June 22, 2015
Haha this
week was great! I can already tell this transfer is going to be a good one. I
didn't get to email too much last week so I will try to make up for it this
week.
So transfer calls were on Monday night.
We were visiting some recent converts and I got a call from President Jardine.
I was kind of nervous because I knew he was calling all of the missionaries
getting sent to the Modesto mission and I really wanted to stay here in
Sacramento. It was a big relief when he told me I was staying. Then he told me
my new calling and zone and that I would be in English work now. I felt really
excited and also a little nervous. He told me to pray for confirmation from Heavenly
Father about my new calling. And I did the next day in the temple. As I was
praying, I felt such a powerful feeling of peace and love. I can't explain how
amazing it felt. I know it was my Heavenly Father letting me know I am going
right where I need to go.
Tuesday I said bye to a some of the
families in North Sac that I have grown close to. It's crazy that you never
know the impact you can have on someone’s life until you leave and they tell
you. I was sad to say bye but I think I will serve there again sometime again.
Wednesday Elder Parker, Snow, and
Tallie came and picked me up and took me to Carmichael. I got all moved into my
new apartment. And of course there is a pool right out our door which stinks
because it's always a million degrees outside and that pool gets tempting haha.
Anyways a little bit about my new companion. Elder Parker is from Dallas, TX.
He has been out for almost a year. He's a "healthy" eater so there
wasn't too much to eat this week. He is trying to stay in shape because he has
a baseball scholarship at BYU when he gets back. We workout every morning so
that'll be good. Hahah I gotta have some real food so I will stock up today
when we go shopping because I can't survive on just veggies and fruit. He is a really
good teacher and missionary. I'm learning a lot from him. I can already tell
that we are going to have a lot of success together.
Cool experience on Wednesday night.
We were going to dinner at a members house and we were like 10 minutes early so
we walked across the street to knock some doors. On the second door we knocked
we met this lady named Elba. She was so nice. When we
introduced ourselves she was like oh, your Mormons right? And we were like yes.
Well after talking to her for a while we found out she is from El Salvador and
she recently had a brother pass away. She was really struggling with her faith
in Jesus Christ and needed a little help. We testified about eternal families
and the hope we receive when we live the gospel. Then we said a prayer with
her. She wanted to hear my Spanish so I said it in Spanish. It was really cool.
I know it wasn't coincidence that my first day in Carmichael we run into
someone who speaks Spanish. We have an appointment Wednesday with her so I am
excited for that.
Friday I had a new leadership meeting
in Rancho Cordova. It was so cool to see the difference from last transfer to
this one. We studied the talk Jesus: the perfect leader, by Spencer W. Kimball,
is Probably one of my new favorites. We had a big discussion on it and talked
about how we can become better zone servants and district servants. I learned
so much. I think the biggest thing I learned is that leadership is a chance to
love, serve, and strive to set an example.
Later that night we had an awesome
lesson with our investigator Carlos. You know it's going to be a powerful
lesson when President Jardine and Elder Sutch come to teach with you. Carlos
has amazing faith and knows he needs to be baptized. Just have a couple little
hurdles he needs to get over. One of which is inviting his fiancé to come to
the lessons and get involved in it. President Jardine invited him and his
girlfriend over to his house for dinner in a couple weeks. Hopefully she comes
because that will be a game changer.
I got to meet some of the ward
members and eat some good food. Haha there was also some karaoke. Haha everyone
wanted us to go up so we did. Hah we sang Love Story by Taylor Swift. Everyone
got a kick out of it. I have a video but I can't send it or I would.
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| Another shot of us singing some karaoke at the ward party. |
*2 Nephi 33:10-12*
10 And now, my beloved brethren, and
also Jew, and all ye ends of the earth, hearken unto these words and believe in
Christ; and if ye believe not in these words believe in Christ. And if ye shall
believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of
Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should
do good.
11 And if they are not the words of
Christ, judge ye--for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory,
that they are his words, at the last day; and you and I shall stand face to
face before his bar; and ye shall know that I have been commanded of him to
write these things, notwithstanding my weakness.
12 And I pray the Father in the name
of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that
great and last day.
Love you all! Have a great week!
-Elder Gammell
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