The title seems a tad bit promiscuous, aye?
Nah...
But there is a man in our branch who seems to
have a little crush on me. He is probably a million and a quarter years old and
loves to have these long, lingering handshakes with me. He says a lot of things
in Spanish about buying chocolate for me and such, so I just act like I don’t
understand and run away to the safety of my Mamacita, Hermana Masquez.
Anyways, the other day we ran into him in The
Calle and he literally went in for the kiss. HE TRIED TO KISS ME ON THE
LIPS!
I didn’t know whether to be extremely freaked out or whether to laugh uncontrollably --
so I did a bit of both. Hahaha, poor old man was rejected.
This of course happened 10 minutes after
Hermana Masquez was proposed to by another man (also old as dirt). He even
promised he would switch religions. So... super popular with the viejitos, I
guess. There is hope for our future.
The work here is coming right along. There is
a spirit of urgency; people need the gospel and they need it now. That is just
the truth of the matter. I have had the amazing opportunity to be the quiet one
for the first time since my shy phase in middle school. But I have been
speaking about half of the lessons and let me tell you, the love I feel for
these people is overpowering. I sometimes can’t even form words because the
love of our Heavenly Father for each of his children is overwhelming.
HE LOVES YOU. He knows when your heart is
pained, when you feel alone, and he also knows when you feel overflowing joy.
That love is something that should motivate all of us to be better. To not
settle for mediocrity. To rise up to our titles as CHILDREN OF GOD.
I continue to be in a constant cycle of being
sick/recuperation. This last bout was due to the fact that we cleaned the most foul store in the entire
world for service. RATS. I am telling you, there were baby rats. Hahaha. But
the thing that pushed my stomach to the edge was the old peach juice and
crackers we ate afterwards…Nasty! But hey, I have lost about 8 pounds and look
great. And I have never gotten too sick for candy, so you have to know that all
is well.
Speaking of which, I AM CRAVING A McCHICKEN
FROM McDONALDS LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE. And maybe some ketchup that doesn’t
taste like liquefied baby spiders? Yep, it’s a real flavor, my friends.
But have I mentioned that I love Peru???? It
is the best place in the entire world. My favorite people in the world are the
children at La Verge, an orphanage in Huayabamba, where almost all the children
are members of the Church. There is no better path for success, in my opinion,
than being a diligent follower of Christ. So what joy fills my heart when I see
that these children are on their way out of pain and misery! The light of
Christ in them is contagious.
NOTE: I am tall here.
No joke. I am taller than men and it feels so good! Also, everyone calls me the
Gringita Loca...I wonder why???
SEND ME LETTERS AND I WILL DO THE SAME.
HERMANA OSTLER
Av La Cultura 2417
Frente a la Urb Santa Ursula
Capilla Mormona
Cusco, Peru
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| Hermana Ostler holding a cuy. |
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