friday morning we were all getting out of the shower at 5 (there is like a million sisters in the bathrooms in the morning) and THE FREAKING FIRE ALARM WENT OFF and we all had to run outside in towels/robes/hair in towels and slippers! It was a sight!!! hahaha there was like a million sisters in the parking lot looking TERRIBLE! it was hilarious! I wish i had my camera!!!! hahaha dang it! anyways, i love you and miss you!! I will send pictures now!!!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Ten Days
Like what?
Lol I have less than TEN DAYS guys! TEN! Where has the time gone??
when I received my call, it seemed forever away. Even though my report time was abnormally quick. (Barely two months) A lot of big things had to happen first, meaning..in my head I totally set "mile markers" and when those mile markers had passed, I knew life was about to get real. real quick. And guess what? It did! AND I survived!
1. The day JT left
2. Skylei's graduation
3. Cleaning out my closet of clothes I could no longer wear, due to my G's.
4. Receiving my Farewell topic.
For some reason, #3 and #4 were a big deal back in April and I never thought they would really come. Anyways, they did and long story short...my farewell is NEXT SUNDAY, and I report THREE days later. Like whoa baby! I am 95% packed, my last list has been written, and I am preparing my last talk. How grown up does that sound?!
Tiff did my missionary pictures and there are just so many that I will post a few! How lucky am I to have such an awesome sis that is an even more awesome photographer?! She rocks! Love you Tiff!
Even though I am freaking my freaker I leave so soon, I am so dang excited! Like I am going to be a REAL, 24/7 missionary. IN CHICAGO! (west, but SAME THING) lol it's so crazy and I can't even believe Heavenly Father has given me this opportunity. It's NO DOUBT the best decision I have EVER made. My heart is just SO full friends, and I am scared out of my mind, but I know Heavenly Father is always, and will always be there to help me and give me strength when I all I want to do is come home and cuddle with my mom and
sisters! Haha! Ten days guys, and I will officially be Sister Jennings. :)
Saturday, June 15, 2013
June 10th, 2013
hello!
so this week has been good.. on tuesday we went to wanyange and this kid
that was foaming at the mouth and drooling, kept asking for money and
food! all the other kids said he was on drugs and stuff it was sad but
he was intense he started trowing rocks at the other kids and then
us!! but yeah very intense!
The little boy that was throwing rocks 
Bugembe has really good Ice cream!
so this week has been good.. on tuesday we went to wanyange and this kid
that was foaming at the mouth and drooling, kept asking for money and
food! all the other kids said he was on drugs and stuff it was sad but
he was intense he started trowing rocks at the other kids and then
us!! but yeah very intense!
Yesterday i got to perform my first
Thadeus and Elder Stewartbaptism it was very amazing! his name is thadeus and he is awesome!!
he wants to be a missionary so im excited to see what steps he takes
to become a missionary!
he wants to be a missionary so im excited to see what steps he takes
to become a missionary!
Transfers are this week! so we will see if i
stay or if i go! im excited! but if i leave im gonna miss Bugembe! the
people here are awesome and i love my companion!! he is awesome and i
love my district they are sweet!
stay or if i go! im excited! but if i leave im gonna miss Bugembe! the
people here are awesome and i love my companion!! he is awesome and i
love my district they are sweet!
elder hull goes home after next
tranfer so he talks about what he is going to do a lot.. but he is cool.
he lives in bull head or something like that!!
tranfer so he talks about what he is going to do a lot.. but he is cool.
he lives in bull head or something like that!!
umm i dont really
remember what has happened this week but its been a good week! and a
hapy Birthday to Haunee Which was on the 4 and to chelsey which is
today!! i love you all and missyou! i hope you all have a good week
Love Elder stewart!!
remember what has happened this week but its been a good week! and a
hapy Birthday to Haunee Which was on the 4 and to chelsey which is
today!! i love you all and missyou! i hope you all have a good week
Love Elder stewart!!
New fanny pack!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Week 4
Bugembe Bodumbili!
Holding a squealing baby pig! Companion Elder Mbobosi to the right
In front of his house!
The desk
Tasty grasshoppers (so gross lol)
He didn't send an explanation with this pic...but we just hope he didn't have to eat it.
Hello everyone!
how are you all doing? i hope very good! thanks for the emails from everyone! umm this week has been a difficult week!
We meet a lot of people everyday, and they all say they will come to church but they dont so its very disappointing. Especially when the people know that the church is true, they just dont want to take those steps to come closer to Christ! but we do what we can.
The Pastors and people like that, hate us here because these young men know a whole lot more than them! so they get frustated and mean! They usually just want to bible bash with us!
We were suppose to have a baptism this week but we felt that he wasnt ready so next week we will have a baptism, and a confirmation which is good! I'm super excited for those two guys i hope this week that we can get more people to come to church!
Me and my companion are trying to learn lugandan and Lusaka. by the end of my mission i want be fluent. its funny when people talk to me in those languages and i can reply, they just looked shocked and they laugh. i know how to greet people and just small things like that, but its fun!
this week i ate grasshoppers! They eat them like candy!! They are really good! i had goat meat yesterday. A member fed it to us. its a really sweet tender meat its good!
im really excited to go back to work this week, and find those that are searching for this gospel! it really changes peoples lives and i can see it! it is amazing!
our sunday school teacher yesterday said that the teacher and classmates in school know who the mormons are because they excel more than other students which i thought was cool!
we have such a great knowledge of things its incredible the gospel is so simple but can go so deep its so awesome!! i love you all and ill send some pictures thanks for all the love and support
love elder Stewart(His first pair of African Nike Free's...lol he is a shoe lover!)
Week 3
Jabalei everyone!
we had an expierence with this one guy when we were coming back from wanyange and he told us that Jesus isnt Jesus and that there is a differerent son of god Named Esa Messiah. he tried to explain but i was lost!
Elder Stewart
District conference
Zone leader...Elder Llyoid
So this week has flown by!! It feels like yesterday i was emailing! im really happy to hear from you all! to answer some questions...umm its not annoying for the kids to say mzungo bye bye! they are just so excited to see a white person, they run up and want to touch me to see if my skin is different lol its funny!
This week has been hard because we couldnt find a member to work with us! even though a lot of them speak english its hard for them to understand what we say, because there are words they have never heard, and they say i talk really fast! So i talk really slow. I feel really dumb but thats what i gotta do!!
umm saturday and sunday we had 4 people commit to be baptized in the month of june! thats so awesome im so proud of them! and one is a family of seven which is awesome!
people in uganda always try to make time for the missionaries when they see the Jesus Christ on our name tags. They just want us to share the word of god. We have a few people that just want to bash, but we just share our testimonies with them and move on! Our mission is probably the hardest mission, says pres Jackson. Because we are finding the elect of God! Many missionaries said that if they wanted to baptize people they could easily have 5 to 10 baptisms a week, but we are trying to find those people that are going to be strong! we are building the foundation of the church here in uganda so in 10 to 20 years it will be flourishing! i love it here! the people are amazing! I'm just so grateful for what i have today, and having the gospel, a wonderful family and so many amazing friends. I love you all and am so grateful for the love that i feel from all of you! i thank you for everything! Overall this week has been very good I'm going to send pictures now but i love you all and miss you!!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Week 2 from Elder Stewy
May 21st, 2013
"jabale!
Hey everyone! So this week has been the fastest week of my life! A lot has happened. We baptized a guy named Brian, he is awesome! we were supposed to have 2 but this ladys husband said she couldnt get baptized which sucks! but we walk a lot like 7-8 miles a day. i got a blister on my lil toe lol but i killed a rat that was in our food storage that was huge and then i burned it! umm i also rode a camel this week which was really cool! i have a hard time understanding the people but im slowly learning! they say i talk fast so i talk really really slow and i feel like a weirdo but they cant understand me when i talk normal! They all speak lugandan and when i walk down the street they all yell and dance and say "mzungo bye bye" which means "bye bye white guy!" Lol the kids always run up and want to hold my hand, they are so dang cute i love them all! we have a lot of people that we talk to! we had one guy that was being so mean and wasnt getting the pristhood, and just was so dumb. So i stood up and boar my testimony to him! it was awesome like the spirit was so strong! but he was still a jerk! but we left and he wants us to come back but we probably wont because he just wants to bash! but when you bear your testimony in the name of Jesus Christ the power of the spirit overpowers you, and you know that you are gods puppet. you say what he wants you to say, i love it! but anywho, the food is good they have stuff called posho. it looks like mashed patatoes but it isnt. it has no taste, its just a filler! we go to the same resturant everyday, and the kids name is denise. he wants to go to america with me! he is funny but i gave them a cinnimon tooth pick and he freaked and loved it same with my comp lol so if you know how to make them tell me, or send them to me!
umm the church is very small here but the people are awesome. but the place is called bugembe where we tract umm its a very small town! there are shops everwhere! people are really nice and always smile and wave! the poverty here is undescricable! its sad people live in mud huts and yeah its sad. kids have ragedy clothes ive never seen so many naked babies running around.
the children are crazy they are walking so soon, they are carrying their simblings on their back when they are just old enough to walk!! its crazy! the kids here are amazing! i have to hide my water so kids dont steal it and drink it! we never go back to the apartment so i have to carry my water around but its sad.
umm im loving it here we have a lot of investigators! we are supposed to get two new inv. everyday which is hard to do because we have to find those with certain requirements,which is sad but the president said we are setting the foundation so we have to find the elect! oh goats, chickens, sheep,cows, dogs and cats are everywhere!! seriously everywhere!! but idk what else to say.
if you have any question just ask and yes my comp is awesome! we get a long really good. he thinks im hilarious because of my accent and the things i do but i love you all and miss you i hope you have a good week!
P.S. read the book of mormon! I know it to be true and it is the most pure book on the face of the earth! i would like to invite everyone to read it especially 3 nephi 11 that is the most powerful scripture and probably my favorite! i love you and miss you!!
love elder stewart"
"jabale!
Hey everyone! So this week has been the fastest week of my life! A lot has happened. We baptized a guy named Brian, he is awesome! we were supposed to have 2 but this ladys husband said she couldnt get baptized which sucks! but we walk a lot like 7-8 miles a day. i got a blister on my lil toe lol but i killed a rat that was in our food storage that was huge and then i burned it! umm i also rode a camel this week which was really cool! i have a hard time understanding the people but im slowly learning! they say i talk fast so i talk really really slow and i feel like a weirdo but they cant understand me when i talk normal! They all speak lugandan and when i walk down the street they all yell and dance and say "mzungo bye bye" which means "bye bye white guy!" Lol the kids always run up and want to hold my hand, they are so dang cute i love them all! we have a lot of people that we talk to! we had one guy that was being so mean and wasnt getting the pristhood, and just was so dumb. So i stood up and boar my testimony to him! it was awesome like the spirit was so strong! but he was still a jerk! but we left and he wants us to come back but we probably wont because he just wants to bash! but when you bear your testimony in the name of Jesus Christ the power of the spirit overpowers you, and you know that you are gods puppet. you say what he wants you to say, i love it! but anywho, the food is good they have stuff called posho. it looks like mashed patatoes but it isnt. it has no taste, its just a filler! we go to the same resturant everyday, and the kids name is denise. he wants to go to america with me! he is funny but i gave them a cinnimon tooth pick and he freaked and loved it same with my comp lol so if you know how to make them tell me, or send them to me!
umm the church is very small here but the people are awesome. but the place is called bugembe where we tract umm its a very small town! there are shops everwhere! people are really nice and always smile and wave! the poverty here is undescricable! its sad people live in mud huts and yeah its sad. kids have ragedy clothes ive never seen so many naked babies running around.
the children are crazy they are walking so soon, they are carrying their simblings on their back when they are just old enough to walk!! its crazy! the kids here are amazing! i have to hide my water so kids dont steal it and drink it! we never go back to the apartment so i have to carry my water around but its sad.
umm im loving it here we have a lot of investigators! we are supposed to get two new inv. everyday which is hard to do because we have to find those with certain requirements,which is sad but the president said we are setting the foundation so we have to find the elect! oh goats, chickens, sheep,cows, dogs and cats are everywhere!! seriously everywhere!! but idk what else to say.
if you have any question just ask and yes my comp is awesome! we get a long really good. he thinks im hilarious because of my accent and the things i do but i love you all and miss you i hope you have a good week!
P.S. read the book of mormon! I know it to be true and it is the most pure book on the face of the earth! i would like to invite everyone to read it especially 3 nephi 11 that is the most powerful scripture and probably my favorite! i love you and miss you!!
love elder stewart"
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Special Thanks To...
So while I'm on my blogging kick,I thought now is probably a good time to thank everyone that has helped me with all of JT's packages, and letters. It's been SO fun and quite the experience!
A HUGE thanks to my little sister Marquelle (AKA Marki) and for all of her help! She has taken many many pictures for me and has even let me use her camera and lap top for projects! (those two items are her BABIES) But i can't thank her enough! It's been so fun and I will always remember the fun times we've had with our projects! Love you Mark!
Thanks #2 to my sister Britny!! I don't have any pictures of her, but she has let me use her Costco account every time I've ordered pictures and has even gone and picked up my orders countless times! And not to mention she has a busy life of her own with 3 little babies! Love her!
Thanks #3 to Kya and Brygunn! They are the kids I nanny, and they have spent MANY afternoons with me running around town to different craft shops, the post office, Costco, all around town for pictures and of course swig! They are so cute and love love love picking up mail with me and sending letters!
My last thanks is to the people at the post office on telegraph. Haha we are all on first names bases and they have A LOT of patience with me! One time the mailman even waited for me to drop off a letter! (I was like five minutes late!) Haha but thank you post office people! It's been real!
There are lots of others that have helped me and have given me cute ideas! So THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support and time!!
The last couple of pictures are from the latest project marki and I did! It was some picture of books of popular places around STG and Diamond Valley, for JT's newest companion.
A HUGE thanks to my little sister Marquelle (AKA Marki) and for all of her help! She has taken many many pictures for me and has even let me use her camera and lap top for projects! (those two items are her BABIES) But i can't thank her enough! It's been so fun and I will always remember the fun times we've had with our projects! Love you Mark!
Thanks #2 to my sister Britny!! I don't have any pictures of her, but she has let me use her Costco account every time I've ordered pictures and has even gone and picked up my orders countless times! And not to mention she has a busy life of her own with 3 little babies! Love her!
Thanks #3 to Kya and Brygunn! They are the kids I nanny, and they have spent MANY afternoons with me running around town to different craft shops, the post office, Costco, all around town for pictures and of course swig! They are so cute and love love love picking up mail with me and sending letters!
My last thanks is to the people at the post office on telegraph. Haha we are all on first names bases and they have A LOT of patience with me! One time the mailman even waited for me to drop off a letter! (I was like five minutes late!) Haha but thank you post office people! It's been real!
There are lots of others that have helped me and have given me cute ideas! So THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support and time!!
The last couple of pictures are from the latest project marki and I did! It was some picture of books of popular places around STG and Diamond Valley, for JT's newest companion.
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