We have an infestation of of box elder bugs and we live across the street from the zone leaders and we were thinking of putting a bunch in a box and putting them on the elders door step with "hopefully this isn't bugging you" on it.

but seriously they are everywhere...

okay well I never have time to write in my journal so now I can't even look at that for my emails to know what happened this week....if I have even five minutes of extra time (which never happens)...I sleep! 

for example:

-Tuesday we were making calls in the car and sister christiansen was talking to someone for like 3 minutes and she looks over and I am slumped over and out.

-I was praying the other night and about three in the morning I wake up on the floor.

-we were exercising and I was doing a push up and I fell asleep....

To say at the least I am tired.

Shahin is my favorite person....ever! He is from Uzbekistan and knows 4 different languages! To say at the least he is cool. We invited him to come to church and he said "no. I would rather stay at home." (we needed to go sooo...next lesson we are going to teach him the importance of church) Then he text us 1 in the morning saying "I will no go to the church." what? We didn't text anything to him about anything. He just sent that. Shahin is funny. I have so much charity for him.

We also taught Dianna (Xun Lu) and she had gotten the mormon channel app and told us she watched a really cool video and showed us it....in Chinese....and S. Christiansen and I just watched it nodding our heads acting like we knew what was going on. And in the end she just looked at us and said I really like that. You could tell the spirit had touched her heart and it was cool to see even though we didn't understand she did and she felt the spirit!

Dianna even referred us to her friend Justina but she is going back to China in a couple of weeks :( We have been getting a lot of investigator referrals! It is VERY awesome!

Wednesday we had zone training! I was CRAZY nervous to present because public speaking and I don't mesh! haha and to get up in front of 25 wonderful missionaries and try and instruct them was a very daunting task! but all went well and I actually had fun presenting my topic.

Friday we met with ANDREW BANAS! My heavens is he ever so solid! This guy is seriously investigating! He is studying the Book of Mormon extensively! he is reading it all the way through and also going through the important chapters and taking notes! He is very solid and says well if I am going to commit to baptism I want to know what I am committing to! We have such good lessons with him!

And last but not least austin....He painted us prayer rocks....hahaha he took art classes in Rome. So that is awesome! We have been having some really good lessons with him lately and he has been coming to church! He doesn't agree with the fact that coming to church is a commandment...so that is a problem.

Anyways I love you all so much! Hope you have a wonderful week filled with wedding plans! I know that this church is true with all my heart! I feel like the LUCKIEST person in the world to be able to share it with others and to serve the lord! Being a missionary makes me happy...tired...but happy ha! I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK, I LOVE MT. PLEASANT, AND MOST OF ALL I LOVE MY SAVIOR! I can't even talk about him with out tearing up anymore. I feel this deep and abiding love for him that I have never felt before. I know he lives and loves each on of us. Through him we can be happy and only through him.

LOVEEEEEE YOUU ALLLL!!! 

Sista Oswald!

sweet, sweet happenins:

1. I have THEE nastiest bug bite on my leg right now....(shoulda put some chiggarex on)

2. Sister Christiansen strained her neck this week....she couldn't move it so we went to a member and she gave both of us massages....she had to take a break for a bit.

3.WE MEET THE NEW MISSION PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE TOMORROW AT THE LEADERSHIP TRAINING! It will be so awesome....I am stoked

4. I miss President and Sister Hess....

5. Dad...next Monday I am sending you the stick of draught....be excited...this holds the most beautifully organized information! so next Wednesday you will get it.

The first picture is of Sister Carter and I at Panda Express...man I love her

Then we stole Elder Tuttle's plant ...

Then these pictures are : Xun Lu wrote my name in Chinese and BOX ELDER BUGS...this is only one colony THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE EVERYWHERE....not even joking.