Good news! For Christmas we can Skype
our phone call! I will forward you the mission news letter that has all of the
details.
This week...we wore ourselves
out, seriously. On a normal week we have been teaching 50 lessons up
here...this week we taught 110. Wow! There were several days when we all
just got home, planned, and collapsed in exhaustion. I think I am working
harder now than I have ever on my mission and definitely ever in my life, but I
know that it is all worth it because the Savior definitely worked hard and gave
his all for each of us.
This week we had 5 baptisms! Our
YSA investigator A was baptized by her adopted father and confirmed at her
baptismal service. This young lady has been through so much in her life...and
it has been incredible to see her read her scriptures, come to church, and
decide to be baptized. She was all smiles at her baptismal service :)
It was pretty much a week filled
with miracles :) I wrote you about T last week, and he finally came to church!
Elder Betham pitched in some pants and a shirt, we all gave him ties...and his
whole family made it out to church this Sunday. I think that is one of my
favorite moments as a missionary...waiting outside of a chapel for your
investigators to show up, and then just feeling so ELATED when you see them
walk through that door.
All of our investigators are
doing really well...we have set some high goals for them to achieve. I really
love what I am doing right now, and thankfully...Elder Fragoso and I will have
one more transfer together in Richfield! Elder Betham will be going down to St.
George again and be companions with Elder Toropainen from Finland. We are going
to have lots of new missionaries in the Zone....a new set of sister
missionaries in Beaver (the town with the "Best Water in the USA ;]
), and lots of work to do!
I love you all so much!! Thanks
for your love and support and the Christmas packages that are arriving. Elder
Fragoso and I love the Primary kid that wrote "I hope a bunch of people go
to Church in Calofornya" Well...I hope those missionaries have success
too, but send some prayers to Richfield too! :) Thanks for your examples of
consecrated living...I am really impressed by the way you continue to serve the
ward and the community and support us in the mission too. I love you! The
Church is so true!!
Con amor,
Elder Michael Stewart
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