Photos!

1-3 Birthday Lunch last Pday :)

4 Got my package from mom and her card :)

5 Elder Ortiz, President Nelson, President Casariego, and ME!!

He Is Risen!

Hello Fam!! :)

This week was incredible!!! We had President Nelson come to our mission this weekend to talk to us! it was an experience that i will never forget, he had such a spirit and power when he talked. It is so true that they are called of God to be His Special Witnesses here on earth :) Something that he and his wife talked a lot about this weekend, being easter weekend, was the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I love the words in Mattew 28 that say "He is not here: for he is risen." I share the feelings that our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, said about these words, that there is nothing more comforting than those words that the Angel spoke to Mary. Because just from our knowledge of the Ressurection, we know that we too will be ressurected, that one day we will have the chance to live eternaly with our families if we follow diligently the Doctrine of Christ. I have a firm testimony that He has Risen and because of that we too will rise in that great day. Something that Sister Nelson taught about those words is that we can apply it to our daily lives. As we repent and apply the cleansing power of the atonement of Jesus Christ, we too can be risen every day to a higher level spiritually. She goes on to explain that as we repent , people will say for example "where is timmy that used to lie all the time?" and we can say "he is not here, for he has risen." As we learn this princple we can know that we can always rise above our trials and defects and because more like our Savior. I know that this has happened with me, through the great power of the Atonment i have been able to rise up to be a better son of my Heavenly Father and that the old me is not here, but i have risen. I have seen it in a lot of the people i have had the chance to see, i am seeing it in Pablo who just got baptized that he is rising, the old him is no longer there, and he is rising up. He even is helping us teach Claudia and prepare her for her baptism this weekend! I hope we can all apply this into our lives, especially during this great time of year that we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I love you all! have a great week, sorry for the long email, haha!

Love, Elder Stuart 

From Elder Stuart's Mom:

I thought I would forward a bit of my email from Ryan so you get a little more information about this past week!

Hey Mom :)

Happy Easter! I had a wonderful sunday! how was yours?? Thank you! i am super happy for Pablo and Claudia!!! also it is the first time the APs have baptized in like 4 years, so that was pretty cool to do.

It was an amazing conference Mom. Yeah the whole mission came up Friday so that was a nightmare for us to organize everthing and get them to their hotels safely. then Saturday morning from 9-12 we had a conference with him, and there was a small chior that sang. and it was amazing :) Some of the things he told us blew my mind. then he was in our stake conference this sunday too and spoke so that was cool! 

Photos!

1-3 Pablo got baptized and Claudia will be getting baptized the 22nd!

4-5 Pablo and Claudia’s wedding :)

6 My Mets tie for Lizzy! ☺

7-8 Elder Stuart and Elder Ortiz last week when they were traveling to Esquel

This picture was just sent to me by Elder Stuart's Mission President's daughter, Lucia. They celebrated Ryan's birthday today! Made the tears flow!!  -Stephanie

After All We Can Do, His Grace is Sufficient!

Well family, this week was super good!!! Pablo and Claudia got married!!!! and then Pablo got baptized this weekend! Claudia had to go to zapala for this weekend so she will be getting baptized the 22nd!! We are super excited and very greatful for the Lord for giving us this oportunity to work with such great people :) It was a rollercoaster of a week where the devil put a lot of speed bumps in our path but i know that just like it says in the scriptures after we do all we can do for the Lord, His grace is sufficient to help us accomplish our goals. my testimony on that has grown so much this week. I know that through the grace of Christ we can accomplish whatever thing that the Lord wants us to. I have no doubt that this is his work. We are super excited for the coming of President Nelson this week!!! It is going to be such a special visit for our mission! Things are great :) Love you all! have a great week!! And thank you all for the birthday wishes :)

Love,

Elder Stuart

Photos!

​1-2 Well, Dad would be super proud. We ate sushi the other day! (and Elder Stuart liked it!)

3 Me with Guillermo and his daughter Antonella, and Elder Ortiz.

(Guillermo was taught by Elder Stuart while he was serving in Cipolletti and was baptized. He now lives in Neuquén. His daughter, Antonella, is now being taught by Elder Stuart and Elder Ortiz)

4-5 Us with the Obreque family! (They feed Elder Stuart and Elder Ortiz on Saturdays!)

General Conference & Investigators

Hola Familia!!

whats up?! THis week was amazing!! Our investigators are progressing very well. Pablo and Claudia are doing super well, we went with them this week and we took out a date for them to get married the 5th and they will be getting baptized the 8th :) Im super stoked for them!! Please pray for them so that they can complete with this covenant they are about to make! Hermano Rigoberto Castillo is doing really well as well, we went saturday morning and we watched the first session of conference with him in his house! he loved it!! but he says that he still isnt prpared to be baptized, so we will keep trying to help him and see what it is that he needs to make it!

Conference was absolutely amazing! I hope you all were able to take something out of it to apply in our lives and recieve answers to our prayers and the questions of our hearts. For me the best part was to hear the many testimonies of the Godhead. It was amazing how many testified of God our Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, our Savior and Mediator with the Father and the Holy Ghost, the testater of the two and the comforter for us in this life. I know and have learned that the more we learn about them and their natures we will have more desires to follow them :) What a great conference with such great messages!

Well this week was great! i hope you all have a great week!!

Love,

Elder Stuart

Photos!

Elder Ramirez left the office (Elders Stuart, Ramirez, Ortiz)

Me and a new elder, Elder Machuca, who is from Guatemala and Jonny was in his branch there! Pretty cool!