The More Faith, The More Miracles

Dear family,

I have a very sacred and special experience to share with you this week.  We had interviews with President Maluenda this past Wednesday.  They were great. He is very inspired and loving and I feel like I get to have a personal interview with the Lord. On Tuesday night I started sneezing a lot, then Wednesday morning I felt a good old sore throat.  I knew I was sick and I proceeded to get worse throughout the day.  It was a blessing we had interviews and stayed at the church almost all day.  It got to the point of fever and chills and by 6:00came around I wasn't sure I could go out and work for the rest of the night.  Our district leader, Elder Brooksby had asked if I wanted a blessing. When the interviews for the zone were over I left to a separate room with Sister Judd and released my anguish and pleaded for the faith to be healed. Elder Brooksby and the assistants came in and gave me a blessing.  In the blessing I was blessed with the strength for work for the rest of the night. As he said these words I poured my heart to God in thanks and continued to plead for faith to be healed, and as I did so I felt the weight of my headache lift and the pain of my throat leave.  Under the power of the priesthood and according to my faith, I was healed.  After the blessing I felt as though my body was being carried by the spirit, and as long as I had faith, I could remain healed.  We went and did visits with the Relief Society.  By the end of the night a felt like small degree of my chills/fever had returned, but I never again felt any pain from my head or throat.  The Lord is taking care of me. 

     I told president that I have never felt like I've ever had so much faith in my life and as well I've never seen so many miracles.  The Lord truly is willing to bless us according to our faith.  We went to the Plumas to teach piano, and sister Pluma asked if her friend's daughter from school could come and recieve a lesson too.  We gladly accepted.  Lucy is the mom and Daniela the girl we taught.  After the lesson, we invited them to the family spiritual message and we shared why it is important to be baptized and invited them to be baptized.  Lucy, so sincerely happily and humbly said she'd been baptized last year in the Baptist church.  We are so looking forward to teaching them this week at the Pluma's home. Member miracle!  They wanted to come to church, but Daniela got sick. 

     One of the other missionaries in our district are teaching a young man named Michael, who moved into our area this week.  We had a lesson with those elders, 2 members, and us, and he accepted to be baptized Feb. 9th! He came to church this Sunday too, so he is on track and is excited to quit partying and change his life for the better. 

    Aida is the most amazing person I've ever met. We went to her house prepared to help her conquer doubts for quiting coffee and we didn't even ask her anything and she began to explain to us how coffee is bad and she isn't going to drink it anymore.  She explained that everyone thinks they need the energy and happiness from drinking coffee, but in reality you have more energy and are happier when you don't and that it is your faith that gives you that energy and happiness.  Despite her 3 year old being sick under grandparents care in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, she came to church and stayed for sacrament meeting with us anyways.  She is so sincere and thanks us all the time for the light that we have shared with her.  The gospel is changing her life and her home is more filled with peace. 

   The non member mother of an active family came this week to church, and we will try to help her overcome her doubts and get baptized this week! 

    We visit 3 less active families this week and 6 came to church!

Love,

Sister Campbell