Week 76... Lake Butler

Another week in paradise…

Hey y’all!!

This week was fantastic!! Superb! Wonderful!! I LOVE LAKE BUTLER. This place never ceases to amaze me!!  So, we had another week of miracles!!

I got to go on a trade off with my blessed MTC companion Sister Waite!!!! It was so awesome!!!! I love her!! We hit the pavement and taught and testified with so much power just how we dreamed of doing it in the MTC. It was so amazing and such a tender mercy from Heavenly Father. He sure knows how to send you things right when you need them that's for sure! We found 5 amazing people who wanted to learn more about the Book of Mormon. It's amazing to see that as you are obedient and have faith.. The spirit is with you and helps you. This applies to everyone!!

We are also teaching this woman named Jeanette and she is amazing!! She is so elect and when we taught her about the Book of Mormon she said "how could I get me one of these books!" Well, well, well.. We know just the people. Haha it was awesome! God is just so incredibly good!     :)

We were also able to set 2 baptismal dates with Leanne and Alex!! They are 10 and 12 and they are so cute!!! They want to be baptized so badly. Leanne just sat and sobbed because she wanted to be baptized so badly.

It is so amazing. I love being a missionary so much :) I have less than a month as a missionary. It's so sad but I have peace about it. It's such a blessing to be here. :)

I love ya’ll so much!! Thanks for everything!!! Stay classy ;)

Love,

Sister Chamberlain

Week 75... Lake Butler

AHH NO TIME... Hello!! 

Wow!! This week was so full of miracles!!! It was amazing! I love working with Sister A! She is such a hard worker and we have wonderful unity together. It's been amazing to see how Lake Butler has truly blossomed! (Get it? Cause it's spring? Ha..) This past week we were able to find 7 SOLID investigators. Not the fluffy ones that fall off the face of the earth... But solid ones. Most of them said they would be baptized too!! It's been amazing!! I truly know without a doubt that all of these blessings are coming because A) God is a merciful being B) we are being wonderfully obedient and hardworking and C) God is a merciful being. Haha. I am just so happy!! 

We taught this lady the restoration and we were talking about the Book of Mormon and she's all "hm.. That's something I would like to read.. Where could I find a copy of that? The library?" It was awesome!! She is awesome and I don't think I've ever met anyone so prepared. 
Oh!! So we are teaching this woman named Isabelle!! And she is awesome!! This past week we taught her and her kids! They said they all wanted to be baptized together as a family!! Hallelujah!! It was amazing!!! So that's exciting. We are going to discuss a baptism date this week. :) I could go on and on with all the miracles that have been happening but I have no time. But, I just want you to know that the Lord is mightily blessing Lake Butler. It's such a blessing to be a missionary. It's a privilege to be able to spread the message of the restoration. I love the restoration! I love the gospel!! 

Elder Kapishke from the 70 came and trained our mission. It was amazing. He taught me how to love. How to TRULY love. Pure love. It's beautiful!!  I loved it! 

AND it's springtime. Which is the best time. God is good. :) 

No time!!!! I love you all so much! 

Love,

Sister Chamberlain :) 

Week 74... Lake Butler

All the Miracles!!

Hello everybody!!! :) 

This week was awesome!! We had transfers and I had to say goodbye to my dear Sister D!! That was really sad. Because I love her and she has become a really dear friend to me but alas!! Change is necessary for progression! 

Miracles are happening in the lake city zone and it’s amazing! We had a goal to find 60 new investigators this week and we were all able to find 54 new investigators as a zone! That is 15 higher than our highest week. So amazing. It's incredible to see what happens when you expand your vision and all work together to reach a goal. So that was wonderful! This coming week we are all focusing on getting bap dates! We all want to have 3 by the end of the week! I love the challenge that the aps gave us to invite one person to baptism every day. So awesome!! I'm excited to see the miracles that will happen from that! It will take A LOT of faith.. But that's when miracles happen. 

I'm excited to be working with Sister Anderson. She is a wonderful sister missionary with wonderful teaching abilities. I will certainly be learning a lot from her this transfer! 

Miracle!! 

So we went and taught one of our investigators (the one we found using the survey) and her mom and sister and brother in law were all there. We taught the plan of salvation and I pulled out a scripture from the Book of Mormon and started to explain what it was to her mom and sister because they weren't there in the other lessons. Well, her mom starts bearing her own testimony of the Book of Mormon and of Joseph smith and we learn that she is a less active member from the Starke ward!! Whaaat?! And her sister is actually a former investigator! So awesome!! It's amazing to see how Heavenly Father pulls families together so they can be together forever! It was wonderful. She accepted a bap date for March 28th :) so exciting!!! 

I've learned this week that the best way to prepare yourself to go home is to just get lost in this wonderful work. The Lord will work out the details if I just focus on my purpose. So awesome. 

We had to clean out some bunny cages and chase some chickens around again.. It's amazing the things you get yourself into on a mission. Hahaha. I love it so much. :) 

The church is true y'all. :) 

Have a beautiful week! I love you! 

Love,

Sister Chamberlain :) 

Week 73... Lake Butler

Transfer News!!!

Hey ya’ll!!!
I got the news!! I officially get to die in the blessed promised land of Lake Butler!!! I am ending my mission here!! I am so excited!! 6 weeks isn't a long time but I am excited to work until I drop. Which won't be hard, because I'm SO TIRED. ALL THE TIME. Ha ha. I love it. This week was full of amazing miracles. People are coming out of the woodwork wanting to learn about the gospel. And all I can say is... God is real. God is a God of miracles!!!

15- And now, O all ye that have imagined up unto yourselves a God who can do no miracles, I would ask of you, have all these things passed, of which I have spoken? Has the end come yet? Behold I say unto you, Nay; and God has not ceased to be a God of miracles.     -Mormon 9:15

God will not cease to be a God of miracles in YOUR own personal life. He knows you and he loves you and he is anxious to have your life full of miracles. I know the only life worth living is one where you are living the full and complete gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the way to happiness. I have experienced that for myself. I've never been so happy. :)

Love ya’ll! Here's to my last transfer!!

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL! :)

Love, 

Sister Chamberlain