Music was the Key!

Hey Everybody! 

This week was awesome! We got an awesome reference from the hermanas and the family that we contacted really wants us to come back and teach them! We have an appt. with them during the siesta! We're going to put a bapt. date for them on the so we're really pumped for that!

Also we've been working a lot with the less actives and we had an awesome family night last night and another one tonight and several more this week! But last night was awesome because we really got close to a kid named Nico there. Nico is about 15-16 years old and doesn't really talk a whole lot. He was left at the Hermana Cortez house when he was just 5 days old and his "mom" can be pretty strict with him. Last night during our lesson he just had his head on the table the entire time. He did not care one bit. We tried making the lesson fun and had people blindfolded and told them to do hard things. We related it all to how when we obey the commandments we're more in tune with the Spirit and things can be easier--Like not having a blindfold. After we played another game that the mom made and had some panchos.(hotdogs)

But during the lesson Nico was sent to his room and later came back just quietly crying. During the lesson I was able to make my way over there and put my arm around him and keep teaching with Elder White. At the very end of the night I was talking to the Hermana about something and I heard someone singing...it turns out it was Elder White but he was singing "Hallelujah" to Nico playing the guitar. Turns out this kid Nico plays really well and learned from the computer when he started 5 years ago. He's a stud! I started singing "Hallelujah" in English and we told him that he should come play piano with me and Elder White when all the kids come to play soccer at the chapel on Thursdays!  Elder White says in all of my time here he has never seen him smile...let alone that big. I felt soo good and Elder White and I are both super excited to help this kid and put him in a better spot in his life. We're hoping that maybe we can practice some cool church songs and maybe sing and play something in church. We think that would help his confidence a lot and have people see him in a better light.

It's so cool to know that God knows where you need to be in the right time. I'm so excited for Ivana and her fam (reference) and to have a lil' jam sesh with Nico and hopefully help put him on a path where he'll want to serve a mission someday. 

Much love to you all hope you all have a great week!!

Elder Chamberlain

July News

July 20, 2015

Dear Ma,

Mom you have nooo idea how much my love has grown for you, dad and the rest of the fam. Like I miss you guys soo much and I think..."I know that's a blessing from the mission!" You grow your love for your family and the Savior because you see how great life really was and you're constantly without the people who you love the most. It also just keeps growing evvverryyday haha! So it also hurts more everyday haha....ANYWAY

But ya this week we have been trying to work with a lot of less actives. Our plan this week is that we can make a lot of fun family nights and change the subject a little bit rather than just dropping cane to come to church and renew their covenants. Whenever we drop cane we always do it with lovvvee tho;)

The end goal by doing this is that people will start to come back to church after they haven't been for a while and they will be able to work with us to bring in more new investigators! This is ultimately our plan with tres a la vez or 3 at a time. Baptize, retain, and reactivate. This is also what President Goates wants to so we're trying really hard to do this.

This week was fun. So we have this dog that lives across the street from us and during the day it always tries to chase its shadow. It's the funniest thing haha! It's literally everyday! So the other day at a kiosco they sell lasers...;) I bought one to use at night and it can go pretty far and I kid you not a couple nights we were playing with this dog (Frank) and he went everywhere! He would run into ANYTHING to try to catch this laser! He's a pretty dumb dog obviously but it was soo funny! He even ran into one of the elders on an exchange one time ahaha! I have videos of it but I cant send them because they're too big so maybe when I'm home in less than a year.

Wow UVU is going to be leggiiitttt! I'm soo excited for that with Kelsey and all of my bros haha! 

Wow Kelsey is going to do that pageant? Get pics and videos so she can watch it over and over someday and so her husband can see it someday too ahaha. Shes already gonna kill it!   I'm soo proud of her.

Well it was a great week and I hope you have another great one in that AZ heat! I MISS IT. Its very cooollldddd down here especially for an AZ Boy haha.

Anyway ove and miss ya tonz sexy bunzz keep those workouts goin ma!;)

Love your son,

Elder Kohler Chamberlain

Life in San Raphael

(July 20) Hey Everyone -

This week was fun. So we have this dog that lives across the street from us and during the day it always tries to chase its shadow. Its the funniest thing haha! It's literally everyday! So the other day at a kiosco they sell lasers...;) I bought one to use at night and it can go pretty far and I kid you not a couple nights we were playing with this dog (Frank) and he went everywhere! He would run into ANYTHING to try to catch this laser! He's a pretty dumb dog obviously but it was soo funny! He even ran into one of the elders on an exchange one time ahaha! I have videos of it but I cant send them because they're too big so maybe when I'm home in less than a year.

But ya this week we have been trying to work with a lot of less actives. Our plan this week is that we can make a lot of fun family nights and change the subject a little bit rather than just asking for commitments to come to church and renew their covenants. Whenever we ask for commitments we always do it with love tho;)

The end goal by doing this is that people will start to come back to church after they haven't been for a while and they will be able to work with us to bring in more new investigators! This is ultimately our plan with tres a la vez or 3 at a time. Baptize, retain, and reactivate. This is also what President Goates wants to so we're trying really hard to do this.

I miss and Love you all soo much! Have a fun week in that AZ heat! I MISS IT. It's very cooollllldddd down here-- especially for an AZ boy. 

Much love!!

Elder Kohler Chamberlain

Letter from July 6 - 

MOM

San Raphyy is good haha! I'm not that close actually. Maybe you can find it--I'm in El Cerrito (the little hill) in San Raphael! I'm not going to lie though-- the pics will not look the same but go on google earth that's better! My Pench is 1430 Barcelona and Matienzo El Cerrito, San Raphael. I live to the left of the corner house straight in front of this big building with a big red garage door. It's small out of 4 others right there but I'm there! haha

Ya Mom get in those workouts! That's soo cool that you think of me while working out! I'm glad I can be your inspiration! TBH I've thought about you and the fam sometimes while working out and how cool that day will be to be back with you all in the USA.

That makes me soo proud of you! Keep up the good work ma-- it gets easier because your body will get more use to it...and scientifically speaking the endorphins in your body will go off more and you'll get natural highs from working out...that's why sooo many people feel really good after working out...but you have to develop them first so just know it will get easier. But over the time of several months not days:)  Keep up the good work with the Trainer!!:)

Hey I can't make an email for everyone now too because this old lady needed help and was asking me to help her with her computer and was talking to me for like 45 minutes...ahhhh I couldn't just not help this sweet lady though, haha.

Anyway Ma I love you sooo much!! You're the best!!  Mom you have nooo idea how much my love has grown for you, dad and the rest of the fam. Like I miss you guys soo much and I think...I know that's a blessing from the mission. Your love grows for your family and for the Savior because you see how great life really was and you're constantly without the people who you love the most. It also just keeps growing evvverryyday haha!-- So it also hurts more everyday haha....ANYWAY    

Love your missionary,

Elder K Chamberlain

4th of July Fun!

Hey Ma!

Yes I officially have one year in the mission and it’s crazy!!

I hope you got some pics on the 4th of July! They were taken when we were eating wings.  We also had a lemon pie that Elder Muhlstein made! Two hungry little kids came in and were just staring at the food so we shared with them.  I felt super good sharing with them and making that sacrifice because it is beyond my favorite food...annnd I’m in Argentina haha so it’s not easy to find good food like that!

Wow Cancun!  I’m soo glad you guys had fun! I can imagine ya the drinking and all.. I heard at those mayan tours Mom that you can get mormon led tours that relate to symbols and things in the Book of Mormon. Apparently there’s a place where the tree of life is engraved! I don’t know if you heard about that but there’s a missionary from here and he told me there are a lot of members there and he has family members that do those tours! Most of the tour guides are members and Keaton told me that  cuz his comp is from there!  Tell me if you heard anything about that. That would be cool!

We made the best BBQ wings for the 4th of July!

 I heard about President Packer dying.  It’s really sad but also happy because he lived a great life.  Also it is super sad that the United States has completely legalized gay marriage. The church has issued an official statement to be read in all meetings very soon and we’ve actually already read it. We are NOT of the world. The laws of man surely do not change the laws of God. People here think that God is man and woman because He had His son Jesus Christ and all of us without a woman. The scriptures do not mention a heavenly Mother at all, only that God would not command us to do something if He were not to keep it himself. Man is not created with man but with a woman. It is not of God. People need to read in Genesis how God created the woman for the man and commanded them to replenish and multiply the earth. For this reason woman was created. Not 2 men.

Anyway if anybody asks you about why does the church not support gay rights tell them that...

I love you soo much Ma!! You’re the best!!

Love your son and best friend,

Elder Chamberlain

Hey Dad!

Hey I loved your letter last week! I’m so sorry I didn’t respond. I had a pretty crazy week.

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This week was good! We had an investigator come to church! Her name is Lumilla and her parents are really abusive is what we’ve heard from a ward family that brought her to church. She’s about 10 or so? Anyway we’re going to see what we can do and help her out the best we can. Hopefully we can help her parents to not do whatever they’re doing because abusive can be several things as I’ve seen here in the mish before.

I’ve received several letters from you while at work dad! Thank you sooo much! You have grown soo much. I can hear it as you type. You just get it. You’re sooo hungry for success and it will only keep coming:)

I love you soo much dad thank you for everything!

Love your son,

Elder Chamberlain

This isn't my book but look what our schedule was like on the 4th of July!  President let us have the afternoon off :)

Coming up on one year

You are all in Cancun!? What?? This is weird sorry ahaha because usually you guys like tell me or something but I just see "hey we're in Cancun" and these pics of you guys there. That's sooo crazy! The church is really strong in Cancun! Keaton's comp is from there and in my last area we had a missionary from there who told me all about the church and how strong the stakes are there! Based on what I heard there should be a temple being announced there in the next year because it's soo much stronger than here and we have a general setting of members that we need in each stake and the number of stakes. That will be cool when there's a temple there.

Oh my Spencer ahaha HE'S SUCH A STUD!! That's my homieee ahaha! Are those my glasses that Tony gave me? You should send that photo to Tony!   He'd like that! 

Yea I'm coming up on my official 1 year mark.  It's crazy! It's all going by sooo fast! I'm going to try and make wings or tacos or just something from AZ!

WOW sooo Natalie is in the England mtc!! Where is she going again?? I thought it was in the states?

Man Dayton and Nick are out...it will go by soo fast. Then Chip, Colton and the rest that's sooo crazy! 

So we had our quarterly 3 month interviews with President again and I got to ask President some pretty cool questions!

One of them I'll mention was when Nephi  (The one before the coming of Christ) was praying to the lord to know when he would come into the world because his people were going to die that next day if the sign wasn't shown.

My question was that when Nephi was talking to Jesus Christ through prayer was Jesus Christs spirit in his body? Obviously his body was ready at 9 months so hes moving, kicking and everything. Christ said fear not for I come into the world tomorrow...I wanted to know when the spirit entered into the body because people have wondered if that makes abortion ok at that point. I knew enough to tell people no because that would still stop that baby's progression because yes or yes, they were going to be born and you just killed them, but I still wanted to know when does the actual spirit enter the body.

President Goates told me a simple example that it very well could've been something like this.

He told me that when he's really busy and he can't carry out an assignment he will send one of his counselors to get it done.

It could very well be that this happened with Jesus Christ and an angel was speaking "in the name of Jesus Christ". Just how a counselor in a bishopric (if the bishop is absent) is there in the name and authority of the bishop.

But in the end he said we don't know because God hasn't provided us that information.

Anyway Miss and love you all soo much!! Take care!!

Love your son and best friend,

Elder Chamberlain:)