Fair warning, this email is going to be kind of dry; this week has been a little rough.
So on Wednesday morning, President Bingham was cycling with some other guys and had an accident. Apparently he hit a rock, came off the bike, and hit his head against a wall. He was wearing a helmet, so his head is fine, but the whiplash broke his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. The doctors here are waiting till he is stabilized before they fly him back to America for treatment. We don't really know what is permanent at this point, but they keep stressing that his condition is pretty bad.
In the meantime, the first presidency will call an intermediate mission president until we know more. The theme for our mission now is "carry on." Everything will still go as normal with transfers tomorrow, as well as the two missions merging in July. The AP's spoke about how getting transfer details sorted out usually takes an entire week, but for some reason, President Bingham had finished about 95% of the assignments the day before.
Yesterday I found out I was leaving Camden ward. It's really hard because we have so many investigators that are going to be ready for baptism within the next few months. This next transfer will include a lot of new learning and leading opportunities, which is kind of scary with president gone. We're not supposed to ask people back home to fast, but I will ask for your prayers.
Pictures and emails from home are always welcome :)
Elder Nelson
1. This crazy demon bird that hangs out around our bus stop
2. Traditional Samoan chanting staff??? not sure what it's called, but Elder Falaniko starts chanting every time he holds it.
3. Last picture with these guys
4. My birthday present that I bought with money from grandparents. It was only $29 which is an extremely good deal over here (lunch from McDonald's is $15). Islanders always break stuff haha;)
5. 10 seconds of praying and you can ensure your salvation! it's that easy!
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