K is doing alright. We had a plan to meet with her at least twice this week and to get her to church. We met with her once and she didn't make it to church. Talk about a sad day. Especially sad because she promised us on Saturday that she would come, but she didn't. The good news is when we were able to see her we had a really good talk with her about the gospel and she still has desire there. She is also very grateful that we were able to build a fence and stop by and see how she is doing and such. She was really excited about coming to church and we still don't know why she didn't make it again, we should be seeing her tomorrow and we will find out more then.
We were able to go on two exchanges this wee, which are always exciting. On one of them I was with Elder Figgens and he is a runner. It was fun to talk about running, cross country, track, and ragnars. We even went running in the morning. Tell you what, I am not in shape. I ran alright and the run itself was fine but I was soar for a good 4 days afterwards! haha I need to find a way to get more running in and get back into shape that way.
This last Wednesday we were able to go and do some service at this homeless help place. They provide a change of cloths, toiletries, and a shower to anyone who signs up that day for them. It was fun to be able to serve in that way and help them order some things in their storage room. I have decided it is pretty neat that so many people have such a desire to serve. There was a lady that we talked to there who moved to Florida several years ago and as soon as she got here she looked for a place to do service. Ever since she goes twice a week to help out at this place.
On the topic of service I have been thinking a good bit about it lately. I had a principle shared with me that taught an interesting thing about service. When we are trying to heal our bodies whether it be a sickness, a broken bone, or simply a cut we always focus inwards. We try to take care of ourselves to help ourselves heal faster. This is really the only way to help yourself get better, focus inwards. On the other hand what happens if our soul needs healing? Well the only way to heal the soul is to focus outward. When we focus outward by serving others it does something for our soul that can not be accomplished through any amount of focusing inward. That is why it is so important to serve. That is why it is so necessary to focus outward, other wise our soul can never recover from the sicknesses that day to day living brings to our souls. It is absolutely essential for us to serve in order to maintain a healthy soul.
Go serve some child of God!
Elder Olsen
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