Happy Tuesday everyone! and my goodness do I have a lot to say - It has been quite the busy week- and if any of y'all have read (or will read) the family christmas letter - I apparently say way too much already... but do you want to know what else? I am going to tell you anyway! so feel free to skim! -especially sorry to the missionary friends -you definitely don't have time to read this. and if you want to read only this paragraph- I am doing well and loving New Mexico!
First- our investigator Dallas is on date for baptismat the beginning of January! it would be december - but he is gong to Disneyland... he is so prepared! and his girlfriend is coming back o church really strong which is so exciting o see!
and her older sister who has also been less active for a really long time came to the ward party last friday night and then came to church no
sunday too! and brought her boyfriend nonmember too! oh it was so exciting! and now I am to
sunday so I will tell you all the exciting news about who was there - we had 2 investigators there (we would have loved more- but all the students are off with their families...) 4 potential investigtors there and 10 less actives! it was so incredible to see! and you want to know how I know all of this- I was sitting on the stand becasue Sister Montini and I spoke in church and it was so good! not to toot my own horn or anything- but let me tell you about this talk... we were asked two weeks ago and naturally, I didn't start preparing until
saturday night :) I was actually going to during lunch and dinner
on friday and
saturday becasue we did not have them set up with the ward but then something came up- aka- a nap - and we didn't get to that so finally at
9:30 on saturday night I figured i should write my talk (remember how long it took me to write my farewell talk? yeah one hour was not going to cut it..) so i pulled out my scriptures and my notebook and started writing - and I got
READ 2Nephi 19:6
Should have been born in a palace
but it was humble
READ luke 2:1-6
first visitors - humble shepherds
continue in Luke
wisemen in Matthew
and then I fell asleep - and we had ward council the next morning at
8:00 so no time to write in then either - so that is what I went to the pulpit with and guess what? I think it was the best talk I have ever given!
and sister montini gave a great talk on the gifts we have been given by heavenly father. it was just a great sacrament meeting- especailly with all the people who came! oh- and we also sang in the choir for the rest hymn and I led the music for the meeting and it took me till the third verse to figure out the timing on the opening hymn- how embarrasing!! oh well-
also this week sister montini and I went on two exchanges and i was in the spanish area! can you tell? but it was so cool becasue i really felt like I knew everything they were talking about! I couldn't say anything - but I felt like I knew what they were saying! and I also learned some phrases so if ever I meet a person who only speaks spanish -i can send them to the spanish missionaries - the first thing to say - no hablo espanol :) mucho gusto!
we also had zone conference yesterday and let me tell you what a spiritual feast that was! Elder Foster from the 70 came and man is he incredible or what! and so is President Miller - I just love hearing form him. but y'all are lucky today and saved by the bell! it is time to go -
sorry there isn't much christmas spirit in this one - I feel the Christ spirit every day- and with no snow here and no cold weather it feels no different - but Merry Christmas to all!
Know that I love you and love telling you all my exciting happenings!
Sister Stuart!
oh and I forgot to ask you... In teaching the plan of Salvation I was asked a hard question and despite my studying, I am still stumped- and that poses a problem.
I was asked
"Why would God give a commandment that needed to be broken (to not eat of the fruit)? Isn't that setting them up to fail? God should never do that."
and I have not been able to find a sufficient answer.. any help?
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