The sky after the storm
My week was fantastic! On Tuesday, we taught
the Restoration to Lenita, an investigator and she really liked it. She
understood and believed it all! We taught a Book of Mormon class that night and
had a meeting with the Bishop just updating him on the progress of the work.
Wednesday we went to eat lunch and do service
with Sister Gray and her Baptist husband, JD. Elder Davis was in heaven because it was just like
being on the farm back at his home. We fixed a broken tractor in the pasture,
fixed their water pipe so they could have water in their house again, dug a
fence post hole, took out a giant root and got super muddy and dirty during it.
At first JD didn't want us over there because he didn't think we could help,
but then by the end he wanted to take us out for dinner! We went and visited
them yesterday after church and they were both very excited to see us! They are
so awesome!
On Wednesday, we gave a blessing to Lenita
cause she was about to lose her apartment that she had lived in for 10 years.
She was very stressed out and depressed. She had a miraculous experience during
the blessing and heard God telling her that everything we were saying in the
blessing was true and she felt like he was there in the circle with his hands
on her head as well. It's crazy because Elder Davis and I felt that there was a
third person there as well.
I went
on exchanges with Elder Read on Friday and Saturday. We visited some of his
investigators.
Did you hear about the storm that hit here yesterday?
It was in the high 80s then a huge dark wall cloud hit and it started pouring
rain and got super windy. There were some tornadoes up north of us but nothing
here. No need to worry!! We have an awesome shelter in a member's backyard
close to us. Even though it just rained yesterday, we still went over to their
house in case it got worse. I'll send you some pictures. Today it is in the 20s
and 30s.
Our teaching is going very well. Elder Davis
and I are growing together in our companion unity.
Yesterday was an awesome day at church. Elder
Davis and I taught Gospel Principles class and it was about the freedom to
choose. It felt super hot in the room because there were so many people in it,
but the lesson went well! It seemed like there were so many people at
church yesterday and when we added up our district's numbers last night, sure
enough, there were 25 investigators/ recent converts/ less active members at
church between the three companionships here. Our investigator, Lenita, came to
church and loved it. She checked with us to make sure we can still baptize her
on May 10th haha! When does that ever happen?? An investigator checking with us
that we can still baptize them haha:)
I'm reading thru the Book of Mormon and New
Testament right now in studies. I read Alma
34 this morning. What an amazing chapter. I cross referenced verse 36 with
Revelations 7:14 and Alma 13:11 I believe it was. We need to have the
Priesthood and continually repent to have our "garments be washed clean
through the blood of the Lamb." In the New Testament I’m only in Matthew
18 I think. I read a chapter then read further into the chapter in the book,
Jesus the Christ. I also really love the book you sent me, Believing Christ. It
is so straight forward and easy to understand!
Today, we'll all be going to Paul's Valley
for Zone P-Day and a Specialized Training Meeting given by our Zone
Leaders.
Elder Olson
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Still missin' you, Elder O! You rock!
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