Light the World

Hello!! Be sure to continue checking my blog, but this week I wanted

to send out an email to everyone!:D

This week has been a little hectic haha:p I only spent about 4 days in

my area this week! We had a lot of exchanges to do!

Earlier this week we where able to visit with a woman named Karinda,

she is currently disabled and cannot walk. So we visited her and

shared the new Christmas #LightTheWorld video and she really liked it!

Karinda used to be able to walk and she had a really successful hair

cutting shop, but she got sick and ended up paralyzed. It's hard to

see what it has put her through but she is a trooper and we try to

help her out as much as we can!

That same evening we went to a members house that is going through a

rough time right now. He is in the process of getting a divorce and he

is battling ptsd because of things his wife did. His life is literally

like something out of a movie where everything goes bad. I feel so bad

for him and feel so much love for him. We were able to give him a

blessing and he seems to be doing a lot better now! He bore his

testimony on sunday and it was really powerful! No matter how hard our

situations get, always stay focused on the savior and we can find

joy:).

On Tuesday we had last minute exchange with the Assistants. I went to

their area and it was great! We had lunch with this really wealthy

member and he brought his non member friend! It was sweet! I got fish

and chips at this nice restaurant! It reminded me a lot of Maine

haha:D I could barely finish all of the food! We then had a lesson

with some boys that they were teaching and helped one of the boys pick

a date to be baptized! So that was awesome! Overall the exchange went

really well and Elder Katoa is an awesome missionary! I learn so much

when I am with him!

So we exchanged back Thursday evening and then immediately exchanged

with another companionship haha. I went with Elder Moorehouse. He is a

great elder and we had a great time working together. We had an

awesome lesson with a family and put the 3 boys of the family on date!

The boys were so excited to begin working towards baptism:). I love

seeing families get pumped about the gospel!

After that exchange I had a day in my normal area and then the next

day we went on another exchange haha. And all of these exchanges I

went to the other elders area. So it was super sweet to see how other

elders work and I learned a lot from them!

We had a great lesson with Michael this week, we took him to the

visitor center and had him watch God's Plan for His Family. It is a

great presentation that they have there that helps us realize the love

heavenly father has for us and our families. He really enjoyed it and

really felt the spirit! The Visitor Center is like the Best place to

take people!:D

So I had a pretty sweet week! Things are going great out here in

Raytown! And I got a new address since my last area, so here it is!

4324 Northern Ave. Apt 1034 Kansas City, MO 64133. I hope you are all

having a wonderful December! I’m super excited about Christmas and I

hope you all are as well! 

#LightTheWorld

Love you all and Merry Christmas!

- Elder Odland