So i´ve been very aborrido this week. Aborrido = Bored. Haha, Williams had to nurse the foot and then tuesday i spiked a big strong fever. I got up to about 103.5 and kinda started getting really out of it, but luckily after 2 days it passed. I figure if there was ever a time to get sick i chose the perfect time. Right when my companion couldn´t do anything anyways! We had to travel to San Rafael 3 times to see dermatologists for Williams´s foot and finally found one that could see us. He told us the diagnosis that the previous Dr. had given us was crap and that the viral infection he had was actually a fungus infection, so we spent another 80$ to get the right medicine. After doing treatments the last 3 days with all of his stuff his foot is finally a foot again and i´d say in 2 days he´ll be good to go. Not the picture perfect way to end our time together but thats ok. The lord definately put this in our respective paths for a reason. I´ve come really close to the lord the last few days. I went out to the patio, laid down a blanket, and kneeled to pray at least 3 times a day to give me the patience and love that I needed to make it through this week. Luckily we did, the zone leaders actually came from San Rafa to give me some help. We worked a full day, and the fresh air couldn´t have been sweeter. We actually witnessed a miracle, a day i´ll never forget for the rest of my life. I´d rather talk to you about it when i get home, i´m holding it really close and special to me. Write down somewhere that I need to tell you the story about Jazmine the 9 year old in Alvear so that I can remember. It really is incredible how we´re given trials or such divine purposes. I´m such a believer that in the end trials=blessings. How can we ever expect to be more like our savior Jesus Christ if we don´t have to go through the trials? We gain experience through trials of faith.
The sickness actually gave me the opportunity to write my talk for sacrament meeting this past week. I can´t explain how much more power I had behind my words after I had actually prepared and then meditated the words i wanted to tell the congregation. Every 4th sunday we have to organize the sacrament meeting and since our ward mission leader was just newly called as the elders quorem president it was all on me. I spoke about the Love of God. I used a lot of scriptures from John, and pased much of my talk off of President Uchtdorf´s address in general conference this past October. I challenge you to read that talk this week, it´s amazing. EVERYTHING you do in this life revolves around love. Pres Uchtdorf said:
´´The divine love of God turns ordinary acts into extraordinary service. Divine love is the motive that transports simple words into sacred scripture. Divine love is the factor that transforms reluctant compliance with God’s commandments into blessed dedication and consecration.
Love is the guiding light that illuminates the disciple’s path and fills our daily walk with life, meaning, and wonder.
Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship.
Love is the way of the disciple.´´
Anyways, Mom i´m so glad you passed your test!!!! ¡¡¡Felicitaciones!!! Thats so exciting, i´m glad they figured out Ky´s problem as well. Is he still walking like a retard?? Hahaha, just kidding i love that fool. But really he does walk like a tard! People are starting to get pumped about the world cup. It´s still far away but the fever is getting started. They don´t really do Easter here yet in all the big grocery stores they sell like chocolate eggs and stuff (but no bunnies). I figure its just like Halloween and Valentines, the stores want it to catch on here but everyone is just like.... ´´whats this crap, just give me my mate, my beef, and my soccer :) ´´ . Sometimes it seems thats all there is to life here for some people. Transfers come out today in the afternoon, i guess we´ll find out what happens! I´m content either way with what happens. If I leave Alvear I´d leave with my head held high. I came in with people telling me Alvear doesn´t baptize (just like my first area), we´ve been able to see 8 people come change their lives and come unto Christ in 3 months. And we have 2 investigators with planned baptismal dates for next month. My goal is never to baptise a lot of people its to always leave an area better than i´ve found it, and i believe leaving now I could feel like I´ve accomplished that. If I have the opportunity to stay, all the better! We have a lot going for us and a lot of investigators that we´ve found the last few weeks! We´re going to go play soccer with the whole zone today, everyone came to the stake priesthood conference last night so all the missionaries from our zone slept in our tiny tiny pench last night (12 in about 250 square ft) we didn´t sleep much to say the least haha. Anyways i´ll try and email when I find out where I´m going but if not I love you all very much, have a great week and stay safe!! Paz y Amor
Elder Campbell
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