17 February 2016 - Hay Cambios

So I am no longer in Petapa... We had changes yesterday and I am now in another part of the capital, Barcenas... and we are opening área here... That means that both the missionaries are new to the área... So basically we do not know the área at all but we are really excited for this opprotunity to be here and to work. My companion is Hermana Vasquez... She is from Peru and she only has about 2 more weeks in the misión then me... So we both have about 6 months and we both just left our first área here in the misión. But we are really excited for this opprotunity to work here in this área. It is a big área... lots of people... and we are really excited to be able to work here and to help these people here in this área... it is going to be quite the experience but I have faith that it will all be for the better and that we can really help these people here to come unto Christ. We are the only Hermanas here in the Zone of Villa Nueva... which is going to be an experience but also really good. This zone wants to really work hard and change to be the best posible. And we are really going to do all that we can to help these people. The misión is defintely an experience and a change but all has been for the good and we are really excited to really work here and to help these people. Faith and the Spirit are going to be so key for us in the next couple of weeks but I am excited. Love you all a ton and thank you so much for your prayers. Les amo mucho Hermana Stewart

9 February 2016

Hola todos, This week has been really hard... We are really struggling here in Petapa... Our baptism and wedding that we had for this weekend fell through... And it was so hard to watch as it just kinda slipped through our grasp. Hermana Michelle had been looking for a job and she found one... but in all things there is always a catch. The job that she found is only Saturday and Sunday... from 6pm to 6pm... so she cannot attend Church anymore. And we tried to talk to her and teach her the importance of keeping the Sabbath Day Holy and to not take the job... that Heavenly Father would provide her with a better one... but Satan is very tricky... And with this Hermana ultimately she could only see the here in now... but we are going to try and visit her this week to see what happened... But it was super hard to watch... and just in our area in general we have been struggling a lot... with the members, the investigators, and the converts... we have been working really hard but we just always seem to hit a road block... and in all honesty I really do not know why... And we are searching for answers and they are going to come but in the Lords time. And who knows what will happen... We have changes again on Tuesday and I think that I am going to leave the area... but in reality I really do not know... But because of changes I will not be writing until Wednesday next week... but we are working really hard still and hopefully we will see miracles soon here... We have been recieve a lot of guidance from the leaders here in the mission of what we need to do to be better and I am really trying to make changes in my life... and one thing that we talked about today in Zone training was that we need to not just make plans... but we need to act on them. And I think that is something that to often we fail at... putting plans into action.. So that is one of my big goals... to actually put everything into action... to not waste anymore time on my mission just feeling like I am not doing all that I could. Because in reality there is so much that we need to do to be better... each and everyday. Know that I love you all and that I am always so thankful for your examples and your prayers! Les amo mucho, Hermana Stewart

2 February 2016 - Time Flies

Guatemala for 5 months.... WHAT!?!?!? It has gone by so fast but it has been so good. This week was a little rough... We did a lot of door knocking and were rejected a lot... lots of doors slammed in our faces... and yesterday we did not have P-day and so our bodies are really feeling tired today. But all of this has been so good... And it has been super interesting too because we starting quoting a talk of Elder Holland a lot... That says something like ¨Presidents at times your missionaries my ask President why is this so hard... why do we not have more success... why aren't people just flocking to the font if our message is true??? I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because Salvation is not a cheap experience!¨ And this has really hit home to me this week because it was hard... and we are experiencing for just a short moment what Jesus Christ experienced and went through. President Markham always says that we need to make the Atonement of Jesus Christ personal... and that has been something that I have really been trying to do in my life. And use repentance... every single day.... it is so vital in our lives and it also is so hard but we can make changes and we can be better. And this morning we had Zone training and it was absolutely amazing... the leaders of this mission are so inspired. Presidente y Hermana Markham, the Assistants and our zone leaders really just spoke to our hearts this morning. And all the talked about was the things that as a mission we need to be better at. What we need to change or improve to have baptisms and to be guided by the Spirit. And there were 3 specific things... Be obediente... with exactness. Be diligent always... And do not lie, do not lie, do not lie. It was super good. Just to be reminded of all of the basic things that we need to do to be converted and to be worthy. And I have realized that there are a lot of things that I need to change... I am far from perfect... and one of the things that has really hit home to me this week is that without the Atonement of Jesus Christ we cannot do anything. We cannot return to live with our Heavenly Father but what Jesus Christ did for us... He did out of love... Because He loves us perfectly and He knows how to help us with all things. But we just need to be humble... get rid of all of our pride and we will be able to see miracles in our lives. And this week we say a miracle. We have been teaching a family. Alberto and Mishell... Alberto is a member but was inactive for 20 years... and he decided to come back to the church and Mishell is not a member but she came with him. And we have really been working with them... And this week they accepted a date to be married the 13 of Februrary and for Mishell to be baptized this same day. And it was so amazing to just see the desires that they have to be members and to be active. Seriously it is like they are already members of the ward. And they were prepared when we found them because we did not find them... the Lord put them in the Church.... He reminded them of the importance of this Gospel. And it has been so cool to just watch everything happen. And I am super excited for Friday because we are going to have Zone P-day and we are going to the temple. And I am really excited to have the opportunity to enter into the House of the Lord another time and to just feel of His peace and love and to receive personal revelation and help in all things. But yeah... I know with all of my heart that this is the true Church of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. That they live and love us perfectly and that they help us in ALL things in our lives. And I want to invite each of you to repent... find them in your lives and change in the way that they want you too. Trust me when I say that they will help you in all things and that with them we can do all things and that we can never fail. Have an amazing week! Les amo mucho!!! Hermana Stewart

26 January 2016 - Another week...

Hola todos!!! Another week has flown by... it iis so crazy how fast the time has gone but it is so good. We are super busy... working hard here in Petapa and really just trying to help the people here. I love the mission so much. And it has been so good. This week in Petapa it was a little cold a couple of days... but it was nice to have a change in the weather for a little bit. And now it is back to super sunny and hot... man if I go to the coast I am going to die of heat.... and if I end up in the mountains I am going to freeze. But what a BLESSING!!! I love this phrase and use it often.. Because we can always learn things from what is happening in our lives... And it is truly a blessing to be able to experience all things and learn from them. This week I have really been studying the Atonement of Jesus Christ and just all that He did for us and all that he does for us. I truly stand all amazed. He knows and loves us perfectly. And he is here to HELP us but to recieve this help´we must search for Him. And I love in a talk by Elder Holland he says if we come to love and appreciate the Atonement of Jesus Christ it will carry us. What a promise is that... this life is not easy but with the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can do all things. And also I have been thinking about repentance a lot. Repentance truly is a change in ourselves... a change for the better. And it is hard... but it is possible and it is necessary. EVERY single day. But how great is our joy and relief when we repent and have these changes in our lives. And as Presidente Markham always says we need to make the Atonement personal. It will change your life and help you to be better... But yeah that is my little thought for the day... I sent 2 pictures... one is of my tan line that I have on my feet from my shoes and the other is of Hermana Ruiz and I. But yeah hope you all have an amazing week! Thank you so much for all of your love and prayers!!! Les amo mucho!!! Hermana Stewart

19 January 2016 - BUENAS!!!

Hola todos... So I am going to try and attach a few pictures... Not sure if I sent them before but yeah.. I am going to be sending more pictures now because I bought an adaptador for my camera and so I can actually send them... But yeah the first is a tshirt I bought when we wnet to Antigua... which was a long time ago... and the other is from Christmas... That is what we had for dinner. It was super good. This week was super good.... Super crazy but good. We are changing a lot of things here in the mission but all is for what the Lord wants. We changed how we do divisions now and so we were not in our area for 24 hours... no one was in our area... and so when we came back we were running around like crazy to have lessons and do all the things we needed. But it was good and I could really see the hand of the Lord this week in helping us to be able to have all of the things that we needed. And Hermana Ruiz is amazing... It is a little strange that now I have not spoken English in almost a week but it has been so good. We have laughed a lot as a companionship and we have really been learning. At times we do not always understand each other but it is okay because we are Heavenly Father is always helping us. I have really been learning how to be exactly obedient from Hermana Ruiz and it is really going to help me for the rest of my mission to be the best missionary possible. We have been struggling a lot in our area but we know if we continue doing all that we need to and all that we can soon we are going to see miracles here in Petapa. And I am super excited for it. But yeah... that is a mini update on my life... Dont really have much else to say... But always remember that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you! That the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real and that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know all the things in your live. They are here ALWAYS to help you. Just turn to them and they can really change your live. It is amazing. Have an amazing week! LES AMO MUCHO! Hermana Stewart

12 January 2016 - He Leibo el Libro de Mormon

Hola todos! This week has been super good... Really busy but really good. We are finding a lot of potential investigators or people to teach here in Petapa. And we hope that some of them will really progress and come to know our Savior. And this week I finished reading the Book of Mormon is Spanish for the first time. It is amazing how true the promise is that if you are trying to learn a language that if you read the Book of Mormon in this language you will be able to speak it. The gift of tongues is real. I sure can say that because I have barely spoken in English in a week and I can communicate with people and understand them. And trust me when I say that it is not me it is Heavenly Father allowing me to be able to speak in this language to help these people here in Guatemala. But I know without a doubt that the Book of Mormon is true. That it really is the word of God and it has the power to change our lives. We just have to read it and follow the guidance of what it says. And our lives will improve so much. This book has changed my live more then I can explain and I love having the opprotunity to learn a little more from it every day. But yeah... not a lot happened this week that I can think of right now... We had interviews with Presidente Markham on Friday which was great. I love being able to sit down and talk with Presidente. He is truly called of God and recieves guidance and counsel for us here in the mission. And it has been so good. I am really trying to make changes here in my life to be a better missionary and a better person. And I know that the mission is going to change my life forever but change it for the better. I am so grateful for the opprotunity that I have to serve the Lord and be a repersentative of Him. I know that He loves each and everyone of you perfectly! Have an amazing week! Les amo mucho! Hermana Stewart

6 January 2016 - Hay cambios en vida!

Feliz año nuevo a todos! I hope that everyone is doing oh so well and that everyone had a save and happy new year. We had changes yesterday which means that Hermana Wong is no longer my companion... and I finished my training here in the mission... and am now a normal missionary... How quickly the time has gone by. But it has been so good. And I am still here in Petapa but I have a new companion named Hermana Ruiz. She is from Mexico and speaks no English. Which is awesome because it means that I am going to be able to really really use my Spanish and no longer can rely on Spanglish. And I am so excited for this time to just work work work. To really find the people that are ready for this message. Lots of things are changing here in the mission but all are changing for the good and for what Heavenly Father needs of us. It is so cool to be able to be a part of the work of the Lord and to really watch this Gospel change peoples lives. So 2 weeks ago we found a family in the Chruch. Alberto and Michelle. Well Alberto is a member but has been inactive for 20 years but he always knew that this church was the true church. And so he decided to come back and assist and invited Michelle to come with him. And she did and we found them in the Church and started visiting them and they are amazing. And on Saturday night we had a lesson with them and we really challenged Michelle to get on her knees and ask Heavenly Father if this Church is true. And on Sunday morning they came to church and it was testimony meeting. And after the meeting we were talking with Hermana Michelle and she said she recieved her answer! And she knows it is true! And so now we are working with them so they can get married and Hermana Michelle can be baptized and in a year they can go to the temple! And it is so cool to watch the Gospel change their lives and to be a part of that. And it has really made me realize that we are making a difference here in the lives of these people. And Alberto and Michelle and their adorable daughter Angie can be a eternal family. It is so cool and I am really just loving the mission and I am so happy. Truly just need to lose myself in the work and help these people. But it is so crazy how fast the time is going... I have been here in Guatemala for 4 months! And already I want more time here to help these people and I still have 14 more months! But really just love everyone. And this Gospel changes lives. But yeah... thank you so much for all of your prayers, love and support! Have an amazing week!!! LES AMO MUCHO!!!! Hermana Stewart

29 December 2015 - Felicidad en la obra del Senor

Hola todos! I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas. We passed a rather quiet one here in Guatemala... Christmas here is a little different. The big day is actually the 24th. We spent the evening with the Bishop of our ward and his family. We had a big dinner of rice, turkey, bread, and ribs. It was absolutely delicious. And we spent timing just talking and getting to know each other a little better. And then at midnight (We had permission to be with the Bishop from 9 to 1230) everyone here goes out in the streets and sets of fireworks. It was crazy but also kinda fun... and a little scary because lots of these fireworks were being set off by little kids or teenagers... But it was so fun. And so here in Guatemala this is a typical Christmas... they have a big dinner, open presents and then set of a bunch of fireworks and dance and all types of fun things. And it was so cool to be able to experience it. And here in Guatemala the big food of Christmas is TAMALES! And boy are they delicious. Seriosuly they are probably one of my favorite foods that I have eaten in the mission. And I even learned how to make them a little bit. We passed by a members house super quick the 24th and she was making tamales ans so my companion of course was like hey you should teach my comp how to do this. So I learned how to assemble a tamale... it is not super hard but the process of making tamales takes hours. But boy are they sure delicious. But this Christmas was a little different just not getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays. To often we focus to much on the presents and not on the true meaning of Christmas... Christ. And so it was so neat to be able to really be in the mission and to just be able to testify of Christ and focus more on him. But yeah that is a little about my Primera Navidad in Guatemala. And how crazy is this. This week I am going to have 4 MONTHS in the mission. Where in the world has that time gone? And the 5th of January we are going to have changes in the mission... which also means that I am going to finish my training??? AHHHH... But it will be interesting to see what happens. We do not know right now if we are going to have a change in our companionship but we think that it is fairly likely because Hermana Wong has 4 months here and I almost have 3... but we will see what happens. Also because of this I am going to write on Wednesday next week. So do not panic when you do not get a letter from me next week on Tuesday... I am fine. And I am going to try and send some pictures later... But not sure if I will be able to or not... But have an awesome week and a very Happy New Year!!! Thank you so much for all of your love and support! Les amo mucho! Hermana Stewart

22 December 2015 - Feliz Navidad!

Hola todos! I do not really have much to say this week but it has been a good one. We are working hard and trying to find those that need the message of this Gospel in their lives. It is truly amazing this time of year to just reflect on the life of our Savior and all that He has done for us. To just think of the sacrifice that He made for us I am astounded. I can not imagine all that He suffered for us so that one day we can return to live with our Heavenly Father. And He was born into the humblest of circumstances. He lived an amazing live and all he did he always thanked the Father and always gave all the glory to our Heavenly Father. And He did it all because He loves us so much. More then we could possibly imagine. And to have the opportunity to be here in Guatemala every single day teaching people of Christ and testifying that He lives and that He loves us has been life changing. In just 4 short months I have come to learn more about Him then I ever though possible and I know that I have so much more to learn and I am so grateful for this opportunity. Remember to think of our Savior during this glorious week of celebrating His birth. Because Christmas is about Him! It is not about all of the presents or the food or all the other things. It is about Him! That is why it is called CHRISTmas. So take a little time during this week to ponder the life of Christ and all that He has done and offer a prayer of gratitude to our Heavenly Father. And have a very Merry Christmas! Les amo mucho! Hermana Stewart

15 December 2015 - Whales and Personal Revelation

Hola todos! Hope you are having an great week and enjoying this Christmas season! This week went by so fast... It is so crazy how fast the time is going by but it is so good. So to explain the subject of this email... So here in the Guatemala Central Mission we have a norm of excellence to contact atleast 35 people a day as a companionship. This means that while we are walking in the streets we just talk to random people about the Gospel and invite them to church and try to get their addresses to have lessons with them. And I have been so bad at this because I have never been someone that talks to péople much. But we were having personal study a few days ago and I was just thinking about this. And to things came to my mind. The first was Moses who when he was called to be a prophet said he was weak and slow of speech and in the scriptures it says that the Lord was angry with Moses. And the other was Jonah and how he did not want to preach repentance to the people of Ninevah and so he ran in the opposite direction and was swallowed by the whale or the big fish. And so now Hermana Wong and I always say during the day no queiro ser comido por un pez y no quiero que Dios esta enjado con mi. And it has seriously helped me so much to improve in this. It is so crazy the effect and the reality of personal revelation. It can truly change our lives. And so yesterday also we bought a whale and named him Pablo... so we now have a little mascot. And it is just so fun. So that is my random little story for the week. And remember to think of Christ during this time of year. Do not get caught up in the commercial side of this holiday. But take the time to reflect on all the things that Christ has done for us. It is truly amazing and astounding to just think of what he sacrificed and suffered for us. And I am so grateful for the opprotunity to be here in the mission and to testify of the reality of the birth of our Savior. He truly suffered for all the things in our lives and He lives. With all of my heart I know that He lives. He watches over and helps us every single day of our lives. And I am so thankful for this knowledge in my life. Remember to take this time to think about this a little these next couple of weeks. Les amo mucho! Tiene una buena semana! Hermana Stewart

8 December 2015 - Una semana loca

Hola todos!!! This week not a lot happened... Thanksgiving was a little different... We actually ended up fasting on Thursday... which was a little different to not eat anything on the day that we normally stuff ourselves full. But it was so good. I love having the opportunity to fast and to receive help from our Heavenly Father... But other than that not much happened this week... We are still working with a lot of our investigators for baptism but many need more of a testimony before their baptisms so we are really working with that. And we were supposed to have a baptism this last Sunday with Yuri but on Friday she went to Coban... which is really far away... and she was supposed to come Saturday but on Saturday we called her and she said that they were not coming back until Sunday night... So it has been hard because all of last week we could not have lessons with her because she would always say no tomorrow is better or she just would not be there... So we are hoping that we can find her today and have lessons with her all of this week to progress toward baptism. Because she has a testimony and she knows it is true but there still seems to be something holding her back. So hopefully will be able to find out what it is that is impiding her and help her. But yeah other then that not much happened... We have been working hard and are going to continue to do so and hopefully we can find some new investigators and bring people back to our Heavenly Father. It has started to get a little colder here which is nice but it is still not cold at all... So yeah that's about all I have to write... I am going to try and send some pictures of things from the last couple of weeks... like our baptisms... Thank you so much for all of your support, love, and prayers!!! Les amo mucho! Hermana Stewart

1 December 2015 - Happy belated Thanksgiving

Hola todos!!! This week not a lot happened... Thanksgiving was a little different... We actually ended up fasting on Thursday... which was a little different to not eat anything on the day that we normally stuff ourselves full. But it was so good. I love having the opprotunity to fast and to recieve help from our Heavenly Father... But other than that not much happened this week... We are still working with a lot of our investigators for baptism but many need more of a testimony before their baptisms so we are really working with that. And we were supposed to have a baptism this last Sunday with Yuri but on Friday she went to Coban... which is really far away... and she was supposed to come Saturday but on Saturday we called her and she said that they were not coming back until Sunday night... So it has been hard because all of last week we could not have lessons with her because she would always say no tomorrow is better or she just would not be there... So we are hoping that we can find her today and have lessons with her all of this week to progress toward baptism. Because she has a testimony and she knows it is true but there still seems to be something holding her back. So hopefully will be able to find out what it is that is impiding her and help her. But yeah other then that not much happened... We have been working hard and are going to continue to do so and hopefully we can find some new investigators and bring people back to our Heavenly Father. It has started to get a little colder here which is nice but it is still not cold at all... So yeah thats about all I have to write... I am going to try and send some pictures of things from the last couple of weeks... like our baptisms... Thank you so much for all of your support, love, and prayers!!! Les amo mucho! Hermana Stewart

24 November 2015 - VIDA

Hola todos, This last week went by so fast. We have just been oh so busy... Never have enough time in a day. But that is okay because it means we are working hard. This week a couple of things really hit me. Primiarily that Satan is real. He does not want us to be happy and he will do just about anything to keep us from experiencing success in this life. But Heavenly Father is ALWAYS stronger. He knows everything single thing in our lives and he wants to help us with them. He loves us so much... more then we can even imagine. And it is so amazing because we can always rely on Him. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is real and it can change our lives if we let it. And as we approach this holiday season I have thought a lot about my Savior. And how thankful I am for His sacrifice for me. That He was willing to lay down His life for me in order for me to have the opprotunity to return to live with my Heavenly Father again. This Gospel has truly changed my life and it continues to change my life every single day. And how glorious is the opprotunity that we have to learn more about our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ every single day. This last week I have been reading in the Book of Mormon in 3 Nephi about Christ's visit to the America's. And how glorious that was. That he was able to come and teach this people. And one thing that really hit me was when it talks about how we need to hide up our treasures in heaven. To often we are so focused on having the nicest things or the newest things but really we should be more focused on how we are spiritually. How is our relationship with our Heavenly Father? What can we do in order to improve this relationship every single day? We have the time in this life to prepare to meet God how are we using this time? That is one thing that I have been thinking about a lot because when we die we are not going to have all the things of this world. So how are we preparing ourselves for the eternities? Just a little thought for the day. I hope that everyone has an AMAZING Thanksgiving. We will not be celebrating it here in Guatemala but I will definitely be thinking about all of you. Remember to be thankful for all of the wonderful things that our Heavenly Father has given you. And take the time to kneel down and offer a prayer of thanksgiving to Him. I am so thankful for each of you and your love, support, and prayers. Have a wonderful and save holiday! Les amo mucho!!! Hermana Stewart

17 November - Felicidad y Gozo

This last week was crazy. We literally did not have enough time in the day to do all the things that we wanted to... But it was such a good week. Juan Jose and Kimberly were baptized on Sunday. Truly miracles. They are amazing. For only being 9 years old they know so much and they have such a strong desire to follow our Heavenly Father. It is truly amazing to see. And it was also very unique to see their families. Juan Jose is the grandson of a member and his father is a less active member and his mother is not a member. But he was going to be baptized last year when he was 8 but he had an accident and was unable to be. But his grandma gave a talk during the baptism and she was just so thankful that we had found them and that we had helped to teach him and he has such an amazing desire to follow his Heavenly Father. And Kimberly is the daughter of a less active as well. She was absolutely a miracle. Because we found her in the Church through a member and we started talking to her and she wanted to be baptized. And we got to teach her and literally every single day last week we taught her a lesson and she just absorbed everything so quickly. And her mom said that she would just sit down and start reading her pamphlets and her Book of Mormon after we left to prepare and I just thought that was the cutest little thing. So it was so fun to be able to watch them come into this gospel. And right now we are preparing 5 other people for baptism. We hope that at least 3 of them will be baptized this week but we really do not know. One of them is a 24 year old named Yuri and the missionaries firTst contacted her in January but she has not been progressing a lot but in the last 3 weeks she has been progressing so well. And she is really coming to know that this Gospel is true and she has the desire. But she has been investigating with her boyfriend Carlos and Carlos wants more of an answer before he is baptized. So last week we were all set on Tuesday to have her baptized on Sunday but then the next day we went to visit her and Carlos was there and she was back on the fence. But we are really hoping that she will have this desire and knowledge to be baptized this week. It is truly amazing to see this Gospel change peoples lives for the better. And it is so crazy. But I am loving every minute of it. Some days I struggle a lot but I know that the Lord is on my side. And I have really felt Satan working at me. He knows are weaknesse and he does not want us to be happy. And so when we are happy and when we are experiencing success he attacks us. And I have felt that this week but I am really trying to focus on the work and helping people and especially praying like no other. We have changes this week. What??? I have already been in the field for almost 6 weeks crazy! But we are having them a little early (Friday instead of Wednesday) because of Thanksgiving next week in the states and so it is hard for them to find flights for the missionaries going home. And we do not know for sure yet but we are pretty sure that we are going to have a change in our companionship. This makes me so sad because I love Hermana Wong and I want her to finish training me but we will do whatever the Lord needs. And I really hope that atleast one of us stays here in Petapa because we have so many people that are getting so close to baptism. And we just want to help them! But we shall see what happens. I think that is all for this week.... Hope you all have an amazing week. I will try to send pictures of the baptisms later. Thank you for all of your support prayers and love! Les amo mucho!!!! Hermana Stewart

10 November 2015 - ATONEMENT

So this week has been kinda crazy. We went to the temple last week, had zone conference, and had interviews with Presdiente Markham and then this morning we had zone training. So we have been kinda all over the place. But the leaders in this mission are truly called of God. I have learned so much in the last week about how we need to be better. And especially today about how we really need to just love everyone and have charity. It has been amazing to just watch how this Gospel is changing my life but also the lives of others. And the other thing that really hit me is the power of the Atonement. We will never fully understand the Atonement in this life. But I know without a doubt that Jesus Christ loves us so much. And He will carry us through this life if we let him. We just need to seek and find Him in every single day. And with Him we will be able to do all things. We just need to make the Atonement personal. Each and every day. Just seek Christ in your life and you will find Him. His invitation is Come unto me. In Christ we can find peace and help with all things in this life. That has just really hit me this week. And it is something that I am really trying to work on. We did not have a baptism this last week... Juan Jose (our investigator) drank coffee last week but we are planning to baptism him this Sunday! And on Sunday in church we found another miracle. A member has a granddaughter that comes to church every week and she is 9 and has not been baptized! But she has the desire to be baptized! Her name is Kimberly and we have been working with her and are teaching her so that she can be baptized this Sunday too!!! What a miracle! Seriously we have seen so many the last couple of weeks and we can truly see the hand of the Lord in this work. Every single day. God lives and loves us. He helps us in all things. Just seek to find Him. That is my challenge for the week for each of you. Find Christ and Heavenly Father in your lives. It is amazing to see what they do. I love you all so much! And you are in my thoughts and prayers every day. Thank you so much for your support and prayers! Les amo mucho!!! Hermana Stewart

2 November 2015 - 2 Months

So today makes 2 months in the mission. Crazy! But it has just flown by. I am writing today because we get to go to the temple tomorrow for a zone pday!!! YAY!!! I am super excited... It will be a little different going to a session in Spanish but it should be really good. We have seen lots of miracles the last couple of weeks and we have found lots of new investigators that are going to be so good. We just need to make sure that we go back and have second visits because sometimes we struggle with that in trying to make all of our other goals for the week. But life is good. The fiambre that I wrote about in my big letter was gross and my stomach today is still a little quise and unsettled because of it but just got to continue on in the work. So next year I think that I will do whatever I can to avoid it. Because it was gross. But hey gotta try new things right??? My Spanish continues to improve every day and I am starting to understand a little more. Its difficult to have to pay so much attention to everything that is said every single day all day but thats what you have to do. We are going to have a baptism on Sunday!!! YAY!!! I wrote dad more about it but his name is Juan Jose and he is 9 and he is so excited. It is awesome. So ask dad for more details becuase I do not have a lot more time to write but I wanted to send you a letter. Hope that all is going really well and that you are enjoying the fall. I miss fall... it is still really hot here. So I feel like it is summer but it really is not it is November... kinda weird not being around for all of the holidays and festivites of home around this time of year. But its all good because I am where I need to be right now. Hopefully soon I will be able to more effectively communicate in Spanish and to really be able to teach because right now I feel like I am really inadeuqate and I repeat myself a lot. But it will come over time right? It is hard to though because we have so much going on that I almost never have language study so I can not really learn more through study because we do not have time. Like this week we had district meeting this morning. Tomorrow we are going to the temple, Wednesday we have zone conference and Friday we have interviews with Presidente so I do not get language study on those days and last weekk I only had it 2 times. But I will learn eventually... it is just going to take time and I just need to have patience and trust in the Lord. All things are possible with Him. Just need to remember that. Miss you and love you so so so much! Hermana Stewart