Over the Hump!

 What`s up Family!  How y´all doing?  I hope that you all had a great week this week!

     Well, I finally made it!  I`m officially over the hump!  How crazy is that?  This year went by so fast it was crazy!  I just hope the second year doesn`t go by even faster, like everyone says, because as soon as I realize it, I`ll be ready to come home!  It`s just so crazy to think about.  One whole year away from everything that I`ve ever known for 19 years, to serve the Lord here in Guatemala.  Sounds crazy, but I`ve loved every minute of it, and I`m planning on loving every minute that I have left!

     Things are going good here.  The family that we are really focusing on is the Muñoz family. (The family that came to church a while back)  I´m 100% sure that they would have been baptized already, if it wasn`t for the dad of the kids, who is so gung ho about them joining the church.  But they are willing to join the church no matter what, so we just need to make sure the dad won`t cause too many problems...  haha

     Not much else happened in the week that was really big to mention.  Just a lot of visiting people, and definitely a lot of contacting.  You know, after about 5 months of being here in Chinique, I really think that I have knocked every door in the city.  I walk by a door, and I know who lives there...  I think that shows that I`ve been here a bit too long.  But hey, it`s great here.

     I just need to thank you all for all the support and love that you guys have sent me this past year.  It definitely has been one of if not the biggest years in my life, and I am so grateful for all of you helping me out!  I`ve learned so much, and I hope to learn a ton this next coming year!  Thank you all so much!

     I love you all!  Until Next Time!

     - Elder Stuart

     P.S. Alma 33:23.  Loved this scripture when I read it this week.

Quite the Week!

    Hello Family!  Well, I can say that this week has definitely been a very interesting week, not to mention a little bit frustruating, but that`s how life is!  Haha but I`m still loving the work here, and it`s going great!

     Sooo..  First things first, Isabel.  Well, bad news is that she wasn`t totally prepared to be baptized this week, so that didn`t happen.  We were really discouraged after the lesson that we had with her, and we were about to give up hope...  BUT!  We had a ward baptism this Saturday, and Isabel said that she would love to come to it, and she did!  So she isn`t completely a lost cause, because she is still interested, but we are going to have to work a bit more with her so that she can gain a stronger testimony.

     Other than her, really we don`t have anyone that really wants to keep their commitments...  We have been trying really hard this week to find some new investigators, whether by knocking doors, contacting references, or who knows!  We have been focusing on that a lot, and it seems to be working a little bit.  But it`s just not the same as teaching a lesson to someone that is progressing.  But you have to start somewhere, right?  I guess that`s why this week wasn`t that exciting, but the next coming weeks should be promising!

     I`m loving the Conference Editon of the Ensign that you sent to me, thank you so much for that!

     On Sunday, we watched that Worldwide Leadership Training Transmission, which was awesome!  I learned a lot from it, and of course, it made me just that much more excited to work in the greatest work there is, preaching the gospel!  I also saw a couple of my friends in the choir which was awesome!

     Just sitting here in a public internet place, where it is playing nonstop Lil Wayne.  Gotta love it.. ;)

     I GET TO GO TO THE TEMPLE TOMORROW!  WOO HOO!  Since I`m nearing a year in the mission, I have the chance to go to the temple here in Quetzaltenango!  We have to get on a bus tomorrow at 3:30 in the morning, but it is going to be worth it!  So glad that I have a temple in my mission!  (Sorry to those who don`t...)

     Well, that`s about all for this week!  Love you all so much!  Until Next Time!

     ¡Nojim K`ishb`ek!

     - Elder Stuart

     P.S.  D+C 100:5-6