Peter, 7.30.12

Hello,

i'm so glad emily made it home safely. I'm sure she gave and amazing talk. i'd love to see pics. she was an amazing missionary.

this week has been great! Elder K is my companion. he is from Park Valley. He grew up on a 35000 acre ranch. and is awsome! He served in the Utah Ogdon mission for a 2 transfers before coming here so he is very familiar with missionary work and he loves it already. He is very good at working with leaders. I have been learning tons from him. He is my favorite companion yet. we have been working with T for a few weeks we haven't been able to teach him to much but he lives super close to us so we stop by and talk to him when we have a few minutes. He had hit bottom and wasn't sure if he even wanted to get up again. he is in his 50's and has seen this cycle in his life and he doesn't like it. He basically realized the pride cycle in his own life. we would teach him breifly about the atonement we'd mostly just listen to him. but saturday when we stopped by he had seen huge changes in his life. he now had a job. a drivers licence and a vehicle. all serious blessings. he thanked us very sincerly for the little we had done. it really helped me realize that every little thing matters. and that by small and simple things great things are brought to pass. that is how God works.

well i'm excited for the van ormans and their new life down by ceder city. i'm sure John will love it.

got to go,

I love you

Elder Olsen