This week has been loaded with tons of cool stuff!

This week has been loaded with tons of cool stuff.

It all started with the 2 day Leadership training meeting we had this week were I got My MTC companion--Elder Felton as my temporary companion and also we had special guest trainers. There were two guys that both just happened to be bishops in their home wards and they came from Salt Lake. Both of them work for the church on the missionary council. One is the training director of the MTC and the other is an infield missionary trainer both of which were on the team who helped put Preach My Gospel together, they also helped a lot with the new Fundamentals of Preach My Gospel- Teaching Skills AKA the Simplified Curriculum. I learned a lot and it was an amazing spiritual experience. One of the cool things I learned is that Preach My Gospel is one of the most reviewed publications that the church has ever made. They said that most books and things are just looked over by a few apostles but the whole Quorum of the 12 and the First Presidency were heavily involved with the making of PMG and that there are many words, sentences and paragraphs on each and every page that were direct revelation from God to one of his Apostles.

Immediately following this training I got back with my normal companions and we went and taught a first lesson to an older man and wife. The difference between it and other lessons is that we taught the Doctrine of Christ throughout the whole lesson and they knew exactly why we were there. The Holy Ghost was there with great power and we committed them both to baptism. Unfortunately they then told us that they are snow birds and would be going to Florida for 7 months in a few days but we made sure to get their information so the missionaries there can find, teach and baptize them.

I'm out of time. Love,
Elder Nelson