Week 5

Family!

Hi! It's amazing that I'm writing you all again. Wow. Time is really starting to fly by here. I'm more than half way done! Haha!!! In a few weeks I'll be dropped off in the middle of some foreign land, where I can't understand a word anyone's saying. I can't wait. ;_).

Speaking of which, I leave October 4th. Guess what? That's right after General Conference. And... guess who might, maybe maybe maybe, get to sing in a Choir at conference?? I didn't think we would be able to, because the gym's been closed, and we haven't been able to hold a practice until yesterday. However, yesterday fliers were passed around during practice for young men who had prior choir classes and such. Sooo... we'll see. Keep an eye out. ;_). I'll keep you posted. That would be way sweet though, the day before I leave to Paraguay.


Well shoot, what to say? Thanks for George's letter. Haha, it's so good to hear his letters. I can see them in a much different light now. It's much more real. I was smiling when he talked about members that he had converted who had gone inactive since he left. We had just barely covered that in class. It's supposed to be a huge problem in Paraguay, and South America in general. Something that we were instructed on to help out with that was to get newly converted members into the missionary work. Have them come on home-visits with you. I LOVE convert testimonies. So fresh. So unique. It's amazing the stories behind each one of them, how God led the missionaries into their life after He had prepared them to receive the word. Unbeleivable. God is truly a God of mercy. When you get them excited in missionary work, they're with you, helping, bearing their testimony, trying to help people feel the change that they'd felt, and it can really solidify their own testimony. I'm sure George has heard that a million times though, and is already pro at it. ;_). If you get this George, keep at it. I'm praying for you! Keep sending me his emails if you can. I really do enjoy them.

Rachael, I want pictures from your homecoming! And send pictures of the family. I need them for my people of Paraguay!!!! Mom may have forgotten. ;_). If the pictures come in a very large package of goodies, I wouldn't complain. Promise. ;_). Haha, we get packages here, and the food is taken around from room to room at night. Kind of like the law of consecration.... right? ;_).

Hope your Labor Day was great! We got the whole day off! I couldn't beleive it. We took the bus down to the mall and just had a blast! ;_). Just kidding. ;_). I think we worked extra hard that day.

I'm just loving it here. It really just feels like home now. It's just... the way life is, you know? Wake up, feel the spirit all day, eat a little food, learn a little spanish, and then hop to bed! What a life huh? No worries! The language is finally starting to come. I taught the whole first lesson in spanish on Saturday, just by myself to my two companions. My spanish is still pretty limited, but we've covered almost all of the grammar principles, and I got through it saying what I wanted to. We taught the first lesson six times yesterday! It was great. We set up a wallet sized picture of my friends in the windowsill and taught them. It was awesome! They didn't ask one question! ;_). We're just trying to get the doctrine down so that we can not worry about it later, but teach by thee spirit.

Love you!

Elder stewart