Hello, how is everyone? I have been doing pretty good here. Today, we're teaching the entire first lesson in Español at the TRC. It is truly amazing how fast we've learned the mission. Last week...our whole district heard this and we're astonished. But we've worked really hard this week and we've been able to teach the whole lesson entirely in English. So every week, our branch presidency has us write 5 minute talks on a specific topic and then during sacrament meeting, we are called out. We're now the 2nd oldest missionaries in our zone which is weird... our ward pianist left out into the field and everything and so I somewhat reluctantly went up to the branch president and told him (after hearing the... hmmm, i shouldn't talk bad) that I indeed to could play a bit.
He looked at me, squinted, and said," I knew someone would finally fess up and tell us you played." He then laughed. He's a funny guy but he believes in obedience with EXACTNESS. When I say this, i mean that he has zero tolerance for anything less than the best. When our rooms are checked, they get graded " Commendable, Acceptable, Needs Work, and Unacceptable". He has a ton of pet-pieves. Getting an "Acceptable" room is not ok. Might as well go home. You never say, "Pretty Good" to him. You are either, "Great" or "Bad". "Pretty Good", and you might as well go home. I don't think he actually means it but the rocky exterior intimidates many people in our zone.
So I had this idea.... If you don't like the idea, then just say so when you DearElder me. So I can do the thing like in Avatar (Blue-Pocahantas) where I videotape my letters to you instead. Just a thought... then I'll just send my memory card to Jessica, and she'll upload the whole thing to you and send it back... seeing how it takes 5 times as long to letters to you as it does to her.
I love you all. Keep up your amazing work. I love the letters that I get from you... They are MOST welcome and they keep me going through the hard times.
I think that the hardest thing for me to learn here is humility and I am constantly seeing how proud I am, and where I can improve. I have faith that I can make these changes with the Lord's help because honestly, it is really really hard.
I love you all!
Elder Ostler
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