HIS BEST TWO YEARS

Behold, I send you out to reprove the world of all their unrighteous deeds, and to teach them of a judgment which is to come.....And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Hello Again....August 6th

Well another week has pasted, just flying by, and now i have a little bit of time to sit down and write letters.  so today we went to the offices. Ran there, came back and went to the near by town in my zone. called Rosarito. Its a lot different that here in Tijuana, but it was nice to go there and tour a little bit. We now just got back here to our sector. so its been a busy day and its not over yet.

but to answer some of your questions. I am in a part of tijuana that i have never been to before. I am no longer district leader, and today when i went to the offices i got my package. thanks Mom, Grandma, grandpa, y todas las demas.  So we are  really happy.

So i guess i will tell you why im not a  district leader anymore.

They changed me to be a zone leader. So it has been some more changes and other responsibilities, and some getting used to, but its good. We have a zone of 14 missionarys,and  2 sister missionarys. So its been something new.

Another reason that we are happy it we are going to baptise this week!!!! We have only been  teaching her for 2 weeks but the two times she went to church we told us that she knows its the truth! That from the moment she walked in until she got home, she could feel that ¨spirit¨. so she is amazing. Now  we have to keep looking for more!

but thanks for the support. thanks for the pictures. things sure have changed there, People, settings, etc... But thank you all.

I know that we have the church of jesus Christ on the earth today. I am so thankful for the profets that have guied us in these hard days. I have strengthened my testimony so much. For this i am eternally thankful,

Thanks to all,

But remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder olsen

Good and Bad News---July 30th

Well since last week there have been many changes. starting with Tuesday night.

I had a phone call Tuesday at 10;10 at night from one of my liders. and he told me that he had good and bad news.
The bad news, i was leaving my sector. The good news i would go to a good sector. Well it was a little hard news to take. Because they told me that i would leave the next day, Wed., at 8 O clock in the morning. well the truth i wasn't very happy. but what could i do. i started to pack, said goodbye to the misionarys in my district, and went to bed at 2 in the morning after everything was packed. It was hard to leaving without saying goodbye to anybody, the only person that knew i left was the bishop, because we asked him for a ride. but nobody else. So Wed I went in the morning and received my new companion in my new sector. I am STILL here in Tijuana, but i guess that God wants me here so i guess i will stay here a little while longer. but I am now in the ward La Gloria. Its alright. but still getting used to things around here.

So i didn't go and sing, i coudn't go to the conference, but i am sure that it was just terrrific!

So my new compaion is Elder Castro. and hes good. i have known him for sometime now. and we are going to go work here. We found a family to teach this week, and the went to church yesterday so we have much work to do.

but with all the changes the work follows. With the changes this week i didn'tt burn my PANTS, for the 18 month mark, but i think i will do i this week. But all is good.

Everyone loves a missionary, even when everything doesn't go as planned, ;)


Elder Olsen

July 23rd......HELELLEO

Well another week bit the dust and another week is here! This week is going to past be really fast. we just got back from singing with about 35 other missionarys, because this week there is going to be a youth conference for all the youth in Tijuana, and they asked our zone with other zone to sing. so that will be this Thursday, en the afternoon, where we are going to be there. awesome.


So i know its a really short letter, but i hope to make up for it the next week with pictures or something, but for right now, know that i am good, that i am healthy. and i am getting tan in the sun, and that i am happy here. The life of a misisonary is something that is amazing and i know that this work is rewarding, that saves lives spiritually, helps people, and is TRUE! So i hope that you all are reading the scriptures, i am going to try and read the BOM one more time here in the mission field. so have a good one, and remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Beach Time.....July 16th

Well i won´t write much today because we are going to go the beach!!!! well not really but pretty close to the beach. there is a park where we are to go and have a picnic, and play some sports. all with the view of the beach. It should be nice. we have wanted to go from a long time but just now they have given us permission. so its going to be a great p-day.

but this week was good. pretty normal but it was good. this week we had several hard times trying to find people in their houses, but the end of the week yesterday ended well. we seem to be really blessed from our heavenly father will all his love. I am happy to be here i know that we have the gospel of jesus Crist on the earth today, and that is what gives the true happiness to the world. Hope you all have a great week. Thanks for all your support and love, and all ways remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello--July 9th

well all is well here in Tijuana. All  getting really excited for the temple, and all that buzz. But its good news.

Mom, about the package only thing in specific would be smarties, the mexicans really like them. But other that that i think we are good. some pictures would be nice too.

yes i am still district leader, although i have many changes of companions, that remains the same.
i did send the referral to the missionarys so we will see what happens. with that.
but this past week we had a baptism. And it was really special also. we baptized 2 men one 28 years old, and the other 36. The 28 year old is really powerful. I am amazed at what he has done with his life and all that lies ahead. He is  a doctor, has his own practice, goes on the radio station every week, and is on the tv every once and a while. So it was hard to find him to teach him, but now hes a member!!!! Really great to see him make his next goal also. To be sealed in the San Diego Temple!!! Being a missionary is great.

its hard to explain everyone that a missionary feels, but i love it! I am so grateful a my father in heaven for giving me this great opportunity a serve him. I love the work. the time just flys by toooooooo fast! but thats why we have to work harder everyday. I love you all, i wish the best for all of you and that you have a great week. BUT, remember that everyone's a missionary,

ELder oLsEn

President of Mexico, & BIG NEWS----July 2nd

No i am not the president of mexico, but yesterday were the elections and the news is out on the New President of mexico. its not me. Enrique Pena Nieto. but i am just glad that its over.

so this week i did have a companion. Elder Rodriquez from the offices came with me. He was working here for only a week until the transfers came. Which was today. So i have a new companion. Elder Ramirez. he has 6 months in the mission and is really excited to work. So thats good.

Another good thing about this week is that we are going to have a baptism. So that's always a good thing.

Plus probably the biggest new of the week and the newest news hot right of the press is.......................................................................

THEY GAVE THE DATE OF THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!

SO IT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY BUT THEY HAD SOME SORT OF MEETING YESTERDAY, THE BOSSES AND THEY GAVE THE DATE OF THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.

IT WILL BE AUGUST 18, 2012. LITTLE MORE THAT 2 MONTHS AWAY. SO IT WILL BE AWESOME.

but i haven't heard it from the Mision President but from missionary's, and our Bishop told us today also. so we´re excited.

so thats whats new here its great news

hope you all have a great week, and until next time,

everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Another Week---June 25th

Well i am writing a little bit later because there has been some changes. My old Companion elder Contla went home today. So he finished his mission, and now i am without a real companion, for a week. I will be with the Mission Secretary for a couple of days, then afterward i don't know. But everything is good and a little crazy without a set companion, but we will see how we work this out.

So thats why i am late, i went to the offices today, and just got back to my sector. so things are good. we had a conference Thursday, and so i got to see some old friends and talk with them a little bit, which was nice, and Elder  Contla said goodbye to everyone. And now its back to work.

So i thought i would share a scripture with you, I think i sent to to you a long time ago. but its a great read. Its the longest Chapter in the book of mormon. What chapter is it? Jacob 5. Its a great one. how the lord of the vineyard loves the vineyard and what he does to help it. read it and think about it.

I know that the lord loves us and is calling us to serve him. in the great work, of  the work of Salvation, Misionary Worrk,

love you all,

and until next time,

remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello With Pictures....June 18th

So I have great news. mom don´t worry because santa came twice this week and i got your package. Thank you so much. And that means that i got the memory stick, which means that i could take all the pictures off of my camera and put them there. and that means that i don´t have the problem of not being able to send pictures from my camera to you. so its a good day.

So the pictures are interesante.
 Elder Boyer from springville, about 6 months ago.
 me with my old companion and the family we baptized.
 story of the dogs here
 before i got here in this sector. they had lost the keys to the church, and the gas tank. When we ran out of gas in our house well we had to break the lock to get new gas. great story
 missionarys in my old district. before last transfers.

hope you like the pictures and have a great week,

and remember, that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Bueno....June 4th

todo esta bien aqui.

well this week was good. We didn't really have anything crazy happen to us this week. but everything is good. We did have our baptism. it was great. We also had several investigators go to the service. So we hope that there will be more soon!!!!!

So this week i think i might get mail. Maybe but im not sure. so im not going to get my hopes up. but i have a meeting this week and sometimes they bring the mail. So hope so.  but i noticed this week when i when to another sector en my district, that i am in a really good spot. Climate wise. my house is always 67-71 degrees. (i got a thermometer so its cool) but its nice.  I love the work. its amazing and it brings so many blessings. I know that i was called to Tijuana by a prophet of God. I know i need to be here, i know that miracles happen all around us. we just don{t notice them at first. Thanks for all the support,  i love you,

And remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello Yellow May 28th

buenas tardes, familia, amigos, y los demás. Este semana nos fuimos muy bien. Estoy conociendo mi nuevo compañero y estamos tratando a encontrar nuevos investigadores.  Pero todo bien porque vamos a tener un servicio bautismal este viernes. Y estamos bien animados por eso. Tambien esperemos a tener mas en el mes de Junio.

Well i have been doing really good lately. The weather is very good. Its about 60-75 degrees all the time. Really nice weather, i normally go the whole day without a jacket but i really like it now. hopeing that it doesn't heat up  to much anytime soon. But i am doing really good. This week we will have a baptism. And so we are getting ready for that this friday. This week we had a really cool experience with a contact. we went to meet a referral from a member, and he started out with a whole bunch of stupid questions and tried to confuse us, and all sorts of stuff. But after about 7 mins talking outside his house, he invited us in, and we taught him a little bit, then we told us to come back next tuesday. just another miracle in the missionary work. When someone has the spirit of contention. The holy ghost can still bare testimony to them, though us as missionarys.

I know that my heavenly father loves me. I am so blessed from all that he has given me. I love him, and i want to serve him. I know that the book of mormon is true. i know that it can help in moments of need. and is another testament of our lord and savior, Jesucristo!

Les Amo mucho,

and remember,

Everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

New Companion May 21

Well like the title says, i got a new companion. Elder Diaz got sent to Mexicali!! Yea were its really hot. But oh well he wanted to go and see how the heat was like. So my new companion is Elder Contla. and he has 22 months in the mission. and goes to his house 3 of July, so we shall see how it goes. I have been good. its starting to heat up now, not to bad but i can feel it coming on.  I am excited to be here and to keep working in the work of the lord. I love the mission and i am learning so many things here, and am eternally grateful also for the opertunidad to be here. I never knew how blessed my family was, or me or how much my heavenly father loves us. Hope you all have a great week, and rememeber that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello May 14th

Well just to straighten it out, i don't go to the offices every week. but i go once and  a while when the call me. But i think that yes maybe i might get mail a little bit more often. Also i did get mail today. a letter from Aunt Jamie, and Mastins. so thank you!

I don't really have much to say after a hour long conversation with you yesterday but know that i am good. and happy, and working. and right now we are going to go play dodge ball with the other elders so i hope to have something a little more interesting to write next week. So don't worry about me and remember that everyone loves a missionary.

Elder Olsen

Skype.....May 7th

Well i don't have anytime again to write. but i think i got everything ready for this mothers day. I have updated me skpye account and so it shouldn't have any problems sunday. i hope its not to late for grandpa and grandma but i will be ready to call you guys at 4:00, my time. 5:00 your time. Because of the church services and everything, but i hope that at that hour everything will be good. The truth is that i wasn't going to use Skype but i asked you guys and got me excited, so everything is good for sunday at 5 your time 4 my time. Love you all and i will see you then.

Cho,

and remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen, reporting live from tijuana

Hello April 30th

Well i don't have much time today to write but this week was better. so i guess from the letter that you want to use skype on mothers day? I guess you want to see me? That's alright i am not how its going to be just yet but sent me username of someones skype, because i am going to see if i can use my old account of if i have to make a new one.

This week was chill. it rained here on Tuesday, and we got pretty wet, but now i think that the heat is coming. Which is good and bad. I still havent gotten mail yet, cards i mean. But everything is good. and so next week i will have more details. but until next time, remeber that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

April 23rd....What a Week

Well this week i really don't know how to explain it. It was a week with some very high highs, and some very low lows.  but right now i am happy.
I am living in a Apartment of one bedroom bathroom. its nice, no we don't have a microwave.

 Very short explaination of the week. WE have had some problems with a missionary in my district, and i have been talking with some of my leaders and we have been trying to help him. But friday about 4 o clock, the assistants to the president called him. and said that he had to be at the offices at 8 with his luggage and everything, because he was going home.  I didn't really know what to think but i felt so bad for him. I don't fully understand why but he only had 4 months left in the mission and now hes home. And i really put me in a sad mood. So that was a low.

But a high was that we baptised a family of 4 this week. Really great story and now time to explain everything but they are awesome. A mother with 4 kids, one that is paralyzed, and has many needs because she is short a egg for a full carton. so that makes things very hard. Then the mom has serve diabetes and cancer. so she is sick often. but we were just so happy for her and her 3 kids that got baptised with her. And they truthfully live on the grace of God.   Very very high,

And yesterday we had another low. I have always wondered how the stake presidentes do the things they do with the missionarys. and yesterday i saw one. so in my district one missionary left and another one came. his name is Elder Herrera. And sunday when we were eating the Mission President called me looking for them, because they didn't answer their phone. So we went looking for them thinking that they were in trouble. Well we found them and went to the church and i called the Mision President to tell him that i had them with me. He asked me to pass the phone to elder Herrera. And then he went to another room, came out with my phone and went into a room alone with his phone and didn't tell us any thing. Thats when the president called me again. And told me that The sister of Elder Herrera Died that morning, and that he was going to talk with his stake presidente/ family. I just felt so sorry for him. and President Carreon told me to take care of him and give him a lot of support.


But i know that God told us that this life wouldn't be easy, only that it would be worth it.

I love you all and hope that you have a great week.

and remember that everyone loves a missionary,


Elder Olsen,
ps. There is a website about our mission that they just finished if you want to check it out. Its mmtijuana.org

p.s.s. And about mothers day. I have been thinking about the phone call and i think i am going to pass on calling home. just kidding. No i have been thinking if i will talk with you over the phone, OR Skype. I am thinking about it and let me know about your opinions. love you all thanks

En Los Altos--April 16

Well that's the name of my new ward Los Altos. And its pretty cool. Its probably the smallest sector that i have been in all my mission, but that just means that every thing is a closer.

And its in a part that i have never been in before, here in tijuana. i am against the border, and from a little hill in my sector i can see the beach, and the buildings of San Diego. So its nice.

And everything is very good here. I am going to take some money out today because of a couple of things that i think i am going to have to buy. but everything is good.

Its starting to warm up here. Its probably spring weather, but i am not really used to having spring weather i am not sure exactly how it is. But its good.

And i got mail!!!!!! Well really two packages, thanks so much.
(mom please tell grandma thank you)
hope you had a great trip to Tennessee. i think thats how you spell it. and that you are reading your scriptures everyday.

So i am excited to be here and to be working here with Elder Diaz.
Se que esta iglesia es la unica iglesia verdadera en todo el mundo. Se que jose smith, restauro la iglesia aqui en la tierra, para traer nos la salvacion a los hombres. Se que el sacerdocio es el poder de dios dado a los hombres para la salvation, de nostros,

gracias por todo su apoyo,

and remember, that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello to All...April 9th

Well hello again on this lovely day. I am writing a little bit later because i have been changed.

I am still here in Tijuana. Oh well. I thought that they were going to change me but i was hopping to be outside of Tijuana. but no. oh well.  but i am in a part of tijuana, very far away from where i have been before. Now i am right up against the border, close to the ocean. not to close but we drove by on the way here in the morning. and we pasted a hill were i could see the Buildings of downtown San Diego. so i really am not to familiar with this part so it will be good to come to know it.

My new Compaions name is Elder Diaz. hes from Veracruz Mexico, and he has about 3-4 months in the mission. The same time as my last companion. But i am excited to be where im at. I am excited to be here in TIjuana. I know that the mission is probably the best thing that has happened in my life. I love it. sometimes i think about it and its hard to explain, but its amazing. I know the church is true. I know that its the church of JEsus Christ, which he leads and guides us today through a living profet of God. and that the heavens are open, and that Thomas Monson is a living profet of our heavenly father.

I hope that all of you have a great day, and a wonderful week.

and remember,

that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello Hello--April 2nd

Well hello again. on this monday mourning. I hope that all of you had a wonderful week and that you all enjoyed conference. I know i did. WE had some problems saturday in the mourning with the signal. so we waited forever but eventual it came online. also we didn't have our baptism this saturday like we were hoping but all it well here. I really liked the priesthood session of conference and the talk from elder Bednar. I think that was one of my favorites, and also elder Baxter about the single moms, really good one too. But i loved it when President Monson talked. And elder nelson. And elder Holland,

BUT DON"T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, you should read or watch them again. I know i will.

But i really enjoyed the priesthood session. we took a new member to it that just received the priesthood about a week ago. And he left the conference, that he was loaded up with responsibility. And I really learned from him. he made me think that although he has had the power of god for 2 weeks, he has understood the price or responsibly for such great power.

I know that President Monson is a living profet. I know and trust in the things that he says. I know that Jesus Christ loves us, and our heavenly father too. I love the mission, and its the greatest experience in my life. I love you all, and just remember,

that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder OLsen,

Todo bien en Sion!!!!!

Another Week.....March 26

Well its monday again, and it seems like the weeks just fly by.

 But this week was pretty chil. not really anything big this week. Just preparing for general conference which we are pretty excited for. And we should have a baptism between the the conferences saturday. but we might have all the baptisms of the zone at the same time, so it might make for a good picture. But we are excited for this week..And this past week i finally finished the book of mormon for the first time  in spanish, in the mission. but i took me so long because i started slow, but i finally finished it. I think i understood more this time then ever before. But my scripture that i wanted to share with you would be Moroni 7:47-48. Which talks about one of the christlike attributes most important.

But just to let you know the mission is planning a concert here also of someone pretty famous. its going to be Gariela Quezada de Roque. so we are also exicted for this which will be abril 8.

But i think its really weird how fast time flys. This thursday will be one year here in Mexico!!!!! wow its just crazy how the time keeps slipping away. But thats why we have to keep working hard and keep the sprits up. because we only have a limited time to do everything and then time runs out. So i am learning alot about goals, and how to use them.and how to reach your full potencial. But hope you all have a great spring break, and that you all have a good one,

Amo mi padre celestial, amo su hijo Jesucristo y todo lo que hizo por nostros. se que jesucristo es nuestro salvador, y gracias a el yo puedo regresar con el un dia, con mi familia, Les amo a todos ustedes, y recuerden que todos aman un misionero,

Elder Olsen

March 19--Hello

Well hello again on this very raining monday here. WE have had constante rain for three days now. it all started about saturday in the afternoon, And the past two days it has been hit and miss, but since elevn O'clock last night we have a constant light rain. but all is good. we havent been TOO wet.

But this week was pretty normal, but we have three training opportunities which made a little bit of a longer week than normal. Tuesday, Wed, And Thursday. But the best part about it is that I GOT MAIL. I got the package with my journal in it, thank you all, and a letter from mom, thanks mom, and a letter from chantel, thanks chantel. So mom you can call that number to active the card now, please and thank you.

Other than that it has been a pretty chill week here, really its been colder than normal. But all is good. We are planning our next baptism service for the 31 of march. After the general conference seccion. but we hope to baptise 2 but at least one. But for this Elder Rojas and I are really excited and ready to work again. But it should be pretty cool to baptise the day of gerenal conference because i remember when i first got here in Mexico, we baptised that day also. SO its so crazy to think that i have been here in mexico almost one year. The time is just flying by. and it just keeps speeding up. I don't know why but i know that the church of Jesus christ of the latter day saints es la única iglesia verdadera en toda la tierra. se que jesucristo esta a la cabeza de su iglesia, y quiere el mejor para nostros. se que dios nos ama. porque? porque nos bendice con tantas bendiciones.

Les amo, y always remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

12 de Marzo

Pues bueno. Esta semana fuimos muy bien y tuvimos exito aqui en el campo missional.

Well to tell the truth i don´t have to much time to talk today but i will see how fast these little fingers of mine can type. But really this week was good. We had a ward mission activity this week, when we had a ward family home evening. and we had a Cine!!! we watched the testaments. It was good and a couple family's brought non members for us to talk with and try to teach them. it was good.

Still no mail yet, but i am 99% sure that this week is going to come. but we shall see.

What are you going to update on the Church board. And what is the church board.

don´t know if you have any questions for me, if you do feel free to ask.

No the last transfers we stayed the same

glad to hear that you are having good weather. WE have had some pretty good weather also.

but just know that i am doing good. and its always nice to get your cards and emails, and all the support. I love you all, and remember that everyone loves  a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello, Hola--March 5th

Well hello. how are you all doing. I am doing just fine. and i had a great week. Glad to hear the same for you.but this week was good because we had a baptism! Finally. We had been working with Ruben and Raquel for a while, we married them, and then got them ready for baptism. And it all was worth it, Saturday night. For their baptism, Elder Rojas baptized Ruben, and a young man from the ward baptized Raquel. It was so great. Its times like this when i have seen how blessed  I am. To see so many great things in the mission, and to learn so much its amazing. But is was awesome.
 
This week was wonderful, and i want to give you  the scripture of the week. Ether 8 26. its a great one and i love the story of the Jardedites.

Well i am having a hard time sending pictures but at least here is one.....my new bike. not really but i got to take it for a rid around the block. sweet bike

When we went to the buffet of tacos. With the zone leaders. really cool. with us four we eat about 80 tacos. but they were really good.

but hope you have a great week and always remember that everyone a missionary,

Elder Olsen

de Tijuana