Hello Everyone!

Sunday we were trying to find a less active family in the ward with a partial address...a HUGE apartment complex with no apartment number...haha so first off we went to the apartment and the door going into the apartment was locked so the member we were with said to us okay I have seen this in movies....and then takes her hand and runs it down all the buttons ringing doorbells of all some 100 doors in the apartment complex...so one of them buzzed us in :) we then preceded to knock on every couple of doors of all our favorite numbers and the ones with the coolest door mats...we get down to the last door and knock on this door (with a christmas door mat) and the guy opens the door and says oh heyyyyy! come on it!! we walked in and sat down and I looked around the walls and there was a wooden sign with their last name on in...haha WE FOUND THEM! sooo....we got into a deep conversation of atheism and why atheism is the true way...which it is not! He had some very valid points but it was very disturbing the way he viewed life! he said it is very scary and sometimes very confusing but I am free to think however I want! in interveiws I was talking to Pres. Hess about this and he said people want easy! people want an excuse to do whatever they want! AND it paralleled with on of the talks that said people want an easy going God a God that doesn't require much....but where much is required much is given! Eternal life and peace and happiness in this life and in the next...I will take that over "living free and thinking free" ANY DAY! I asked him at the end of the lesson...where do you turn for peace? and he did not know... :(

We are teaching a lady named Tandra! She has five kids and is so great!!! I love her to death! She is progressing and wanting to know more about the gospel and definitely about the Book of Mormon! We laid out the plan of salvation for her and at the end she pointed to the celestial kingdom and said....I will go there! So...she will enter the covenant path and on to eternal life she will head :)

Sunny...welll he actually got stabbed by his girlfriend this week...so we haven't been able to meet with him much...don't worry he is okay! we went over with bro diaz and brought him dinner and taught him a lesson! He says he will be baptized once he figures out this is true! but he loves this church and he loves Joseph Smith! so once he is feeling better...which may take a while...he will be baptized...but that took a whole new meaning to crazy ex-girlfriend...

so there are these three kids and they are soooo cute!!!! we see them EVERYWHERE! I swear to you...everywhere and we always give them Jesus pictures! we haven't been able to get a hold of their mom...which kinda makes me sad...but one day!

Thursday we had interviews Thursday! which is the last one with President Hess...next interviews will be with a different President....what!? I love interviews though...even though they make me quite nervous but they are good and I love President!! He will most likely be in the quorum of the twelve next...he is so inspired!

We went and visited ken and jess after that...oh my heck I love them so much!! we had dinner with them and it was so great! they are the best!! Ken is doing good we have yet to set a date with him but one day! he is still going strong!! I think I laughed the whole time and then Ken and I talked about how we HATE public speaking and how we both blush all the time! then we all committed each other to bear our testimonies next fast and testimony meeting...then we realized I might be gone :( not okay....

Thennnnnnn.....we were heading to trade-off with the STLs and this lady was sitting on the side of a busy road with her car broken down and her waving her arms!

 so we pulled over and she said thank you so much I have been here for over a half an hour...AND NOBODY STOPPED?!?! I was so mad at everyone in Kalamazoo! and then some guy drove by and honked at her and I wanted to throw a rock at his car...but sister missionaries don't do that....so we pushed her car off the side of the road and tried to jump start her then ended up going to fill up her gas can! then we ITL'ed her and she was interested in learning :) funny how things work out! :)

so Friday we had trade-offs and I love campus so much!!! I love teaching people that age and personal contacting is so much better than door knocking! we had so many good lessons!! even though I kinda hate trade-off because I feel like I am just being judged on my teaching the whole time so I just get nervous and don't say anything...bad idea I know...but I hate practice teaching or tradeoffs for that reason because...the person listening to you is just waiting for a mistake to correct...lovingly...hahaha I don't know I am weird!

and then Friday and Saturday we had conference of course!! It was so great!!! you are truly apart of the TRUE church! it was a great way to end and begin the week! :) every question, concern, trial EVERYTHING was answered and it was everything I needed to hear!!! the leadership of the church is truly called of God! and we are apart of something that is a BIG DEAL!! we are so lucky to be apart of the covenant people!! this week was great! and I am growing to love being a missionary more and more every day!!

I love you all!!! Hope Grandpa and Quinalee are ready to go on the BEST adventure yet! :) I am so excited for them! Kaitlin and Ty sound like they are doing so great!!! I truly have the best family! :)

love, sista oswald

some happenings....

1. sister smith and I were walking to campus in a huge rainstorm and this car drove by and splashed water ALLLLL over us! just like in the movies :) except less glamorous!

2. we went to a church with a band...

3. we have to give up the car this week...back to the bus with john :)

4. I got proposed to at the bus station...

5. we met a man named House... he was on something...hahaha! I will tell you the story when I get home our zone made sister nuttall and I tell it 5 times!

6. there is a family in the ward with a guy that reminds me so much of Justin it makes me laugh whenever I am around him...the similarities are crazy!!!!