We got lots of work done this week!

We got lots of work done this week!
           And ' still plenty more to do :D

First of all that package for the camera would be absolutely wonderful. I just can't get myself to Best Buy and i also don't have a box to send it home in. So yes please. But I'll be sure to take more pictures of 'other than trees' i've wanted to. But it's hard when the camera just won't cooperate.

Let's see what's happened this week. I've already said this before, but it's hard to remember what i've done because so much has happened! Well i'm glad that you got the pictures and were able to see my crazy breakdancing skills. Hopefully you also enjoyed the letters that i sent.

So we have 10 new investigators this week! I'll try to name them all.. Patrice, Baynisha, Legrant, Patrisha, Sarah, John + 6 kids, Ariel, Jessica, and probably a few more. But anyways we've been knocking lots of doors. Which is actually really fun and i don't get nervous doing it anymore. You get to meet lots of nice people, and others... well they're probably nice too. But Elder Cramer and i have just knocked doors around all of our appointments. That would explain all of the new investigators right?

Friday/Saturday was the ward campout. And we had permission from bishop Brock to come to the Saturday lunch. That was so much fun, we got to walk on the beach (Bishop said i could), we played some volleyball, i had 4 hamburgers, then we learned how to filet fish, make dutch oven biscuits, and make garden boxes. But something that was actually successful is we got an appointment with the secretary non-member sister and her family. So super excited for that! The funniest part is the amount of food that they gave us. You ready for this? 40 hamburger patties, 30-40 hot dogs, and then enough buns for all of them! Plus a box of lays snack chips, and ketchup, mustard, relish, and of course a bag of cookies. The missionaries are just a place for leftovers i guess. So yeah, not gonna be hungry for a while.

Church was great, although we were sort of lacking in the investigators that came area. A grand total of zero, or bagel as we say. But still i love going to church, it's just nice to have a place to get away from the world and feel the spirit. One of the young women is in charge of the Halloween party for some project. And we're signed up to make a game! So if you have any good Halloween games that are original, i'm open to advice.

Unfortunately this week we couldn't teach many of our progressing investigators. Although we do have an appointment with Jesse at 6:30 tonight!

Oh i just remembered! We had a dinner with the Singleton family on Thursday! And i mean all of them, there was grandma, her three kids, and 8 grandkids. So it was a very loud dinner, because everyone talks at the same time, and of course they're all talking to us. And half the time i don't think they were speaking english. Let me tell ya, the west and the east have different languages. But we had some home made fried chicken (love it!) and of course home made biscuits, and jumbaliya (probably spelled that wrong) rice.

This weeks going to be fun, because this last week was the most lessons we've ever taught in a week. So our goals are even bigger this week! Plus we have our personal interviews with President Holm. Also they're inspecting our homes and our cars this week. So we're REALLY gonna clean today. And we have Stake Conference in Florence! Which is about an hour away.

One of the Zone Leaders had a random transfer last week. So hopefully the new Zone Leader is just as pumped and excited as the last one. The last Zone Leader (Elder Hightower) has an Uncle in a band that made a tribute CD to missionaries called Work. Well the song 'work' is sung by his Uncle. So Elder Hightower took a line from that song and made it our zone motto. And that is "It takes everyone to get'r done!"

Sorry i don't have quite as much to write down this week. Usually i have some good stories to tell. I'm becoming more accepting of dogs actually. They aren't as frightening as they were a couple months ago. I'm still not to fond of them, but you have to learn to accept them in the south. Especially in the country side when you're riding your bike and it turns out nobody has a clue what a leash is. But still it's fun!

I love y'all and I love hearing from ya!
Elder K. Olsen

P.S. So we would like to make a request. If we could get some Christian soul music that'd be great, like the total baptist, or A.M.E. stuff, because that stuff can bring the spirit, plus it gets us pumped.

P.S.S. Also i don't mind long letters either. I know i don't write them quickly. But i'm like number 5 when i read