Eager Elders and FHC experience

Dear Family and Friends,

  These are the two young Elders who are serving here now.  Elders Hunsaker and Lords are hard working and do not hesitate to help out where needed.  The people watch very closely out here and recognize others who aren't afraid to work very quickly. 

  They helped one young family with 4 beautiful young daughters put in their garden and have been invited back to share the message of the gospel.  They met with them tonight and will be going back later to meet with them again.  People truly are being prepared Alma 13:24

  

Tonight at the family history center we had a lady and her mom come in because someone told her that we might be able to help track down a birth certificate for her mother.  We weren't able to do that, but we did tell her how she could do it herself.  Many of the older people were born at home, so they do not have a regular birth certificate.  Sister Norris explained that if they document their birth day with three notarized documents they can have a legal certificate made. A baptismal record, a school record, a hospital record when they had to be admitted for something, or a notarized paper from someone who may have been around at there birth is what is usually used to prove a birth date.

  Meanwhile we are building a family tree on one of the computers, so we are all interacting and multi-tasking between the four of us and we end up with 49 people on a family tree.  Both mom and daughter are just glowing when they leave three hours later, with promises to come back and add to their tree, which they were thrilled to watch grow right while they were sitting there.  We figured we had put together 7 generations in just a few short hours.

  Elder Olson went out Friday to help and new gardener and arrived at their garden site to find 8 people ready and eager to go to work.  In an hour and a half with the 8 of them working they had it tilled, fenced and ready to go.

  One of the team (Joe Manywhiskers) asked about the possibility of getting a garden at his home about 4 miles west of Tuba.  On Saturday Elder Olson followed him out to find 4 willing and eager family members ready to get it done.  He was glad to supervise.

  Elder Olson has over extended himself a wee bit. ;o} and will be taking off a few days since he can't raise his hand or arm.  He attended a PEC this morning in which they were asked to sustain someone.  President Justice who is not above getting a good laugh asked Elder Olson if he could raise his hand a little higher, and Elder Olson gladly complied by standing up.  The influence of his older brother, Evan is often seen by those who know him best.

  It has been another wonderful week on the rez.

Sister Olson