Thanks for the Pictures! it looks like the 4th was a blast! i'm glad there was a water fight and all! it just doesn't seem the same without it.
we had a ward party and breakfast on the 4th that included pancakes, sausage, wheel barral, 3 legged, and sack races. along with water melon. we recieved permission to stay out till 10:30 to watch fire works but didn't have firework shows to see. but as we were riding our bikes home a whole bunch of our neighbors had huge fireworks. it was almost literally like they were still fighting the revolutionary war. well... almost... we took chairs onto our patio and watched them for a while. it was cool because you didn't really know where the fireworks would come from. and then on thursday when we went running for exercise there was a lot of lingering smoke. i thought of you all back home with all the fires.
this week we started teaching T. he is a great guy but has had a hard life. he wants to change but is really struggling to do so, because it seems like everytime he does good he then falls again right back to were he started. but he has felt the spirit as we have testified and taught about the atonement.
C is doing great! He is going to be recieving the priesthood this sunday and in a few weeks he will baptize his daughter C (8). when we taught him this week. he said that since recieving the Gift of the Holy Ghost his desire for sin decreased. the Gift of the Holy Ghost is real! it does make a difference. and it is changing C. he also came to church in a white shirt and tie for the first time. it was great!
got to go,
I Love you!
Elder Olsen
Ps i'll be expecting to recieve danes letter soon!
pps debbi looks great in a cowgirl hat! Thank you for the pictures
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