Peter, 3.28.11

Hey family!

how is it going? i hope your camping trip goes well. it has been really warm here we have had sunshine everyday this past week, but i guess thats why its called the sunshine state. this past week has gone by so fast, it amazes me every week seems shorter than the one before. this past week we had a rough couple days starting out with some people telling us that they don't want to learn anymore about the gospel. we were discuraged but as we moved forward we found some other people to teach. taught a lesson to randy, a guy we stopped on the street, we taught him the first lesson and he understood it really well and felt the spirit, but he was scared because he knew that if everything we taught him was true we than he would have to change his lifestyle. this past week this has been one of our problems that we have had is that people understand the lesson and feel the spirit but are scared to change, if you have any ideasonhow we can help people se that his is a message of great joy it would be greatly apreciated. we had 2 experinces with teaching the first lesson and people just being scared of the change that knowing this truth would require. anyways we will just contine and work to better show the joy that we find in living the gospel and pray that people will se that.

i recently decided to start reading a brand new copy of the book of mormon so that i wouldn't be influenced by my previous markings in my study scriptures. it is amazing how the scriptures seem new and exciting each tim i read. this time i have been paying atention to people that act, and the blessings that come from acting. Nephi didn't get the plates by going to jerusalem and sitting and waiting for the lord to place the Brass plates in is hands but he was actively doing everything in his power to fulfill the lords command and thats when he was blessed it was after all he could do. it was after he had exhosted his ideas of how he could get the plates and he went into the city not knowing what he was going to do,but having the faith  to continue to act and continually work to do what the lord had commanded, and as he continued in faith the lord made it possible for him to get the plates and keep the command that he was given.

the church is true! the Book of Mormon is scripture given by inspiration for our benifit. all is going great here in Florida.

I love you all

 Elder Olsen