4/7/2014 Watch General Conference

I feel like the most important thing I can share with you from my mission this week is talking about conference.  Before conference I wrote down some things I had questions on and things I needed help with, then I expected and prayed to receive answers to those questions.  Sure enough I feel like I received answers to all of my questions and even some extra inspiration concerning specific investigators.  Listening to the first talk from Elder Holland from Saturday morning made me shrink in my seat because of the power that he spoke with.  His testified that the keys of the priesthood have been restored and that we have to defend the faith or else our homes will be left desolate.  That night in the scriptures I read 3 Nephi 9, the scripture about how merciful the Lord will be if we will repent and if we will not our homes will be left desolate.  Do you know what is happening in the scriptures at this point in time?  Our Savior, Jesus Christ is speaking to the people and is on the threshold of appearing to them.  If 3 Nephi is the blueprint for the Second coming, where does that make us now?  It has already begun with the ability to save our families through providing saving ordinances for them.  I know that part of my calling is to provide those ordinances for our family and I feel like I came a little closer to understanding that we cannot live as eternal families with them if we do not do their work in the temples.  Also, I feel there is an incredible power that comes from reading the Book of Mormon, emphasized by Sister Reeves talk.  The book of Mormon provides protection from pornography and helps protect our thoughts.  Are we reading it as a family and doing family home evening.  Speaking of this I want to thank mom and dad for having family home evening, especially when I was a really young.  I feel like as a child I really was more sensitive to the spirit, followed promptings without questioning them, and trusted in Heavenly Father.  Thank you for protecting me and teaching me through making the family the most important thing in life. 

     As for things that happened in missionary work this week, we did everything we could to get the Paez family to come to conference.  we had some incredible lessons with them with members, and contacted them everyday and confirmed with them, but we aren't sure why they didn't come.  It's great to get pumped up by conference, then immediately go tell everyone about it, but it is so hard when they don't believe you or don't want to listen or act.  You can pray for George and Gabby, they really want to get back on the path toward Heavenly Father and find hope. 

    I think another highlight was getting to give a baptismal talk for Elvira's baptism on Sunday, one of the other missionary's investigators.  It is super cool that she got to be baptized on the same day that the Savior was born and the church was reorganized.  I felt the spirit strongly when testifying of the promise she was making with God. 

   Except for the odd bugs we encounter daily, life is wonderful!

Love,

Hermana Campbell

PS. You have to help me remember to tell you what I learn from Preach my Gospel so that we can obey Elder Ballard!  Today I learned about listening to investigators.  Charity is key!