Wow! It´s hard to believe I´ve already been in Brazil for 1 year!! I have learned a lot in this past year, definitely the most valuable year of my life. There is no greater satisfaction than to serve people all day, everyday, and bring others unto Christ. Yesterday, we had the opportunity to baptize again.

Christmas is arriving and it’s only getting hotter here! It´s very strange for me, being that I am used to snowy Christmases. I miss the snow a lot! We have had a few Christmas activities these past weeks. Yesterday, we were able to participate in an activity of the city. The LDS church choir sang Christmas songs in the plaza while us missionaries did contacts and wrote down referrals. We had some tables set up filled with lots of pamphlets, DVDs, magazines, and Books of Mormon to give out! It was a great opportunity to let people get to know the Church.

Feliz Natal!!

Elder Olsen

P.S. I found my Christmas present…. a Christmas Jeep!:)