Hey,
How're you doing? How is everyone? My Thanksgiving was alright, the turkey was really dry lol, but the other food was real good (not as good as home tho). Football was awesome! It was raining when we got there and began to play then it stopped then decided to hail really hard on us, so it was really cold that day! My shoes were soaked and my sweater pockets were frozen! I'm glad that you all had a great Thanksgiving, how was the parade?
I'm doing good out here, it has its up's and down's as usual, and I am having a down week is all. We found some new investigators that are really looking forward to the discussion coming up. We also found some less actives that are really wanting to come back into the church, so we are working on that as usual. The person that is going to be baptized soon is Corey Dillman, her baptism date is December 18Th, and she is really excited for that day, she told me last night that if she could be right now, she would! My guess is that I will more than likely be the one to baptize her, only because I've been teaching her the longest. But its still her decision.
I am very happy that I am in a car right now! its been raining off and on for about 2 weeks now. I hardly feel the humidity anymore! the other day it was 100% humid outside and I didn't even notice. I only get to drive when I'm on a exchange with one of the missionaries that are not in the ward, because that would mean that I am temporarily senior companion and they are the ones that get to drive. The thing that I hate about having a car the most is that you have to have a missionary back you up all the time!! Its so lame! last time I checked, I can back up extremely well. So when a missionary backs me up, I just ignore them and do it the way I like to. I know I shouldn't be that way lol. Some missionaries are so strict on the rules here its ridiculous! I'm going to hate my mission if I can't have any fun. I do enjoy my mission tho. Just having a hard week. I need Dillons address and his email address. I sent off a letter to him a while ago and it came back here with a sticker on if saying that its the wrong address. I forgot that he moved! has he gotten his call yet? are his papers in? I really hope that everyone is doing great out there and I miss them terribly. Continue to pray for my companion and I. I love you all!
Love, Daniel
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
11/22/2010
Hey Mom!
Wow! you already left for thanksgiving huh? I completely forgot about that, i've been losing track of time. This week has been really insane! Well i'm glad that you made it to St. George safely.
Like I said earlier, my week has been insane! As I told told you, transfers came and I've been trying to show Elder Cox the ropes as best as I can on a bike, I'm not really enjoying the whole bike thing right now, its seriously burning me out! I can't wait to get the car back on Wednesday. Our teachings went fantastic earlier last week! We met this new guy named James, He goes by J.R. He and his family are really nice! The bad thing about it is that he is still on probation for a few more years so he cannot be baptised for that very reason, but his family still can, so its a working process. This week has been mainly stressful towards the end because we are having to bike everywhere for now and people keep canceling our appointments at the last second and the man that was going to be baptized on the 1st of January dropped us yesterday. So i've been pretty ticked. But the woman that is going to be baptized on December 18th is still a go!
How is everyone doing back at home!? How is Lauren? How are the Girls going? How are the dogs? How is Dwight doing with going to church, praying? How are you? You know, We brought a few investigators to another wards baptism to show them what it is like and the man that got baptized reminded me so much of Dwight, He's around his age and what not but as he was sitting there listening to the Hymns being played and Sung he started to cry, This huge stepping stone in his life will change him forever! As i saw him being baptized, I felt the spirit SO strong in me because as I witnessed this I thought of Dwight, and when I did, I felt the Spirit, at that minute I knew for a fact that Dwight will be baptized for what I am doing, and ill be the one doing it. I almost started to cry right there. This will be amazing! Mom, we have been waiting and working for this for about 14 years now, Then I can be there for you both in the temple.
How are the Rooks by the way? I haven't heard from then in a while. I sent them a letter a while back. I'll be waiting for the package, you don't have to send if off right away. How is work coming along with Dwight? good I hope, I've been praying for that and you all everyday. Thanksgiving is going to be good. I have breakfast with the King family. He is the one that e-mailled you the pictures of me. So i'm really excited for that!!! later on in that day, The ward is doing a "Turkey Bowl" its just a huge football game that they play every year with the 1st ward. Apparently it get pretty competitive, We get to play in it!!! I am SO IN!!!!!!!! I love football! I wish I had a Colts shirt or Jersey. Oh well. We only have one dinner that night with the McBurnie family. He's in the Bishopric. They too are nice people and there are going to be alot of people there so there will be alot of food!!!!!!!
I haven't been able to go to the temple since the MTC. There isn't a temple in our Field at all so the next time I go is with you in Spokane! ;) Its kinda a bummer because I really need to go there and learn more, but have fun with Grandma and Andrea! Well, I better get going, Hope all is well, Time is shooting by fast! I rarely think of home and when I do, its nothing big, before you know it, I'll be home. Yikes!!!! Love you all, have a good one!!!
Love, Elder Daniel Stuart.
Monday, November 15, 2010
11/15/2010
Mom,
Hey there!! I'm doing good out here!! We now have TWO baptism dates! I'm so excited for these people! Last week was pretty busy, We had Zone Conference and exchanges, so things here have been really busy off and on. Sorry if this letter is short, we don't have much time on the computer today. So its cold huh? And snow this week? wow. There isn't any here. It's just in the 30's to 50's, but the humidity out here makes it so much colder out here!!! Elder Smith is still my Companion for now. We got transfer calls on Friday night and i'm staying here in Springfield 2nd ward and he is going to 1st ward to be a zone leader which is funny because we share the apartment with the 1st ward missionaries so he is just moving across the hallway, haha!!! my companion will be Elder Cox he too is in 1st ward with the two zone leaders but he's not a zone leader, he was just with them because he got hurt and we are right next to a hospital so he moved in with us. He's fine now. The other zone leader is being transfered to Bentonville Arkansas. Does this make sense? Let me know if not. Oh, by the way, Transfers start Thursday. Elder Smith has been a great companion! He really knows his stuff. He has been a good teacher for me. I have learned so much. I am excited to have Elder Cox as my companion. Well I hope that all is well. I miss you all so much! please be safe. Please keep praying for me and pray for us to find people who are searching for the gospel. I love you!
Ciao. Daniel.
Hey there!! I'm doing good out here!! We now have TWO baptism dates! I'm so excited for these people! Last week was pretty busy, We had Zone Conference and exchanges, so things here have been really busy off and on. Sorry if this letter is short, we don't have much time on the computer today. So its cold huh? And snow this week? wow. There isn't any here. It's just in the 30's to 50's, but the humidity out here makes it so much colder out here!!! Elder Smith is still my Companion for now. We got transfer calls on Friday night and i'm staying here in Springfield 2nd ward and he is going to 1st ward to be a zone leader which is funny because we share the apartment with the 1st ward missionaries so he is just moving across the hallway, haha!!! my companion will be Elder Cox he too is in 1st ward with the two zone leaders but he's not a zone leader, he was just with them because he got hurt and we are right next to a hospital so he moved in with us. He's fine now. The other zone leader is being transfered to Bentonville Arkansas. Does this make sense? Let me know if not. Oh, by the way, Transfers start Thursday. Elder Smith has been a great companion! He really knows his stuff. He has been a good teacher for me. I have learned so much. I am excited to have Elder Cox as my companion. Well I hope that all is well. I miss you all so much! please be safe. Please keep praying for me and pray for us to find people who are searching for the gospel. I love you!
Ciao. Daniel.
Monday, November 8, 2010
11/8/2010
Hey Mom and Family,
Thats great that you got the pictures and videos!! Sorry if I didn't say hi to everyone on the video!!! I've already told him that you said thanks :) Got my hair cut. Wow it's short! I'm doing good over here. This week was super rough. Not much success and so on, but last night, Elder Smith and I were teaching a woman named Cory. She's a little challenged. She she has the personally of a 16 year old and shes 23, she's also a little slow. We have been teaching here for 3 weeks now and invited her to be baptized a while back and she wasn't really sure beacuse she didn't know what her dad would think. So we went back last night and started talking about Baptism and the Holy Ghost, along with the blessing that you recieve once you are baptized. After we taught her that, she had the biggest smile on her face and said: "I get it now! I know that this is true! I don't even care what my dad thinks, I want to be baptized!!" So we re invited her to become baptized, she said yes, we commited her to prepare to be baptized on December 18th and she said yes!! So we have a baptism coming up and few in process. So pretty much what happened last night totally made my week better!
So the Holidays are coming up really fast! are you getting ready? Is Dwight doing a deep fry turkey like last year? That was so fun! I think what i'm going to miss most about thanksgiving besides the food and family and everything like that is going to be the Parade! I watch is every year!
Thank you for the pictures! Holy cow was that Grandpa!?!?! I almost died laughing when I saw that! i can't wait to go to Penny's Halloween party when I come home. Can you also send me some more of my clothes? its getting kind of boring wearing the same jeans and 3 shirts whenever I get a chance. Can you send that Maroon long sleeve shirt too? I like that one. It got really cold out here the other day! People have been telling me that this is a different cold that I haven't felt before, this cold goes straight to my bones! I didn't really believe them. Why should I right? I mean, I've been in the negative weather with 7 plus feet of snow in my driveway, Why should I believe them? Well the other day it was like 30 or so outside and it was freezing!!!!!! especally with the wind chill. Its cause if the humidity, it really does go to your bones!!! Yikes!!!!
I'm studying hard every single day. I'm understanding the Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel more then I did back at home and Mission Prep. It really helps when you pray before you read ( and devote 2 years of your life.) I'm also talking to people alot more then I have been. Life here can be so stressful at one minute and the best I have ever felt. Please keep on having family prayer, if Lauren is going to be out for FHE, have family prayer and scripture reading before she leaves so you all can do it together as a family. I'm proud of you all!!! I love you all very much. Hope all is well!
Till we speak again, Adieu.
Thats great that you got the pictures and videos!! Sorry if I didn't say hi to everyone on the video!!! I've already told him that you said thanks :) Got my hair cut. Wow it's short! I'm doing good over here. This week was super rough. Not much success and so on, but last night, Elder Smith and I were teaching a woman named Cory. She's a little challenged. She she has the personally of a 16 year old and shes 23, she's also a little slow. We have been teaching here for 3 weeks now and invited her to be baptized a while back and she wasn't really sure beacuse she didn't know what her dad would think. So we went back last night and started talking about Baptism and the Holy Ghost, along with the blessing that you recieve once you are baptized. After we taught her that, she had the biggest smile on her face and said: "I get it now! I know that this is true! I don't even care what my dad thinks, I want to be baptized!!" So we re invited her to become baptized, she said yes, we commited her to prepare to be baptized on December 18th and she said yes!! So we have a baptism coming up and few in process. So pretty much what happened last night totally made my week better!
So the Holidays are coming up really fast! are you getting ready? Is Dwight doing a deep fry turkey like last year? That was so fun! I think what i'm going to miss most about thanksgiving besides the food and family and everything like that is going to be the Parade! I watch is every year!
Thank you for the pictures! Holy cow was that Grandpa!?!?! I almost died laughing when I saw that! i can't wait to go to Penny's Halloween party when I come home. Can you also send me some more of my clothes? its getting kind of boring wearing the same jeans and 3 shirts whenever I get a chance. Can you send that Maroon long sleeve shirt too? I like that one. It got really cold out here the other day! People have been telling me that this is a different cold that I haven't felt before, this cold goes straight to my bones! I didn't really believe them. Why should I right? I mean, I've been in the negative weather with 7 plus feet of snow in my driveway, Why should I believe them? Well the other day it was like 30 or so outside and it was freezing!!!!!! especally with the wind chill. Its cause if the humidity, it really does go to your bones!!! Yikes!!!!
I'm studying hard every single day. I'm understanding the Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel more then I did back at home and Mission Prep. It really helps when you pray before you read ( and devote 2 years of your life.) I'm also talking to people alot more then I have been. Life here can be so stressful at one minute and the best I have ever felt. Please keep on having family prayer, if Lauren is going to be out for FHE, have family prayer and scripture reading before she leaves so you all can do it together as a family. I'm proud of you all!!! I love you all very much. Hope all is well!
Till we speak again, Adieu.
Monday, November 1, 2010
11/1/2010
Mom,
So the Ward here had a Trunk or Treat and chili cook off here on friday! there were so many chili's but none of them were as good as yours. I was actually thinking about yours when I saw all of them lol. So it is getting cold here but its warmimg up in the afternoons so I'll need the winter stuff soon. So how is Lauren feeling now? I've known about it for a few days now. So once I found out I automaticaly knew everything was fine. So i'm not worried. Thats good that MY car is being fixed up! did the lady freak out or anything? How long has it been raining there? I can't believe i've been out for almost 2 months!! It seriously does not feel like it.
The mission is going good. We have had a very stressfull week. We dropped 9 investigators this past few days, including Tony Clark. He just keeps avoiding us! its stupid. But i'm still trying to stay positive in doing the Lords work! Thanks for the blog. Too bad I'm not allowed to look at it, so you'll have to tell me about it. So did Dwight go to church on sunday? Thats so awesome that he is getting more involved, my plan is working! I now challange him to read the introduction of the BOM and ponder about it, and also 1 Nephi Chapter 1 and do the same. Every so often we go Tracting, its really usless tho. Statistics say that for every 1000 doors you knock on, only 3 will except what your saying and for every 1000 member referals you get, 600 will accept it. How is everyone doing? How are the girls?? I'm excited to get the gift! My homesickness is wearing off. I'm beginning to "Lose myself and go to work" as Late President Gordon B. Hinckley said for all missionaries to do. Once I do that, the work is 10 times easier and quicker. One of my goals that I have here is to talk to investigators more. Everytime I try, I freeze! so Elder Smith comes in to the rescue. I will get better at it, then before you know it they wont be able to shut me up haha. How are all of my friends? doing? did you tell them about picture?!? Oh, we were riding our bikes and we saw someone driving by us and the passenger was more of a hick than Earl Hickey is!!! and he was talking like Boomhauer but like 3 times faster! I was laughing so hard cause I don't know if he acually talks like that or if it was the beer in his hand that made him do it!!!! What an idiot right? but the Lord still loves him. I hope you got the video ok. He is a really cool member that took it. Yeah I got my hair cut. haha It's short!! How is everything else coming along? hope all is well, Love you all! Oh continue to pray for me. I love you all!
Love, Elder Daniel Stuart.
So the Ward here had a Trunk or Treat and chili cook off here on friday! there were so many chili's but none of them were as good as yours. I was actually thinking about yours when I saw all of them lol. So it is getting cold here but its warmimg up in the afternoons so I'll need the winter stuff soon. So how is Lauren feeling now? I've known about it for a few days now. So once I found out I automaticaly knew everything was fine. So i'm not worried. Thats good that MY car is being fixed up! did the lady freak out or anything? How long has it been raining there? I can't believe i've been out for almost 2 months!! It seriously does not feel like it.
The mission is going good. We have had a very stressfull week. We dropped 9 investigators this past few days, including Tony Clark. He just keeps avoiding us! its stupid. But i'm still trying to stay positive in doing the Lords work! Thanks for the blog. Too bad I'm not allowed to look at it, so you'll have to tell me about it. So did Dwight go to church on sunday? Thats so awesome that he is getting more involved, my plan is working! I now challange him to read the introduction of the BOM and ponder about it, and also 1 Nephi Chapter 1 and do the same. Every so often we go Tracting, its really usless tho. Statistics say that for every 1000 doors you knock on, only 3 will except what your saying and for every 1000 member referals you get, 600 will accept it. How is everyone doing? How are the girls?? I'm excited to get the gift! My homesickness is wearing off. I'm beginning to "Lose myself and go to work" as Late President Gordon B. Hinckley said for all missionaries to do. Once I do that, the work is 10 times easier and quicker. One of my goals that I have here is to talk to investigators more. Everytime I try, I freeze! so Elder Smith comes in to the rescue. I will get better at it, then before you know it they wont be able to shut me up haha. How are all of my friends? doing? did you tell them about picture?!? Oh, we were riding our bikes and we saw someone driving by us and the passenger was more of a hick than Earl Hickey is!!! and he was talking like Boomhauer but like 3 times faster! I was laughing so hard cause I don't know if he acually talks like that or if it was the beer in his hand that made him do it!!!! What an idiot right? but the Lord still loves him. I hope you got the video ok. He is a really cool member that took it. Yeah I got my hair cut. haha It's short!! How is everything else coming along? hope all is well, Love you all! Oh continue to pray for me. I love you all!
Love, Elder Daniel Stuart.
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