"I am called of God. My authority is above that of kings of the earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is my master and He has chosen me to represent Him--to stand in His place, to say and do what He Himself would say and do if He personally were ministering to the very people to whom He has sent me. My voice is His voice, and my acts are His acts; my doctrine is His doctrine.My Commission is to do what He wants done; To say what He wants said; to be a living modern witness in word and in deed of the divinity of his great and marvelous Latter-day work. How great is my calling!"
-Bruce R. McConkie

Monday, December 15, 2008

Week 3

I am almost done with the MTC! I leave @ 6am on Wednesday morning. Tormorrow all of the Visitor Center sisters are going on a feild trip to temple square from like 3-8 just to get a feel for it. I am really excited to see outside this walls =) This week has been pretty interesting. Our elders left on Wednesday which was really sad. We were all so close to each other so it was hard to say goodbye. We started V.C. training that day and so now we are with the internation sisters too. The sisters I am with are from England, Wales, Sweeden, Argentina, Brazil, and Philipenes. It has been interesting because most of them don't really know English so the conversation is limited. Seriously I think at least 1/2 of the seventeen girls in that class cry every day. Not like testimony crying, but like they either can't teach in English or they can't get along with their companion. My comp doesn't want to go to temple square and is really frustrated right now and doesn't want to work so its a stuggle for me. She has been pretty mean to me lately and I asked her about it last night and she said its not me and she is sorry, she just doen't know why she got called there. I try not to let it get my down but its kind of tough being surrounded by all these emotional girls...I suppose I better get use to it because that'll be the next 17 months!Funny story. I was in the bathroom @ night doing my usual year long routine of popping zits and using my ProActive stuff and Sister Pua (Maui) walks in:
Sis Pua: I am so sorry Sister Olsen
ME: Why because I have acne?
Sis Pua: Ya, it just seems so time consuming. What is all of that stuff suppose to be doing anyways?
haha, I just thought Mom would be happy to know I am using my stuff still like she told me to =)Well I think that is just about it. I love you all very much! Love always and forever,Sister Olsen.
PS Nobody told me who my secret santa is and I'm running out of time to get presents! I'll save a couple of minutes to get on later if you get time to respond to me.
I think my new address is:
50 N. West Temple Street, RM BSVC
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-1006
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Michelle said...

Sister Olsen-keep up the good spirits! I'm sure it's challenging to be around girls 24 7, but you will be a great influence. Good luck starting tomorrow! Temple Square is looking beautiful and what a fun time to start up there!

December 16, 2008 at 7:33 AM

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