It's raining!

It's raining!

 

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this or not but it has rained off and on every day for the past couple weeks. And it pours out here! It's all nice and sunny then all of a sudden we're completely drenched. Not to mention the lightning. One just struck next to the library and made the power go off for a second. Awesome! Luckily we got a ride here.

 

Hmm so i don't really understand the rules either. It was under my assumption that i would be released and then i was free from the missionary rules. If possible maybe you could talk with my Dad and he could talk to my stake president to see how that all works out. I mean i don't mind wearing my suit to members homes (it's more comfy than it looks, plus i look great). Also we can do an extra day in Charleston, I'm really not to picky about the whole situation. And for the beach i don't want to really get in the water that much anyways, so that works.

 

The 4th of july was fun. We needed to be done working by 6 and could only stay out if we were with a member until 8... unfortunately fireworks start about 9:30. So we didn't exactly get to see any fireworks because we live out in the woods. But we could hear them everywhere! It felt like we were in the middle of a war. Which Elder Bowen and i had a good time with.

 

We did some service this week doing some yard work. And when we were finished we asked the member if we could have some of the bamboo that was growing in the back. She told us to take as many as we wanted because they're a nuisance. Well we both only took one. But they were both over 20ft tall! It was awesome! So we chopped them up into three 6-7ft pieces and are thinking about getting more to outline the back porch. Awesome right!

 

This week we caught a big frog and a big turtle. The turtle we left in a box on our back porch, but when we came out it climbed out and got away. Didn't realize they were capable of that sort of manuevering. But we're on the look out for another one, there's a member here Bro. Marsh who's in his 70's and drives us around a lot and loves pranking the sisters. So we're gonna catch a turtle and then give it to them. It should be really funny. The frog on the other hand was about the size of my palm, which funnily isn't that big of a frog. In other random news i found 12 different mushrooms growing in our backyard.

 

Our teaching pool is currently empty :P But on the bright side we went to ward council this week and i asked them a ton of questions about less active members and which ones we should go see. So we got many assignments there. Many of which are part member families which is always good potential. Some other members fed us yesterday and said they wanted to feed us again next week and that they would have some people for us to teach. So this week should prove to bring many positive results. 

 

My stark watch (the one with the hole in it) battery died a while back and i got a new battery in it. Evidently its old enough that a couple screws in the back were rusted out and broke. On the other hand i have this awesome watch which i also replaced the battery that I'm excited to show y'all!

 

Honestly it still hasn't hit me that I'm coming home soon. I'm waiting for some big nervous attack to hit me. Every few days or so i look at the calendar and i just can't seem to comprehend the amount of time i have left. Which is a blessing to me. I've seen many missionaries slowly "die" at the end of there mission. They get really quiet and sad and just stare at stuff. I honestly still feel i have a year left of my mission but that i just have two years of experience.

 

This past week i finished the old testament and the doctrine and covenants. I'm really close to finishing the book of mormon and the new testament. I should be done with both by the end of the week. I made a study plan to read all the standard works in the time span of three months. And guess what i actually stuck to it and finished it! I'll be excited to really get into studying after my mission, I have a few ideas of my next study plans. We'll see i guess!

 

Elder Bowen is a funny character. I really haven't told y'all much about him. He's way into working out, don't worry none of that has rubbed off on me. And when i say he's into it, we've stopped by GNC the last few pday's for protein and other things. He's bought dumbells, then he bought more weight for it later. If i ever want him to bike faster i just need to pass him, he does not like to be behind me i think. I laugh every time it happens. He's fearless in his teaching and besides maybe the context that he teaches you wouldn't know he is new. He's very confident and has a wonderful testimony. He's obedient but still likes to have fun, almost to often (which may be strange to hear from me i know.) I love being with him and have full confidence in him as i leave him to take over the area. It wouldn't surprise me for him to also become an assistant.

 

Well that is where I'm at, I'll see you soon!

Love you!

Elder K. Olsen

 

P.s. Did you say you don't have my 16gb card with the Toynes pictures on it? Cause that's probably not good haha :P