{"id":690,"date":"2016-01-04T10:43:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T10:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elderjosholsen.nyolsens.com\/?p=690"},"modified":"2016-01-05T05:43:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T05:43:59","slug":"2-baptisms-and-a-new-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elderjosholsen.nyolsens.com\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"2 Baptisms and a New Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we had 2 baptisms. One on Tuesday morning and one on Sunday night. Elder Marcos and I had been teaching a man this whole transfer, but he still hadn\u00b4t decided to be baptized. Elder Marcos was going to be transferred on Wednesday, but didn\u00b4t want to leave Edimario without being baptized. We went to visit him on Monday night to see what we could do. When we got there, he was already visiting with a family that we reactivated. \u00a0We used lots of scriptures to answer Edimario\u2019s questions and take away his doubts. After reading a scripture that touched him, he stood up and said “I\u00b4ll be baptized!\u201d Everyone jumped into a huddle and started cheering! \u00a0It was a very cool experience in which the spirit testified to him what he needed to do.<\/p>\n

Sunday we baptized the mother of a boy that was baptized a few weeks ago. She is a living example of the change that the Gospel makes in our lives. The first time we met her she was super drunk, and even the next few times we visited her. She had been an alcoholic for a long time and hadn\u00b4t been able to let it go. She even told us that the doctor said if she stopped, drinking she\u2019d probably die. We set goals with her to stop drinking. Then one day we went back and she was completely sober! She stopped drinking because of the spirit that she could feel with us and the desire she had to be baptized. Until this day, she hasn\u00b4t drank anymore! God works miracles in the lives of people that have a desire to change.<\/p>\n

My new companion is Elder Medina from Chili. He\u00b4s my third Chilean companion! \u00a0We moved to a new apartment– it\u00b4s super nice! \u00a0It has a BBQ pit, soccer court, and a pool! Unfortunately we can\u00b4t use the pool:(<\/p>\n

Thanks for everything!<\/p>\n

Love, Elder Olsen<\/p>\n

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New appliances for our new apartment!<\/p><\/div>\n

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View of soccer field from our apartment<\/p><\/div>\n

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View of pools from our apartment<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Iron rod is the way to God!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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