Week 29 San Gabriel

It's So Cold!

Seriously. I thought Lima couldn't even get cold, but lo and behold, it's cold. I've seen colder weather but the humidity just kills ya haha. It's foggy every day. Whenever we go up to the mountain part of our area, we are just in a cloud, it's insane haha.

Very good week in Miguel Grau. We are on the rise slowly but surely. We had a lot in church this week! Just not the people we needed haha, none of our people with baptismal dates went, just 4 of our investigators that convive, way young, etc etc. No doubt we are working hard with them but it's a little frustrating when the rest don't go hahaha. Keep praying for Brenda, we haven't found her after she left for Cañete haha. Not her fault, her cell phone broke and we are trying to pass by her every day, but we are having an unpredicted success in visits not falling through. We have a focus in the mission on doing 10 street contacts a day and it's way hard to do that because we are always close to or running late to our next visit. So wierd because usually we have 3 out of 5 visits fall through for contacts and looking for people.

Last P-day was awesome haha. We had like a cultural party thing. And Elder Bala is a Filipino, he was in charge of lunch. He told us to wash our hands really really good. And while we were doing that he put food on a banana leaf. He said a prayer in Tagalic ([Tagalog] or however you spell that, one of the native tongues of Philippines, gramma knows) and he said chow down haha.

I was just reading all about President Russel M Nelson in the little slide-in for the Ensign, and his story is way cool! His immediate family is about 200 people! He has over 100 great-grandchildren!! He also has perfect pitch which is way cool. Lucky duck haha. I testify he is a prophet prepared from before the earth began.

As a focus from the mission, from Sister McGinn, we were suggested to thank our moms. I'm gonna do that right now. I'm basing it on Alma 56:46-48, 56. Mom has been such a great example for me and my brothers. We really have learned everything from her. Mom has 5 stripling warriors and we really have not doubted her council and love for us.

Thank you for everything,

Elder Olsen

I ate on a banana leaf with my bare hands, like a Filipino. Amazing!!

Cookies...ha ha!