I love to see the temple,,, I hope every one of you are going there one day soon!:)
Ohana,
Hahahaha Oh my goodness I am so blessed with such a wonderful mother whose emails make me laugh so hard I have to bite my tongue to not distract all the other focused missionaries that are reading emails as well. Thanks Mom for all the updates! Wow! CONGRATS to all the future mothers out there.. including Kim Kardashian hahaha. Updates are good mother. Thankyou:)
AND OHhh my good-ness! We just got back from going to the temple today and as I was walking up the stairs I was talking about "how great I'd be to have something that smells good to put on" and BAM. A package full of perfumes and lotions was waiting there for me. Woo! Everything else in there was a wonderful, FUN, surprise:) Thank you so much!! Maybe we'll get less doors shut on us:) And I am going to represent the Thunder shirt tonight at Sports Night:)
Speaking of doors..... TRACTING is my favorite thing in the entire world! So I'm just going to tell you a bunch of Miracles in this email, because like I said, we went to the temple today (which was GLORIOUS) and it was an alllll day thing over in Laie and we just got back!:/
Miracle 1: I have been praying to find families that we could teach, because the Gospel is so focused on familes, I know that theres one out there for us to teach. Well guess what? Me and Sister Talanoa were on exchanges, and one of our appointments fell through... so I said, "Welp! That just means there's some other family out there waiting for us!"
We head a street over, and the first door we knock on was a mother named Stephanie with 2 kids. We said a prayer for her and her children. She couldn't stop smiling. Spirit was strong. Her son asked for us to come back. We got a return appointment. And she wants to be baptized. Prayer works, and everything happens for a reason Ohana.
Miracle 2: The Villegas family is a family with a single mother of 7 boys. There has been way too many miracles in this family! I'm going to share an experience with you guys. Its a very spiritual experience and me and Sister Teuscher couldn't believe it.
--- Early in the morning we had an appointment with Christie (the mom) and it went so well. We invited her son whose 6 to say the closing prayer, it was super simple and I just whispered in his ear what to say. It touched the mother in a way she "never felt before" she says. We let her know it was Heavenly Fathers love, letting her know He's there:)
Well after we left, I got this feeling to go back to Christie's that night. All day, for some reason I just had a feeling like we needed to go back that night, as if it was already a set plan to do so. Haha so I tell Sister Teuscher, "Ok its time for us to go back to Christie's now" She looks at me and says, "Yep your right." We take a U- turn and head over! We were both feeling the same thing all day long, and just didn't mention it to each other until that moment we knew. Haha comp unity woo woo! check.:)
Well Christie is gone at work... and so we knock. No one answers. The boys are home, but no one comes. We knock harder. The son gets up from the couch and looks at us, but doesn't "see'' us..... me and sister teuscher were like "what in the world was that?!". The windows were opened so we said, 'Aloha villegas!" No one came. No one heard or even budged... We knocked again.. SO surprised that no one is coming because we are literally RIGHT THERE!!!!!! We waited for about 5 more minutes and then we did one more simple knock......
Everyone- all at once- heard it, jumped up and came running to the door. The little boys love the missionaries so they were all so excited to see us. haha so we say hi to the boys and ask how their football practice was... and were like, "okk... wellll I guess we'll go..." haha and RIGHT when we are about to leave, Liki (one of the sons) and his cousins all pull up!!
Thats the Miracle:)
Liki has been to a mormon church, and loved it! He had such SOLID questions for us. Like "Do you guys believe that after you die, you live together with your family again?" Or "How does Jesus Christ help us in our life?" and "where did we come from?"
We got to all stand in the Villegas garage and bare our testimonies and the spirit was SO strong! I love testifying. He's about in his 20's and you could tell he is the oldest and the 'leader' of the family, because everyone was just amazed that Liki was actually asking these questions and talking with the missionaries. All the little brothers were just watching him ask, and listening to us answer, for about an hour!
He's now going to sit in on our lessons with his mom and little brothers. I KNOW, as silly as this may sound, that there was a reason why the Villegas family took FOREVER (couldn't) hear, or see me and sister Teuscher at the door... Heavenly Father was waiting for Liki and his cousins to show up, so we could have that powerful, spiritual experience with their family in their garage.
The spirit was so strong you guys. I felt it. Sister Teuscher felt it, and all those brothers felt it together. I felt Heavenly Fathers love for each and every one of them there!! The best part was the end. Before we left we asked if we could leave them with a prayer. Remember how the little 6 year old, Chazz boy brought the spirit so strong into their home earlier?? Wellllll.... why not have him do it again!? Soo once again, I knelt down by Chazz and whispered to him a prayer to say.
As we were walking out, I look over one last time and see - Liki turned to his cousins with his hand over his chest and said, "man, I do not know what this feeling is, but it sure is choking me up."
Haha me and Sister Teuscher walk around to our car and just start freaking out, saying a graditude prayer and just amazed with what really just happened. One of the most powerful experiences/ lessons I have ever had on my mission. I know that Heavenly Father's timing is perfect and I know that he answers our prayers! I know that what ever is important to us- If it is for the benefit of his children, he will grant it to us! I have a testimony. The temple today was incredible! I haven't been for almost 6 months! So that was super awesome:)
Well I love how I was going to tell you a bunch of miracles............ buuuuut I only got to 2. Haha just know that miracles happen every day over here..... and I never cease to be amazed by them!! I was reading in Mark 1 about the Savior and his ministry in Galilee and how he performed miracles, blessed people, and then left to PRAY to Heavenly Father- and went on to the next town! He didn't stay around to check up on all the people.... nope! He just kept goin and blessin people! I love Jesus. He is such an example. I related myself to this alot. Haha- remember how stubborn and upset I was about leaving Maui and not being able to see all those baptisms happening?
If I was still in Maui I wouldn't be here. As simple as that. Just like Jesus- Keep going! No need to stay for praise... and results... and baptisms... and after stuff. Keep the work moving forward. Just gotta do it. Biggest lesson I learned this week:) I'm loving the scriptures!
I love y'all so so so so much!! I love this Ghetto, dry area we like to call Waipahu:) Haha I forget I'm in Hawaii over here, it sure is wonderful though!
Y'all looked so cute for Halloween! We did trunk or treat in the Samoan and Tongan wards. It was fun:) Have a wonderful week! Pray for the Villegas, and Stephanie and her family. Oh- also Charity- another miracle family. And fonotis- another miracle family. Ahh wish I could just call you guys and tell you everyyyything!!!!! We are meeting so many people!!!
Aloha
Sister Olsen
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