Hey! so i had a huge email all typed up and was JUST ABOUT TO SEND IT!!!! then the power went out and it DIDNT save!!! dang!! so this won't be as long becuase of time.

so thanks for the update. so about the worms, idk if i do. i feel fine actually. all the missionaries that were assigned here have gotten skinnier, but one of them had 18 worms about 9 inches long each...haha so idk. i'll talk to sister andaya to see if she wants me to take a deworming pill. but idk, i kinda wanna keep it to lose weight..haha JOKE. so i have been doing push ups everyday! proud of me?? i can do 80 in one minute, and thats my max. my goal is 100! so almost there. and i do sit ups. i have some abs...but they are kinda hidden..haha 

so i'll just up date you all on everything now. so this week was awesome! we went to tacloban for zlc. that was great. then came back and finally got to work in our area. we got more new investigators..i just wish we had time to teach them more!! so Ryan, he is like the leader of the pack, leader of his friends. they all follow his example. and so we got him ready for baptism. and he passed the interview. and he will be baptized this friday june 22. and i get to baptize him. which is awesome, cuz i was the one who found him, and i have seen the changes that he has made all the way to now when he is now getting baptized. and he already wants to go on a mission. we are going to get him a date to go to the temple too! man, i am just so excited! like even when all the active members didn't come to church because of the Paquiao fight, he and all his friends came! and im excited for his friends too cuz they are all going to follow his example to get baptized and then go on missions and then be leaders! i am just full of joy! we def. worked hard for this! and also this friday, we have sister rose marie who has been begging us to let her get baptized. she was suppose to get baptized last april but had word of wisdom problem. but she has now stopped since then so we finally feel like she is ready, and she passed the interview and she will be baptized as well. i am so excited!! we are being so blessed right now! i love it here! i love my branch! i really feel comfortable here in the branch now. me and the branch president are really close too. they trust us and love us. so i love them as well! even the stake leaders are awesome. we meet with them often in Catarman. and they are so nice. and we have earned their trust. and they have asked me to speak in the General Stake Priesthood session. so i am so grateful for them. they said that they appreciate my kindness and how i approach them and deal with them. and that i don't boss them around or tell them what to do. so i really appreciate their compliments to me. so i am doing great! having a great time! i love the gospel. i have been reading the GC talks cuz we finally have the liahona. and i encourage you all to read it! i love the talk about being converted to the gospel thru his church. i think..basta, its on page 13 i think.read it, its awesome. i gave a talk about it in sac. meeting. and the spirit was there and i thought it went well! so i love you all and pray for you all! i love you! HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!!! you are the best! truly are! i love you!

have a great day! 

love 

Elder Nelson