Alright so I'ma be 20 in just two more days. I gotta
say that i still feel like a little kid that just has really long legs.
But anyways i guess everybody wants to know how transfers went. So Elder
Harding is now serving over in Columbia right next to the temple
actually. While i am here in hartsville with..... Elder Dietz!
Pronounced Deets. But if that sounds familiar its because while i was
first in Conway there were two elders in Marion which was in our
district. Elder Dietz was one of them. He is from Las Vegas, so that's my
second companion from there. But he has been serving for about 16
months now. He's a bit shorter than me, but we found out this morning
that he can run faster than me. I'm not to good at running. But he's a
funny guy who wants to get work done, so I'm very thankful to have him
here with me.
Now last Monday we were able to go to Darlington
raceway. Plus our ward mission leader played an awesome trick on us. So
we got outside of the track right next to the tunnel that the cars drive
through to get inside. When all of a sudden the pace car drives out.
Which is a new Dodge Charger with 475 horsepower. But anyway we get in
the back seat and he drives into the tunnel and we are inside the
racetrack taking pictures and stuff. Then he does something Elder
Harding and I weren't expecting, he turns onto the track! Then he did
about ten laps, going around 85 on the turns and 115 on the
straightaway... it was fun. Don't worry though i got the whole thing on
video.
After that we went fishing at our ward mission leaders backyard
pond and i actually caught some fish. But even more amazing i actually
picked up the crickets and hooked them myself. Let me say that again, i
picked up a freaky cricket with my own hand, and put it on a hook. Then
when we were done fishing we had some peach cobbler.
Okay i want to really thank broken in blues, i
probably won't have any time, well maybe. But anyway I'm gonna send them
a card. Because i didn't think it was possible to have too many ties.
But i think i may have too many ties. I'm currently at 171. Sorry Sadie i
gave away those ties that you told me to burn. But at least i don't have
them anymore!
Also thank you for the birthday package. It was
actually really funny because we got home and opened the mailbox and
Elder Dietz and i got really excited because there was a stack of eight
letters and a box at the door. Then i felt really bad because they were
all for me. But if you want to do it again that's okay. But i have to say
that i love that pillow tie, I'm going to use it at church next week.
Also i really liked that Captain Moroni figure, although i took a
sharpie to his face because i think he looks a lot better with a
beard... and i was right.
So Elder Dietz has a cook book and I've gotten
really into cooking. I plan on making tater tot casserole and peach
glazed chicken. Also I'm gonna make some traditional southern chicken
wings and a Orange Julius. Plus some other things, but it's actually a
lot of fun. I'll let y'all know how that turns out next Monday after I've tried to make all of this stuff.
David is doing great. He's getting a lot of
fellowship at church and he actually said that he has seen a few people
during the week and they all stop and talk to him. Which I'm very
grateful for because he is a really great guy. It's amazing to see how
the holy ghost has changed him. He's so much happier and he laughs more.
He's not as reserved and he can speak faster actually. I love being a
missionary!
Well i love y'all and I'll have a better update this upcoming week!
Elder K. Olsen
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