Hola!! This week was another great week! I love where I am and I never want to leave! 

We played pickleball for like 4 hours today for pday and it was so fun! I seriously love pickleball and I don’t understand how it’s so addicting. We found these courts close to the church so we all met up there and I brought the little munchkin donuts from Dunkin for everyone to have. It’s tradition at this point, I get them every pday. I love being with my district, and pdays with them are literally the best!

We didn’t have noche de hogar after pday so we just grinded finding. We did so many calls and streeted so many people, it was so amazing. We went to go teach one of our friends at her house and when we were leaving, her neighbors came up to us and asked us who we were and what we do and we just explained everything. They were from India, their names were Prince and Heer, literally so cool. They were so curious and they told us they used to live in seattle and missionaries would come to their door and speak fluent Indian and they told us they were so shocked. We explained we get called to speak and learn a new language sometimes and they thought that was so amazing. 

We made a goal as a zone to get our members more involved in our lessons and it has been amazing! Our ward has been so amazing helping our friends feel fellowshipped and welcomed and especially helping in lessons and sharing their conversion stories since tons of our members are converts. We had a lesson with our friend Alfredo and one of our members came and helped teach him at a park. It was such a good lesson and we sat right up on the lake. Seriously so beautiful but then Alfredo lost his keys!!! But anyways I love our members and just how freaking loving they are! 

Hermana Erickson and I cover North Minneapolis and we also have Elders that cover North Minneapolis so anytime we have meals we always eat together! We’re just a squad that does literally everything together and it’s so fun. One day we had a breakfast and dinner planned with members and then we all went out to lunch as a district after district council so we had three meals together and seriously it was the best food. I literally just love food. We had dinner at the Matus’s house and we ate pupusas! They make the most amazing pupusas like it’s not even funny. I ate like 6. I ALWAYS leave their house with a hecka food baby.

The South Minneapolis Elders asked us to come to a member’s house with them to share a message and I felt so confident with my spanish. I was able to just talk and have conversation without thinking and it was such a confidence boost. This member has always wanted us to come over to her house but we never could because we live in the North and so we were so happy that we were able to go. She is so funny hahah! Her name is Hermana Lara and she is just always smiling and taking pictures or recording a video.

The North Elders friend got baptized on Thursday and oh my goodness it was AMAZING! The spirit was SO strong during his baptism and I just couldn’t stop smiling. I am so so happy for him. His name is Luis and he is the friend of one of our members… Hermana Morales but we all just call her mama and it was seriously the most special day. It was also his birthday! Literally so presh that he wanted to be baptized on his birthday! Afterwards we all just had a huge party and ate food and celebrated.

One day when Hermana Erickson and I were driving to a member’s house we went to take a picture and I saw that I wasn’t wearing my tag! Seriously I felt so weird once I realized because I never leave without my tag and I didn’t have an extra one! So Hermana Erickson gave me her extra and I was Hermana Erickson for the day. 

Hermana Rendon, my absolute favorite invited all the missionaries to her house for a brunch and she set it up so cute. We had it outside and she had flowers and the prettiest plates and glasses. It looked like a a scene from a movie. She made the yummiest crepes oh my goodness and after we all sat together and shared a message together. There were other members over too and it was a memory I will never forget. We sang hymns and shared scriptures and it was just such a special moment! Ugh I love the people in our ward! 

This cute family from the English ward invited us to their house for dinner! We went over before a while ago and they told us that their kids have been asking when we could come over again ever since. They are all so stinking cute, I absolutely love them. They are all so full of energy and just THE happiest kids. Every time we ask any of them how their day is they always reply “It’s GREAT” and they all have this cute little Minnesota accent and oh my goodness I just love it! 

I love you all so so much! More than you know! I am so grateful for each and every one of you! Remember that God loves you so much and He is there for you ALWAYS! Have an amazing week! Mwah! 

Oh yeah haha Hermana Erickson and I were at pickleball one morning and we were playing with this one guy name Chip and he was on a team with Hermana Erickson and anytime she did anything he would be like “bend your knees” it was so hilarious. Anyways I love you all! 

Hermana Olsen<3