5.22.23

Hello Everybody!!! How's it going? I hope yall are doing good! 

These past to weeks have had there ups and downs! Let's start with some downs my comp got sick a week ago on Friday and we stayed home basically all day...lame but Saturday was good and we worked hard! And then came Sunday church was great we aye lunch with a member and then afterwards we went out to knock some doors! We had been knocked for about an hour I didn't feel great just thought it was something I had eaten and didn't thinkuch of it and then about 30 minutes later I look at my comp and tell him I'm gonna through up I turn to the nearest parked car and the food gates opened😅 and after that we went home and I was kind of dead...

    They day after though we went to the sand dunes for Pday it was fun I was feeling a lot better but still really low energy😂 

    Then this last week was an adventure we had intercambios with my man Elder Julander!(what a legend) it was great! And really fun to have a change in rhythm! This last week was crazy we had a lot of lessens fall through, but it was all really good! One of our friends named David is overcoming smoking addiction and he is making some great progress which is so fun to watch, I am so excited for him!

Today I want to share with you the lyrics to one of my favorite hymns! It's called true to the faith and it says 

   "Shall the youth of Zion falter In defending truth and right? While the enemy assaileth, Shall we shrink or shun the fight? No!

   While we know the pow’rs of darkness Seek to thwart the work of God, Shall the children of the promise Cease to grasp the iron rod? No!

   We will work out our salvation; We will cleave unto the truth; We will watch and pray and labor With the fervent zeal of youth. Yes!

   We will strive to be found worthy Of the kingdom of our Lord, With the faithful ones redeemed Who have loved and kept his word. Yes! True to the faith that our parents have cherished, True to the truth for which martyrs have perished, To God’s command, Soul, heart, and hand, Faithful and true we will ever stand."

I know that this work is the work of God! And a good cause that martyrs have perished! This is the true gospel of Jesus Christ he loves us and this is the greatest cause worth fighting for! Join me in this fight, this fight against evil, this fight to share the truth, this fight for our families, our friends, our freedom and our God! Just like Hymn #250 says "Rally round the standard of the cross. Hark! ’tis our Captain calls you today; Lose not a moment, make no delay! Fight for our Savior; come, come away! We’re joyfully, joyfully marching to our home." We are all enlisted! Young and old to fight for the right and for our Savior! 

-Elder Olsen

5.8.23

 

Little egg that could

Ok so random story the other day we found a complete eggshell and naturally, we rolled it down the road, it started going, and going and going and this empty egg rolled down this entire hill that was at least half a mile! Sorry, really random story but it was fun!

Sushi 

Me and my comp decided to buy 102 pieces of sushi and it was delicious.

Lessons with members!

This week was awesome we had a bunch of members join us in our lessons and let me tell you it was awesome! We have had some great lessons Before but having someone Closer to their age and who has had similar life experiences is so cool! The spirit was so strong and the friends we are teaching now have a good relationship with some of the members which is really cool to see! The spirit really is the best teacher! 

Freddy is doing good! We talked to him last week about the word of wisdom and he was like ya that makes sense ill start doing that! It was awesome it's incredible how willing he is to change his life and set an example by following the teachings of Jesus. He is so willing! It makes me so sad that he can't progress towards baptism right now, his girlfriend of 40yrs doesn't want to get married and it makes me so sad because he knows it's true and wants to do the right thing but right now he can't do it all. It's so sad to me that in I think most of South America it's not common to ever get married they will just live together until they die, and the Chilean government will actually give them fewer benefits if they are married. Satan truly does know that "The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."(The Family proclamation to the world) Satan knows all that and is trying so hard to destroy it, it saddens me to see all the people that Satan has tricked. But we have to remember that God and Jesus are on our side in this battle and that they are a lot more powerful than satan and his Demons are and will ever be! God loves us and wants us to fight on his side of the battle! We must join the fight we can and will win because we have God on our side! The Church is true everyone! Jesus loves you! And the Book of Mormón is the word of God and tells a true story that helps us every day with anything we might need! Hope yall have a great week! 

Élder Olsen!