I´ve definately had my fair share of ups and downs lately! Last Tuesday President brought me into my office, and suprised me by telling me he was going to bring in a new Pensionista, and that he needed me back in the field as a Zone Leader again for my last few transfers. I was really suprised because he had told me that he wasn´t making any changes to the offices till he found out if the new mission president was american or latino. And I had assumed that once I left here I´d go to an area as a senor companion or maybe a trainer at the most. But in all reality I was pretty excited to have another chance to lead a zone again. As well sad to be leaving the area here in Godoy Cruz Centro a little down because we hadn´t been able to do missionary work for the past two weeks. I always have a goal to make an area better than the way I find it.
Anyways that whole plan came to a crushing end the next day, Wednesday, when he called me back into his office and told me he had prayed and spoken to his wife and that they didn´t feel like at this time they could afford to loose me here in the office, and that he was going to keep me here till the end of my mission. He knew I´d rather be out working but told me that I was too valuable to him here. I left a little defeated to be honest. Like, I was still really calm and ok with his decision, knowing that he receives all of the revelation. And really flattered that I´m that valuable to him, yet a little sad that I wouldn´t be leaving to go work full time again.
Just that day we went back up to Aconcagua again. This time a very different reason. (The senor couple working in the office had a son just released early from his mission in Tiajuana Mexico. He wasn´t supposed to finish till they got home so the church sent him down here. Anyways President asked me to take their family up there to enjoy the day together.) I can honestly say that the Lord sent me to that mountain again for a purpose. As soon as we pulled up I just got a really strong sensation that I needed to find a high place alone, so that I could pray. I have been reading a lot lately about the correlation of praying and the mountains. Kind of a weird subject but being here in the Andes and after our first trip to Aconcagua President spoke a little about the scriptures mentioning powerful prayers and visions on the mountains.
So I kinda went a few yards a head of the Nope family with my companion Elder Frost and told him I was going to find a quiet spot, to keep me in his sight. I sat there silently with that cold, incredibly strong wind blowing up there and did something I have never done before. I prayed out loud. The wind was strong enough so no one could hear me. I prayed for a good while just talking with the Lord. I came off that mountain closer to God. A really neat experience for me. I felt a complete submission to the will of God. Since, I´ve become so much more relaxed with everything and whats going on just knowing that if I be the man God has made me to be, and follow the commandments, he´ll bless me and give me peace. Even if the man he has made me to be is a little sarcastically humored, and goofy. I just humbled myself honestly, and I quit thinking about leaving the office and wanting things I don´t have. I feel like the moment I did it, he was ready to bless me and he did!
I guess you got my email to your cell phone but President called me back into his office for the third time this week haha. And told me that he is calling me to be his new Traveling Assistant. For the next 6 weeks at least I´ll be here in the offices Monday-Wednesday till mid day doing things with the housing, the afternoons and night times traveling around the Mendoza area and working with struggling companionships, and helping them in their areas, teaching them how to succeed and be better missionaries. Thursday-Sunday we´ll be traveling to other cities doing the same things full time. I´m honestly honored and humbled. I´ve made it a goal my whole mission to be Presidents assistant and I´d be lying if I told you I´m not excited. Now starts the work. It´s going to be such an adventure, I´m looking forward to it so much. I feel like being the Traveler will really be great for me, it´s doing exactly what I feel like I´m good at. Going and helping people to feel my passion and love for life. Helping them to have fun and how to be successful. It´s going to be fun! A lot of pressure, but a lot of fun. I don´t think I´ve ever seen President so riled up since he left for his heart problem. He was so jacked when he told us! He´s never done this before ever, calling people formerly office staff to be his assistants. So I´m pretty pumped for the next little chapter in my mission!
Anyways didn´t even know you had headed out to St. George! Kinda cool that Ky and Carter stayed home to go to baptisms for the dead. I´m sure there were other reasons haha but that still cool if they really went. I can´t believe Ogden is doing so well in basketball! Good for Ky. I was so excited to hear about the buzzer beater, i wish i could get the clip and see it! I had chills reading the little article on him. So fun to see them having all that success I´m sure. Looks like they have a real good shot of going deep into the playoffs. I hope they slaughter Skyview and that traitor punk coach of theirs. Still bitter about him cutting me haha.
Love ya, Have a great Week
Elder Campbell
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