January 14, 2013

As for me and my week! oh my goodness! with great blessings and power come great great adversity! this week I could say was probably one of the worst or maybe just hardest of my mission.. surprizing to me! There were wonderful highs a great interview with president because I will admit those always freak me out and he said i have grown so much and was doing so so good! We were able to go to the temple on Thursday and that was so very amazing! I learned so much and felt so much peace I was grateful to be able to do that with Sis. Nielson and then not to mention Elder Holland. That was a huge motivator and a ginormous blessing to be able to have my testimony confirmed of his power and his calling. like i told sissy he talked a lot about the RM thing but just also how great this work is.. that we have the responsibility to do what Christ has to get done before he can come again! The spirit was very strong and very encouraging! We also had great lessons with our investigator Tyree, who dispite our lack of teaching skills is progressing and truly coming to know God for the first time in his life, all because of the power of the spirit! Also we had two investigators at church this week! Amazing blessings but on the other hand of those things it was a really really trying week for Sister Nielson and though I tried so so hard to help her she was really really down. As I of course stressed and worried about her my mood was complicated a few times and there were moments I felt I just couldn't do anything more to help her, I was tired. The Lord gave me some very real experiences that allowed me to live even just for a few hours some of the feelings she was feeling for me in my own circumstances and that was a huge eye opener! The Lord truly has placed me here to help her and I have tried to take those experiences that allow me to be a little more sympathetic and understanding of ways to overcome what she is going through. We are taking it a day at a time, usually even an hour at a time and we have high hopes for this next week! I am so so so grateful for the gospel because I know that ALL problems are fixed with faith, repentance, keeping our covenants, and being worthy of and following the spirit. I know that without a doubt! And I am so grateful for that!!! So we are going to keep on! Sister Schwarze wrote me she told me.. "He has to accept our labors or whos Savior is he?" my new moto, that girl is amazing! So thankful for Heavenly Father giving her to me as a trainer!! Hope all is well for you! Thank you for everything! I love you lots and lots! hope that you can share this with sissy and papa! miss you have love you lots and lots!

with love
sister camarella