July 29, 2013 {Cara}

Aloha! The best week EVER!!

 Oh my goodness. This week... I dont even know where to start! Well cool story- Wednesday was a horrible morning. I couldn't stop thinking about Aaron and how all of you guys were going to picking him up that day where you dropped me off just a couple months ago. Ha I couldn't hold myself together. (Dont worry, they were mostly happy tears:) I am just so happy and excited for him to see you guys! I know it must have been an amazing day! I love him so much, his example means the world to me. Anyways, I finally was able to get myself together and teach the lesson. After our lesson (with Ed) his son walks in with his wife and kids. We start talking story and turns out they're really interested in our message and want to start taking the lesson because they just moved to maui (that morning) and where they use to live, they'd see two Elders always out on their bikes riding around, but they never got a chance to talk to them! Sooo turns out.... they just arrived in Maui THAT morning from SOUTH CAROLINA. Crazy!!! I was telling them how Aaron just got back from serving there that same day, and we all starting freaking out because we think Aaron is one of the missionaries they'd always see:) Small WORLD!! 

Thursday we met with THE spazziest, funniest lady in the entire world. (she has a calendar of pastor/preacher models on her wall hahaha) She is so funny, She comes to our church on Sundays because she feels so loved and happy and has a feeling of joy that she can not explain. So we are going to teach her the lessons, at least try, because she so spazz-tic its nearly impossible to say anything to her. We gave her a Book of Mormon and HOLY COW, we wanted to record it and show all of our other investigators, "THIS is how your suppose to react when we give you this book!!" Haha she was jumping off her seat, clapping and giggling and praising us, hugging us and tearing up for how grateful she to finally have her OWN copy. Ya- her name is Marggarett and she is Miracle!! 

Tuesday we had dinner with Trixi I love her! She is so stinkin funny and loves me because I am white, tall, and from oklahoma and I eat what she feeds me haha (which isn't seconds, or thirds, no.. its like fourths and fifths- food really does make people like you so much more its CRAZY!!) Anyway so trixi- a member who served a mission, then came home and became very inactive. She has a calling though, and its Tagalog Sunday school teacher, except we dont have any investigators yet who speak Tagalog. Soo.. I simply said a prayer that night. I truly prayed to Heavenly Father to help us find someone who trixi can teach. The next day- we found Gloria! Who doesn't speak much english! Only tagalog! So we invited her to church and trixi came:) Another wonderful miracle:)

Remember Naji? The boy that reminds me so much of Gavin? He is on FIRE! Wow- He is loving the Gospel and loves the Book of Mormon. He doesn't stop smiling and talking and agreeing with everything we say. He's like a tongan version of Gavin. Hahaha such a contradicting visual.. But I love him, He is so great. Pray for him to continue to progress! I love him so much!

Back to food- Ohh my goodness. People eat so much food. I dont think you'll ever understand. I get a plate FULL of food, and they watch you. They make sure you eat all of it, because if you dont- you get made fun of for the rest of your life. Haha I made a mistake of not finishing all my steak once, and I turned into the joke of the night.. all the Tongans make fun. Which isn't fun. Quickly learned my lesson! Ahh.. I'm going to be so fat.

Well I just got a text "flossie warning" There's a big storm coming tonight. Super freaky, its called the flossie storm. I think its a small Hurricane? Not sure. OH and family- you all are looking different already, what in the world!? Love all the pictures! Makes me so happy!:) I love all of you guys! Gavin you look like a giant- and I like your hair, Dont cut it!! Alyssa your looking so pretty. Abs your such a baller haha. Jantz and Jorgen stop growing! You better still be my 'little' brothers when I get back!! Mom and dad I love you so much!

No Ka Oi Family!! I love you all! I love all my investigators and people in hawaii and being a missionary!!:)

Sister Olsen

Has Joseph butler started his mission papers yet? Let me know when he gets his call!

Oh and this whole P day coordinator thing is going great. We just finished 3 hours of INTENSE volleyball with the Tongan singles ward. Man. I'm so Tongan. Haha;) I love HAWAII!!