Item Detail
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Oesterle, Patricia Lambert
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1933-
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MSS SC 1117
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Autobiography
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Patricia Lambert was born in Waterloo, Iowa on May 30, 1933 to Melvin Charles and Lenor Dwyer Lambert. She married Rudy Oesterle, also of Iowa, on October 21, 1950. They moved to California a few years after they were married and lived in Los Angeles for about six months. They then moved to Champaign, Illinois for a job offer. Shortly thereafter they moved back to Iowa to be near family. They joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1959. They remained in Waterloo, Iowa. She was the mother of four children.
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There is a letter at the beginning of this collection from Patricia dated April 21, 1978 that explains the reason that she took the time to write this autobiography. Apparently she was chosen out of her stake to represent them in some sort of competition or organization and those in charge had requested her history. Her autobiography is 13 pages long, and it is separated into three parts. The first part is entitled 'My Family When I was Young.' It is two pages and talks about when and where she was born, growing up with her two older brothers, and speaks of the love she always felt from her parents. The second section is called 'Marriage and My Family.' It is seven pages long and talks about meeting Rudy and their early years of marriage. She also talks about her children; experiencing their births and watching them grow. She also speaks of the moves they made, the homes that Rudy built, the foster children they took in, and the importance of family to them. They also tell of taking the discussions with the missionaries, joining the church, and the callings they held in the church. Patricia was called to serve in the Primary and to be the District Relief Society President, and Rudy served as the District Elders Quorum President and then later, the Branch President. The third section is called 'My Testimony and Experiences' and is four pages long. It talks about their experiences in the church and the trials they faced that made them stronger. She expresses her testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel.
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