Missionaries

This was another great week! The family that we found and are teaching are amazing! It is a husband and wife about sixty years old, named Juan and Antonia. They are so amazing and so prepared by the Lord! It is amazing to see the Lord´s hand in the lifes of the people here. The first time we taught them and shared the story of Joseph Smith they were both crying at the end and told us that they have been asking their whole lives which church is true and they feel like they finally found their answer! And now everytime we go over they get tears in their eyes and tell us that when we talk about the Gospel that they can really feel something different, a different spirit and that they can tell that it is different. They also came to church this Sunday and loved it!! I know that they are going to get baptized really soon!

 

 It is amazing to be a missionary and really see how this gospel and our Savior can change the lives of people. And i am so greatful for this oportunity to be an instrument in the hands of our Savior.The experiences and the spirit that is felt everyday by a missionary is amazing. Yes sometimes it is hard but I love something that Elder Holland said ¨why would we expect it to be easy for us when it was never easy for Him(Christ). Salvation was never easy. Salvation is not a cheap experience.¨It is so true! The mission is hard. But the joy and happiness and the spirit you can feel with those special moments is worth everything. We are lucky to be missionaries in this day and age and see how the Lord really is Hastening His work. I love the mission!

Things are great! I hope all is well with all of you back home. Remember our Savior. Never stop praying. And have a great week!!

Love,

Elder Stuart

Photos!

found trix in the store so obviously I bought myself a Christmas Present! haha but it was super expensive!

With Samantha and her family, Me, Elder Barrios, Samantha, Her mom, Sister, and her daughter Abigail :)

All of the Elders at a members house for Christmas Eve to eat! It was so much fun!

Skyping the Fam :) Got to talk with all of them! 

Christmas Miracles!

Hola familia y amigos!

This week was such a good week!!! First off it was Christmas and that was way fun, we were able to meet up as a zone in the chapel and we made tacos and played sports for a long time! It was a lot of fun. Also got to talk with the fam so that was pretty great! So Christmas was a pretty great time :) Also I loved it because it was a time that we could really focus on our Savior and really have Him more in our lives. It is a wonderful time of year.

Also... Samantha came to church!!!!! We woke up really early sunday morning and went out to Godoy to look for her to bring her to church and she came!!! She said she loved every second of it and really felt something different there. She especially loved the sacrament. It is amazing what this gospel can do to the lives of every person. Especially the importance of the sacrament. It is something that we can do every week to become clean again and start over. It is a promise we can make to always remember our Savior, and if we do so, we can ALWAYS have the spirit with us to lead us, to guide us, and to help us along the way. WHAT A PROMISE!! And I know that when God makes a promise He always comes through with it, we just have to put in our part. We really have seen that here in Godoy the past couple of weeks. All of our work, fasting, and prayers have finally payed off and Samantha told us she wants to be baptized this saturday so ¨start filling the faunt!¨hahah that is what she told us! It was amazing :)

I know that the time we spend on our knees asking our father in heaven for help is never wasted. He is always there listening. And when the timing is right, he will bless us with all that we need. ¨when life gets too hard to stand, kneel. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas full of the love and spirit of our Savior Jesus Christ. I love you all and hope you all know how much you all impact my life. Have a great week and always remember to keep praying!!

Love Elder Stuart

Entering the Provo MTC (A Letter from Mom)

Hey Everyone!

Elder Ryan Stuart reported to the Provo MTC today!  He will be there for 6 weeks and will hopefully leave for Argentina on September 22, 2015 (if he receives his VISA in time).  I will be sending you his emails and you are also welcome to visit his blog  at http://www.elderryanstuart.blogspot.com.

Elder Stuart is very excited to finally be on his mission.  It was a wonderful day with family dropping him off, but very difficult driving home without him!  I hope you all enjoy reading his experiences.

Here are ways to write to Elder Ryan Stuart:

email: ryan.stuart@myldsmail.net

August 12, 2015 - September 20, 2015

Elder Ryan Stuart

SEP 22 ARG-NEU

2005 N 900 E Unit 35

Provo, Utah 84602

(standard letter is a regular postage stamp)

After September 22, 2015:

Elder Ryan Stuart

Argentina Neuquén Mission

Casilla de Correo 321

8300 Neuquén

Neuquén

Argentina

(standard letter $1.20 postage stamp)

Thank you all for your support to Ryan!  You are wonderful friends!

Stephanie

[This blog will be updated by Elder Ryan Stuart's sister, Elizabeth]

The family before Elder Stuart entered the Provo MTC

We saw Ryan's good Friend, Elder Zach Parrish, during "sports time" and took a picture of the two of them!