Dear
Friends and Family,
Well
another Monday here in Texas and things are going well. The weather
has been heating up a little bit and is staying in the 50's/ 60's so
it’s really nice to be outside. Elder Flint and I have been having
lots of fun and are looking for some solid people to teach. We felt
like we needed to do some service this week and so on Wednesday we
thought of some ways we could do service for someone. We thought of
this one recent convert who is paralyzed on the right side of her
body and does not receive any help from the government and so her
only income comes from going around the neighborhood collecting cans
out of people's trash cans. Her story is an amazing one. She was
contacted by some missionaries and she was willing to let them come
back and to make a long story short she felt like she was ready to be
baptized. She has a problem reading and remembering things, so in her
interview she was having a hard time remembering what to say and so
the missionary interviewing her, was going to tell her that she
needed a little more time to get ready but had the impression to ask
her why she wanted to be baptized and she said that she did because
God had done so much for her and in that moment, she opened her right
hand fully. She started crying because she had not been able to do
that since she was paralyzed. He took that as an answer and she was
baptized. The only problem is that the best day to collect cans is
Sunday for some reason and so she feels worried going to church. So
this week we went around and collected cans for her. We were blessed
so much and where able to gather tons of cans that we spent hours
crushing. It filled 6 XL trash bags and weighed all
together probably 60/70lbs. We left it at her porch and knocked and
ran, leaving a little note that said "Never forget God and he
will always take care of you." It sounds cooler in Spanish but
that was our service for this week. Our motto for this
service is "Smashing Cans for God" because of Mosiah 2:17.
Well
other than that, I don’t have a whole lot to say. I’m kind of
stressed out but it’s good because I am learning every day how to
be better. I read some good talks this week on Pride and it made me
feel kind of crappy. It’s called "Beware of Pride" I
don’t want to be like the Nephites. The Christlike quality I am
working on this transfer is meekness. Talks or advice are welcomed.
We as a mission are doing the marking of the book of Mormon again of
all the things that have to do with Jesus Christ, at the same time I
am wrapping up Jesus the Christ. I feel like it is really helping me
understand more who my Savior is and each time I am humbled at what
the spirit reveals to me. Sometimes I am tempted to think that I
know everything there is to know, but just the simple
promptings I get while reading or praying let me know how
little I know. I pray that as I continue to read that I will
understand more about how to have Christlike love and Charity, as
well as the meekness I so desperately desire. One thing however
is set in stone, which is I know that my Redeemer lives and
Loves me. That he paid for my sins and gives me life
every day and will even after death. I know he will
come again, and I want to make sure he will surely see,
that my banner will be clear and he won’t have to ask "Did you
truly love me? In the Name of Jesus Christ Amen
Love
you Lots,
Elder
Stewart
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