Hey what's up everyone! So this week has been crazy with transferring to Lincoln and all that. But God is good and he can make anything work out for our good!
So we are teaching some pretty sweet people! I'll tell you a little bit about them.
Jourdan is a lady that was found on facebook and she is so solid! She is getting baptized on the 26th and can't wait. Her family is super against her decision to be baptized, but she doesn't care. She is pressing forward and putting her trust in God, and the miracles have already started in her life.
Evan is super cool as well. We taught him the plan of salvation and it was super powerful. We talked about what he needs to do in this life to follow Christ and brought up baptism and invited him, and he said yes! It was kind of funny because he went out drinking with his friends right after our lesson, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
Meleah is this lady that was found at a gas station. We got dinner with her and our bishop and his wife and it was super sweet! She is eager to belong in a community of believers and came to church so that's sweet.
We also found this lady named Kirstin who is super sweet. She is also trying to belong in a new city, and she is trying to figure out what she believes. We found her after church yesterday, but she is coming to FHE tonight with the ward and it should be awesome!
Aaand then there's also someone named Julius who came to church, and a lady named Zekiah who looked up the church and asked to learn more! She came to church as well and wants to get baptized! So we're going to figure out all the details this week and it should be awesome!
Anyways your spiritual thought is from Mosiah 3. It says, "7 And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer, except it be unto death; for behold, blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people. 8 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary. 9 And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men even through faith on his name; and even after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a devil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him. 10 And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world; and behold, all these things are done that a righteous judgment might come upon the children of men."
That was kind of lengthy, but I hope you realize how much Jesus really loves you. He didn't have to go through any of those pains or anguishes or any of it. But he did it just for us. And he paid the whole price. If you ever think you can't be forgiven, just remember that Christ already paid the price for you, and all he wants is for us to accept his gift. He loves us so much and he doesn't leave us behind.
That's all I have for this week! Have a good one!
-Elder Olsen
Pics: me and Elder Peterson, and then Winter Quarters YSA goodbyes!
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