Letter/Email February 2015

Feb 16,2015
Holy Cow! I hit 3 months in the field on Wednesday I cant believe how fast my mission is going. It literally feels like I just got here like a week ago. next week is transfers but we will know what is happening on Friday. Both my companion and the zone leaders are convinced that I will be training an new missionary. Which I am not sure if I want to or not yet mainly because of how little I know. I am really excited to know what is going to happen we are 99% sure my companion is leaving actually most of the zone is leaving the only people that will be here are all the greenies haha that will be fun. not much happened this week except I set a new personal record for lessons taught in a day also i beat Elder lee chips record to which was really awesome to me but anyways i was able to teach 7 lessons in one day it was really fulfilling. hope you all have a awesome week!

   

   also we met with Michael this week still really interested I love meeting with him. and i did get your package on the 14th! so good timing the fudge was all melted but I put it in the freezer and now its fine I am trying to make it last. update on my weight I have gained 10 pounds the Waialua ward feeds me so much every night I keep gaining I guess I will have to work out harder. i hope i answered all your questions and thank you for the package love you guys!

Elder Jason Olson

Feb 4, 2015

Aloha! It is hot here! for like the last 3 days it's been 85 degrees! I am roasting alive! Anyways, this week has been awesome so far. Today is walking Wednesday which apparently is a thing. Ha Ha , it's actually a lot of fun plus I could use the exercise, these samoans are making me fat! I have gained 5 pounds since being here. That might not sound like a lot but my body is really good looking already, I can't mess that up! Ha Ha! Now I am a little stressed because my trainer will be gone in two weeks, then I am so dead because I only really started to pay attention this week, so I'm not sure if I can take over the area yet. Elder Lee says I am ready to take over and even train a new missionary. Ha Ha that was a good laugh. Oh, I'm not sure if I told you this but we got a new car, we were driving a 2011 silver Toyota, Corolla and now we have 2013 Blue Toyota Corolla, ha ha it's kind of a big deal. My companion and I haven't killed each other yet so that's good. JK we are actually doing really well, we are having success and also having fun which is awesome. This Monday we got to go mini golfing at a course that one of the Bishops in our Stake owns. Also yesterday we had a game night with one of our less active members, it was a lot of fun losing at "Clue" ha ha. It's all good, I had to let them win. All in all it's been a really good week. I know that this church is TRUE 100% I know that God wants all of us to return to live with him, I know families can be together forever. Don't worry about  me, I have never been more happy in my life, I have never felt the Spirit the way I do when I wear this badge on my shirt, don't ever forget that God is real and he is there to help us all though any trial. I love all of you. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Love, Elder Olson

Letters/Email Jan/Feb 2015

Aloha!
Hey! Sorry I have been slacking, I have been just a little busy saving people. Ha Ha Jokes. But for real I have been crazy busy this week, we were able to teach 19 lessons! That's the most I have had on my mission so far! But we also got to see on of our investigators enter the waters of baptism on Saturday, which without a doubt is one of  the most fulfilling moments in my life with the exception of when I got to confirm her a member of the church, the Spirit that was in that circle was the most intense I have ever felt before and being the baby that I am, I was just crying , really, I am surprised that anyone could understand me. Anyways, I am still alive so don't worry. I just thought you might want to know what my schedule is like here. At 6:30 we wake up, and we are supposed to be doing our morning exercise, but normally by the time we roll out of bed and say our prayers it's breakfast time, which normally means good old cold cereal, while my companion showers. Then when he is done we switch. After breakfast we have our study's until lunch. After lunch we start visiting all the people that we planned to visit the night before. Most of the time they are not home, but that's why we have back up plans for everyone, so for example, we probably write down 25-30 names, but we only normally only get into 3-5, but the really cool part about it is that most the time we end up teaching people that weren't on our list. Ha Ha, turns out the Lord just had us write down one name, so that we would run into someone else. Then we do that till dinner which is normally at a members home. Then it's back to work until 9pm. Then we plan for the next 
day, which is what I have the least amount of motivation to do when I get home, but it's important so we do it. So yep that's about how my day goes, it's actually pretty fun, especially if you make it fun, which I feel like I am pretty good at
ha ha. Hope you are all doing well, thanks for all 
the support and love.
Elder Olson

                          Ashley and husband Mac



Hey,
This week seems to be slower than last, but we are actually about the same number wise. I am doing really well. I really have learned so much its crazy! My Companion and I have really been great, I still have a few time sharing issues, but that's to be expected. I am having a lot of fun, our ward missionary has been teaching me a lot about
surfing, it's really cool, there are actually supposed to be 50 foot waves on Wednesday, and that's some serious waves! We actually have two investigators that have a baptism date now! Its way cool, one is Ashley, she is from Alabama and lives on the military base with her husband Mac, she is really cool, I think after she gets baptized , Mac will follow. The other one is Amber, her story is funny because both Elder Lee and I thought she was already a Mormon, she is 17 and has been going to church for 2 years, and she just 
told us "hey I want to get baptized, do you think you could help with that?" Ha Ha. It was awesome. Well that's about it.
I love you.
Elder Olson

January 2015

Alright another great week I'm having a blast but, at the same time I am just so tired all the time. It feels good to know that the reason I am so tired is because I worked all day for my heavenly father. I am grateful for the support of everyone back home. Recently as one of our spiritual thoughts I have been focusing on family. So in order to show everyone how important my family is to me I pass around the pictures of our family. I know that family's can be together forever. also that family's are from god he strategically hand picks who is in each family, everyone has a role to play. I never realized just how blessed I was to grow up in our family until now. Miss you all hope your doing awesome! 

With love Elder Olson

 Jason didn't tell us who all these guys are, assuming they are in his district

 Jason at the Laie, Hawaii Temple

Such a gorgeous temple!!




Aloha!
Hey, I'm doing awesome!! This has been just the best week! We taught 18 lessons this week, we had 4 people come to church, also now we have two people with baptism dates! and more to come. We just got 4 new investigators this week as well! The Lord has decided to bless us for our willingness to work together and being obedient, and for teaching with love, we are in for another good week because our prayers are full already which is always good. Sorry I just realized that I never sent the letter that I wrote last wee, so I guess you will get two this week. Hope you're freezing because  I'm not! Ha Ha, write you later.

Elder Olson

Hey Mom & Dad,
This week has been awesome! Elder Lee Chip Sao and I are doing great! We have really been bonding. Also I am starting to see the work progress I feel like I could have up to 5 Baptisms. This transfer (6 weeks) . We found out that this will be Elder Lee's last transfer, then he will be gone. I am so scared I am not ready for my trainer to leave yet, I barely know how to get around. It's been really bitter sweet though because I am excited to be done with training and I mean really excited, It's really boring and I would rather be teaching people. Also I get to be the one that knows stuff finally. Plus a new companion always makes thing interesting. But, I will really miss my companion, he keeps things interesting...  On a different note, I found some Poke that I like! Poke is raw fish that they mix with sauces and spices and is normally served with white rice. I haven't had a good experiences with it so far, until this week, I found one that they mixed with different garlic spices, it's pretty good. Lastly, something crazy that's been happening to me, is that I am starting to get a cold! I am adjusting to the warm weather, so now 65 degrees is cold to me! It's insane to me. Also this week I saw 3 people urinating in public, so I'm not sure whats going on there! Anyway, I love you all!!

Elder Olson

Pictures!!

 He loved all the cards from the ward, thanks to everyone who sent them!

 Elder Olson and his Companion Elder Lee

 New Years Day posing with a drunk guy as part of a Scavenger Hunt

 Pearl Harbor

 S.S Missouri

Letter Jan 5th 2015

Hey Family,
Just wanted to let you know that I am doing awesome and that I love you all. Thanks for all the support and love. I don't have too much to say except I am starting to get a tan line under my watch again and I am super stoked about it. But here is some bonus good news I am also getting a killer ring tan line! I wasn't even expecting it. I hope you're doing well and that you have a Happy New year and not to party too hard, you crazy Mormons!

Your Son,
Elder Jason Olson

Emails Jan 5, 2015

Alright it was another great week in the Waialua ward. actually probably the best week yet we committed one of our investigators to baptism! which was awesome! I have been slowly learning how to be more humble and more teachable. My companion is  the reason we have this commitment he may have not been the one who finally got her to decide but if he hadn't taught me to just listen instead of talk. I don't think i would have made any progress with this person. when i look back at the way i was just at the MTC and the way i am now its crazy the difference. I really can feel my testimony grow everyday i am out doing his work. I am grateful for the support of all of you, and I pray for you all everyday. Happy New Year !

-Elder Olson

something that wont be in the letter is what we did on new years. New years was a blast we were not allowed to prosilite due to the high number of drunk people. So the AP's came up with a scavenger hunt for us to do, which included, Get a picture of you give out a book of Mormon, get a picture of you singing a hymn. take a picture of you washing your car or doing service. also get a picture with a non member. and lastly take a picture of a sign that says Mahalo on it. and so Elder lee and I decide to try to get them all in one picture and we did I don't have the right picture yet but here or some of the ones we took before we took the real one i will send the completed picture next week because i forgot my camera haha also the guy we took these pictures with was super drunk haha it was really funny.

Elder Olson

Email December 29, 2014

Aloha everyone I hope you Christmas was as warm and sunny as mine was haha. No my Christmas was great actually. I ate so much food Christmas day it was crazy! we ended up having two lunch appointment's and one dinner appointment. I ate from 1:00 until like 8:00 it was insane. and then the following day I was super sick but it was so worth it. something cool that happened this week actually on Christmas eve was as a zone we got to watch Frozen which has never been more funny in my life. the elders in my zone have been out way too long they were singing and super attracted to Elsa haha it was so great. Also one of the progressing investigator's that has been promising us he would come to church for a few weeks now finally came this Sunday!!! I had the biggest smile all day and just loved having him there with us. Something that I have found so cool on my mission this far is to find out just how much you can love a total stranger I have so much love for everyone I meet I hope i can keep this feeling because the gospel really is just an extension of Christ love for all of us. As missionary's that's our job is to be representatives of Jesus Christ and Jesus loved everyone

have great new years and set some goals this year to be more like Jesus and you will be blessed for it I testify of that in the name of our savior Jesus Christ amen.

-Elder Olson