I received my transfer and will be heading to Sacramento to serve as the Zone Leader. It was hard saying good-bye to everyone in Tracy. I honestly never thought I would get so attached to an area and the people I serve. But you honestly you grow to love the people you serve and I will miss the people in Tracy a ton!
On Sunday night Charlotte had us over for dinner. (She had to feed me again before I left!) When we arrived at her home we moved into the kitchen and it honestly looked like Thanksgiving there was so much food. I think I gained about 10 pounds, but I was still able to enjoy her amazing cake. I'm really going to miss her.
In the BOM I have been reading about the prophecies that Nephi had. Especially the ones about the Latter Day America. It amazes me the type of council that the BOM gives us. Of course, we have the agency to accept it or not and it is sad to see so many people choose to use their agency in an unrighteous manner.
Love,
Elder Stout
September 16, 2008
September 5, 2008
This week has been brutal with temps in the 100's all week. I guess this valley is one of the hottest in California and I have the tan lines to prove it!We have been really busy trying to build our teaching pool and on Sunday we had 3 investigators to church. Last Saturday the ward put on this huge BBQ at one of the parks. The food was great and I enjoyed seeing Charlotte and the Goodrun family. There was a ton of food and of course some back yard football. I decided not to take part in the football game.
I was able to teach and baptize a girl in my first area from Santiago Chile. I just received word that she is actually getting married in the temple in May to a returned missionary. This is the Lord's work and I am honored to be a part of it.
Love,
Elder Stout
September 6, 2008
Inspirations Come in Small Packages
Dear Family and Friends,
This year for the Primary Program the children in my ward (in Kaysville, UT) are sharing stories about other children that live in the area that the Elders in our ward are serving in. I received this story from a dear sister in Elder Stout's ward, Tricia Larsen, about an amazing little girl who is a Sunbeam (age 3) named Hannah. I wanted to share this with you before the Program.
The following is the story told by her mother Laura.
"We started teaching Hannah her Articles of Faith in January. I typed up each article on a sheet of paper and would display the article we were working on in their room. Within the first week she had memorized the first one along with her sister Dani (5 at the time). We quickly went through them and she is now on number 9. We say the Articles of Faith every night. Each of my girls get their own turn. It takes about 5-7 minutes for each girl to recite the Articles of Faith that they know. We consider this our "scripture time." We were just as surprised as anyone that she learned them and can remember them so quickly. She loves saying them and practicing, but she also loves to read the scriptures too. She is an inspiration to me of how sweet her Spirit is and how willing she is to hear the Gospel at any time. She will be turning 4 in November. She has said the Articles of Faith in primary 3 times."
I'm sure Hannah will be an inspiration to the children in the Hidden Valley Ward in Kaysville. Elder Stout is blessed to know such precious little girls.
Love, Mom
(Aunt Cindi , Cindi or Nana)
This year for the Primary Program the children in my ward (in Kaysville, UT) are sharing stories about other children that live in the area that the Elders in our ward are serving in. I received this story from a dear sister in Elder Stout's ward, Tricia Larsen, about an amazing little girl who is a Sunbeam (age 3) named Hannah. I wanted to share this with you before the Program.
The following is the story told by her mother Laura.
"We started teaching Hannah her Articles of Faith in January. I typed up each article on a sheet of paper and would display the article we were working on in their room. Within the first week she had memorized the first one along with her sister Dani (5 at the time). We quickly went through them and she is now on number 9. We say the Articles of Faith every night. Each of my girls get their own turn. It takes about 5-7 minutes for each girl to recite the Articles of Faith that they know. We consider this our "scripture time." We were just as surprised as anyone that she learned them and can remember them so quickly. She loves saying them and practicing, but she also loves to read the scriptures too. She is an inspiration to me of how sweet her Spirit is and how willing she is to hear the Gospel at any time. She will be turning 4 in November. She has said the Articles of Faith in primary 3 times."
I'm sure Hannah will be an inspiration to the children in the Hidden Valley Ward in Kaysville. Elder Stout is blessed to know such precious little girls.
Love, Mom
(Aunt Cindi , Cindi or Nana)
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