us.

So some other fun facts are that we went to contact this referral that we got form SLC but they weren't there but as we turned around this little Ford Ranger with a flat tire rolls up in front of the house so we go and see if he needs some help. Well long story short it turns out this kid just started auto school and we ended up changing his tire, and yes I had to get down and dirty in my white shirt and tie but its all good because my shirt got a little dirty but a miracle happened and that is that my tie didn't have even a little dust on it. So we did our calling and shared a short message about the Book of Mormon with him and gave him a card but unfortunately he lives in Chicago so those missionaries will get a call hopefully.

love
Elder Nelson