Hello My Dear Family!
Great to hear from you and how you are doing! That looked like you were having a great time playing "battleship". I need some of that kind of creativity out here!! We have been using the Holy Ghost object lesson with that scorpion and pictures you sent and its been a big hit! The members love it! they were always facsinated or terrified by the scorpion and asked many good questions that we could use to make our lesson even more meaningful to them. Thanks for the idea Dad! I'd love to hear any others if you have them!:) I also loved hearing about the missionary work going on back at home with that investigator and her sons. I really wish i had gotten more involved with the missionary work before my mission. There is just so much good to do there. I would highly suggest that if Benjamin has time, go on splits with the missionaries! You definitly wont regret it and will be grateful for that experience once you get into the mission field. Caleb could also do so much good among his friends that may not be LDS just by being a good example. You all sound like such great, seasoned missionaries now! i just hope i can measure up to you all!:)
This week we spent lots of time getting this area organized, straighteningn out things with our landlandy which had been a little rocky when we first came in, and finding new investigators. We tracted into a pair of young men doing repairs on an apartment and returned to teach them a few times but it just hasnt worked out to have a good lesson with them. We also met with a few members in our area, the branch president and relief society president and a few others who are all great people. We already have a few potential investigator options which we recieved just by showing the members that we were sincere and wanted to help whoever we can. We look forward to teaching these friends of our neighbors. We also had the unique oppurtunity to serve two people, one after the other. We were walking along contacting when a grandma called out to us and asked us to help her close her bread stand door. It had frozen at the hinges and she was to short to reach them so we glady agreed, broke the ice and closed the door, giving her a church pamphlet as we left. As we were talking about how great it felt to FINALLY have a chance to help someone out, i had the feeling that we should go visit a potential investigator who lived on a far edge of town. It was kinda random but we said why not and headed for that part of town. About five minutes we came upon a women who had sat down in the snow her face bruised from a beating she had recieved from a abusive husband we later found out. It was aweful. We quickly helped her up, giving her my gloves so she wouldnt freeze, and started slowly walking towards the apartment of her son. I must admit i was struggling to find christlike feelings for the man who would do such things to such a precious daughter of God. I had to brush those feelings off and just focus on getting this lady to a place where she wouldnt freeze to death. The temperature was somewhere in the negatives with wind which made it one of the longest walks of my life. We soon arrived at the apartment with an astonished look from the son who could only manage to shake his head and thank us.
I am so grateful the Lord led us to help those two women that day. Never pass by the chance to help someone. You never know what it could mean to a person. Our heavenly father truly loves his children!
Well, my times up yet again! I love you family. Have a great week!
With Love,
Elder Ostler
Please tell G and G Ostler thankyou for the christmas package! It was greatly enjoyed!:)
Great to hear from you and how you are doing! That looked like you were having a great time playing "battleship". I need some of that kind of creativity out here!! We have been using the Holy Ghost object lesson with that scorpion and pictures you sent and its been a big hit! The members love it! they were always facsinated or terrified by the scorpion and asked many good questions that we could use to make our lesson even more meaningful to them. Thanks for the idea Dad! I'd love to hear any others if you have them!:) I also loved hearing about the missionary work going on back at home with that investigator and her sons. I really wish i had gotten more involved with the missionary work before my mission. There is just so much good to do there. I would highly suggest that if Benjamin has time, go on splits with the missionaries! You definitly wont regret it and will be grateful for that experience once you get into the mission field. Caleb could also do so much good among his friends that may not be LDS just by being a good example. You all sound like such great, seasoned missionaries now! i just hope i can measure up to you all!:)
This week we spent lots of time getting this area organized, straighteningn out things with our landlandy which had been a little rocky when we first came in, and finding new investigators. We tracted into a pair of young men doing repairs on an apartment and returned to teach them a few times but it just hasnt worked out to have a good lesson with them. We also met with a few members in our area, the branch president and relief society president and a few others who are all great people. We already have a few potential investigator options which we recieved just by showing the members that we were sincere and wanted to help whoever we can. We look forward to teaching these friends of our neighbors. We also had the unique oppurtunity to serve two people, one after the other. We were walking along contacting when a grandma called out to us and asked us to help her close her bread stand door. It had frozen at the hinges and she was to short to reach them so we glady agreed, broke the ice and closed the door, giving her a church pamphlet as we left. As we were talking about how great it felt to FINALLY have a chance to help someone out, i had the feeling that we should go visit a potential investigator who lived on a far edge of town. It was kinda random but we said why not and headed for that part of town. About five minutes we came upon a women who had sat down in the snow her face bruised from a beating she had recieved from a abusive husband we later found out. It was aweful. We quickly helped her up, giving her my gloves so she wouldnt freeze, and started slowly walking towards the apartment of her son. I must admit i was struggling to find christlike feelings for the man who would do such things to such a precious daughter of God. I had to brush those feelings off and just focus on getting this lady to a place where she wouldnt freeze to death. The temperature was somewhere in the negatives with wind which made it one of the longest walks of my life. We soon arrived at the apartment with an astonished look from the son who could only manage to shake his head and thank us.
I am so grateful the Lord led us to help those two women that day. Never pass by the chance to help someone. You never know what it could mean to a person. Our heavenly father truly loves his children!
Well, my times up yet again! I love you family. Have a great week!
With Love,
Elder Ostler
Please tell G and G Ostler thankyou for the christmas package! It was greatly enjoyed!:)
