Winter Quarters YSA #18

Hey guys! So there has been so much stuff that's happened this last week so I'll try to tell you a little bit about all of it! 

#1: I got to go to the temple twice this week! Our mission President's wife surprised the whole mission and our Christmas present was that the whole mission gets to go through the temple today and tomorrow! We just got to go today and it is so phenomenal. The power and presence of God that you can feel there are honestly. unmatched. And then the other time was to do baptisms for the dead with two of our recent converts, Chris and Mollly! It was both of their first time and it was so good!

#2: I am officially a Nebraska Omaha Mission Missionary! President Bailey called us this Friday and told me that with the amount of time I have left, I won't make it down to Peru. Everybody has been asking if I'm okay with it, and the answer is absolutely! I love it here, I have lots of friends here in the mission, and the important part is that I have been able to be a missionary. It doesn't really matter where.

#3: Transfers happened! So Elder Gleim is back home in California and my new comp is Elder Fails. He is from Philadelphia and we get along great! It's going to be a fun transfer.

$4: The tornado. Actually that's kind of a lie, but Wednesday afternoon it got really stormy and windy and the tornado sirens started going off for probably an hour. It got really dark all of a sudden and super windy and the rain was pounding, but then it all just stopped. Honestly I was a little disappointed, but it was probably for the best.

#5: Elder Fails and I got assigned to be admins over a couple of the facebook pages this week. It was super unexpected and we've been super busy trying to balance that and everything else we are doing. 

#6 We had a ward activity where we were making blankets for those who don't have any, and our friend Brian showed up which is super good for him because he hasn't come to activities for a couple months.

#7: Saturday night we got a call from some other missionaries and they told us that they have a friend who is YSA that wants to get baptized before the end of the year! He came to the other missionaries' church and our church and met a bunch of ward members!

#8: I've been thinking this week about what we can offer to the Savior. Like the wise men gave gifts when he was a baby, we can also give gifts to him. It could be a more kind heart, more thoughtful prayers, small acts of service or whatever you want, but I invite you all to think of something, and then do it this week. Have a great week everyone!!

-Elder Olsen