Letter #11 October 7

Conference was so powerful. We got to watch all 5 sessions, and 10 hours has never gone by so fast. Zac, Jenna, Nic, Hy, Loge, I know that you dont feel like it, but enjoy every second you have to study, read, learn and grow, because right when you start to CRAVE it, is when you dont have enough of it! haha after working out i try to shower and get ready as fast as i can so i can have extra time to study in the mornings, ive gotten it down to 730, but i have a feeling that it is going to get a lot faster!!! why, you may ask?? well, we were cleaning the bathroom today (i REALLLY wish i would have taken before and after pictures, because it was ATROSHOUS!, and now it is NICE!!!) and guess what happened?? Elder Reiley broke the Water heater thingie majiger, so now we are going to be taking cold showers. HAHA and its so funny, because just the other morning, i just wanted to go back to bed, and i thought..you know what i should count my blessings, at least we have hot water that doesnt run out (it heats it up as it falls down) and i would kind of doze in the heat...haha ill find a different blessing to count.

The Lord lives. He is here in Mexico with me, He is with you. Sometimes things are SO darn difficult, sometimes it seems like once we finally get something to be a little bit better or under control, we do something else wrong, or figure out that there are 87 bagillion other things that we arent doing perfectly. I havent figured this out, as im sure none of us will in this life. But i know that when we trust in the lord, and just try, even though our efforts may be humble and seem totally without effect, he will help us. Our savior Jesus Christ, and our Heavenly Father live. We feel there love, we feel their light, we feel the truth through the Holy Ghost. I guess the mission, and life is to show us all our faults, in all their terrible glory, and then show us the way to try and lessen them, try to increase the strengths we do have. I think thats a key. Always remember the good. Take note of the bad, desire to change and constantly work towards perfection, but enjoy the good. Enjoy the beautiful. Love. Believe. Hope. Give. Joy. Faith. Family. Always remember these things, and let them overcome the weakness and imperfections of these life and of ourselves. Our Heavenly Father loves us, no matter what. But he also trusts us. he trusts us. 

ELDER OLSEN!!!!

PEAR!!!