Yesterday we taught about families eternals in our Gospel Principles class. We put everyone in an imaginary airplane then made imaginary turbulence and then imaginary imminent death probability. Then we all imaginarily died. Oh. But I forgot. We all gave them real papelitos and pens to write their last words to their families. They all thought really hard, some of them were tearing up as they wrote a few words.
Then we crashed. And those little papers....well they were papers. They didn't make it to the families. What a bummer of all bummers!
Then we introduced the principle of eternal families. Have you ever put yourself in that imaginary process of a plane crash? It might seem like a harsh thought process or perhaps a very real brainstorm with turbulences of unreal or maybe just mysterious consequences.
But have hope. Because life goes on, and what's more? If we follow Jesus Christ, WE go on. There are no last words to the family. Thanks for following Jesus. We are an eternal family.
Lots of times people count on ''the last words'' to be remarkable and unforgettable. And it's alright if it's like that. But yesterday I learned something as I really thought what would me ''my last words'' to my family if this imaginary case really were the case? And let me tell ya...I was quite surprised to find that it was something so simple that you all already know:
I left the iron on when I left.
haha no. That just came into my mind. I don't even use the iron!
To be honest I don't remember the exact 15 words or so I wrote, but it was my simple testimony that I know that Jesus Christ lives. And an obvious ''I love you.'' I encouraged you all to keep on. I'm tellin you! It was so simple! And everything I wrote, you already knew. I was rather surprised. But I realized a very comforting something; I haven't delayed to express my love to you and neither have I hesitated to share my testimony with you. We are in the eternities now, and that's why it's important to live the gospel now, love each other now, enjoy now. So that when the now turns into the after-''the-last-words'' part of our life, we will all calmly realize that we are still in the now and we´ll keep living this happy life that we created together.
If there is anything I treasure more in this life, it is you, my eternal family. My corny dad, my spunky mom, my stud big slave master brother Jarom, my other loving example big brother Jacob, my big bud long armed brother Seth, Mepo, my little big brother to lean on Ammon, my happy thoughts John, my tender hearted beastly brother Daniel, and my baby brother to laugh with in the hallway Samuel. All the amazing ancestors that came before this family unit and all the amazing posterity to follow después.
This family is our treasure we have for heaven. You are who I take with me from this life. I love you all! Keep enjoying the life. I guess the reality of the now is that pretty soon I'll be there to enjoy it with you.
Here in the mission, when someone is finishing, everyone says that the companion of that someone is there to kill them...or basically they are their companion when they ''die.'' Well, last Monday I finally admitted to my companion my inner desire to kill her as I started running to our appointment that we were late to. (Well, not from hatred or frustration no no no!) I want her to be so wiped ready to go home after this last stretch with me. She got so pumped up and excited and said passing me up in the run, ''Nope, I'm going to kill you!'' And Well...to put it shortly..er because I'm basically out of time, we started running to our appointment and this entire week we have literally been running from house to house (obviously with a few pauses to digest lunch and also contact a few more people). We are dying, but it's so fun!!!! Hermana Serrano is the greatest. I'm so happy to die with her :)
This is probably the trunkiest email I have ever written . . . dot dot dot.
I have decided to forget about the after. I am giving my all right now and the after will be the after when it is the now so for now the after will just stay as the after :) Woo! Gotta go! Catch yáll next week!
Hermana Olson
Hermana Olson
P.S. I already hafta go so I won't be able to respond to your emails until next week. But I'm excited to read them! Thanks for the love! I love you all!
P.S.S. Nichole and Sara! I love you too! WOOOO seesters.
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