Buen Dia Familia!

Buen dia familia!

This week was great! It was full of conferences and a new missionary got here so that was cool!  

In the conferences this week it was really cool to see old comps! The thing that stook out to me this conference was the reality of the life we had with our father in heaven before this one. In doctrina y convenios 138 we learn that when we were there we learned all that we needed to be able to help others receive salvation through Jesus Christ. It is so important that we apply the atonement in our lives daily so that we can be humble enough to receive those same lessons through our diligent study and personal revelation :)

Also this week we had a really cool experience while working in our area. We were contacting this lady and she told us that her sister in law is a member and she has actually been interested in what it is that we share with the people. So we were able to teach her about the Restoration and the book of mormon, really fast becasue she was working... hahah! but she was super excited to read the book of mormon and it was such a testimony that the Lord really has people prepared for us to teach, we just got to look for them!

This week was great! I love this work :) Todo bien aca en Argentina! Love you all! Have a great week :)

Love,

Elder Stuart 

Miracles

So this week was another amazing week! Also it felt like Christmas again because all of the christmas cards came this week! hahah it was funny, and it was awesome to recieve those from family and friends. Thank you all so much for taking the time to send me something in the mail, it means a lot. I will try to find time to write you all back!

This week was great! We didn´t have many investigators that we had solid to go and teach, and so we decided to do a lot of contacting this week. One day we were out contacting in the rain all day, we were soaked, it was getting late, we were tired, and we weren´t having succes. So we decided to say a pray and keep pressing forward. We knew that this was a trial of our faith and decided that we were going to work even harder because we knew that that was the only way to keep going. Still no success. It was the end of the day and we were walking back to the bus, when we walked past a house and decided to try one more. They ended up opening the door and we taught them real quick and ran for the bus. The next day they were waiting for us to come back, and we had a great lesson with them! It is the Saavedra family, and I feel like they are going to be great! It really is amazing how the Lord works. When we feel like we can´t do anymore, but press on, that is when the blessings come the most. I really felt my faith grow, and I know that when things get hard, if we just trust in the Lord we can see miracles.

I love this work and the many miracles that I get to see everyday. If we look we can find, and once we start to recognize they are there, we see even bigger miracles. I know my Savior lives and guides this church, because without Him I would not be able to do this work. But through His strength we can do all things so long as we keep the faith. 

I love you all and I hope you all have a wonderful week!

love,

Elder Stuart

Godoy

Hola famila y amigos!!!

Everything is great here in Argentina! I love it down here, I hope that you all are doing well. This week we had a really cool experience. Me and Elder Rose were out contacting, and we weren´t really finding anyone that was interested, so we said a little prayer, and then after we looked down the street and there was absolutely no one in sight. So we decided the next person we saw we were going to set a baptism date. hahaha the next second a couple turned the corner, and we were like... really a couple, this is going to be fun! haha so we went up and started talking to them. They are so amazing!!!! They are 19 and 18, and she had been taking the lessons a couple months ago (her name is Guadalupe) and he came to church a couple times a few years ago (Brian). And they both said that this is what they have been looking for and they have been praying for! We set a baptism date with them, and they are preparing to be baptized in the next couple of weeks! He just has to work on somethings with work so he doesn´t have to work on sundays, and then they are going to be baptized! It was so amazing! The Lord really blesses us when at the last moment when we are about to give up, if we push forward with faith, He will bless us. Never give up. Right as we think we are beat and cant push anymore, that is when we will start seeing blessings, if we push through it. It was such an amazing experience! 

I am learning so much here in Argentina and i love it down here. Things are going good and we are working with a lot of great investigators. Just dificult for them to come to church because it is so far away, but we are slowly progressing, and trying to do all we can to help them. We have this one investigator, Samantha, she is so amazing. We have been meeting with her for about a month, she is already half way through the book of mormon, and loves this gospel so much. She wants to be baptized so bad, we just have problems getting her to church. So once we start getting them to come, this area is going to boom!! I love it here. The mission is an amazing place. Thank you for all your love and support. I love you all!!! Have a great week!!

Love,

Elder Stuart

Mom Note:  When I asked Ryan about his Thanksgiving Dinner a week before Thanksgiving, this was his reply:

"Oh yeah, and we have no idea when holidays are anymore, so i am just counting that as my thanksgiving dinner!! hahah yup. then end. haha. love you!"