3/10/2014 Update on teaching changes

Dear family,

Changing the way you teach is not the easiest thing in the world.  Just two days after learning the new method, I felt myself with my companion slip back into old habits.  We had an all-sisters meeting which was super cool because we've never had one of those before.  In this meeting we talked a lot about self-confidence.  Our confidence needs to come from the Lord and I learned that fear weakens our confidence.  I realized a ton this week how much the Lord has qualified me for this calling of being a missionary.  I am nothing without Him.  But because I have Him, he gives me the capacity to accomplish things I never would've been able to on my own, and to do them without fearing at all.  We just can't let pride get in the way of our progress.  This Thursday we had exchanges with the STL's and we basically sat and went through the Restoration pamphlet once in 2 hours, something we are to teach in 7 mins.  It was really difficult for me to grasp the concept that we teach extremely little if anything.  I think it was so hard because I thought last Saturday that I understood how to do it, then I felt like I was doing everything wrong on Thursdayand like I had to learn it all over again, and I wasn't prepared for another change.  After the exchange it was a little hard for my companion and I to regain our unity teaching because we had just experienced another big change that was learned from two different teachers.  It has gotten better though, and the success that comes from letting the investigator teach themselves continues to produce a lot of success.  I've actually never had such a successful transfer.  We are continually being blessed with miracles and finding new people who want to be baptized. 

     One of those miracles is Miranda and Elvira.  Remember the kids we played kickball with?  Well they gave us a referral, then the friend who was at the house of the referral gave us another referral, and said, "Don't tell her who sent you there, just say that someone who really cares sent you."  I feel like I've already told this story, but I don't remember, so sorry if I have.  As soon as she gave us the referral the spirit was pretty strong so we knew we needed to visit her that night.  When we knocked on her door and she opened it, I felt like I just knew it was her so I said, "you're Miranda, right?" she said, "Yeah, who sent you?" then I said, "Someone who really cares about you." And she let us in and we taught her, and she wants to change her life and get baptized onApril 6th.

     Another one was Ruben.  We left the house on Saturday, got out of the car, and there he was just outside.  Missionaries in the past had helped him move stuff, and it was clear that their planting seeds opened his heart to listening for us.  Teaching people the way we do now lets them receive a spiritual confirmation and that start of a testimony extremely quickly, and even though it was pouring outside and we couldn't go in because there wasn't another woman home, Ruben still received that confirmation and also wants to be baptized on the 6th.  The whole dayon Saturday was like that.  God even knew we needed a quick dinner, so when talking to some people at a baby shower on our way to an appointment the hostess gave us a plate of food. 

     I wish I could tell you everything, but there really isn't time.

The work is going great, and I'm learning so much and have so much more to learn!

I love you, and want to thank you all for the letters and telling me about your family reunion at Beaver.  I love hearing from you and loved the stories that Makade, Alexa, Tegan, and Teyah, and Karen sent me.

Love,

Sister Campbell