Hey
Fambam ... and others,
This week was one of
the most awesome, and strangest weeks ever. The people here love Christmas!
Enough to get up at 4 in the morning and work all day to make 150 tamales per
family. Then again for New Year ’s Eve - - - what?!. They eat them at midnight.
One father insisted that his wife give us tomales even though she said they
weren't ready. So..... they were hot! But raw. That got my companion and I
pretty bad. I had another one of those weird gastro attacks where gas builds up
in my abdomen to the point where I can´t walk so my companion was helping me
down the street until I realized it looked like I was drunk, so I painfully
walked, but didn't stop and with each step it lessened until it became bearable.
I have a firm testimony that the lord will give us the strength to bear any
trial with ease rather than change our trial. Find the scriptures that say so!
(challenge) there’s only about 20,000. My yoke is easy and my burden is light.
-Jesus Christ.
Well this mission is
just awesome. We are working hard and having miracles, we just need so many
more. This is the work of miracles. This
Sunday morning, Marlon Lux went on divisions with me starting up in Santa Rosa
Lima and we ran down to catch a bus (this is before church). When we arrived in
Nueva, we Ran Ran Ran all the way too Riacheulu for all those families then
turned around and ran the opposite direction all the way through Espitia for
those families and then turned around and ran back to the church. It intense,
but SOOOO fun!! Until we found out who could make it to church :( now we just
have to get up earlier and work harder and during the week too. I love all of
you guys. I have more to write, but I am an OBEDIENT missionary. I cannot
afford not to be. I need the blessing. Obedience brings blessings, exact
obedience brings miracles. (Last week I wrote for too long). Still write me the
same or longer letters, I can print and read during the week. I love this work.
Seeing you guys was just weird how normal your life is. How normal it was for
me when my brothers were on their missions. Remember, Ingles es pecado! -Phrase
from Hermano Abadillo-CCM
Love you all!
Til next week.
-Elder Olson
Picture credit-feliz
navidad! Drunk man passed out Christmas morning in front of my door.
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