Hey Everyone,


We had two baptisms last week! Everything went off without a hitch. João Baptista and Augusto were both baptized and confirmed members of the church last week. Hopefully in May we will see the baptism of Cesarina (wife of Augusto). She really wants to be baptized, but just needs a little more preparation. This last week I had a really cool experience. We´ve started teaching this woman named Paula. She has had a really difficult life. Paula is in here fifties and has struggled with alcoholism for many years. It got so bad that it resulted in an amputation of a toe on her foot. She is missing half of here teeth. She is only in her fifties, but she looks like she is in her late seventies. When the missionaries found her, she had already been reading a book from our church. She had the gospel principles book and would read it in her spare time. She has made so many changes since we´ve started teaching her. She has stopped drinking and is progressing really well. Every time we come to teach her, she has studied the reading we left, made notes, and can teach us about the chapter. It´s pretty awesome to see how the gospel is for everyone. It doesn´t matter how old or how young you are. The bottom line is the gospel changes people. It makes good people into better people. I love being a missionary and wouldn´t want to be anywhere else in this time of my life. I hope you all have a great week!


Love,

Elder Stewart