Sorry, this might be a pretty short email. This week is going to be somewhat stressful, I fear. It'll be amazing, though! We weren't able to email yesterday because it was a holiday, and the library in our area was closed.
The reason these next few days may be a little bit stressful is because Elder Larsen isn't here. He's the senior companion, so he drives, which has put me on a small handicap. Since I don't really ever navigate our area, I don't really know it as well as I should even though I've been here almost three months. He's in McAllen for the next three days for a training meeting with President Maluenda and all the other mission leaders. And I'm here with Elder Davis. He's really a cool guy, from California, and we'll have a great three days. But for now, I'm worried about being in George West. Without a Senior companion. And a bunch of investigators. And a recent convert. And less active members. And I'm the only one who knows anything about it all! YIKES!
We did have a really cool experience this last week, though. We've been teaching a woman named Nicole for a few weeks, although she hasn't come to church yet. But she and her family seem really interested in the gospel, and want to keep learning. They really seem to know that it's helping them. But at some point last week she got anti-d by someone she knows. They just put some doubts that she hadn't thought about, that just distracted a little bit and had the potential to make her want to drop us. They weren't really big things, just things like "but Mormons don't believe the Bible!" or "Mormons are a Cult!" that aren't true at all. So when we got to her house, we didn't know what we were going to say, but when she said those things, I gave it about 5 seconds thought, and realized the Articles of Faith would be perfect for that situation. The thought wasn't mine, though. It had to have been the spirit telling me about that. But it doesn't stop there.
When I had that thought, I happened to have in my shirt pocket, mixed in with a bunch of other pass-along cards that I carry, 1 articles of faith card. And I'd been carrying that card around since before I left Alice. We didn't have any in George West, so there's no way I could have had one form there. I'd been carrying that card around with me for almost three months so that I could give it to Nicole in that one moment, so we could help her to understand our beliefs. It's so amazing to know that the Lord has a perfect plan for each of us, and that he really knows exactly what we will need at one time or another in out lives. Whether experiences, or something in our car, or whatever. It's fantastic. But I've gone on about that for too long.
Other than that, it was for the most part a normal week. Still amazing, and every day brings new challenges. But I love it out here. I hope that you are all loving it wherever you are.
Love, Elder Chamberlain
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| Service at a member's house |
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| Brother Baird's son went to Chucky-Cheezes. I got the cape |
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| Elder Larsen and I by the Three River's Bulldog-school mascot |
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