Happy and Humid....

I am doing good, all is well. Our lessons are pretty good. We're having a bit of a hard time getting members out with us to our appointments. Yes, I enjoy being a zone leader. I don't feel too different than any other missionary really. Just we're really involved with all the other missionaries.

I've fasted every week I’ve been here so far. Pretty much 80% of our time is taken up with the administering and ministering to others. Our numbers are lower than I’ve ever had them. But the ward is pretty much doing all their missionary work. Even though we're busy most of the time I think we can do a better job at carving in time in our area. We gave a good training last Tuesday. It was all about raising the bar, raising our expectations of ourselves, our companionships, our districts and our areas. We're teaching a man B. who just moved here from Portland, OR. He is doing really well. He has amazing understanding, but is a little reluctant to set the commitment of being baptized.

Another lady is C. She as had a rough past with many trials. She has been changing and wants to be closer to God. We taught her the Restoration and all about the Book of Mormon. She loved it and said the closing prayer for us. Keep them both in your prayers will you?

We had a good day yesterday at church. We were invited into the Primary to tell how the spirit has helped protect us during our missions.

We get 1/2 off at Jamba Juice. So we go usually once a day or once every other day. It's so good!!! :) We run the OU stadium every morning Monday Thursday. Then play basketball every Friday and Saturday morning.

For the 4^th our ward had a big breakfast party outside. It was very humid; there was a parade of little kids, lots of doughnuts and watermelon, kickball with kiddie pools and a slip n slide to home base and volleyball. Elder Tanner and I played volleyball with some members and sweat a lot.

Love,

Elder Olson