Hi everyone!!
*exhale. Finally a week I'm actually proud of! (Super funny.
Right when I was starting to write this, I'm made aware of a problem in the
zone here in Loveland that could be really bad if it isn't fixed... ironic!).
Back to the good stuff of the week. So we pulled off meeting
with Kellen Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. Describing all of
those appointments would take too long. Suffice to say he has proven to be very
sincere. He prayed Wednesday to know if what we were teaching him is true and
he received the answer that it is! So on Friday he selected his baptismal date
to be May 30th. We are excited. There is something to this whole "be in
daily contact with the people you are teaching" thing. He has diligently
been studying, going through the reading material, sincerely praying, and more.
We showed him the baptismal font in the church building after church yesterday.
We are meeting with him next tomorrow!
Other cool stuff. I finally committed to studying for a full
hour everyday and did so this entire week. Wow... not only were we able to have
one of the best weeks teaching Kellen and helping him find out the truth of our
message for himself, but I also was the most diligent I have ever been in studying
the scriptures and the most recent General Conference talks. A lot of the
things I have wanted to change all came together in one week to produce pretty
miraculous results.
I definitely have a testimony that God answers prayer. In
addition to all the insights that I gained in studies this week, there was one
other thing I learned at church that finally really clicked. It is from this
selection of scripture in chapter 1 of the Book of Moses in Pearl of Great
Price:
8 And it came to pass
that Moses looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created; and Moses
beheld the world and the ends thereof, and all the children of men which are,
and which were created; of the same he greatly marveled and wondered.
9 And the presence of
God withdrew from Moses, that his glory was not upon Moses; and Moses was left
unto himself. And as he was left unto himself, he fell unto the earth.
10 And it came to
pass that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his
natural strength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I
know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed.
Someone mentioned at church that Moses saying "man is
nothing" didn't mean that we are worthless, but that we are powerless. Our
very life force and energy is given to us by God. Moses discovered that for
himself as he fell to the earth. I learned that personally this week as I
prayed for the ability to wake up in the morning. I had a strong desire to
study yesterday during the day, though I had lots of meetings beginning at
7:30am. I wanted to wake up and be awake when the alarm went off so I could do
that. I woke up literally 30 seconds before the alarm went off! It was perfect.
That happened today and another time this week too. For some reason I thought
that there was a direct connection with the amount of sleep I get and how awake
I am in the morning (and the rest of the day). I found out there is a
connection, but it isn't a perfect cause and effect.
That is because God can make up the difference. He can give
us the strength to continue, the ability to wake up, and more. We can push
beyond our capacities with the strength of God. That was SOOOO COOL to realize.
So many times in my life I have miraculously woken up or been awake just long enough
to pull everything together. There had been times in college when I woke up jut
in time to make it on time to a test. I woke up without an alarm just on time
with just a couple hours asleep to catch a flight to General Conference a few
years ago. Over and over God has helped me be just awake enough at the right
time. Finally I am recognizing that is because it is His Spirit that enables me
to work and live every day! I have heard and agree that when we are in the
hereafter, we will be humbled by the amount that God's hand was in our lives
without us recognizing it.
--> Also, Jen made it to church with us this week and has
been growing a lot.
Have an awesome week! I hope this email finds you well. :)
Sincerely,
Elder Jeff Campbell
CO Fort Collins Mission
500 Hillspire Dr
Windsor, CO 80550
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