Hey,
So the other day the Zone Leaders come down to Khonkaen for switch offs and to interview 2 of our investigators for baptism and both Big and Gan passed their baptismal interviews so everything is up and running for two more baptisms this Sunday! We're way excited for them, and are so grateful to the Lord for his help also. Having four baptisms within one month is something very rare in Thailand and we know it couldn't have happened without His help. Also as we were on switch offs, Elder Spencer and I went and invited at a park near our house and as we were walking around we passed by this huge Buddhist temple and decided to stop by and see how it was and we had a run down with some Burmese Buddhist Monks. It was the battle of the religions! we didn't make any swift movements because we were out numbered and we were on there turf. So we decided to make friends with them instead! We said hi to them and then 2 of them came and stood right next to us as the other ones started taking pictures. I thought, wait a second! We are getting taken advantage of! They don't even talk to us but just come and start taking pictures of us...I felt like a tourist attraction! So we started talking to them and they were way suprised that we could speak Thai! They said they don't see white people a lot so they wanted to take pictures of us, so we said ok, but we want pictures too. Its not ever day you see a monk. Actually in Thailand you do...but I still wanted pictures! So we talked to a little and then parted ways. They were very nice people! I want one of their robs, they look way sweet and comfortable! Ha ha
So other news this week is zone conference. Usually, we have zone conference the first week of moves, but ths moves is different as we are doing a massive service project in Yasothon, so the date had to be moved to week three. Also, this is President Dodge's last zone conference as he and Sister Dodge are going home in three weeks so there is a lot of anticipation as to what this conference will be about. We leave tonight for Mahasarakham (a city about an hour away) where we will stay the night, then travel to Yasothon in the morning, give service, then go back to Roi Et where we'll have the actually meeting, spend the night again in Mahasarakham, then return to Khonkaen on Friday morning. It's going to be sweet.
So that's about it for the week. It was a good week and hopefully the rest of the week will be good as well! I love you guys!

Elder Olsen