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| Elder Chamberlain with his companion Elder Viloria who was trained in the Columbian military (whoa!) |
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| First Zone Conference for Elder Chamberlain. He is in the back row, 6th from the right. |
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| Elder Bleak is on the right and his sister is serving a mission in our ward in Gilbert, AZ. |
Just to answer really quickly, I didn't get your package but I do get yours and dad's letters! President told me in an interview that I'll probably be in my same area till February or so. So that's another 2 transfers.
Mom, I am so sorry you have sisters/families struggling in the ward. I wish I knew everything...Life would be soo much easier haha. But I know a couple of things that you and dad taught me and that I've learned in my time out here. Some of them are things you and I already know but sometimes we need to RE-remember them and say, oh ya God promised those that do this, this or that blessing (etc).
Something that I learned from a general authority Elder Vineas to Hermana Goates when I was in their house was that pride is one of the things that usually gets to us. When people have pride in their hearts they forget the atonement. When people have a much more clear understanding of the atonement and realize that God sent his absolutely perfect son with no sins to die for those that had many...and yet he forgave us. Or the fact that we should be sooo grateful and just forget about problems that can make us mad or prideful and just say, you know what it doesn't matter. When we learn how to forgive more easily we have more humility...and the pride meter goes down...
There was not ONE reason that God needed to forgive us. Try and see this in this perspective. He had NOTHING that made it easier for him to forgive us, but yet he still forgave us. If people can think more like that and just move on from the past and try better tomorrow, life will be better for EVERYONE! I can promise that mom. I know that's true. I don't know for exact reasons why you're the RS President, only that you're amazing, beautiful, hardworking, kind, humble, basically perfect, but in all seriousness, I don't know why---But I know God knows.
This is where you can grow the most mom. I read a scripture that really helped me but I am soo bad with references. I'm going to explain it to you.
When we have faith that God will help us do whatever he commands, we will ALWAYS be able and have the strength and energy to do it. Physically and spiritually. I pray everyday for the physical/spiritual/emotional strength to walk basically all over and still workout in the mornings and nights and read and talk to people, sometimes the same people over and over and over about the same problems and watch them cry over and over and over, but I'll always be there for them like my Savior has for me. No matter how many times they mess up.
I want to invite you to specifically pray for guidance, as well as the strength, energy, and power physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I pray and HAVE FAITH( you do this plzz:) ) that I will receive these things if I do so through prayer.
Anyway Ma this is what I have to tell you. I hope this helps. I know God is near, and I know we have those that were before us....and after us helping us. I've felt that here in the mission on nights where I was soo emotionally exhausted with the fact of being here for 2 years and why I had to sacrifice such a really really nice life back in AZ. But that's because I love the Lord and know he'll bless me and those I love.
Love ya tons ma and THANKS for the pics as always!! I love the trees and the Phoenix temple looks soooo amazing!! The Argentina Cordoba temple should be done before the next conference I heard but am not sure! I love ya!
Your missionary son,
Elder Kohler Chamberlain:)
Dear Dad -
Ya dad I didn't realize but none of the homes or churches have AC. I was always just like ok I guess this is normal here but I don't sleep in my sleeping bag anymore so it's just my sheets. I've tried doing the same thing with the freezer too! It's just really small and only for ice packs so I can't really stick my head in! haha Oh gosh dad we had worms from rotten food in the bottom of the trash can...!!! My comps aren't the cleanest people and they just throw eggs, meat, food in general in the trash without a liner and let it overfill till literally food is falling on the ground...it was sooo disgusting!! Man Saturday sounded like a lot of fun!!
Hey by the way how much money s on that personal card I have? I ran out of money and have been using it for food this last week. I pay about 30-40 US dollars every week for food and sometimes soap and other things to clean my garments at home. The Argentine peso is roughly like 10 to 1 dollar. I'm not sure but you can keep a good check up on that. I just really want to take Elder Ruiz out to dinner because he is having a hard time with his companion and he doesn't have a lot of money to do things like that.
Dad I'm working soo hard and ya in this heat too!! We come home and we're literally drenched and it's kinda humid here too. We have two fans for the four of us and that's it. But I've found ways to get around. I'll be fine and I've been doing it:) Noooo worries. But ya I'm teaching this guy in English! He actually speaks pretty good cuz he lived in New York for 8 years then came back cuz his mom almost died of cancer. His name is Dario and has a wife with 2 little girls but lives alone in a small cement house (All the houses here are made out of cement cuz it's pretty poor but I think that's pretty popular here in Argentina) cuz he drinks and smokes too much. He's gotten in a lot of bar fights and has gone to jail several times but he has a sincere desire to change so I'm going to bring him a Book of Mormon tomorrow hopefully if he's there. He works all days cuz hes trying to sell fruit on the streets...He can make it with God haha.
Anyway we have more people like Dario and a lot of good things are happening here as well as bad/non progressing but it's ok cuz I'm only trying and that's fine. I feel bad for them but I'm not going to die.
I'm glad YOU and the fam are doing good dad! Always have humility and patience! Continue to pray for that all the time! Remember the humble and slow tortoise that beat the fast and arrogant rabbit? Ya you're the tortoise and I'm the tortoise cuz we will ALWAYS win when we have HUMILITY!! You're freakin awesome dad and I love you soo much!! Keep being the awesome person you are!! I look up to you sooo much!!
Love your son,
Elder Kohler Chamberlain
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