Dear Mom and Family,
I am doing great here at the MTC! I´ve
only got one more day here before I'm headed off to Guatemala! It is
crazy how fast it has gone! Three weeks already... Before I know
it, I'll be getting ready to come home! I better enjoy as much time as I
have here and make the best of it!
We had another Tuesday Devotional, and we as
a district ate dinner fast enough that we could get really good seats for
it. And we got second row! Only because the speaker's family was on
the fromt row! So that was awesome in and of itself. But it gets
better. Our Speaker was Gary J. Coleman. At first I didn't think
anything of it, I just thought it was another member of the seventy we got to
hear. But he started to name off all of his grandchildren that they have
out on missions. He said he had a grandson named Jason who was in Canada,
and that's when it clicked! This is Jason and Jessica Coleman's
grandpa! It was so cool to see someone I kind of knew and have him
speak to us! And Mom, that is where the picture came from, because Jason
and Jessica's mom and dad were there, and they sent you the picture!
We have finished teaching Veronica now,
I don't know if I already told you that, but now we have got two more
investigators! Their names are Caitlin and Tati, and we have been
teaching them seperately for the last week and a half about, but we aren't
going to have the chance to finish with them, because we are leaving
tomorrow! But I really feel like I have gotten the hang of the language
just enough to teach the Gospel to those who need it and understand most of
what they are saying. I am nowhere near ready for the actual mission
field though! That's gonna take a lot longer!
On Wednesday, we had this thing called TRC
(Teaching Resource Center), and what we did is we taught members who were
themselves, and we just got to practice the language and our message. It
was really fun surprisingly, because it wasn't just about teaching the doctrine,
it was really about getting to know the other person, which is very important
to do! You can't teach someone without knowing who they are and what they
are like, so it was good to practice that!
I have been reading the Book of Mormon again, and I've reached
the point where The Sons of Mosiah and Alma the Younger are ready to go preach
the Gospel to the Lamanites. I have really focused on what they are
teaching, because that is excactly what I am going to do soon! One
verse really struck me though. In Mosiah 28:3, it reads "Now
they were desirous taht salvation should be declared to every creature, for
they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very
thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment did cause them to quake
and tremble." It is amazing how much the Sons of Mosiah and Alma
wanted to serve missions. If I could be anywhere near that level of
caring for my investigators, I would be a very successful missionary!
We had a Fireside yesterday, and the speaker was Robert P.
Swensen. He is the Director of Missionary Service, so he really knows a
lot about missions! He really gave us a nice prep talk, and it really
made me believe in how successful we can all be if we just put our trust in the
Lord. And that can apply to anything! Missions, school, work, just
life in general! But, by far the best part of the Fireside was
the closing song. We sang How Firm a Foundation, and we sung verses
4-7. Verse 7 is so powerful, I couldn't help but feel the spirit when we
had more than a thousand missionaries singing it together! I don't have
the words, but if you want to look them up, they are amazing!
Our Zone that I am in is the best zone
I could have asked for! After the Fireside, we gathered together as a
Zone and sang "Hasta Ver" to all the missionaries who were leaving,
me included! (That's God be with you 'till we meet again by the
way!" About forty of us gathered in a little tiny classroom and sang
as loud as we could! It was such an awesome feeling, because the sound
was like reverberating off of the walls and everything, it was so cool!
But it was a really touching experience too, because it showed how much
servants of the Lord can care for one another! I mean, I've only been
here 3 weeks with these Elders and Sisters, but it feels like we are all one
big family!
By far the best part of the week though is
finding our I am an uncle! I can't really fathom it quite yet!
I just got to see my first picture of little Jace about 20 minutes ago, and I
couldn't even believe it. I was speechless for a while, I don't know
how anyone can look at something so precious and not believe in Heavenly
Father! It blows my mind! But I hope that Staci is doing great
and is healthy, and same goes for Jace. I can't wait to see Jace in
two years, it's long but I know that it will be worth it!
Well, that's pretty much been it for this week, I'm sure next week is going to
be crazy, seeing as how I'm going to be in Guatemala by tomorrow! I cant
wait for the experience and the opportunity to serve all the people down
there! I can't wait!
I guess the letter sent without me having the chance to say
goodbye! I love all of you, and I cant wait to talk to you on Tuesday
morning! Hopefully I will have a bunch of time! I love you all!
Love,
Elder Stuart
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| Hi Mom! Love You! With the Coleman's (Mom got this text from an unknown number and we weren't sure who the Coleman's were, but we figured out it was Carolie and Kory Coleman!) |
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