This week was super awesome . . . well obviously, I'M ON A MISSION!!!!!!!!
First, Anderson Martinez was baptized this Saturday by his reactivated dad. That was super awesome and is the frute of much hard labor . . . of other missionaries. ;)
I had my first baptismal interview as a District Leader which was amazing. It was with a young adult woman from Jerusalen. It was a very spiritual experience and I could feel directed in each and everything to say. This week I also had my first District Council that I led, but I was rather nervous for having to lead and direct SO MANY PEOPLE. In my old district in Nueva Santa Rosa, there were 8 missionaries in my district, but here. . . Including me, there were a whole 3 people present. HA! However, the Lord knows my weeknesses and so I'm on training wheels to learn.
I LOVE MY MISSION!!!
IT IS INCREDIBLY HARD!!!
BUT THAT MAKES IT SO AWESOME!!!!
I am near to finishing the Book of Mormon in Spanish and all of the great profits and missionaries of ancient times speak about all of their unbelievable trials and afflictions. It's difficult to imagine what they went through, but so many of them talk about how they were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Have you ever tried to let yourself do that, or let that happen to you? I have. For that, this transfer has been the most joyful of all. My situations may not be nice or even good, but I can be happy. Have you ever thought of how absolutley and eternally lost we would all be without Christ and the pain of all of our sins would bring us if we didn't have the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ and then applying it. Have you noticed the pure beauty of the world? Find the joy. Let it consume you.
I had some mission business stuff so I don't have too much time. Just know that I love you. ALL of you.
Our ward is amazing. They want to help us more than we are asking, so we are behind for a change. Do that to your missionaries. Offer your help til they are overwhelmed and don't have any excuse to not have success.
LOVE,
-Elder Olson
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