I got Ideas-Nov 5th

Well thats right today was the transfers. and i stayed en the same spot. its good and bad. Good because i know the whole ward, but bad because its going to be the ward where i will stay the longest. But im happy.

Yesterday we had the area seventy come here to talk with the members about the work of Salvation. Chapter 5 of Manual 2. Its really great. and he was talking about all the ways that the missionary work is changing. all the changes that will we are doing and WILL be don't. for example. We as missionarys don't knock on doors anymore here in MExico!!! Its something really cool to watch this change. Were we are working more with the members to find the people to teach, and we just teach! Its great! but it is taking sometime to change habits. So thats what we were talking about yesterday.

Plus i was thinking about the christmas box. I THINK i am going to be here in this ward one week before Christmas. SOOO. i think what you should send me is candy, not to much. and maybe some more jerserys or T-shirts that i can give away. I don't know for sure but maybe a nice shirt of Real Salt Lake, or Jazz , or Cougars. i don't know but maybe 3 shirts to give away to missionarys or members. So i leave it to you. but just know that i love you all and that the work goes on. Its very tiring but we keep working.

and like always just remember that eveyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

October 29th-Hello Again

Well it was a great week here in Tijuana. we are beginning to have some weird weather here also. in the morning its cold, in the afternoon its hot, and then at night its cold again. soooooo. we normally are carrying a jacket with us where every we go now thanks to the weather. and mini golf was good last week. i came in second place. right behind the President's assistant(i couldn't beat my boss so i let him win) but it was good. and today we got approved to go laser tagging. so in about 30 mins we are going to head on over there and that should be really cool. also.

this week was good because we had a baptism. his name is Leobardo Damian Caballero. or Damian. he once was a catholic missionary, so he has great knowledge about the scriptures but never really under stood them. so he came into contact with the missionarys. and he has gained a testamony about the book of mormon and really understands the scriptures better. it has been a great exprerice and yesterday we had the primary program and i loved it. we had 2 kids we baptised participate, and an investigador also got up and sang even said his line. really great. i felt the spirt so stongry. it has been a great experience and much more to come. i love jesus christ, i love his gospel, i love life, i love my famliy, and i love the mision.

thanks for all your suppoprt,
and remember,
that everybody loves a missionary,

elder Olsen

Mail-October 22nd

Well yes i did recive mail yesterday. We had to go have a meeting in the offices yesterday and i got the package, and chantel's card. so its a good day. Haven't opened them up yet because it has been a reallly crazy couple of days and this week will be no exception. We have another meeting with the mission president Thursday, interviews with him on friday. we are in charge of doing a stake service project wed. cleaning up a nusering home. And wednesday we are going to have a baptismal service. sooo....... its going to be a good week. and right now we are going to go mini golfing with some other mission leaders, so its a great day, and a great week. 

 

This week i have been reading a lot about the 2000 stripling warriors. And i really like it a lot, Alma 48-58 is a lot about wars and all that good stuff. but there is a message that i hadn't learned until i was away from everything that i grew up with to know. how hard it is to go to "war". The lord is preparing the people so that we can teach them the restored goospel.  Yesterday President Carreon: (mission president) told us a lot of things that is going on in the church, especial here in Mexico. the missionarys are changing the way they work, there are going to more missions, and more temples. And we live in a very special time. I am so thankful for the opertunity i have to serve in the time that MY hevenly father called me. i am thankful for my leaders and all the help, and support you give me. Thanks so much!!!!! and until next week,

 

remember that everybody loves a missionary,

 

Elder Olsen

Oct 15th-Some New News is Good News??

Well i have been good here in the mission just let me start off saying before i say everything else.

 

I realized that i havent told you much about my experiences and everything that has happened to me here. Don't worry when i get home i am sure that i will tell a lot. But this past week i got to thinking that i should tell you a little bit more. Starting with last week, why i didn't have anytime to write you all. Last week they sent me an email from the offices of the mission. asking me for all my information about home, becuase they are going to start buying my ticket home. So i had to look up all the information about the stake president etc. But nothing is official yet but i am 95% sure that i will be flying home on the 29 of January 2013. I gave the offices the home phone number so in the next month or two they might call you giving you the information about my plane home. so they might call you. They will tell me in about 2 months about the flight, but pretty sure its going to be the 29th.

 

Second thing this past week i came out with a couple of sicknesses. I tell you know because i am better and there is no need to worry. But i got sick in the stomach, headaches, and temperacher. And at the same time i had the infitigo/ herpis infection come out. So it was an interesting week and a half because i couldn't mix up the medacines, but like i said i am fine now! without problems. SO DON"T WORRY

 

And another thing that we have started here is that we are giving English Classes trying to open up the people to the church. and its been pretty good, we have just started but it lookes like it could bring some good results!

 

So im excited. its a little wierd to think about how fast the time has gone by, but now its just to focus in the time that i have left. I also had a meeting today with the Mission President and it was really good, we talked about how i can help the missioarys out in our zone and have more success. (didn't bring any mail but we have another meeting sunday and i will be sure to search for the cards and packages)

 

But just know that i love the gospel i love life, i love my family, and i am so grateful for all them. i love all of you and hope that all you are good.

 

but remember that everyone loves a missionary,

 

Elder Olsen

October 8th

Well i got to send you some pictures today. Its been a really busy day and sorry for not writing all of you but to quick here are some pictures!!!! its been a great week, the anoucment from Pres. Monson wasn't that big of news here, because they can leave at 18 but i know that it will bring some huge results in missionarys. Times are good. don't forget that i love you all.
and remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Settling In--October 1st

Well this week was pretty normal. :) nothing really exciting this week. but it was a good week.  saturday we had a activity with one of the districts here. We brought 8 missionarys here to our sector and several members from the ward. and we went and visited about 20 less active familiys. An activity of reactivation. it was good. We had 3 of the familys come to church yesterday, and we hope for more the next week. so this week we have been looking for more familys to teach. and they didn't come to church yesterday. but now we have potentials to teach this week. so everything is going good here in tijuana. glad to hear that everything is good there also. I know that the gospel heals the lifes of needed. and that we can find eternal happiness in the gospel.

love you all,

but remember,

that everybody loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Here I Am....Sept 24th

Well its been a long day but everything has just about gone to normal. we got up at 5 today to get everything ready for my two compaions to leave. yes they both left. one to his house and the other one to Mexicali. So i am so happpy that i am not in a trio anymore. Given the cucumstancias, it was preety hard. but that all pasted, and now i am with a new compaion, Elder Aranda. My first compaion from the US! He is from Texas. and i saw him in the MTC. he is cool. and im excited to have him here. He is a new zone leader so i will show him all the way around, and what we have to do. but its good hes really excited and really to work.

But i know that missionary work brings happyness. I know that thanks to the experiences that i have had. I am so grateful to my hevenly father for this great blessing that he has given me. I know that the church of jesus christ is here on the earth today. I have seen the blessings that come from it. And for this i am so thankful also.

I hope you all have a terrific week, and know that i am good,

but remember,

That everyone loves a missionary,

Elder olsen

Sept 17th

But any who. this week was good really busy to. but all is good. yes i am still in trio :( . its definatly not my favorite thing but i quess we keep working at it. also this is the last week of Elder Castro, so next monday i am not sure whats going to happen with the transfers. I am pretty sure that we will stay in trio for the situaction, but we shall see.

This friday we had a baptism service, that was really special. and saturday was independece day. so it was a really good week. We keep working hard. stilll lots and lots of work to do. so its good,

but remember,

that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello Again-Sept 10th

Well this week was good, but i am pretty sure that this next week will be even better.
yesterday we had our stake conference here which was work, and a little bit of a hassel, but its past and it turned our really good. A really spiritul weekend, and i liked it. They talked alot about the temple, how we can be prepared, and that it will come!

So it was good. this week we are going to baptise a family of five~!!!!!!!!!! we are really really excited. they weren't married, but last saturday the got married, and so all good for Friday. Plus saturday is Independence day here in mexico. so we are going to baptise and then throw them a party. (well the stake is going to have the party, we are just inviting) But it will be a great week. hope you all have a great week, and I read the talk from Elder Holland from the conference, and i think you should all read it, and study it. Workers of the vinard. Obreos de la vina. Have a great week, and remember,

that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

septiembre....Sep 3rd

Well the time sure has flow by, but this week was a very interesting week. our new compaion just so you all know, and then dont get mad at me for not saying anything, is not a zone leader like my  compaion and I. He is our junior compaion. SO he was sent to us so that we could help him out a little bit. so this week has been a week of new experiences working in Trio, and we have been learning much this week.

So we have come to another interesting part in the mission were we are teaching a family of 6, but they aren't married . so this week we are going to work a lot with them so they can be baptised this month, which would be a really great experience.

Tomorow we are going to have our council meeting as zone leaders from the whole mision, so today we are going all together again and playing games before tomorrow. so its going to be a great week fulll of work and all good stuff. but i want to all know that i am good. a little bit sunburnt but don't worry, now i am starting to put sunscreen. and the mission is still great.

I hope you all have a great week,
 and always remember ,
that everybody loves a missionary,

Elder olsen

Another Week Has Passed-Aug 27th

Yea so we have had a good week. We were able to find two new familys to teach the gospel and one of them came to church yesterday. Its a family of six. so we are really happy for that. also this week we had special transfers AGAIN. i am not sure why but they sent us another missionary. so now we are walking around in Trio. So the powerhouse compaionship is 3? i don't know. but we should be good. Don't know how long he will be here for. But it should be something new having 2 compaions at the same time. but today we are going to eat right now and then play some soccer. so, its going to be a good day. and this week we have so much work to do.

But don't worry about me i am a doing alright.
But remember that everyone always loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

A Little Bit Longer-Aug 20th

Well i don't have time. jajajaja

Ithink i will write a little bit more today because i think i owe it to you all.

So this week was great. we had a special fast as a mision wed, then Friday we had a multi zone conference, then saturday was probably the best day of the week.  With the ground breaking of the temple. it was a great day with a really special spirit. It was a hot day but everyone was happy. It has certainly been a lesson to learn here in sacrife, and waiting on the lord. it will be such a great blessing to have a temple here. I am so thankful to my hevenly father for calling me here to help prepare the way of building a temple. It hasn't been easy, but i know that it will be worth it. Now in not to much longer there will be temple here. Now we have to work even harder to prepare the people to enter to recive the great blessing of the temple. Very thankful!!


I want to let you know that i love this work. I love this land. I have received many confirmations that this is where Hevenly father needed/ wanted me to serve. I know that the church was restored through jose smith, that he was a profet called of god.

I love you all and hope you have a great week,

but remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Hello-Aug 13th

Well another week has gone by and this week were transfers. but with the whole changes about three weeks ago. But all is good here. we have to go help the zone with the transfers so i am going to be rather short today. I needed to ask a favor. about  brownies. how do you make them? or what is the recipe because there are several people that want to eat them. so if you could tell me the recipe that would be nice.

Another big news is that they are not going to let us go to the ground breaking, but we can go to the stake center to watch live. But we are still really excited for all the big stuff this week.

but if you could do me that favor for me that would be nice.

but just remember that everyone loves a missionary,

Elder Olsen

Pictures from summer

Solar eclipse