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Dear Family and Friends 2008
Our first entire year together has been quite a fun filled one! We live in Tempe and are happy that we live so near to our families. We love to visit with them often. Ryan is working full time for SRP’s Southside Water Construction division. A few months ago he was made the Senior Trades helper on his crew, which means sometimes he’s in charge of everything. He also serves as the 2nd Counselor in the Young Men’s as well as an Assistant Scout Master. He has been on countless overnight Scout trips, taught fishing and shooting merit badge classes and became a certified NRA instructor for the Boy Scouts of America. It works out well for him, since he enjoys doing those things so much all ready. Amy is a Nurse Assistant, primarily taking care of her brother Matthew, and is serving as the 1st Counselor in the Young Women’s. She also enjoys spending time sewing, trying to garden, and is having a wonderful time making our home a beautiful place.
In March we were able to go on our Stake Youth Pioneer Trek as a “Ma & Pa.” That was quite an
experience! It was a lot of work, but it was well worth it. We had a great bunch of youth who all worked very hard as well. One new appreciation that we gained is for those handcart pioneers who had children, especially small ones. They not only had to make the next mile themselves, but had to care for their children as well. We are so grateful for this experience and for the renewed reverence and appreciation we gained for those amazing early members of the church. We both love the youth in our ward and love all the great activities we are able to be involved with. We really like that we are able to go to some of the activities together.
During the summer months we enjoyed camping and fishing up in the cool Mogollon Rim country with family a few times. The two of us made a trip to Disneyland for a few days, which was a lot of fun! Ryan was brave enough to go to Camp Geronimo with the boys in his troop for a week in July. Amy was able to go with the girls to camp for five days as the Ward Camp Specialist. The first day of camp there was snow on the ground! Although that’s common in the winter near Payson, AZ, it was a rare sight for May. Amy also had a great time tubing down the Salt River with the youth from our stake while Ryan attempted to fish the river. He has been experimenting with many new fishing techniques this year. We celebrated our first anniversary in September by going fishing, and actually brought home a few delicious bites to eat. We both always have a great time fishing.
On Halloween we wore camouflage and carried around some of Ryan’s airsoft guns. It was fun to dress up, and even more fun to hear all the comments from people at our ward party. In November Amy had a heart procedure to correct a lifelong condition called Supra Ventricular Tachycardia, or SVT. At times her heart would race for a few minutes at about 260 beats per minute. The only problem this can cause is passing out, which would be bad if it happened while driving, which thankfully never happened to her. However, it could cause big problems if a woman had this condition while delivering a baby. After much prayer, it was decided it would be best for Amy to have the procedure done, which was a great success! It should never cause her any problems again. Thanks so much for all the prayers! We had three delicious Thanksgiving meals this year, and had an enjoyable time visiting with our wonderful family and friends at all of them. Our Christmas was more of the same, but we did get some time in the morning to ourselves. It's just as much fun to give gifts to each other now as it was to get them when we were kids! Also, Ryan has been working hard during his vacation time building a raised planter and a patio in our backyard. It will hopefully be done just before he goes back to work in January.
General Conference was fantastic both times this year. We are very excited for the new temples to be built in our state, which when complete will bring the number to five! Although we all miss President Hinckley we are so blessed to know that we are still guided by a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson, especially in these perilous last days. As the Apostles have declared of our Savior, “We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem, nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world….God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.” (The Living Christ) We are grateful to live in this dispensation, and in this wonderful country where we are able to worship our Savior and enjoy such peace and countless freedoms. This year has definitely been one of trying to count our endless blessings! We pray that yours has been as well and that the Lord may continue to keep you in his watchful care. Merry Christmas and have a fantastic New Year!
Love, Ryan and Amy Stewart
Our first entire year together has been quite a fun filled one! We live in Tempe and are happy that we live so near to our families. We love to visit with them often. Ryan is working full time for SRP’s Southside Water Construction division. A few months ago he was made the Senior Trades helper on his crew, which means sometimes he’s in charge of everything. He also serves as the 2nd Counselor in the Young Men’s as well as an Assistant Scout Master. He has been on countless overnight Scout trips, taught fishing and shooting merit badge classes and became a certified NRA instructor for the Boy Scouts of America. It works out well for him, since he enjoys doing those things so much all ready. Amy is a Nurse Assistant, primarily taking care of her brother Matthew, and is serving as the 1st Counselor in the Young Women’s. She also enjoys spending time sewing, trying to garden, and is having a wonderful time making our home a beautiful place.
In March we were able to go on our Stake Youth Pioneer Trek as a “Ma & Pa.” That was quite an
experience! It was a lot of work, but it was well worth it. We had a great bunch of youth who all worked very hard as well. One new appreciation that we gained is for those handcart pioneers who had children, especially small ones. They not only had to make the next mile themselves, but had to care for their children as well. We are so grateful for this experience and for the renewed reverence and appreciation we gained for those amazing early members of the church. We both love the youth in our ward and love all the great activities we are able to be involved with. We really like that we are able to go to some of the activities together.During the summer months we enjoyed camping and fishing up in the cool Mogollon Rim country with family a few times. The two of us made a trip to Disneyland for a few days, which was a lot of fun! Ryan was brave enough to go to Camp Geronimo with the boys in his troop for a week in July. Amy was able to go with the girls to camp for five days as the Ward Camp Specialist. The first day of camp there was snow on the ground! Although that’s common in the winter near Payson, AZ, it was a rare sight for May. Amy also had a great time tubing down the Salt River with the youth from our stake while Ryan attempted to fish the river. He has been experimenting with many new fishing techniques this year. We celebrated our first anniversary in September by going fishing, and actually brought home a few delicious bites to eat. We both always have a great time fishing.
On Halloween we wore camouflage and carried around some of Ryan’s airsoft guns. It was fun to dress up, and even more fun to hear all the comments from people at our ward party. In November Amy had a heart procedure to correct a lifelong condition called Supra Ventricular Tachycardia, or SVT. At times her heart would race for a few minutes at about 260 beats per minute. The only problem this can cause is passing out, which would be bad if it happened while driving, which thankfully never happened to her. However, it could cause big problems if a woman had this condition while delivering a baby. After much prayer, it was decided it would be best for Amy to have the procedure done, which was a great success! It should never cause her any problems again. Thanks so much for all the prayers! We had three delicious Thanksgiving meals this year, and had an enjoyable time visiting with our wonderful family and friends at all of them. Our Christmas was more of the same, but we did get some time in the morning to ourselves. It's just as much fun to give gifts to each other now as it was to get them when we were kids! Also, Ryan has been working hard during his vacation time building a raised planter and a patio in our backyard. It will hopefully be done just before he goes back to work in January.
General Conference was fantastic both times this year. We are very excited for the new temples to be built in our state, which when complete will bring the number to five! Although we all miss President Hinckley we are so blessed to know that we are still guided by a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson, especially in these perilous last days. As the Apostles have declared of our Savior, “We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem, nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world….God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.” (The Living Christ) We are grateful to live in this dispensation, and in this wonderful country where we are able to worship our Savior and enjoy such peace and countless freedoms. This year has definitely been one of trying to count our endless blessings! We pray that yours has been as well and that the Lord may continue to keep you in his watchful care. Merry Christmas and have a fantastic New Year!
Love, Ryan and Amy Stewart
Here are a few things we gave each 
other for 
Christmas, but there are more 
pictures to come... especially when the 
patio gets done!
This beautiful shelf was hand made by my wonderful Ryan. I drew the design for it over a year ago and he decided to make in his parents garage for an extra special gift this year. Isn't he great?!!
other for 
Christmas, but there are more 
pictures to come... especially when the 
patio gets done!This beautiful shelf was hand made by my wonderful Ryan. I drew the design for it over a year ago and he decided to make in his parents garage for an extra special gift this year. Isn't he great?!!
Fun with Family!
(I made the truck!)
1 comment:
So cute! Glad you had a great holiday...wish we could have made it to the cousin party!
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