August 7th 2017

And then there was one week left. Crazy...

 

It has been a fun week here in Westcliffe Colorado, I am in a Trio for the last little bit of time and things seem to be going really great here! I am with Elder McCleve still and our new Comp is Elder Ulibarri. He is from Utah. Both are great missionaries!

We drove up Tuesday to pick Elder U up and didn't get back till late. This week we have been going around and introducing him to everyone. I am pretty sure that this is the only time ever that Westcliffe has had 3 missionaries. It has been really great! We have been helping out a ton in the community this week we were moving wood chips for a non-profit Women's center and just doing landscaping type stuff :) It has been a really good week!

It has been a really awesome 2 years as well, I have learned so much and I have been able to see so many lives changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I know that Jesus is the Savior of the World. He lives, I know that our Father in Heaven and the Savior appeared to the young Joseph Smith in answer to the young boy’s prayer. I know these things because I have asked of God and the Spirit of the Lord has confirmed these truths to me. We can return to live with our Father again and have peace.

I am so excited for the Temple to be dedicated in Tucson it is truly the House of the Lord. I hope and Pray that you all will read the Book of Mormon, it is another Testament of Jesus Christ. You too can know that it is true.

I love you and will see you all very soon!


Also this is a blog that president Stevenson started
amstevenson2017.blogspot.com
 

 

Elder Stewart

August 1st 2017

I am so sorry I forgot to write a group email yesterday so this is going to be super short.

 

It has been a pretty good week and the past transfer was a blast! Now starts my last 2 weeks in the Mission Field!! It is really crazy how fast time has gone but the great adventure of life keeps moving.

We have had a ton of service it was a blast! We helped redo a bathroom, we re-textured the walls and ceiling. We moved about 4 pickup trucks worth of wood and build a swing set. The Pueblo Stake also had a huge Service project with the City Park. I was at the Pueblo Zoo helping with a wood chipper. It was really fun we clogged it like 3 times and had to shut it off and dig out the clog. It was a good time!

I also got sick!! It sucked... A lesson for us all if you think you have enough Vitamin C, you are wrong take more. Also things sometimes just happen and might as well just get over it: p

 

It gave me a lot more time to study so that was really nice. I was reading about when Christ first appeared to the book of Mormon people. He came after they were looking for the Voice of the Father. We must also be Looking for His coming, we cannot just sit on the sidelines and be okay we HAVE to be playing the game.

I love you guys sorry this is coming so late hope you all have a great week!

Elder Stewart

July 24th 2017

Happy 24th everyone!

I hope that you all are having a great week! The time has gone by so fast from last week, it is crazy! Not very many people have been home this week but we have had a good amount of stuff to do!

We had our first interviews with the new mission president this past week, it was really good to meet President Stevenson. We talked a lot about the mission and I really enjoyed getting to know him a little bit better. After that we had to drive up to our mission office in Colorado springs, our truck was traded out and so we have a different one now. On a side note, I don't get why anyone should paint a car black. It gets really hot during the day. A/C is the best!

 

Sunday one of the speakers said many things I really like! He was talking about if Mormons are Christians. This is something so many people try to use against us, saying we are not true disciples of Christ. He talked about how it really does not matter at all if other people think we are Christian, the important thing is how we answer the important question. "Was I Christian today? Was I yesterday and will I be tomorrow?" That made so much sense to me, so many people are only looking to try and attack because they do not understand what we really are, so we have to just keep being ourselves and move forward, then good things will come! It really loved his talk!

I hope that you guys have a great week!

 

Elder Stewart

July 17th 2017

It has been a really good week!

We had a baptism Saturday and it went really well! We had it at the community swimming pool, Westcliffe does not have a font so we did it at the pool! It was really awesome, I was asked to perform the ordinance. I was really cool to be an instrument in the hands of the Lord to help bring them closer to the Savior and our Father in Heaven.

We went hiking today to the Great Sand Dunes it was really fun. My camera died though so I don't have any pictures: / sorry it was super pretty and I should be getting some from another Elder but that will be next week.

Elder McCleve and I spoke on Sunday in the Branch. I really like what Elder McCleve talked about.

He talked about how the spirit will be a guide in our lives as long as we listen we will have a guide. He shared different experiences that has had feeling the Peace of the Spirit. It was awesome!

I talked mostly on what it means to give Service to others. A great man and friend, Brother Inagi, said it very simply "service is service" It does not matter where you are, just do the right things and good things will come! We all have things to share with others not everything needs to be big just do good things and try and help where ever you are. There is always so much to do. Just start no plan needed just be kind and things will work out!

 

Love you guys!

 

Elder Stewart

 

 

July 10th 2017

 

This has been such an amazing week!!

To start off with Tuesday the 4th we were in Pueblo West for a water Parade. It was so much fun! It was pretty much a 3 hour Water fight with 16-20,000 people, we did some math because math is really fun, and there was a bout 800,000+ gallons of water used. People had hoses and water guns and buckets. Every truck that was there was filled with water! In the Parade there was a few Semi Trucks going down just drenching everyone. We were able to talk with so many people and the Pueblo west Elders were able to meet a ton of family’s that had questions! Missionary work happens everywhere you go! As long as eyes are open good things come!

 

We then went and had dinner with an investigator family, I love BBQ's they are so much fun and who doesn't love grill everything! We then watched the Fireworks out at a member’s home who lives on the Lake in town. It was such a fun day! I have met so many amazing people in less than 24 hours it was awesome! I love missionary work!

We set a date for one of our investigators to be baptized this Saturday and our building does not have a font so we are going to the community pool! So many times people focus on the tradition of things and not the doctrine behind it. A swimming pool is just as good as a river, lake or church build font. The things that matter, the person preforming the ordinance hold the true Priesthood of God. It cannot be obtained at a school, bought or give by any mean of Man but as the scriptures say "they must be called of God as was Aaron" All things that come from God have order to them.

We also met our new mission president this week. President Stevenson. He is from Chino Hills, California. Not really sure where that is but for those that do there is the info... He is a really good guy and I am excited to work with him these last few weeks. I don't really like change but that doesn't mean it never happens. Live moves forward move with it!

I love you guys hope that you have a great week!

 

Elder Stewart

 

 

 

July 3rd 2017

It has been a pretty good week! We saw President Rehm, for the last time and said good bye to him. We also now have a new Mission President, President Stevensen. He is from California and at this point that is pretty much all that I know for sure. We will be meeting him this week.

It is kind of strange to me that we are going to have a new person my last few weeks but one thing I know for sure, life is all about change. Everywhere you go in life things change, no one is the in the same situation that they were when they were born. The story moves forward. It is all part of a greater plan and design. Change is scary but it is also very good. Set a plan and then wait for it to change. It will always turn out in a different way and that is okay!

Anyways it has been a really fun week! We helped a guy in the branch take a trailer to the land fill, and one of the investigators we work with we set a baptismal date with him! Several day apart but that is the two things that stand out the most to me... my mind makes weird connections sometimes.

Things are going super great though! Elder McCleve is a good guy and it has been really fun to work with him.

 

Happy 4th of July everyone be safe and go celebrate Freedom!

 

Elder McKay Stewart

June 26th 2017

 

It has been a fantastic week! We have been staying busy and trying to meet every member on our Branch lists. I am with Elder McCleve who is from Queen Creek AZ!! I think that is probably why Colorado is getting hot they put two of the Arizona Elder in the same place. We pretty much just bring the Heat with us. It is a blessing and a curse.

He is a really great guy. He has been out for about 11 months now, it is looking like it is going to be a great Transfer!

We taught Sunday School to the Youth and it was really fun. We talked about what a Prophets "job" is. A Prophet has been called of God and their role is to teach the Doctrine of Christ, they are tasked with a tough job of telling the World the Word of God. We talked about how Heavenly Father cares more about who we are becoming than if we have hurt feeling because we can't do some of the things we want and expect the spirit in our lives. In the words of Alma a Book of Mormon Prophet, "wickedness never was happiness" God’s word has never Changed. Our Savior and Father in Heaven want us to be truly happy and so we must follow what the Scriptures teach, Love one another, and follow the example of the Savior.

I think it was a really good lesson!

 

We went hiking in Rye Colorado today it is a small town up in the Mountains It was so much fun! We were in Graneros Gorge we found a way down into it going through some shrubs all in all a good time!

Love you guys! Hope you all have a safe week

 

Elder Stewart