Hey Everyone,
How is it going? It seems like just yesterday that I emailed home, but then I think of everything that has happened this week and realize there has been so much.
Thanksgiving week! Happy Thanksgiving! I love thanksgiving, except it’s not so good for missionary work. Our numbers were not nearly as good this week, but we did spent a lot of time with the members and gained a better relationship with the ward which is very important as well. We held a "Sports Day" on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for the youth in the whole stake because they all had school off all week long. And there was probably more non-member kids there than member youth, which gave us some good referrals and new investigators. But we played volleyball, soccer, basketball, football, pretty much something for everyone there, which I think gave all the non-members a really good experience with the ward and its activities. Hopefully we will start getting better turnouts in mutual.
The Narviez Family... They are so perfect, but they are never home. We keep going over there to teach the plan of salvation lesson but either the husband is out looking for a job, or she is gone doing something with one of their kids. So we always get invited in and they are so nice. But we haven’t been able to teach them. It’s somewhat frustrating. I think once we teach them the plan though, things will go much more smoothly.
Chris, he is doing so much better. I heard before my mission of people turning their life around for the gospel but I guess I never seriously believed it. Chris has quit smoking, drinking, moved out of his girl friend’s house, and like everything else. But we can’t get him to church! Gaahhhh! Why is it so hard for investigators to go to church! So our plan is just to have someone his age come pick him up in the morning.
Bro. Marquez. So we finally come back to the Plan and he hasn’t read the book of Mormon, which is understandable because of the hectic week we had, but honestly, its only 5 mins a day. Oh well, we still taught the Plan anyway and man IDK what it is about that house, but every lesson is an amazing one there. The spirit is so strong it’s impossible to deny it. He seemed a lot more interested though in this lesson, probably because it had to do with living with your family forever, and they are so important to him. So we will see.
We had Rolando's baptism this Saturday! Yay, baptism number 2! It was such a great experience, except we only had 9 people there.... 4 missionaries, him and his wife, bishop and one of his counselors, and the ward mission leader. If there is one thing I can stress to you guys its GET ACTIVE WITH THE MISSIONARIES! We need to be getting lessons with a member present and also we need people to fellowship our investigators when we get them to church. That’s why none of them go to church! Because no one will support them or be their friend. It’s frustrating to have a ward who thinks that missionary work is solely the responsibility of the missionaries. Anyway there still was an amazing spirit there. And his wife, who is a hard core catholic, came and also came to church. We went to their house after and the home literally felt different! Like brighter and the spirit was there and his wife actually came and listened to the first lesson! Her heart was opened because she has seen a great change in her husband for the better. The gospel makes so-so men great and great men, greater. And their marriage has been going so much better. Before we left, we gave them a little "Sneak Peak" about the Plan of Salvation lesson and I felt prompted to tell her that they would be able to have kids in the next life and she broke up into tears. Apparently she doesn’t have the ability to have kids, but really wanted them. How great is the spirit.
My Thanksgiving was really nice; we had 2 dinners with different families and basically stuffed ourselves to the brim. Then when we got back we passed out. We were so full haha. I don’t really have a whole lot to say about thanksgiving. It was nice, but we didn’t do a whole lot of missionary work. The church cleaned up after the parade though, the streets where covered in beer cans and was so gross, but we still did it. And got Free T-Shirts
Love,
Elder Stewart
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