The Wizard Of Oz: A (Not So) Historically Short Email

November 11,2019

Well my friends, I'm about to make history.

This will be the shortest email you've ever seen written by Elder Oswald.

I'll start by saying it was a great week as always. We served people. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people. We got free food from people. The usual.

Something really cool from the last couple months, is that there is this lady we stop by every once and a while just to see how she's doing and to see what we can do to help her out. And it has been really amazing because literally every time we stop by, she's doing something she needs our help with, and we show up just in time. We've got there while she's unloading groceries from her car a couple times, when she needs things moved from one place to another, and just the other day we stopped by while she was planting tulips and another flower I can't remember. So we were able to help her dig some holes to plant the flowers.

It's just so awesome how we always show up at the perfect moment. And she has said so herself how she is so grateful that we always come right when she needs our help. And it's just so amazing to me. The Lord really is mindful of every one of His children. And He blesses us, many times through other people. He can make us instruments in His hands to touch other people's lives. He will place us in the paths of those who need help. And He can inspire us with what to say and do to help His children. And I just love that so much. I know that it isn't an accident or a coincidence that we think to stop by that lady's house when we do. And neither is it a coincidence any of the other times we cross paths with people and have opportunities to share God's love with them and be a light in people's lives. I've seen it so many times where I have met people, it doesn't matter who they are, what religion they belong to, or anything like that, where they have made a positive impact in my life. It's no coincidence that there are so many good things that come into our lives.

"And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is." (Moroni 10:6, the Book of Mormon)

I know that all of the good things, the things that make us happy, the things that brighten our day, all of the people we meet and the families and friendships and relationships we get to have with others in our lives, all of these we have for a reason and a purpose. God has blessed us with these things so that we can be happy, and so that we can learn to acknowledge His hand in our lives.

Well, we've come to the end of yet another email. And it turns out it wasn't as short as I thought it would be. Anyhow, tune in next week for more exciting adventures.

~Elder Oswald