Week 8

My family!

For the last time. How strange. This is it. By this time next week I'll be down in Paraguay, teaching the people of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Oh, I'm soooo excited to get started. It's a funny feeling. I lie awake some nights and just think, with the lighs off, and my comps falling asleep, that right at that moment, God is preparing the people down south to receive his message. I just hope that I'm working hard enough to be ready for them. :_). Heavenly Father, in the parable of the olive tree, is already working. People say that how you finish out your MTC experience is how you'll finish out your Mission, and how you'll finish out your mission is how you'll live your life. There's sooooo much to do still, so much that I don't know, so much more to practice. Helaman 10:4-5, it's a scripture that I read this morning that was really comfort. I have to work with unwearyingness, and if I do, the rest will be taken care of. My weaknesses will be made strong, and the Lord will make me an instrument in His hands. The more I study, and the more i practice teaching, that's what I'm learning. I'm weak. But the Word MUST go forth, and if I do my part, Miracles will be worked. And not one little bit of it will be because of me. I'm excited. ;_).

I could talk about the Gospel all day, but we have not time for it. My flight! I leave here monday morning at 8:00. My flight leaves SLC at 12:45 in the afternoon, and I get to Dallas at 4:20. I think I'm supposed to call you then. Get me a number that you'd like me to call at. I'm not sure how the whole calling card deal works. I leave Dallas at 7:35 p.m. and arrive at Buenos Aires, Argentina 7:55 a.m. We're hoping for five commited baptisms by the time we get there. I'm flying American Airlines the whole way. After I get to Argentina we take a 13 hour bus ride to get to Paraguay. Haha, we had a talk the other day about making a good first impression on our mission president. I'll try my best, but.... 28 hours of traveling.... I don't know. ;_).


Grand total: 10 lbs gained here at the MTC. ;_). You bet. I've joined all of the other statistics. But I work out every day, so don't worry too much ok? Speaking of which.... GUESS WHAT?? There are mornings here that I voluntarily don't eat cereal for breakfast. I'll eat other things. Yes. Miracles happen. People really do change their lives in the MTC. It must be something in the water.

Anyways, I love you all. I'd love to keep getting updates.

Elder Stewart