I lost my planner and that equals losing pretty much everything I have
and Sister Nuttall lost her REALLY PRETTY earrings that her boy gave
her...hahah but dont worry the Lord takes care of his sisters even when
they are forgetful! We found them..even though I dont get my planner
back until saturday :( it is in Richland and Sister Laflers house....
So this week...I dont even remember what happened this week it went
by so fast! and I dont have my planner to look....shoot....well this is
uhh awkward.....
Okay Tuesday... (I am borrowing Sister Nuttalls
planner) we decided to take an adventure and got on the bus and just
talked to people! The bus driver for our route loves us! His name is John and he is AWESOME! I love John.....ANYWAYS! We got on the bus and
started talking to Denise and she said well....I am coming to your
church this Sunday! I want to come really bad! We were like....YES OF COURSE!! She was soo great!
ALRIGHT THIS IS THE BIGGEST NEWS OF ALLLLL! THIS IS BIG......ARE YOU READY?!?!?!?
KEN
COMMITTED TO BAPTISM!!!! okay so we went over to their house for dinner
on Tuesday! And I sat down and then he said, "oh hey by the way I am
going to get baptized!" I was like YESSS! Really?! and he said, "it was
because of you!" WHAT!? When we taught him a couple times ago I kept
having this impression that said have him open the Book of Mormon...and I
kept ignoring it but finally I gave in and he opened to Ether and it
was all about faith! And at the lesson he did not seem too impressed with
it and was like oh cool that is cool..whatever! and I felt like a
failure hahaha! and then this time he said to me! "That faith chapter
just impressed me so much and how you just felt impressed to have me
open the Book of Mormon I just couldnt deny it anymore!" and I was like
well it didnt seem like it when you read it the first time and he said
well I am a sales man...I cant look sold! hahaha! Oh Ken.....they are
soo funny! But he isnt getting baptized until this June because that is
when his kids will be there :( so I wont be here most likely but....it
is okay...not really, but oh well! And I said, "Hopefully I will be here
for when you guys go to the Temple." and he said, "If not we will fly you
back!!!!" What the heck!! They are my favorite! :) I am so happy that I
am their missionary! and he said to me I will always include what you
did for me and how you followed the impression to open the BOM in my
testimony! I WILL BE A PART OF HIS TESTIMONY! so moral of the story just
follow the spirit and everything will work out! I would like to brag
(and really I just did) and say that it was all me BUT... without the
promptings of the spirit I wouldnt have been able to make such an impact
on Ken! His wife she is CEO of a large company and Ken is another head of
some other BIG company...I feel like i am famous! Anywaaayyys... I could
talk about them alllll day but...I will stop...for now.....
We also had a lesson with Shar...she is my favorite....quick side
note... when Sister Nuttall came in and I kept saying oh this is my favorite
ward member ohhh this person is my favorite....and then she was like you
say that about everyone...ooppsss...
annnyways sharlotte I love her.....we had a lesson with her and the Spirit was so strong and she was like ya know why cant God just get
closer to me I feel like he is never close and then I said somehting and
she was like OH MY GOODNESS! and totally flipped out and she was like
that is exactly what I needed to hear and then she said I just heard god
say to me "is this close enough" and I just felt like a TOOL.....in GOD'S
hands! I have never felt so needed and wonderful! It is truly something
so happy to know that you were a tool in God's hands! I cannot even put
it into words....
Then we went up to Richland....I LOVE RICHLAND!(where I was a ditz
and left my planner)and met with Sister Lafler WHICH I ALSO LOVE HER! She started having strokes when she was 15 so she is fairly disable but
sooo happy and loving and postive she always teaches me more then I
teach her when we visit her! she said to us I just go into my closet and
wait for God to come and give me a hug and he always does! sometimes it
take a while but he always does :) I wanted to cry....and then we
talked about the Book of Mormon and she said welll...I have never read
it because my eye sight is so bad! so we are starting to go and visit
her every week and read the Book of Mormon to her! and we asked her to
pray to know if it was true and she said yes of course! I will take it
to the closet! and then she looked down at the book and said "ya hear
that? YOU are going to the closet!" hahah I laughed so hard she is the
sweetest thing on the earth! if Heavenly Father could pick
favorites...she'd be it!
Let's see i want to tell you everything but I really can't....
ONE
MORE! last night....sucked okay so we had a lesson with crystal and
tony again...and pretty much they know the Bible inside and out and
still live the law of God (Moses) and they pretty much told us that what
he have is untrue and we do not have the light of Christ and oh
man...they were pretty much talking anti-Mormon literature and saying
ruude rude things...I said to him "ya know, I would NOT leave everything
I had at home especially my family and come and knock on peoples doors
all day for 18 months if I was not so sure that this was true! If I am
coming out here to help people come to Christ and to tell them of this
gospel I better be pretty dang sure it is true. I spent alot of time on
my knees asking my Father in Heaven if this is true and I know with out a
doubt it is! and we are here to invite people to pray and read the Book
of Mormon. if that is not something you are willing to do then we
should probably get going." and then Sister Nuttall bore her POWERFUL
TESTIMONY and boom! we left!........after tony got in the last word
because he is so stubborn.....:/ sister nuttall and I got back and sat
on the kitchen floor and cried and ate ice cream....it sucked...hahah
but all is well because we talked about it and reassured each other that
we are doing the right thing! and then the disrtict leaders called and
told us how we are just wonderful missionaries and that our numbers were
outstanding this week... so Heavenly Father knows what we need! He takes
care of us!!! and reassures us when we are down!! :)
Also two small things this week that are REALLY great! Sister Leopard taught me how to crochet!!! A BLANKET!!! so i decide to just
work on it here and there and then maybe by the end of my mission it
will be finished! even if I have to work on it on the plane hahahaha!
and two, Shar helped me find my God Given number! Which is really the best... :)
Anyways,
I love you all soo much and hope all is well!!! I pray for you every
night!!! INDIVIDUALLY! :) but I love it here so much even! it is hard to
be away from ya'll! but I know that this is THE TRUE CHURCH! I
do...even though everyday I hear people tell me this is not true and
even have really good evidence to back it up! My Heavenly Father helps
me to know what I am doing is right and that he loves me and everyone
around me! this week I felt such a great sense of power and love from my
Father in Heaven! so many times this week he just helped me to know
that I am actually influencing people and I am helping this work! I had a
hard time with feeling like I was actually needed and a help...qutie
frankly I felt like a burden most of the time....as I fell asleep in
church...I did...yep...I did do that.... :/ it was the time change
okay!!! but REALLY! as I am doing my very best and focused on the work
and listening to the spirit and making sure I do all I can! EVERYTHING
FALLS INTO PLACE! my love for everyone and everything grows, I feel a
greater sense of fulfillment and that I am needed! who doesnt want
that!? gosh missionary work.....it is the best......and the other thing
is that it was in the 40's this week....God bless! :) I LOVE YOU ALLL
SOOO MUCH! more then you will ever know! I hope you will be blessed!
know I care for each one of you and just hope you know the Lord loves
you all so much!
HAVE A BLESSED WEEK! :)
sista oswald
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