Dec. 23, 2013:

Okay, this week wrought so many miracles (you know you are a missionary when you use the word wrought!) Sister Leopard, she is so amazing and so wonderful I love her so much! She is a less active and just so great! We went and visited her Monday and she opened up to us about everything that was going on in her life...which was a very big stress mess! So we called our ward mission leader and he came over with our 2nd counselor and gave her a Priesthood blessing. Can I tell you I LOVE Priesthood blessings!?! They are soo wonderful! I would get one everyday if I could...they bring in the Spirit like no other! Friday she went to the hospital because of an allergic reaction, so we spent the night in the hospital teaching the plan of salvation! Oh how I love Sister Leopard! 

And Sharolette... she is hilarious!!! She was the on that came up to us on the bus and was telling us we looked like angels haha! So we had a lesson with her and taught the plan of salvation again and she LOVED it! She was taking pictures of the picture we drew and writing down the things we said... just like so into it! Sister Frei and I walked out of that lesson like is she for real? It was so great! She is SO PREPARED! And she came to church and just loved it!

Ken Waller,  whose wife is a member and sooooo gorgeous, had a lesson at Panera (which is now my favorite place to eat...ssooo good!) and we again...taught the plan of salvation! I like the plan of salvation...haha everyone seems to love it and he was so great! He kept saying I know I need to know this for my kids and then he committed HIMSELF to read 5 ch. from the BOM every night and he is doing it too! He told us that he really had a good feeling about us and he was so happy we were teaching him and he was like "If you ever need anything let us know we would love to take you out to dinner and just anything!"  haha He loves us and we love him...hahah! 

Keco wasn't ready for his baptismal date but tonight we are going to commit him to one and I am so excited! He is so great! He used to be a stand up comedian too! :) Gosh we have so many investigators right now! The Lord is just preparing this area so much right now! I could talk about my investigators all day because I love them soo much! I love teaching lessons so much it is ridiculous! And surprisingly I also love door knocking...besides the fact I had the most embarrassing door knock approach yet this week...Sister Frei and I just decided we wont talk about it anymore haha....

{Quick insert from the mean older sister! She didn't want anyone to know this embarrassing story, but it is too funny not to tell and someday she will laugh about it! (I hope!) Her and her companion were knocking doors and she handed one man a card and said "So if you ever get lonely, give us a call!" She said she tried to back track by saying "....you know....so we can teach you the gospel...." but the moment was already passed. She said she laughed about it and they moved on! We all had a good laugh over that one!}

But it is so fun to just pick a subject and then knock on the door!  I love meeting all the different people! We have had like 10 or so different return appointments in the last couple of days! Which is crazy! The district leaders are getting suspicious because our numbers are so great! I guess they have never been this high in this area before! The Lord is preparing this area so well, I am so grateful!  I have really grown to love this ward and they are really starting to help out! When I first got here they didn't help out at all, but as we have brought investigators to church they have gotten really excited! I love our ward so much!!! Church yesterday was so great! We had 3 of our investigators there and I loved it! When they say missionary work is the happiest work of all they are right! I sat there with so much joy as I watched my investigators sing and talk with the ward members! It really was the best thing! I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! haha Every other day in my journal is like "This is really hard!" ... "I LOVE THIS PLACE!"   ...  "How many months left??"...     "I AM NEVER LEAVING!" hahaha really I feel like that scene off of Tangled...but anyways,  I love you all so much! I have the best family out there, I really do! And I have been seeing a lot of different families lately! I LOVE YOU guys so much! And I loved all the Christmas packages you sent me and all the mail!

 Gosh I am just so blessed.... :)

Talk to you all on Christmas!!!!

Love, 

Sister Oswald