I have to apologize; this week’s update will be short because I have a lot to do and very little time to get it all done. I'm getting transferred on Wednesday the 11th. I forgot to tell you and remind you that transfers were coming up; hopefully you didn't send any letters or packages that will take more than two days to get to Oshkosh. I'm getting transferred to Kenosha Wisconsin!!! I will be serving there, and quite possibly finishing my mission in that area but we will have to wait and see. Kenosha is a special place for me and the Luymes family heritage. Kenosha is where the Luymes family settled after moving from the Netherlands in between the two world wars. My Grandpa - John Luymes was born in Kenosha and distant relatives still live there. Now I will have the great privilege and joy of serving the Lord in this special town, and labor among my brothers and sisters in helping them receive the Restored Gospel. In addition to moving to Kenosha, I will continue to be the district leader for the area, as of right now, I have been a DL for 16 months straight. I am so excited, and so grateful for this. The Kenosha ward is the biggest Ward in the whole mission, and has four companionships serving within it. One of those four is a senior couple.

Merrill and "My Mustache" (thanks Ally for the stick ons).
I'm really going to miss serving with Elder Merrill.

Highlights from the week: A busted tire. We didn't bother taking any pictures of the flat tire. It happened on Thursday, which was by far the coldest day of the week. We were driving to an appointment that wasn't too far from our apartment and I heard a grinding noise, the car didn't feel right and Elder Merrill noted that the car looked tilted. We pulled over and immediately recognized the issue. The driver’s side front tire was completely flat. We put on the hazard lights, and we quickly jacked up the car, and put on the spare. We were parked for less than five minutes. We had to go to two repair shops, but finally got the tire fixed two hours later. We had to cancel two appointments because of this.

Tres Mustachios!

Our second highlight, through the grace of God, we got 11 new investigators this week. And it felt as if we were barely even trying. Some we found through tracting, others were former investigators that Elders in the past had worked with and a few others were potential investigators that we already knew but had never been able to establish a return appointment with. We taught 15 other lessons and had two member present lessons. It really was a great week for us. I spent some time in Fon Du Lac on exchanges to help the Elders down there, and we saw some great success. They have a really great family in Fon Du Lac that the Elders are teaching. The family needs to solve one minor problem and they will be getting baptized shortly. They will someday make a great addition to the Fon Du Lac Ward.

Church on Sunday was very great; I started saying goodbye to some of the members. I will miss the Oshkosh Ward a lot. This was a great area to serve in, and the members were great fun. As for our baptismal date -- the 10 year old will continue to be taught by the Elders.  In ward council they talked about how the members can help him quit cussing. It isn't easy working with him, but someday he will get baptized.

Thank you for your love, and prayers. Next adventure will be in Kenosha. I will get the address next week.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND LETTERS OR PACKAGES TO THE MISSION OFFICE ANY MORE, ONLY TO MY APARTMENT, BUT NOT OSHKOSH

Elder Luymes

Distrito de Mustachio de Oshkosh!