Halloween on the Rez

Dear Family and Friends,

I can tell that some may not be looking at the blog because they didn't read about our extending our mission until Oct 2012. Today I will be lucky to extend another day however, since I have a toothache. Going to call a dentist in Page early tomorrow to see if I can get in.

Halloween is actually tomorrow, but like everywhere else Halloween is celebrated the whole month. We had a great time at the Provident Living activity Thurs and the 2nd Ward Halloween party on Friday.

This weekend was Stake Conference. One of the speakers was a young man who is leaving for a mission in Vera Cruz, Mexico in December. He has spent the last two years at Stanford University. All his older siblings are engineers. He speaks English, Navajo and Spanish. I think his middle name is Humble. He is so awesome. He spoke about Helaman 5:12 and 2 Nephi Chapter 4 and how we all should be building our testimony upon our foundation of Jesus Christ. I have always love 2 Ne 4. If such an amazing man as Nephi had temptations and weaknesses, how could I be any different. I guess that makes sense. I just love the part when he takes negative thoughts and lets them go knowing of the love that God has for each of us and that he will succor us in our weaknesses.

His mother teaches chemistry and one of his older siblings is a girl and she is an engineer. They are all doing amazing things with the talents and gifts they have received from our loving Heavenly Father. The people are so easy to love.

The picture at the top is the pottery that Gloria Babbit, & Martin and Mary Maloney gave us last Saturday at the Harvest Celebration. They are very beautiful.

Having problems getting pictures on again, so I will add them on a separate blog post.

The week was very busy. Last Saturday morning the Fall Harvest Celebration. Then there was a big Stake Dance for the youth that night, funerals on Wed and Thurs this week. Thursday night Provident Living, Friday 2nd Ward Halloween, this weekend Stake Conference so we were pretty booked with things to do. Not complaining just realizing why I am so tired. ;o}

Getting late so will head to bed.

Love,

Elder & Sister Olson