Last Week in the Baltimore Mission

Oi gente!

This last week in Chambersburg went by fast. It's crazy to think I'm  leaving this week. We had my last zone conference in this mission, and also a stake conference on Sunday. The Stake conference was actually the creation of a new stake, so a 70, Elder Calderwood, came to form the new stake. It was streamed on YouTube,  and we don't have access to that. So, we got to go to a members house to watch it. There were some good messages shared, and it was cool to see the forming of a new stake.

Other than that, last P-day we got to go to Gettysburg to see some memorials and battlefields, and today we are going to Cowans gap state park to hike. We also found out today that a bunch of restrictions are being liftedI have loved my time in Chambersburg and the Maryland, Baltimore mission. I am so grateful that I was able to come here and meet so many wonderful people. Next time I write, I'll be in Brazil!

Spiritual thought: This week is a great time to remember the sacrifice our Savior made for us, and his resurrection. I invite you all to find something you can improve #startingtoday

NOTE from his mom: Elder Olson leaves for Brazil on Thursday, April 1st and arrives on Friday afternoon back in his original mission of  Goiania. He is really looking forward to it and spent the week getting ready. He had to ship home all his winter clothes, suits, boots and coat along with his guitar. I had to send him his Portuguese Bible, Portuguese study books, more white short sleeve shirts, and a few odds and ends. We are praying he travels safely and has positive, safe experiences there in Brazil.

Photos:

1. Gettysburg eternal flame of peace monument

2. Gettysburg Pennsylvania Civil war monument (we went on top of it too, but I don't have pictures)

3 & 4. The Temple barn, where Sydney Rigdon and his followers used to meet

2. Gettysburg Pennsylvania Civil war monument (we went on top of it too, but I don't have pictures)

5. P-day activity

6 - 9. We went out to Cowans Gap State Park, hiked a little, and explored. My mom camped here with her family when she was a little girl since they lived not too far away.

Moving into Phase 1

Helloooo everyone,

This week we moved into Phase 1 of recovery! Honestly, not too many changes, but a step in the right direction. We can now do district council, zone conferences, and district activities (all have to follow social distancing and stuff, and we can only do 1 district activity a month). We can also teach people at the church building, or members homes. This probably won't change much for us because our friends we are teaching are kinda busy. But, there is a new part member family and we are teaching the mom (Tetiana). This means we might be able to visit, if we have the car and if her husband (who isn't active), approves.

As far as lessons go this week, we were able to have a short lesson with Corry about prayer. We shared the story of Enos, and she got upset when we paused to explain because she wanted to keep reading haha. She loves reading the Book of Mormon with us. She is very Catholic and keeps telling us how she doesn't want to change churches, but at the same time she always is telling us about the things she doesn't like about the Catholic church. I think she is kind of confused and doesn't know what to do. She is super busy all the time so it's hard to stay in contact with her. 

Spiritual thought: I have a little story to share today. The other night we were messaging people in our area on Facebook. We just search random names and then turn the "city" filter on. I was going through a list of people, and decided I was done with that name. As I was about to close the page, I felt I needed to message one more, so I did. I didn't think much of my message, I just asked if she wanted to learn about Jesus. She messaged back right away and said that she had actually been wanting to learn more about religion and God, and that she would love for us to share! We haven't been able to set up an appointment yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Things I like: We did this amazing hike with our district that overlooks Harpers Ferry. A few days ago we also went back to the Bolivar Heights battlefield and learned that it was where the union had to surrender a bunch of troops.

Things I hate: We have a mouse. It ate and pooped in our ramen and pooped all over the counter. We found its hole and have set up poison in a few places.I hope it dies soon.