Embarrassing Moment

Hello everyone,

Thought I would give you an update of the less spiritual nature of our mission!

I am titling this my most embarrassing missionary moment!( Yet!) We still have 6 months to go!

A couple of weeks ago Elder Stewart and I set out to inspect the missionary apartments. I was taking plastic eggs with candy for those that had clean apartments.

I realized when we were just outside Wetumpka I had eaten a few too many and it would be necessary to stop and buy some more! So we stopped at Walmart in Wetumpka, Al.

I ran to the plastic eggs grabbed a few with a couple of bags of candy. I ran through the checkout and then into the bathroom for a quick potty-break. As I walked out of the restroom, very quickly I turned left and headed for the exit. I heard this voice yelling " Ma'm , Ma'm so I turned to see a woman yelling, & motioning and telling me to pull my skirt down! Yes, in my haste a corner of my skirt stuck in my nylons! Best I can figure all six open check stands directly in front of the bathrooms, and all 30 people in line were able to see my right butt-cheek, nylons, G's etc. I pulled my skirt out as I quickly walked ,I turned again to thank the lady and Exit-ed Walmart! This incident may have cured me from a long motto of mine" Leave no good Walmart unshopped!" I'm pretty sure I will not return to the Wetumpka Walmart! At least I gave the folks in Wetumpka something new to talk about those Mormon missionaries. Bet their first thought won't be those guys in white shirts, riding bikes!

WE HAVE BEEN QUITE BUSY THE LAST THREE WEEKS. WE ARE TEACHING WITH THE YOUNGER ELDERS TWO OLDER GENTLEMAN. WE HAVE THEM OVER FOR DINNER AND A LESSON ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. THEY BOTH HAVE READ THE BOOK OF MORMON! FRONT TO BACK. THEY HAVE BOTH SAID THEY WILL BE BAPTIZED. NOW WE ARE JUST HELPING THE ONE WORK ON A PIPE SMOKING PROBLEM, AND THE OTHER TO DECIDE WHEN HE CAN BE BAPTIZED. BOTH ARE REALLY NICE GENTLEMAN AND WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THE WARD. PRAY FOR THEM.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR MISSIONARY WORK WE CONTINUE TO HAVE FAMILY HOME EVENING AT THE BASE FOR THE OFFICER TRAINEES ON TUESDAY NIGHTS. IT IS OUR FAVORITE TIME. WE GET TO KNOW THESE GREAT YOUNG MEN AND A LITTLE ABOUT THIER FAMILES. ANOTHER CLASS GRADUATES THIS NEXT WEEK. THAT IS THE HARD PART, SAYING GOOD BYE TO THEM!

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY A LITTLE TIME WITH ZACH AND RIKKI AND THE KIDS. FOR RICH'S BIRTHDAY THEY CAME OVER AND WE TOOK A P- DAY AND WENT TO THE ZOO. GREAT TIME.

THEN FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE WE WENT TO THIER HOUSE AND WATCHED ON BYUTV. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE ALL FOUR SESSIONS IN THIER HOME AND ZACH AND RICH WENT TO PRIESTHOOD TOGETHER. WE WERE TRULY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT! WE ALSO HAD TIME TO FIT IN DYING EASTER EGGS AND AN EASTER EGG HUNT. RICH WAS ALSO ABLE TO WALK WITH JAX, SHADE AND AYNSLEE TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN THIER BACK FIELD. THEY LOVE DOING THAT! THEY ALWAYS HEAR SOMETHING IN THE WOODS BUT HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET. THEY KNOW THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE'NT SEEN ANYTHING THERE EITHER! WE ALSO HAD A GOOD GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK! LAST TIME I HID REALLY WELL IN THE BATHROOM BEHIND THE SHOWER CURTAIN. THEY THOUGHT I MIGHT TRY THAT AGAIN BUT I'M TOO SMART FOR THAT! IT IS GREAT TO SEE THEIR FACES AS I JUMP OUT AND SCARE THEM! WE HOPE TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE GAME NEXT TIME!

WE HAD WHAT WE CONSIDER GREAT SUCCESS YESTERDAY. WE VISITED A FAMILY THAT WE HAVE VISITED BEFORE. THE DAD IS A MEMBER. THE MOTHER IS REALLY NICE AND SHE SAID YESTERDAY

SHE WILL BE BRINGING HER TWO KIDS TO CHURCH. THE 5 YEAR OLD HAS ATTENDED PRIMARY WITH GRANDMA BEFORE THEY MOVED HERE. SHE WAS ASKING HER MOM IF SHE COULD GO AGAIN. WE WILL PICK THEM UP NEXT SUNDAY. WE ALSO VISTED A SINGLE SISTER WHO HAS NOT BEEN TO CHURCH IN QUITE SOME TIME. SHE CALLED THIS MORNING AND ASK IF WE COULD GET HER A RIDE FOR CHURCH THIS SUNDAY! WE WILL! THE LORD IS BLESSING US WITH LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS EVERY DAY. WE ALSO VISITED ANOTHER FAMILY YESTERDAY. THE DAD IS VERY INTERESTED IN THE CHURCH. THE MOMS WORK SCHEDULE IS BAD. SHE WORKS NIGHT SHIFT AND DOEST GET HOME TILL 7:00 AM IN THE MORNINGS. SHE HAS NOT ATTENDED CHURCH FOR QUITE A WHILE. THIS WEEK IS HER THREE DAY OFF ON SUNDAY! SHE SAID SHE WOULD ATTEND! REALLY A GREAT FAMILY AND I KNOW THE HUSBAND COULD BE A REAL STRENGTH IN HIS HOME AND IN THE CHURCH WITH THE POWER OF THE PRieSTHOOD. WE HAVE COMMITED HIM TO BAPTISM BUT LIFE KEEPS GETTING IN THE WAY. PRAY THAT THIER LIFE CAN TURN AROUND AND THEY CAN GET BACK ON THE PATH!

WELL THAT IS JUST A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE HAD WHILE ON THIS MISSION. WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE SERVICE MANS GROUP IN HUNTSVILLE THIS WEEKEND. WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT IN OTHER AREAS OF THE MISSION.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TRAVELING AROUND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE MISSION IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF INSPECTING THE ELDERS APARTMENTS. WE LOVE THAT TOO. THERE ARE SOME FABULOUS MISSIONARIES OUT HERE! WE LOVE TALKING TO THEM AND HEARING ABOUT THE WORK. THEY ARE ALL ANXIOUSLY ENGAGED. AND FOR THE MOST PART CLEAN.

THE ZONE LEADER TOLD ME TO PLEASE REMIND THEM - THE SPIRIT CAN'T DWELL IN UNCLEAN PLACES! HE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS WITH A FEW, AND THEY WERE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS!

WELL I WILL CLOSE FOR NOW. SORRY I DO NOT UPDATE THIS LIKE I SHOULD BUT WE ARE BUSY AND SOMETIMES AT NIGHT WHEN I GET HOME I HAVE THE TIME TO DO THIS BUT MY BRAIN IS USUALLY FRIED. SO I HAVE TO DO IT IN THE MORNING WHEN I AM FRESH! I WILL TRY TO DO BETTER!

WE LOVE ALL OF YOU AND WE FEEL SO BLESSED TO BE A PART OF THE MISSIONARY EFFORT OF THE CHURCH AT THIS TIME. PLEASE KEEP ALL THE PEOPLE I MENTIONED IN YOUR PRAYERS.

PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED! WE HAVE SEEN IT.

BYE FOR NOW!

LOVE ELDER AND SISTER STEWART,

(MOM,& DAD, RICH & SUE)