April 21, 2014
Hey Everyone!
I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday! Easter here was
pretty good and it was awesome to be able to go around and share a message
about our Savior with everyone here! Being in a small group of the church
here provides the unique opportunity to give a talk and teach Sunday school
every week. We got to teach a lesson about the Atonement yesterday and it
was great. Everyone there participated and I felt the Spirit strong.
The opportunity to give Sacrament talks every week has really been
helping my teaching ability. I find myself taking initiative more in
lessons and I understand everything. I have been so blessed here.
This week I went on divisions with my Zone Leader Elder Vindas. I
went up to Puerto Iguazu and worked with him for the day. He told me they
have been worried about me because I have not been as animated as usual.
Truth be told, these past couple weeks have been difficult. It has
been hard to be upbeat and I haven’t had a ton of energy to do anything. I’m
feeling better but little illnesses take my energy. That and the companion
situation was difficult. Elder Vindas did his best to animate me, and
after around 3 lessons, I felt rejuvenated for the first time in a while.
We ended up teaching 11 lessons in a little more than 8 hours.
Pretty good for the area we are in!! It rained a ton again and so
we worked all day in around 8 inches of mud! Not my favorite thing in the
world ha ha. Elder Vindas did tell me that he thinks I speak fluently
though which made me pretty happy, and I gave myself a little pat on the back.
Last night we got home from working and I don’t even remember what he
said but my comp made some remark and I finally, after 10 long weeks, blew my
top. We got in an argument and I felt really bad this morning. I
prayed for help that the anger would be taken away from me and that we would be
able to work past it. After my personal study I felt a lot better and we
talked things out.
We found a lot of new families this week and they all look
super promising which is super exciting!!! I have found a new drive to
work hard which although sometimes is difficult because I am so tired, has made
me enjoy my mission more!! Crazy how fast time is flying by and I am so
grateful for the new love to work the Lord has helped me find. I am super
excited for all the success that I know will come with hard work and obedience.
We are facing big opposition but I know with hard work and your continued
support and prayers, we can do it and the work will go forth strong here!!
Thanks for everything, and I love you all!!!
Don’t forget to write!! I’d love to hear from you all.
Elder Ollerton
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