A winner is named. A "high-flyer" chosen.

Dear Family,
I am writing you from Visalia - as usual. However, I do have some news. I will be writing you again this Saturday. 'twill be brilliant.

So, news from the battlefront, ehh? Well, things have been struggling. But never fear - we press on. The work continues. We have been teaching Maria. She wants to be baptized - she is just waiting on the date. It is really cool because she is one of the first that we picked up with Elder Petersen.

Andrew Macias is becoming more and more involved with our work and the work of the missionaires.

We picked up a new investigator by the name of Manuel. He is a college boy from Mexico that told us that he had seen the missionaries in Mexico, and he thought that it was really cool to meet us here as well. My companion, Elder Petersen, todavia hace frente en la lucha para aprender espanol. He sometimes gets lost in the lessons. However, his confidence is growing a LOT and he can say more and more of the things that he wants to say. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were all in that same boat. A veces, depiende sobre la tema, no entiendo algunas cosas, pero usualmente puedo averiguarlo.

Well, I'm not sure if any of you have heard of the highly popular restaurant "Buffalo Wild Wings". Something special there that not too many are willing to try is the "Blazin' Hot Challenge".

Well, as you know, we took it. 

I'm done

It was funny. It was actually a breeze in comparison to some of the Mexican food that the members sometimes feed us. However, after signing the "Safety Waivers" which exclude them from any liability should we die, (seriously, look closely at the picture... it says that)



(the waivers/ the challenge)

Well, long story short... i won!

Love you all.



Elder Ostler

An awesome weekend

'Ello Family,

 

How have you been? I'm so glad that we were all able to listen to Conference this week. Aghh... people just don't know what they're missing out on, do they? I can't wait for the next Ensign to come out!

 

Well, this past week, we went golfing. It was awesome. Our crew included Elder Petersen (current companion), myself, Elder Munoz, and Elder Boekweg (ex-companion). I definitely won the most improved award though.

 

 

It hasn't been easy, this last week. However, the weather has cooled down tremendously. Where it once was 100+ outside, it has now been, now it ranges between the 60s and 90s.

 

Well, I haven't too much time. We are having a general authority come into town this weekend.

 

But I would like to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!!!

 

I love you!

 

To Suzanne, and Jessica, Happy Birthday. I sure hope that you had wonderfully birthdays as well.

 

 

 

Aghh.... I'm sorry that my letters seem to get smaller and smaller. However, I'm not too sure why, I keep getting loaded with stuff that I need to do!

 

I love you all!

 

Elder Ostler