Hello Everyone! I'll start off with the update for King. So he is scheduled for baptism on the 31st of July but we aren't so sure if he will be able to make it. He has a strong testimony and has been making a lot of changes to work towards baptism but there are a couple of concerns that we aren't sure how it will work out. We called President Bailey and explained the situation and he wasn't exactly sure on it either. So we are going to meet with him tomorrow and talk to him about a couple of things and probably schedule an interview with President Bailey so that he can get a feel on things. So long story short please pray for him! He has such a strong desire to get baptized and such great faith but we don't know what will happen.
So to give you some other updates since last week. Elder Bandley's and my new companion is named Elder Shami. He has a pretty good british accent and is eager to learn and improve as a missionary. The first day we were with him we had a pretty cool experience. We had just ended a conversation with a guy who basically tried to bash against any scripture except the book of Revelation, and were walking towards one of our investigator's house when some ladies started talking to us. We just had a normal conversation and they asked a couple of questions about who we were, and then one of them asked how much one of those "book of the mormons" costs. So we gave her one right there and then taught them the restoration. They were super receptive and one of them really was excited to go inside and start reading! We got their phone numbers and will be passing one of them off to some other missionaries and then hopefully teaching the other one!
And then Friday night we had a good ole fashioned hurricane right here in nebraska. We woke up on Saturday without power and drove to the church. As we were driving, none of the traffic lights were working and there were tons of tree branches that had fallen down. Basically this massive lightning rain and wind storm blew in and left about 200,000 people without power. there are some people who still don't have power. So from about 6:45 am to about 4 pm that day we were out checking on our members and people we are teaching and helping to move branches or clean up trees that had fallen down. At 4 we finally got to shower and get ready for missionary work, and right when we were ready to go out, our bishop called and asked us to help with one more house. The guy at the house ended up kicking us off of his property, but we drove around until finally we found a restaurant that wasn't closed, ate dinner, and got to get back to work from 7-9 that day.
This week I was reading in Ether and thinking about God's plan for me individually. I really liked the part that talked about how God asks Ether to make a plan to light the barges and then God would make it work. And that is so applicable to all of our lives. God doesn't want us to be "compelled in all things". He expects us to make our own decisions, and he can make our plan work, or show us a better way for us to go. So I invite you all to prayerfully make your decisions this week and see how God guides you. Have a great week!
-Elder Olsen
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