Insanely busy

Sorry about the lack of individual letters, its been insanely busy up here on the last few preparation days. Today the elders next door to us had to drive to downtown Toronto to switch out their car so we road with them and went to the Ontario science museum. It was the first time that I'd been in the city since the First two days in the mission. We were able to watch the Imax movie Deep Sea! It was really strange sitting in a theater as a missionary.

The work has really picked up in the last two weeks we are running out of time to get everything done. So far getting to know that ward in the area has been great there are a few younger guys that come out with us alot. We are teaching a great family, the wolfs, they really want to be baptized they just need to quit smoking and get the habits of church and reading down first. My address- 4 Back Ave.

Whitby, ON L1R (not sure if that is the entire postal code)

My companion is Elder David Earnhardt. Hes originally from North Carolina but lived in Utah for a few years, he is 26 and has been out 1 transfer after me so about a month and a half less. The other 2 elders in my district have been out longer than I am so that is pretty humbling. I hope everything is well that baptism is really exciting although I don't exactly remember the guy, maybe post a picture or something. I hope everything is going well. and (lindsey congragulations!)

Love Elder Olson

Transfer to Whitby, ON

Sorry about the lack of individual letters, its been insanely busy up here on the last few preparation days. Today the elders next door to us had to drive to downtown Toronto to switch out their car so we road with them and went to the Ontario science museum. It was the first time that I'd been in the city since the First two days in the mission. We were able to watch the Imax movie Deep Sea! It was really strange sitting in a theater as a missionary.

The work has really picked up in the last two weeks we are running out of time to get everything done. So far getting to know that ward in the area has been great there are a few younger guys that come out with us alot. We are teaching a great family, the wolfs, they really want to be baptized they just need to quit smoking and get the habits of church and reading down first. My address- 4 Back Ave.

Whitby, ON L1R (not sure if that is the entire postal code)

My companion is Elder David Earnhardt. Hes originally from North Carolina but lived in Utah for a few years, he is 26 and has been out 1 transfer after me so about a month and a half less. The other 2 elders in my district have been out longer than I am so that is pretty humbling. I hope everything is well that baptism is really exciting although I don't exactly remember the guy, maybe post a picture or something. I hope everything is going well. and (lindsey congragulations!)

Love Elder Olson

Letter from Mission President

Letter from Mission President
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Sorry!

Sorry you didn't hear from me last week, I know how much of a bummer it can be to get to the library and have no new email to read. I had a good excuse though I was transferred and didn't even have time to get any groceries done. And now I'm almost out of time on the internet because I could only get a 30 min. guess pass. Well I'm in a town called Whitby and I'm actually in a ward now I'm about 30 minutes from Toronto. They sent me out here and made me a district leader- so thats a little nerve wracking. Things are going great up here even though I just heard that this may have been (and is still being) the worst winter in Canada in over 50 years. I hope your surviving down there sounds like you've had some pretty nasty wind. We are having a great time up here the city is alot more diverse. We had an amazing miracle last friday when we were walking out of a members home and ran to talk to someone who had just pulled up. He let us inside and we taught his family of five from Iran. They speak farsii and english and we were able to teach them about the restoration and they are incredibly excited to come to church and to go to youth activities. We are also teaching a great family where wife is in the church but the husband and children are not. They are a wonderfull family and he has a baptismal date for he 3rd week of march. During each apointment the 2 year old daught is always taking tons of pictures of us with a cell phone and after every apointment she runs up to us and gives us huge hugs. I love you guys and miss you alot but I'm having a great time up here in Canada and am working hard, hopefully I don't lose my hair!

Love Elder Olson

Transfers soon ...

Its getting really nervous to think about transfers coming up. Tomorrow we have our transferlly interviews with Presdient Callister where he basically gets a read on how were doing and whether he thinks we should move or not. I'll also be able to read you letters there. I am writing this week- sorry abbout the short letter. Everythings going great!

Love Elder Olson