Elder Ostler

Hey, I wrote you guys two letters and not one or a package back yet!? what the heck? haha just kidding hope you guys are doing good! and You can write me and I can write you everyday so write me! 

 

And Dear Elder me:), I love it here so far, I cant get enough Im getting so much done! I can Already pray and bare my testimony in chinese! were teaching a mock investigator right now and its going pretty good. I really do love it here and i realize how much I really do miss everybody.. Talking about everyone in one of my interviews I couldnt helpl but get emotional.. 

 

The MTC is so great, I love My companions, and I see a lot of people i know which is nice. cant wait to here from you guys! Ill try to send some pictures real fast and ill send you my friend group email just so you can get more details :)

First Email from the MTC and Loving It! Braiden, I cant wait to get back and talk Zhong wen with you! Its coming pretty fast and I cant wait to get better and to work harder! The first few days were a little rough but not too bad and Ive technically already been here a week so thats sweet. My companions, district, and zone are all way cool and I love them already! The food kinda sucks and Im glad jaxon isnt here with me because he would gas people out way bad!!! I learned the hard way not to drink the orange juice... haha but im good now :)

 

Were teaching our investigator and I gave her my book of mormon in the first lesson :)! so that was awesome and i could understand a little of what she was saying and i think i got my point across pretty well but at the same time there are so many things that i want to say that I cant... which just makes me want to work harder. It snowed the other day here so that was kind of a sneak peak of what is to come here at the MTC in the middle of winter, but i guess it will prepare me for Canada :). I can pray and say my testimony in chinese so thats good, and we learn a ton more everyday so it wont be long till im fluent and reading characters! haha ya right.. but ill eventually get there :) 

 

I keep having these weird moments where i stop and think to myself, wow im finally in the MTC this is really happening, and it is such a good feeling! I really do love it here and i adjusted to it really fast, now its just working out all of the kinks. like not locking yourself out of your room while you go shower and having to stand there in your towel while someone gets you a key... haha. 

but there have been some awesome stuff too. my companions and I (im in a 3some with elder Chapman,((not related to logan)) and elder Galura) won the 3on3 tournament we had during our gym time which was surprising because i thought we would get wrecked, ive gotten a lot better and i was weighing 170 before the MTC so that helped a little with guarding all of these full grown men. We also had a huge party last night for Elder Flynn and his companions, we had like 4 cakes, a ton of sparkling cider, chips, salsa, beef jerky, and a minion pinata. it was so much fun! we were being so loud that some branch guy had to come to tell us to quiet down. The mandarins are all way cool and I love working with them, they gave us some pass downs already and help us a ton. they also have a huge nerf war every friday! We've also found a bunch of "plates" Like the missionaries version of the gold plates, the people in the room before you write down their history and where they hid a bunch of stuff and pass them down. I really think im going to love the MTC. 8 more weeks baby!! but i know Canada is going to be even better! especially getting to see my favorite Canadian friend :). I love this work and love everybody who was an example to me or helped me in any way.

 

I really do love you guys! see ya soon 

Cai Zhanglao

 

P.S. i found a bunch of pictures from senior trip and stuff that almost made me cry... (Im a cry baby here...) miss all of you guys and ill post a pic every now and then :) Wo ai mei yige ren