Okay. I polished my shoes and my
companion’s boots today. And I LOVED IT! Oh. It is just so satisfying and it
makes you feel awesome. I remember watching Dad shine his on Sunday mornings
when I was a wee little lass and thinking, hmmm that's cool. Never would I have
thought I would have to shine my shoes! hahaha I love it. Yeah, so just in case
the future has need of a shoe polisher in the past, I'm your guy. Or
girl.
This week we had ward conference!!!
It was buenísimo! We had a bunch of activities throughout the week. We buried a
time capsule in the earth that was filled with our testimonies and goals for
the year to see how much it has grown in the year to come. This ward is so
cool. When we were burying it, it was just too hilariously cool to not sing the
chariot of fire theme music. Chileans think I'm really funny. It makes me
smile. They are so fun. I LOVE CHILE! Okay then later we had a big
partay!
Moustache Party to be exact! The
missionaries were in charge of that! Yeah, we rocked it! It was so fun! It was
about prophets and prophets of old have moustaches. So many people came! It was
so cool! And enjoyable. Our ward mission leader, Jared, who is quite possibly
the best mission leader EVER prepared a fun interactive lesson. We divided into three teams and had to dress
up and do skits of Nephi, Daniel in the lions’ den, and Moses. It was SO MUCH
FUN!
Then we had to follow the prophet in
a congo line and all the teams had to race to find treasures that were out on
the church grounds and then race back to the cultural hall to win. And EVERYONE
participated in it! It was so funny! The sprinklers came on in the middle of it
all and everyone got wet and oh it was just so funny! Chileans are the best at
enjoying time with each other. Don't matta what age!
Then we had French toast! It was so
fun! They hadn't had it before so I was in the kitchen and taught them how to
make it. It was fun. They put all kinds of toppings on it too haha.
hmmm qué más?
Oh intercambios were this week too!
That was cool! I spoke in Spanish THE WHOLE TIME! Yeah... so now that I know
it's possible, I will try to speak with Hna. Oross more. It's just hard
sometimes because we both speak English and quote movies and stuff. haha but I
will try harder to speak in only Spanish at least out on the streets.
Our contacts are so funny sometimes!
Here are some of my favorite things people say:
We hand this guy a tarjeta of Jesus
Christ appearing to Mary Magdelena and say, Who do you see?
He stares at it for a while....
uh.... José smit?
Oh, no, that's Jesucristo.
Oh, but your Mormón.
Another guy we pass on the
road,
Podemos regalarle algo? Es una
tarjeta.
De ustedes? *full huge wink
No, de Jesucristo.
Passing a lady on the
sidewalk...
Hola!
...voy aparada... (like I'm in a hurry)
as she walks like the equivalent of a troll dragging his hands on the ground
behind him. hahaha
Ok.
Oh we had entrevistas with the
president this week. He is so great. Afterwards his wife worked out with Hna. Oross
and I with her music with zumba kind of stuff. It was so fun. And just funny.
And it was a solid work out.
Last night we did 29 contacts!
My favorite were 4 boys that just
finished playing a game of soccer.
We talked to them and one of them
started tearing up. We asked them if we could meet their families and they said
they would all like that. Two of them were brothers and two were cousins.
Ignacio 16
Diego 14
Juan Pablo 13
Vicente 12.
It was so fun talking to them. They
were so nice and just special. We kicked the soccer ball around a bit. It was
neat. I can't wait to meet the rest of their families!
I really miss my four little
brothers! It was actually really cool talking with those kids because they just
had the light of Christ in them! It really felt like I was talking with my own
little brothers. ...well obviously not really, but it was just cool. They all
were just good buddies. Oh it was also really funny because when we were
getting their directions we also asked for their number and the oldest kid
started giving us a number and all of them just looked kind of weirded out and
then Diego said, Ignacio where is your robe? And he said, It was estinky. Okay
just kidding, Diego said, I think they meant house number. And then we all
laughed. Okay anyway they were just cool. And different than all the other
jovenes we met. Way different.
Okay I really should be going
now.
Mom, I'm so glad you liked Into the
Woods! I loved it! I was waiting for the reprise too!!!!! I was bummed that
they didn't have it haha.
Oh we still haven'´t been able to
find Javier at home yet... :( that old man we met in the park). But yesterday
on our way to church, he passed us on his bike!!! And said hi! He's awesome.
We'll find him.
Okay that's all I got time for. I
love you! Hope you get this!
Love,
Hermana Olson
P.S. I still hate
tomatoes. This week I tried following my motto: fake it till you make it. So I
told myself that I love tomatoes and tried to make myself believe it. ...and I
ate a lot super faking happiness. Yeah. It was the worst idea of my life. One
day during the week, an hermana commented on my tomatoes seeing that I ate them
so fast and I just told her it's because I love tomatoes, biggest and stupidest
lie of my life because for dessert, which is usually fruit or ice cream or
something, she chose to give me a full tomato. No joke. Yeah, I think she saw
right through me, although, I honestly believe that she really thought that was
dessert worthy and she was just being super nice to me and loving and giving me
her best. I appreciated it although I wanted to shrivel up and rewind time to
my childhood so that I could learn to love tomatoes so that when I came on my
mission I would just like them and be fine.
Seriously, every day I
thank Heavenly Father for allowing me to not throw up and rise triumphant after
every meal after eating so. many. tomatoes.
This has been such a
sad humbling experience. I don't know what I'm supposed to learn from it.
P.P.S. I had the
chance to weigh myself this week in a member’s home and I have lost 10 pounds
since I left on my mission! That's pretty cool.
I haven't missed a day
of running... besides Sunday of course. Yay!
P.P.P. S. I love you!
That was my first post script, but I changed it to the last because I'm pretty
sure there is a movie or something like that called p.s I love you and I didn't
want you to get confused ;)
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