First off, just in case you forgot, I am half-way through!?! What happened?! I had to count yesterday just to make sure....but goodness how fast time goes.

This week was awesome. Hard but awesome. We have along of great things going on in this area and I am super stoked!

First off we met with Damien our recent convert!! He is doing super awesome!! The ward got him a really nice quad! it was awesome!!! He said he is feeling the spirit more and that is exciting that he recognizes it!! I love Damien.

Then we met with this guy Josh and wow....he is the smartest human being. He proved everything we taught in science. It was straight up amazing I just sat there in silence as he told us all this sciency stuff....perr-ty cool I must say. I love josh.

THHEENNN.....we met with Zach....Zach is the most amazing person you will ever meet!!!  Random facts about Zach! He loves the Book of Mormon. He got first place at this music concert with a song HE wrote! He showed it to us (not sure if it is approved musice haha but hey....what do ya do?) and it was amazing!!! Zach is soo interested in learning and just is GREAT! Have I mentioned how wonderful Zach is?

okay and then....SHAHIN!!! Shahin is Russian, awesome, and leaving to Uzbekistan this week...I got teary eyed when he told us. I love Shahin. So we just happened upon him when we were at the Jamestown apartments and he said we have to meet before I leave so we did and alright...Shahin is so funny! We knock on his apartment and he opens the door wearing an IDAHO T-shirt! I was like Shahin?! You have an Idaho t-shirt? and he said I knew you were from I daho so I put it on before you came. Haha! Well thanks Shahin but thennnnnnnuh....he has this really nice little bible and I had never seen it before and so I asked "Shahin, did you get a new bible?" and he says " oh well this is for you." Shahin got me a bible!! haha and then wrote me a note in Spanish in the front. He knows 5 languages....and then he asked for my e-mail!! Haha I was so happy because I can keep in contact with him even when he is in Uzbekistan! :) So even though he is leaving I can still keep in contact with him! :) YAY! I love shahin!

Okay Sunday a crazy miracle happened! This girl Rachael came to church with a member and she talked to us after turns out she has been looking for this missionaries, she wanted a Book of Mormon, and then member that took her she had a class with him and when she figured out he was mormon she asked to come with him to church!! She asked us if she could meet with us! Well...if you insist I guess we can!! Goodness I love Heavenly Father!!! He is so merciful and loving :)

Missions are hard. But if I never had come out here and experienced the trials and heartaches then I would have no right to experience the pure love and charity that you can have for a complete stranger. I would have no right to experience the unexplainable joy that comes to you heart when someone excepts the gospel. and I would have no right to experience the pure bliss that comes from doing the Lord's work. I love the people in Mt. Pleasant so much and like Elder Holland said when you do the Lord's work you have to go through Gethsamne. Why? Because salvation isn't easy. I love my Savior so much. The atonement and the resurrection and the love that he has for each one of us is so vivid and unimaginably great. I am so grateful that I get to experience at least a tiny bit of that love. It is truly amazing. I love this gospel. I love my Father in Heaven! I know with all my heart that he loves each one of us so much. No matter our perfections. 

Much Michigan LOVE, Sister Oswald

Man can I tell you how much I love each one of you and miss you everyday!! Hope all is well and know that I pray for you every night! Can't believe all the things that are going on right now!!! Kenz is endowed and Madi is a driver and got her Patriarchal Blessing! How great! :)

Mission Life Is......

1. you know you are a missionary when you close your voicemails in the name of Jesus Christ!

2.Saturday we cleaned my favorite members, Sister Martins, house and it was so awesome! I love her!

3. I got to hold baby bunnies!!!

4. I bought a CMU sweater...guess that means I am official now!

5. I GET TO SEE SISTER CARTER TOMORROW!!! So pumped! Goodness I love her

love love love love you all. P.s. I love those quotes you sent meh they were perfectly needed this week. Mother's instinct is real. 

1. CMU!!! 

2. Sister Martins BEAUTIFUL backyard

2. Sister Matin :) goodness I love her more than anything!