Okay
family and all you awesomes!!!! First of all, HAPPPYYY BIIIRRTTHHHDAYYYYY
SSSAAAAAMMUUUUEEEEELLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!! You are 12 already?!
Now just close and
open it again tomorrow. .. . . .
HAAAAAPPPPPPYYYYY
BBBBIIIIIRRRRTTTTHHHDDDAAAYYYYY JJAARROOOMMMM!!!!!
26!!!!
Well this week has
been amazing. I have been using mom's awesome sewing skills to get a ton of
contacts, lessons, and visits. I taught one lady how to crochet. Another, I
visited to fix her sewing machine, and then I remembered in that Utah family
reunion way long ago in the Lodge with pool and Ping-Pong where we did that
skit where I got to eat fruit loops for my whole part and the other year our
skit was when Jacob pulled the Leprechaun hat down over Seth’s face and I
yelled out, HEY THIS IS A STICKUP!!!!! Well, there. Afterwards, Dad passed out
mini looms to everyone. (A block of wood with a hole drilled in the center and
four nails to make a loomed rope that comes out. Jarom made the longest). Well
in front of Mommy Glendy we have a carpenter bud that makes those for me for 5 quets
which is right around 75 cents. The People love those.
Luis and Gloria are
progressing like insanely crazy fast and want their eternal family more than
anything!!!! The Gospel is so amazing!!! We are focusing on preaching,
teaching, and declaring repentance but EXACTLY where it hits. If a man is
smoking, I will not teach about keeping the Sabbath day holy, . . . I am going
to DECLARE that HE NEEDS TO QUIT SMOKING!!!! If they are not married GET
MARRIED!!!!!!. If they work on Sundays, STOP . . . and GO TO
CHURCH. Just to clarify, I am not walking around yelling at everyone, nor am
only telling them to change. You cannot combat an application of the Gospel
with another Application. Christ never did that. The only way to combat an
application in error is to teach the overlying principle, or even better, a
step up, the doctrine behind it. They apply the chastisement themselves. We are
seeing progress. Those who are not living in compliance with the standards,
commandments, and rules of our Heavenly Father, they simply cannot enjoy all of
the Joy and Peace that there is. That helps me to be valiant in opening their
eyes to how change will make them more happy.
The rain here comes in
like a wall of water, It is SOOOO cool. You can hear it coming and in the day
you can even see it. You can be 100% dry and have a POURING world right next to
you until it hits you. The clouds are a lot closer here so the storms move
around very quickly.
Well on Saturday, our
comedor (food lady/mommy) invited us to dinner in which the whole family came
and they made us burritos. Then as I was getting ready to leave, they all came
back out with a GIANT 3 leche cake. They told me it's custom to take the first
bite with my mouth, .. .. .. then smashed my face in it.
Last night, Elder
Araya super surprised me at midnight. Well first, he snuck up behind me at
my desk and blew up a giant popper of confetti all over me. Then told me we had
to go to bed. Something felt weird under my head, there was a present there. As
I opened it, it was socks and a whole set of permanent markers. I thanked him
again and something still felt weird. Inside the pillow was Costa Rican hair
wax. It's super awesome because when it gets wet in the rain it doesn't make your
whole head gelly and gross. . . . still felt something. He
got me a snazzy alarm clock. AWESOME!!!!!! Then . . . at
midnight, my companion told me to follow him with eyes closed. Then he gave me
a bambooish pole. As I opened my eyes, I found a mini-me piñata, which I
DESTROYED with much joy. My comp is the best! He made me breakfast today as
well.
Well there is a
ton-bunch of more cooliboppin stuff to share, but asi es la vida. I love you
all!!!
Love,
-Elder Olson
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