I fear I will not have time to write you my novel today- and today's really would be EXTENSIVE! so maybe that is a good thing- but all the computers are being used at the library right now and there are 7 missionaries waiting for computers.. so I am sure I will be kicked off fairly soon.
I will illustrate my week for you then- maybe next week I will get to write it all to you.. the pictures will have to do this week- or maybe in a few months I will just narrarate it for you..
but the pictures aren't loading... so maybe not.
I am safe, warm, and happy!
Love SIster Stuart
I will keep trying to send pictures
I wasn't kicked off! yay! so here you go- get ready for the FLOOD!
This last week, as you well know was transfers and as you also know- I stayed in Rio Rancho with Sister Brown- although we were able to go to transfer meeting to pick up a new companion! yaya! and while there - I was able to listen to my trainers departing testimony and see her off to home in Geiorgia. She is so wonderful.
Picture number one here
I also saw Sister Field! Remember when I was in a trio with her in Las Cruces?
PIcture number two here
And transfer meeting was of course wonderful- always is! It is incredible to hear the testimonies of those that have served faithful missions and are ready to join the ranks in their home towns. ther is always so much to learn from them. but becasue there were so many missionaries headed home it was a LONG time to wait to find out who our new comp was going to be - and guess who? SISTER FIELD!! what the?Crazy. It is going to be a wild transfer for sure!
Later that same night- we had planned to go splits with the youth- and of course, one of our appointments cancelled. it always seems to happen. So we scrambled around and were able to get in with some investigators we haven't seen in a while! So Sister Field and I went there witha couple priests and sister Brown went to see Juanita with a laurel. esciting things happened both places- but I will tell you first what happened with at the Tacks with sister field and I. The Tack family has LOADS of pets- 4 dogs 3 cats a rat a hamster a snake and something else that I cannot remember right now. It is a pretty exciting place to be. Anyhow, Their couch is a sectional thing arrange in an L - Sister Field and I were on one end and the priests on the other- by the snake cage. David, our RC who was just baptized in Aprli just turned 16 a few weeks ago so this was his first time teaching with us! it was exciting! He was on the very end of the couch- the lesson was going along as usual - the animals all over the place - I had a cat in my lab, sister field was petting the baby sized dog, a cat was on the arm of the chair by david and we are teaching about the gospel of jesus christ. David tried to say something from the corner and it sounded like "uh.. your snaa.... ahh!" all of a sudden- the snake lunged at the cat right by davids face but the catmoved so there was nothing in between the snake and him! it was crazy! needless to say- I don't think David willbe coming back to that house with us.
Meanwhile, at Juanita's, Sister Brown was feeling very stronlgly the spirt. Juanita was on date for the 20th of this month (last saturday) but she never really committed to the date - so sister brown dicscussed with her to move it to next week - so this week! and becasue she didn't have her work schedule or anything we were just really unsure. but we felt really good about the 26th- this friday becaseu her son Josh (who she is living with and who was baptized 2 years ago and received the Melchezidek priesthood just a few weeks ago and who is preparing to be sealed to his wife this month) usually has that day off and would be able to baptize her! Yay! so that is what we have to look forward to! but wait...
Two days later (thursday) it was 830- we had no appointments and it was dark and no one was outside and people always yell at us saying "why are you here so late! Don't you know it is late! go away!" so we weren't about to go knock doors - so we went and tried a less active couple and guess what? they were gone! but who was there? Their son and his wife who used to live there but moved a month or so ago to ABQ and how we missed them so! but they were there! sowe were abole to catch up with them and it was glorious! but this is all just filler stuff.. becasue when we got in the car at
9:15- we had a missed call and new voicemale - from Josh (Juanita's son). in this message he said "Hello, This is Josh, calling for the sisters. I am just calling to confirm my mom getting baptized on saturday. She asked if I would baptize her. I talked to Bishop and he said it would be okay fo me to do so. he just told me I needed to call you and find out what time we can schedule the building. Call me back thanks." WHAT THE????? If anyof you have served a mission you know that quite a bit goes into planning a baptism - and we now had one day to pull it off! but guess what? We did it! ANd it was so wonderful! and Juanita is now a full blown member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! yay! Miracle for sure.
Picture three and four here
But the miracles do not stop there... Let me just tell you how wonderful it is to be in a trio! Well, it is actually really hard, but it opens the door for many many many opportunities- one of them, is splits when you only have one member! which happened to us on Sunday. but it starts Saturdya night - we were out contacting and met this man named James. We were able to talk to him while he stepped outside to light a cigarrette - shared with him a bit about the restoration, left him the pamphlet and scheduled an appointment for Sunday afternoon. We called Josh to see if he would be able to come with us. He said yes. and he showed up with his wife. That equals 5 people on someones dorrstep- talk about a crowd! and James wasn't even home. oh man. So we asked if they would be available to follow us to another appointment - and they said yes! So we went over to try by another investigator that we have been aunabe to see for quite some time- but we didn't want to bomabard them with 5 of us - so Sister brown stayed back and taught with the members - jessica and josh and sister field and I went off to contact! and we had a referral that needed contacting inthe area so we went that way! We knock on the door - a lady probably in her early 30s answers the door - we start to intorduce ourselves... she is studying our nametags intently and asks "you are the mormons right?" yep we are!! then she calls out "MOM! it's for you!" mom comes to the door and holds it wide open and just says come in. What??? Tjhis referral, mind you, was from a random guy we met on the street who told us "those people just moved in. they might be looking for a church." we were kind of confused- while it was awesome! it was not normal. people don't usually do that. But we go in! and start talking and I look on the counter and what is there but a larger print BOOK OF MORMON! are you members?? yep. baptized in 2004- patriarchal blessing received in 2005. what?? rthey just moved from Iowa- hadn't been to church in a while and was thinking they needed to get back into it- only they didn't know where to go. MIRACLE we knocked on thier door! but that isn't even the neates part - the daughter - who answered the door- piped up and said she wasn't baptized - we asked if she had talked with missionaries before and been taught the lessons. she said most of them. we asked if she wanted to be taught them again and she said YES. stellar! so we set a return appointment to teach her, her husband, and her three kiddos. talk about being led to those you need to see.
And then to top the week off just perfectly - we went to the temple yesterday morning and it was the best thing ever! GO! weekly if opossible. i would reccomend it.
Pictures 5 and 6 here
There is more - but I will save you the time of reading it - also the time sitting here and my bladder screaming at me telling me it is ready to be emptied! too much information? possibly. Just being honest.
Sorry this one is a lot of words - the emotion probably is not conveyed in it as I would hope it would be - but let me just tell you it was a week FULL of miracles - and Heavenly Father knew I needed them righ t now at this exact time.
I love you family! and I love being a missionary. where else could you be flooded with this many miracles?
Sister Taylor Stuart
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to Abby, Brent, me, Joseph, Amy, Aaron, Keni, Michael, Steve, Kaitlan, Scott, Justin, Mackenzie
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