Testifying through the Holy Ghost

Hey Everyone -

This week was awesome! We had a lot of appointments fall through but they're just being pushed off a little bit longer that's all:) We had an awesome experience with Veronica's mom this week! Me and Elder Agyin who's a super awesome Elder from California went to visit Veronica and her family. We were trying to talk to them about the importance of going to church but it was going nowhere...and then the mom....(I was praying sooo hard that the mom wouldn't say anything about my comp on this interexchange) She starts talking about how all angels are white and we never see any black angels...( Elder Agyin is african american) and she goes on saying how there needs to be more pictures and paintings of black angels...she just made it really awkward by trying to be nice but Elder Agyin is learning that that's how Argentina is...people are very blunt here ahaha! If you are fat they will call you fat but to them it's not offensive...I can't tell you all how many times I've heard husbands and wives call each other fatty...even like...10 year old children ahaha that's just how Argentines are and I love em!!

But anyway, the mom, after we were trying to get out, said something that gave me an impression to stay. She said "The other day I was thinking about your religion and said that it has to be true...they walk in the street going door to door preaching...Jesus Christ walked in the streets doing the same thing."  So, I felt a very strong impression to bear my testimony of our trials in the mission and how we do this for them and our Savior...I let them know that everything we do is for their getting closer to Heavenly Father( sorry my English is bad but I don't know how else to say it haha) I also felt a very strong impression to bear my testimony about the Book of Mormon and how their lives will be blessed sooo much more and the best part about it all was that the dad was there with Veronica and her mom!! We invited them all to pray and read the Book of Mormon and the dad tells me to look at him  and so I look right at him in the eyes.   He then tells me of how sincere I was when I said that I love this family and about the Book of Mormon...he told me that he's not much of a reader but that he'll do it because of what I said and it made me feel soooo grateful for the spirit that Heavenly Father let him feel! I did nothing... that was all the spirit and soo it was super cool!

I love you soooo much mom! My testimony about mothers and their role also has grown stronger a lot this week from some experiences and I can't tell you how proud and happy I am to have had you teach me what the Lord would have me know...I love you with all my heart ma!;)

I'm doing way better, Dad and I am just simply learning to become more like the Lord and by striving to do that, I'm becoming more happy everyday. :)  I'm proud to be one of his servants.  Even if I'm not that much, I know with the Lord I'm strong.  We're not strong people . . . we're only given strength daily from our Heavenly Father and that's why we have to take life . . . one day at a time.  I love you dad.  You're a freakin stud. Hey Ya I want you and all the family even Hailey to come here when I finish the mission. Talk to mom and the family because I want you guys to come.

Well, that's something from this week.   I love and miss you all!! Have a great week and please always make room for Him that gave His whole life for us....don't let that be in vain for you or anybody you love...

Con mucho amor,

Elder Chamberlain

"Pedal to the Metal" says Elder C.

Hey Pops,

Ya they loved the baptism! Karina(the mom) cried during her testimony in front of her family and her husband and that was really cool. It's cool when you get to experience convert baptisms. I really like that because the commitment they're giving is soo much more I feel. But still both very cool as you know.

I'm reading a lot of Jesus the Christ and some of it I don't understand but it goes a lot into detail about how things actually happened and more so on the things they don't talk about. Like brothers of Jesus, things about being born into the lineage of David, A LOT of things I actually didn't know. Everyday I try to read one of those bullet points in the how to win friends and influence people too and that has helped a lot. The reason why I wanted that book is because I could grow soo much with people that don't really care what they say to you. My comp is 1000x times better than the previous guy and is super fun but can be pretty arrogant and only focused on himself. But I don't care because I sincerely want to take every opportunity to grow that God gives me.

I've read all the other books that you guys gave me but I read them over and over again haha. That little blue missionary handbook has such helpful references! Whenever we'd get into arguments with evangelists or JW´s in their homes or on the streets a couple times it helps me a lot! It also talks about some cool legends in central america about a white God that came there, there are 1000´s of temples too with paintings of white and black men fighting each other( the lamanites and nephites) and people tell how they're related to the nation that destroyed the white people. Also a legend about a man named Hueman who would compile many ancient records in their time( Mormon) A lot of really cool evidences about the Book Of Mormon that I use in talks, testimony, lessons and stuff!

Love you tons dad! I'm killin' it out here and I won't stop. Pedal to the metal babe!!

Love your son,

Elder Kohler Chamberlain

Mom,

I love your screen saver:) They were an awesome family:)

I'm soo excited for your book mom! It's going to do really well! 

This week was good but just a normal week so nothing really happened.

I'm soo glad you and the fam are doing good! I heard Braden Braithwaite and his comp are struggling. His companion's father and brother died and he's been out in the field for like almost 2 and a half months...It made me think of dad's truck accident a couple weeks ago and I'm so grateful that I got to keep my father and brother. Unfortunately, he didn't . . . and I don't know why things like that happen. If you could pray for Braden's comp or tell Kelsey to write him? That would be super cool . I don't know his name. He's a latino from Mexico or somewhere.

Oh we actually have a mom and 2 sons along with a little less active girl who we're planning on baptizing on March 7th!  We'll see how it all falls together!

I love ya tonz Honey Bunzz haha! I'll talk to ya soon! 

Sorry this is a little short!  We're going bowling today and gonna get some good food!! I heard there's a place with some wings!? I doubt it's true but we'll see!

I love ya ma!

Love your son,

Elder Kohler Chamberlain