Tender Words from our Missionary Son

Elder Bennett and me with the Contreras Family

Hey Fam and friends,

We went on a wayy cool hike today for pday and I'll send you pics it was wayy cool you could see all of San Luis and La Punta-- it was wayy awesome! 

MOOOMMMM!!

I have misseeddddd you sooooo much this week!! YOU are the most amazing woman in my life and I can't begin how to describe how grateful I am for you and everything YOU'VE taught me.

I had a really...interesting week and I learned a lot as always but I've come sooo much closer to my savior and I haven't realized what started that...it was YOU... you as my mom have truly taught me how to love and trust the savior and with that knowledge I could take it out on the mission and continue to grow it. I'm learning more and more how much Father in heaven and our Savior love us. I've got just a slight glimpse bigger (or even smaller I'm sure) but it's changed me even more...I truly trust in the love that our Savior has for all of us and its that love that I'll always trust in to keep me spiritually and physically safe for my whole life.

Mom I love you sooo much you are one of the strongest women I know and have gone through MANY hard things yourself. You're truly an example to me and I hope that whoever is my precious wife someday will be exactly like you because I will love her with all my heart. That was deep ahaha but I do mean it ma. Thank you.

But no seriously this week was one of those weeks where I just really missed my Ma haha.  

Dad I had a pretty scary week with the adversary this week. Several things happened but everything turned out ok. I learned a lot and that I can truly trust the lord with everything. It's truly in that love that He has given to all of us that I have learned sooo much on how to trust and to NEVER forget.  Hey my comp Elder Bennet is going home in 2 weeks-- he's ending his mission this transfer haha. I might send something down with him but let me know if you guys want anything!  We get along wayyyy good! We've both learned a lot from each other and we're working super hard for the Lord. 

Hey I'm excited about the house and everything! How are you doing?? I've been praying a lot for you this week hoping that everything is going good with you at work. Thank you sooo much for helping mom with her problems when you have your own. You've always been an amazing example to how a husband should be and how to truly give all of yourself to her. Always serving her and loving her and that's what I want to be someday:)

So we had a way good week with some more new people that we're teaching! But the main man Maicol (which by the way is how he spells it so that's why I write it like that and not Michael haha) had something happen. So he was going to get baptized this next week which we were going to have to move back because he's still smoking but he told us he's going to Buenos Aires at the beginning of February for a month. Then he'll come back for a week here in San Luis and go back for a month and do that for we don't know how long...it was kinda sad because he won't be able to progress. BUT were hoping to pass on where he'll be living in Buenos Aires to the mission in what sounds like Buenos Aires North Mission so were hoping they'll be able to continue teaching him up there!

Other than that we found 2 awesome christian evangelicals that are pretty different but one has a more stronger desire to learn but we're helping them learn. They're named Diego and Omar and we gave them some restoration pamphlets to read because we were talking about a lot of random things and then we had to go but we're going to talk about the restoration today with them so we'll see how it will go! 

Also this week we've had some other weird and interesting things happen and I've come even more closer to my Savior and I can trust him with everything in my life. I know he will always help me and protect me from what can hurt me physically and more importantly spiritually. I've gained a more stronger testimony of that and of being a representative of my Lord Jesus Christ. Anyway, I wanted to share that with you all.

I love you all soo much! I hope you all have an amazing week!

Elder Chamberlain

Testimony of Repentance Strengthened

My new companion, Elder Bennett from Tucson, AZ

Dear family and friends,

This week was awesome and we really got Maicol to open up more to us. He was hiding back on how he felt about smoking and he opened up to us about how he felt. He asked if when he got baptized if he'd have to stop forever. We told him yes and he said "It's impossible."  Then Hermano Riveros talked to him about how he could do it through the love of our Savior's atonement. He started tearing up and said 'but what if I do it again? I wont be able to repent?'  With tears in his eyes and in mine (we were all crying a little at some point) I told him myself that no matter how many times he would fall short or fall back into transgression, he would ALWAYS be able to repent. The Savior didn't pay for a part of our debts, he paid in full and only asks us that we try our personal best to come unto him and be perfected in him through the atonement. Once again my testimony of that was strengthened.

Also Maicol's grandpa had a stroke this last week and he's pretty close to passing. My companion bore a powerful testimony that he'd be able to see not just his grandpa if he passes but all of his family. We told him that the Lord had a plan for all of his children and that it didn't matter what would happen.

Anyway that was something that happened this week with all the other things haha but much love to everyone.  I hope you all have an amazing week!!

Elder Chamberlain

2016 is off to a great start!

Hey fam and friends and people I loovveee and miss a lot:)

So this week was another amazing week! Maicol came to church and he really liked it! He was understanding everything way good and before he left, he offered us a taxi with him and asked when we'd have the next appt! He was even reading in the gospel principles book about baptism.  It was sooo cool!!

We have had a lot of success and saw several less actives go to church this week for the first time in a long time! I honestly don't know what to choose to write but we're starting a lot of good things with families by just cleaning out the area book which has been helping us a lot and just seeing a lot of miracles!

I LOVE ELDER HOLLAND!! Oh my gosh he is my favorite apostle and I never feel the spirit stronger with any other than him. At least for me, haha!  He's awesome--- what an opportunity! You guys will have a good time. Kelsey and Spencer will too for sure haha!

Mom Hermano Riveros came to church after not coming for like 10 years... He helped teached Maicol why we do things the way we do them. He fellowshipped him-- I guess is what you say in english. it made me soo happy to see him. I've come way close to him and he helps us soo much and I've learned some really deep doctrine things too and just a lot from his experiences that he had while on his mission.

Anyway,  I have to go because we set up an awesome lunch with food from Paraguay because several of the missionaries are from there and so is the hermano! I'm pretty excited-- the food sounded good!

Much love to you all you're all the best!!

Elder Chamberlain

Wow mom thank you sooo much for that quote....that actually really means a lot to me. I'm going to tell that to my comp..

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 2:15 AM, Tamara Chamberlain <tntmusic92@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is one of my favorite quotes for you this week:  "Live up to your privilege....the Angels cannot be restrained from being your associates. If you are pure, nothing can hinder. " -Joseph Smith

I pray angels will be your associates this week️

I love you!
Mom

Sent from my iPhone

Great Start to a New Year!

Whaddup Fam and Friends!

I am beyond grateful for my new comp! He is soo awesome and loves to work!  He is from Tucson and he has a way big heart.  I've already learned a lot from him this week. This is his last transfer and he wants to end super strong for his dad that just passed away a couple months ago. I've never seen someone want to sincerely serve the Lord and someone testify soo strong about the love he has for his family and that he will see his father again. It wouldn't matter who you were or what you've done in your life, you could feel the spirit testify soo strong about the plan our Heavenly Father has for us. I'm feeling it again as I type this-- it's kinda weird. 

Anyway we were able to teach a lot and we put a baptismal date on a guy that found us in the street! His name is Maicol Suñer and he comes up to us asking,"Hey are you guys Mormons?"  We told him, "Ya, we are.  We're missionaries."  He then just started asking us all these questions and we could answer all of them.  Later I asked him, "Why did you want to talk to us?"  He told us that we've always caught his attention and he felt really curious to talk to us.  

So we taught him a little about the restoration and finished it more fully a couple days later and invited him to be baptized and he said yes!  We were soo happy!

Also we're planning a "future missionary" activity with the Hermano Marcelo Riveros for the primary and we're going to try to get references from it!

Anyway that's something that happened this week much love to you all!

Elder Chamberlain

December- New Area, Nice Weather

December 7, 2015

Hey Ma!

Wow you have been super busy this week! That makes me happy Im gald youre doing good and busy with a lot of things. Im doing good I want to hear more about how YOURE doing!!

I loved all the pics that you sent me! It looked super official and everything haha! Plus you sold 130 in that one night thats amazing! Its so true sometimes we cant see the hand of the Lord in our lives until after things have passed. Thats why we have to be patient and know the Lord will come through. So in reality jsut faith and patience and well be fine!:)

Thats something Ive learned in the mission a lot just how to have more faith in Him. Once we put our faith in jesus Christ and truly do that well feel his love and well have that sense of security, that sense of Peace that somehow...everything will turn out to be alright...we just need to put our trust in him.

So ya this last week my comp has just been super sick. We went to Mendoza for a couple days and did the tests and this next wednesday were gonna have to go back to get the results to see whats wrong with him. Other than that ya Ive just been in the pench reading, working out, and just doing that while he rests up.

This Thursday were gonna have our zone conference too and im hoping well be back but to be honest I dont think we will. But Im hoping!:) 

Oh thank you sooo much Mom for the package I got! I got the big one with the corn nuts and workout bands and stuff. Did kelsey put in the funk socks those are soo cool ahaha im wearing them right now!

Im so glad to hear youre all doing well Ma! I love seeing blessings come into my family:)

con cariño,

Elder Chamberlain

December 14, 2015

Dad thank you soo much for the email! Ive been sitting here trying to figure out photos and they arent working. I wasa able to tryi a couple times but I dont know if you guys got them or anything.

Anyway this week was good. My comp was sick a lot but we were able to leave a couple times. We had a long talk the other day and about our relationship too and it was really helpful for the both of us. Hes just a very immature guy adn has been sheltered a lot of his life and doesnt understand a lot of things. But Im learning to love him because if I can learn to love him, I can learn to love my family, wife, firends and jsut people that Ill want to be with.

O thank you sooo much for the packets too! i didnt tell you that! The music is awesome! I can only hear a couple albums because the rest isunreadable but its ok.

hey so I wont write you guys this next monday but we did finally get someone to help us with the skype. I have no idea what time were jsut gonna do it on a small ipad in a memebrs house but ill make sure to write you guy before I skype you all:)

Hey i have to go my comp is feelin better today so were gonna try to go work but lvoe you tonzz! Thanks for all you write to me always! I wish I could write more!

Elder Chamberlain

Thanksgiving Week

Hey guys!

So this week has been pretty stressful and all over the place. I'm in the offices in Mendoza right now because my companion has something going on with his stomach. We don't know what it is and so they're doing tests on him and so we're gonna be here and away from our area for a little bit. I think we might go back later this week but I know he has another appointment this next wednesday so we'll be coming back haha. He just spits up stomach acid about every 5 minutes and has been in the bathroom a lot alot with some pretty bad diarrhea. During that I've been helping out down with the office elders for the monthly meeting president has with all of the zone leaders in the mission so it's been cool. Pretty busy at least!

Other than that thanksgiving was fun! We had a pretty small turkey but none the less it was a turkey! Better than copos de maiz all the time!  ha ha!  We had that with some empanadas and some bread and salad it was awesome!  I was super super grateful they invited us. There were some other people too and they pulled out wine and offered it to us and we actually got to teach a little bit about the word of wisdom! It was a good opportunity for us!

Other than that we actually have a lot of other things going on for us but I don't remember everything we did this week and it's a lot of typing haha.

I'm working and trying my best mom. I've come a lot closer with President Goates and I'm learning to trust him more now. He's teaching me a lot.  But ya other than that everything is going super good and I'm just pressing forward.

So ya that's what's going on with us! Much love to everybody!

Elder Chamberlain

New Area, New Allergies, New Friends

Hey Mom and Dad -

What happened to the living room and kitchen!! what happened?!! It's totally different!  But it's ok but woowwwww I've been gone for a little bit havent I...I can't believe it...

Ya it's been another crazy week but let's see...I've never heard such loud thunder and rain in my life...something stung my lip and it got super swollen and I couldn't feel it....I've had super bad allergies here but it's ok now I got a medicine called loratadina and it has the same stuff that claritin has soo I'm really happy. Plus a nice hermana from the states gave me some benadryl and that made me really happy haha.

No, I'm good for christmas.  I don't really need anything.  Thanks though :) So, I'm being rushed by my comp.  He's different but he loves to work so that's good :)

Today we're going to visit a guy in a hospital who is probably going to have his foot amputataed from being in an accident and we're teaching him.  His name is Eddie.  Maybe you guys could pray for him.  

Something cool is that there's quite a bit of investigators here and a lot of people that need help soo 'Im glad im here:)  Also we're teaching a family that lived in new jersey for a little while and invited us to thanksgiving...they said it wouldn't be like how it was there but they would try to make the best Argentine Thanksgiving for me ever and that made me really happy haha:) However the mom is super catholic and doesn't really like us in a more religious aspect but it's ok we're building the relationship:)

But ya I've been busy as normal and doing everything I can for these amazing people.

Much love to you mom and dad!  Tell Spencer I'm super super proud of him in tennis.  He is a stud!!!  

 I'll talk to ya soon!:)

Love,

E Chamberlain