Hey everyone! So the highlight of the week was probably that we got to drive the Mini van for the last few days. The mini vans are easily the most coveted cars in the mission and there used to be 2 of them and then they went down to 1. Basically our car died because it was so cold and we couldn't jump start it so we got the other minivan for the last few days haha.
Anyways the rest of the week was pretty good. Devyn is all set for his baptism this Saturday! It was supposed to be last Saturday but because of a storm rolling through we had to move the date back a week. And Holly also is getting baptized this week! It might be a stressful week trying to get everything ready but it should be good! Devyn actually has a cool story. He started off seeming to be not interested at all and like he just wanted to argue, but then he watched all of the Book of Mormon videos and came to know that it is true and since then has been all in. He has now listened up to Alma in the Book of Mormon.
Saturday was kind of a rough day. It was the day that we were supposed to have Devyn's baptism, but we had had to cancel it, and then the mission told us that we couldn't even leave the apartment that day because of the weather. So we were kind of going crazy, but after many calls and many minutes on facebook, we found Josiah on Facebook! He is so cool. We messaged him asking if we could do a video-call sometime and share a message and he asked if we could do it that day. So we figured out a time and had a call and he honestly connected with the restoration so well. He seems to be at a really low spot in his life right now and wants to find God. It made that day so much better and shows that God can lead us no matter what. So miracles come from sticking it out even when it's hard!
We also had a lesson with Ethan. I think I talked about Ethan before, but he never believed in God before meeting with the missionaries. Right now he says he doesn't think that there's not a God, but he isn't for sure that there is. We talked about how we can feel the spirit and the things that we should do to be able to feel it more, and he seemed to like it. He also really wants to come to church with us this next week! He honestly has a lot more faith than he gives himself credit for, so next time we are going to talk about that!
It's the new year so I think it would be wrong to not talk at least a little bit about goals for the new year. One of my new years goals is to not give up. I think that people's goals are great and they always do really good at following them for a while, but then they'll mess up once and give up on their goals. The person who sees real success isn't the one who never fails. It is the person who fails but never gives up. And thanks to the Atonement of Christ we have second and third millionth chances. It's honestly something super beautiful. So I invite you all to never give up on your dreams and goals. Anyways you all have a great week!
-Elder Olsen
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