General Conference part 2.

Hello friends and family!!

Well, it’s been a great week, with the opportunity to listen to our Prophet, President Nelson, twice during the week. Hence the subject line, Conference part 2 haha. We had the blessing of listening to a great devotional for the missionaries in Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, where President Nelson opened up to 3rd Nephi, and just blew all of our minds. I have been studying my notes from that devotional for the past three days. We then had a devotional from President Nelson talking to the members here in Bolivia, which was super awesome as well! He was using a translator, and then half way through, just finished his message in Spanish! We have the coolest Prophet ever!

This past week has been full of funny experiences. This past Tuesday, we were walking past a street, and there was like ten dogs sleeping on the sidewalk. I looked at the eleventh dog that was awake, and said, "Be chill", right when it started barking at me, waking up its 10 little (not so little) friends, and chased me down the street. I was kind of having fun with it, swinging my bag at them so they wouldn’t bite me, and I was just kind of laughing until a giant black dog like the size of a shetland pony came in, and literally startled the crap out of me. Good times.

One of the goals I set when I completed a year in the mission was to be bold in every situation that I come across. This past week, we were doing a practice baptismal interview with Nelson Castro. He has lots of faith, but doesn’t understand very well the concept of the Great Apostasy, and that we are the ONLY true church. I remembered that goal I set, and we were direct and bold in testifying of the Restoration and of Joseph Smith, and that this is the only true church. He seemed to understand much better afterwards, so it pays to be bold in all that we do!!

Jose Luis Velasco has been one of the biggest miracles I have seen here in this area. He has been reading everything, loves talking to us, and this past week, he and his whole family not only accepted a baptismal date, but also attended church with us this Sunday! He has been super awesome, the only bummer, he is traveling these next two weeks, so he won’t be able to meet with us for a bit, but he is super awesome and I’m looking forward to meeting with him again soon!!

Well, I hope you all had a great week! Love you all, keep the faith, and follow the Prophet!

Con amor, Elder Newman

Mom, Thats crazy that Denver is married and Trent is home! That’s awesome that Oliver got to come over for a birthday dinner, and awesome that the Utes trounced USC! Love you Mom!!

Dad, that’s cool that you got to do the ring ceremony for Denver's wedding! Hope you had a great week dad!! Love you!!

Sarah, Woohoo for fall break! Way to ball out at the football game, and that you got to hang out with Tess a bunch! Love You Bear!!

Jackson, Sounds like a fun week! Missionary get together, dates, devotionals, and football games! Im pumped that the Utes wrecked USC!! Love you Jackson!!

Mom’s Questions:
1. How is Jose Luis doing? What other potential investigators do you have right now? 

Jose Luis is awesome! Nelson is doing pretty well also!

2. What ways did conference motivate you? Do you have any personal goals from listening to any of the talks? 

Accepting the will of the Lord, and making the Sacrament more of a priority.

3. Is it starting to heat up? It is getting chilly here! 

It’s getting really hot here. It occasionally rains, but when it’s not raining, it is really hot!!

4. What made you laugh this week or made you genuinely happy? 

My study of the scriptures made me very happy. Elder archer also always makes me laugh!