Yankton #15

Hello hello! It's been a crazy week and Yankton is doing splendid

Tuesday we got about 8 inches of snow! It's all gone now, but it really opened some doors for service! So we drove around looking for people to help and jumped out when we saw someone struggling to shovel. And then we went down a random street shoveling the driveways and it was really cool! The first house was a lady in her 70s with a husband in a wheelchair so they couldn't have done it on their own. There were a few other people who were super cool and we were able to give out our number and spread a good image of the church! 

Frankie is progressing so well! He has great goals for life and it is so cool to see him getting closer to meeting them.  Because of his faith in Christ he is being blessed not only spiritually, but also temporally, emotionally, and mentally all at the same time. He is headed in the right direction and is so much happier than at any other time in his life.

We also had a crazy experience where we were getting something out of the weird tall fancy walmart pickup vending machine thingy. We got our stuff and some people were watching and thought the vending machine was pretty cool. So we were walking out and one of them ran after us. He told us that he was a member living up here for school and that he had been looking for the church. He asked about church services and is going to start coming! And he also asked if there was a Samoan ward here. But God's moves in mysterious ways and his gospel can spread even in Walmart!

Your thought for the week actually comes from a song we will be singing for sacrament meeting (and may be found on Facebook in the near future as well:). There's a part of the song that says, "no storm can shake my inmost calm while to that refuge clinging. Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?" Some of you may know, but recently I've definitely felt those storms. But Christ is our anchor and when we rely on him, we become unshakeable. Although things can be hard sometimes, Christ makes it so much easier. When I think of all the blessings that come from Him, it is hard to keep from singing. So I invite you to think about the things that God has blessed you with and thank him for it! Have a great week everyone!

Love Elder Olsen