week 83

Hola a todos! So I have been transferred to the jersey village ward which is right below the ward I was just in a little closer to Houston. This area is full of Hispanics so it’s really fun to speak a lot of Spanish. The members are super stoked about the work and big things are happening here. My companion is Elder Winkelman. He started his mission about 4 months ago and is actually called to Puerto Rico but the hurricane destroyed the country so he got reassigned while in the Dominican Republic at the MTC to our mission while Puerto Rico recovers. He is from Kaysville UT and he’s super cool and we are having a ton of fun together. 

When I came into the area they had just had 4 baptisms and 9 people at church so I came in with a lot to take on haha. It’s super fun though and I wouldn’t want it any other way. We have a baptism this Saturday with a guy named Jose who is the husband of a recent convert that is deciding to be baptized. I’m super stoked for him! 

We had some crazy weather this week and weren’t able to leave all day Tuesday because of an ice storm. It’s been superrrr cold too like 35 degrees. But that day was my first one in the area so we were able to set up  a vision and goals and talk about the area a little bit. We also had a meeting with the stake president and the mission president to talk about the progress of the stake. It’s the only Spanish Stake in the whole US which is pretty cool to work with. Things are going good and we’ve got some awesome goals set up as a stake this year. 

We are working with a family that was found the week before I got here. Their names are Julio and Rosa. They are super prepared. They came to church last week and we are definitely setting dates with them and getting them baptized ASAP! We are working with a couple part member families that need to get married to get baptized but it definitely should be possible soon. We have a goal of 4 baptisms this transfer and it’s lookin very possible at this point. 

One thing I’ve really been trying to work on lately is being more bold. I want to finish my mission with the most success possible and I don’t want to work with people who aren’t going to progress. The lord wants us to find his prepared people and as we are bold and sift through people to those that really want to change than we will see more success. Thank you guys for all you do for me. I hope y’all have a great week!

- Elder Cammack -