December 16, 2013
My fabulous awesome mother!
Thank you for putting Andreas name in the temple. His baptism date has changed because he missed a Sunday, but that's ok. We can put it for the beginning of January and I'm not worried about it. I'm not going to keep anything from you, just know that whatever happens I'll be perfectly fine and I'll come home in one piece. So don't worry too much about the hard times because they are brief and pass quickly.
The temple was AWESOME!!! I LOVE the new video and can't wait to go back!!!! I got new scriptures too. We went through with a sister in our branch who took out her endowments. We were the witnesses of a sealing of a family in our branch!!! We also did a lot of confirmations in the baptistery. It was wonderful!!!
I had no idea my serving a mission would help a family in Germany!!! That is such a wonderful blessing and an amazing experience. Tell Meghan to tell the boy thank you so much for his prayers and if its ok with his family I would like to write him a letter and thank him and tell him about my mission. Thank you mom, I'm so grateful for you! Thank you so much for sharing that experience, it really touched my heart!!
When times are hard grab whatever hope you have and cling to it. Don't let it go and never give up. Trials are a part of life and in reality they are blessings in disguise. Without trials we really can't progress. Thank Heavenly Father for your trials and humbly ask for his help because he is always there for us. I know that this is true without a doubt because he is here for me and for you and all his children. It is a truth and no one can change it ever.
I still do lots of funny stuff. I love to laugh and make others laugh. I love being funny!!! Life is always better with laughter and humor. Even in the bad times we can always laugh and be happy. Thank you for giving me such happy memories with you and dad and our family!! You two truly are such a big blessing to me!!
Our investigators are good. This week my companion had a leadership training meeting to go to and we weren't here for like 3 days so we didn't get much done this week, but it was still good. My companion is great and he really appreciates that you sent him presents!!! Thank you.
I am thinking we will Skype about 3 our time. We have a zone activity that I really want to go to so we are planning on calling from there. It's in Huejutla in the state of Hidalgo.
Thank you mom, I sure love you the best!!!!
Love
Elder Cammack the breadmaker(haha that's for Troy!)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
December 16, 2013
Hey Dad!
I love you! Let me just say that the new video in the temple is AMAZING!!!!! It is SOOOO good!!!! I loved every second of it and it really helped me to visualize what happened. I'm feeling great now! All is well!!!
Outside the US things are very different. Practically all other paces have fresh markets and often they don't clean things very well so that's why parasites are a problem. That and they don't cook things very well here either. I can't wait to talk to you next week!!! I'm planning on calling at 3 my time and I think that is about 2 your time, so plan for that. I can't even talk in English anymore and I prefer to talk in Spanish haha. It feels way more natural than English right now.
A sister in our branch took out her endowments and we were with her. A family in our branch was sealed. My companion and I were the witnesses!! We also helped do a lot of confirmations in the baptistery. It was so cool because I understood everything in the session. No everything is completely in Spanish. I did meet 2 senior missionaries in our mission who work in the temple though. The temple was beautiful!!! We had a lot of people from the branch go. It was way cool. We all rode on a charter bus and I got to see some of my missionary friends there as well.
Last week we missed three days of work because of a huge leadership training meeting in Tampico and we weren't in our area for a long time. I was working with some other missionaries while my companion went to the meeting because he is a district leader. Our transfers take place every 6 weeks and we just finished the first week of a new transfer. The next transfer is January 19th. I've still got the same companion in the same area!!! Last week we found the most new investigators out of our entire zone!!!! We found 6 new people in one week!!!
I love and miss you too Dad! Thank you for being such an awesome and amazing father! I feel great and yes I am always straight with you. love ya
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Dad!
I love you! Let me just say that the new video in the temple is AMAZING!!!!! It is SOOOO good!!!! I loved every second of it and it really helped me to visualize what happened. I'm feeling great now! All is well!!!
Outside the US things are very different. Practically all other paces have fresh markets and often they don't clean things very well so that's why parasites are a problem. That and they don't cook things very well here either. I can't wait to talk to you next week!!! I'm planning on calling at 3 my time and I think that is about 2 your time, so plan for that. I can't even talk in English anymore and I prefer to talk in Spanish haha. It feels way more natural than English right now.
A sister in our branch took out her endowments and we were with her. A family in our branch was sealed. My companion and I were the witnesses!! We also helped do a lot of confirmations in the baptistery. It was so cool because I understood everything in the session. No everything is completely in Spanish. I did meet 2 senior missionaries in our mission who work in the temple though. The temple was beautiful!!! We had a lot of people from the branch go. It was way cool. We all rode on a charter bus and I got to see some of my missionary friends there as well.
Last week we missed three days of work because of a huge leadership training meeting in Tampico and we weren't in our area for a long time. I was working with some other missionaries while my companion went to the meeting because he is a district leader. Our transfers take place every 6 weeks and we just finished the first week of a new transfer. The next transfer is January 19th. I've still got the same companion in the same area!!! Last week we found the most new investigators out of our entire zone!!!! We found 6 new people in one week!!!
I love and miss you too Dad! Thank you for being such an awesome and amazing father! I feel great and yes I am always straight with you. love ya
Love
Elder Cammack
December 9, 2013
Hola Mama! Te amo!
No worries I'm all good now! I've got a parasite called shigela and I'm taking meds for it. I feel great! I promise I'm doing everything you say and I'm really ok! I'm in the Lords hands! I'm really sorry you had a hard week worrying about me. I just wanted to keep you informed. Mom I promise you nothing bad will happen to me on this mission. I will come home in one piece! No worries.
Our investigators are great, we found 4 new ones this week. We have a baptism planned for the 28th with a 14 year old called Andreas! So keep him in your prayers. The work is starting to pick up! Am I really humble???? That is one thing I have been trying to work on and fix. To me it feels kind of the same and I'm trying to be better than before. Have I really changed??? I'm working on trying to not judge it's definitely hard. Thank you for all you said mom! I just want to be obedient and follow the Savior. That's what I want in this life and in the life to come.
I get to go to the temple this week with our Branch!!!! I'm so excited!!! I love you so much mom and I miss you lots!!! I have a feeling that great things are going to start happening!
Love ya mammy:)
Elder Cammack
p.s. Can you send me a bread maker so I can sell bread to the missionaries here (like Troy)??? lol
Hola Mama! Te amo!
No worries I'm all good now! I've got a parasite called shigela and I'm taking meds for it. I feel great! I promise I'm doing everything you say and I'm really ok! I'm in the Lords hands! I'm really sorry you had a hard week worrying about me. I just wanted to keep you informed. Mom I promise you nothing bad will happen to me on this mission. I will come home in one piece! No worries.
Our investigators are great, we found 4 new ones this week. We have a baptism planned for the 28th with a 14 year old called Andreas! So keep him in your prayers. The work is starting to pick up! Am I really humble???? That is one thing I have been trying to work on and fix. To me it feels kind of the same and I'm trying to be better than before. Have I really changed??? I'm working on trying to not judge it's definitely hard. Thank you for all you said mom! I just want to be obedient and follow the Savior. That's what I want in this life and in the life to come.
I get to go to the temple this week with our Branch!!!! I'm so excited!!! I love you so much mom and I miss you lots!!! I have a feeling that great things are going to start happening!
Love ya mammy:)
Elder Cammack
p.s. Can you send me a bread maker so I can sell bread to the missionaries here (like Troy)??? lol
December 9, 2013
Hey pops!
Love you, I'm feeling a lot better. I've got a parasite called shigela and I'm taking meds for it. I can eat and everything now! As much as I would love for you to come here I'm not really sure that's allowed. But if you would like you can come pick me up after I finish my time here haha. I'm drinking plenty don't worry. Time is flying for me. I'm not transferring this change. I'm in Tempoal (Veracruz Mexico) for another 6 weeks. We have a baptism planned for this month on the 28th and his name is Andreas so if you could all keep him in your prayers that would be great! Satan tries his best to hinder the Lords work, but its not good enough and it never will be because I follow the lord and that will never change! We found 4 new investigators this last week too. I can Skype with you guys for 40 minutes on the 25th of December.
I love you too Dad and I hope all is well! Thank you so much for your support and advice! I really appreciate it. Love you forever.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey pops!
Love you, I'm feeling a lot better. I've got a parasite called shigela and I'm taking meds for it. I can eat and everything now! As much as I would love for you to come here I'm not really sure that's allowed. But if you would like you can come pick me up after I finish my time here haha. I'm drinking plenty don't worry. Time is flying for me. I'm not transferring this change. I'm in Tempoal (Veracruz Mexico) for another 6 weeks. We have a baptism planned for this month on the 28th and his name is Andreas so if you could all keep him in your prayers that would be great! Satan tries his best to hinder the Lords work, but its not good enough and it never will be because I follow the lord and that will never change! We found 4 new investigators this last week too. I can Skype with you guys for 40 minutes on the 25th of December.
I love you too Dad and I hope all is well! Thank you so much for your support and advice! I really appreciate it. Love you forever.
Love
Elder Cammack
December 2, 2013
My awesome fantastic mother
Don't worry you can say you miss me all you want. I really miss you too! Wow Dad cried??? That doesn't happen too often so that is really special ( In my letter to Jon I told him Dad and I cried because we missed him so much). I know I'm in the right place but its still hard to be away from family and friends. I am sorry you are having a hard time. Times are definitely easier when we are together as a family. That's what families do, is help each other out. When I get back I want to spend time together as a family more! I can't wait for Meghan to come back to the states so we can all be closer together and spend more time together. Well my week was kind of hard. I've been sick all week and haven't been able to do much. I had to stay home for 2 days and the third day we tried to work but I just felt like throwing up all day so we came back and I rested. I haven't really been able to eat anything because it hurts my stomach and it makes me feel like throwing up. I talked to Sister Jordan, the mission presidents wife, because that is who we call when we are sick. She thought I had a parasite again, so I immediately started taking medication for it but after 5 days nothing was really changing so I had to do another stool sample (sooo much fun) and now I'm waiting to see what's wrong with me.
We gained a new investigator this week and she looks really promising I think. We have another investigator that is 14 and for the last 2 Sundays he has come to church for the full 3 hours of his own accord and by himself and we haven't even had a lesson with him yet. Only three more weeks and he can be baptized! That is so exciting, I really think he will be my first baptism!!!
Thank you for all your support Mom! I love you so much and it really is a joy to have you for a mother! Thank you for all your tears!!! It means a lot to me that you love me so much! Have a fantastic week.
Love forever
Elder Cammack
My awesome fantastic mother
Don't worry you can say you miss me all you want. I really miss you too! Wow Dad cried??? That doesn't happen too often so that is really special ( In my letter to Jon I told him Dad and I cried because we missed him so much). I know I'm in the right place but its still hard to be away from family and friends. I am sorry you are having a hard time. Times are definitely easier when we are together as a family. That's what families do, is help each other out. When I get back I want to spend time together as a family more! I can't wait for Meghan to come back to the states so we can all be closer together and spend more time together. Well my week was kind of hard. I've been sick all week and haven't been able to do much. I had to stay home for 2 days and the third day we tried to work but I just felt like throwing up all day so we came back and I rested. I haven't really been able to eat anything because it hurts my stomach and it makes me feel like throwing up. I talked to Sister Jordan, the mission presidents wife, because that is who we call when we are sick. She thought I had a parasite again, so I immediately started taking medication for it but after 5 days nothing was really changing so I had to do another stool sample (sooo much fun) and now I'm waiting to see what's wrong with me.
We gained a new investigator this week and she looks really promising I think. We have another investigator that is 14 and for the last 2 Sundays he has come to church for the full 3 hours of his own accord and by himself and we haven't even had a lesson with him yet. Only three more weeks and he can be baptized! That is so exciting, I really think he will be my first baptism!!!
Thank you for all your support Mom! I love you so much and it really is a joy to have you for a mother! Thank you for all your tears!!! It means a lot to me that you love me so much! Have a fantastic week.
Love forever
Elder Cammack
December 2, 2013
Howdy Pops!
Love ya!! Sorry Thanksgiving was hard, but we have a lot more Thanksgivings to spend together. Wow I really miss American food. I've lost more weight, this entire last week I was sick and for 2 days I couldn't leave the house. I tried the third day but I just felt like throwing up so I went back. I've been weak and tired and I haven't been able to eat hardly anything. I've got another parasite or something living in me haha. I'm trying my hardest to follow the spirit, thank you Dad you taught me well!!! I love your emails, thank you Dad. I love you so much!!! I hope all is well there and that you are ok. You will always be my awesome loving Dad!
Love
Elder Cammack
Howdy Pops!
Love ya!! Sorry Thanksgiving was hard, but we have a lot more Thanksgivings to spend together. Wow I really miss American food. I've lost more weight, this entire last week I was sick and for 2 days I couldn't leave the house. I tried the third day but I just felt like throwing up so I went back. I've been weak and tired and I haven't been able to eat hardly anything. I've got another parasite or something living in me haha. I'm trying my hardest to follow the spirit, thank you Dad you taught me well!!! I love your emails, thank you Dad. I love you so much!!! I hope all is well there and that you are ok. You will always be my awesome loving Dad!
Love
Elder Cammack
Sunday, December 1, 2013
November 25, 2013
I love you Mom!!! We took videos of us removing the rat from our house. It took us 20 minutes. We trapped it in a room for a few days without food or water. So after a bit we stopped hearing noises from it. So one night we decided to open the door and see what had happened. We have a video of the whole thing. So we went into the room and as soon as we opened the door I wanted to die because it smelled TERRIBLE!!! We looked around for a bit and my companion found the rat dead under some blankets so then came the fun part, getting rid of the dead rat. That was my job. I used a broom to move it out of the room and I put some bags on my hands and picked up the rat and put it in another bag and then we took it and dumped it in a field. It was really nasty but I have a video with the rat.
My week was good. Thank you for all your prayers! It does help, thanks!! Here is cold. I never thought it would be so cold in this mission. The water here is seriously like ice. During the night I heat water in a pan on a little single burner we have to use to take a shower. That's what we have to do if we want hot water.
I really miss helping you and Dad. I'm really thankful to have you as a mother and such a awesome close friend!!! It's so crazy to think that next month, one day after Christmas I'm going to complete 6 months in my mission. Wow time flies. Thank you for your wonderful example to me. I'm so grateful I have you. There is so much I need to do better. Reflecting on who I am I think I have a lot I need to improve. I can't wait to experience my first Christmas here!! I love you with all my heart.
Love you bestest and for eternity
Elder Joann (haha)
I love you Mom!!! We took videos of us removing the rat from our house. It took us 20 minutes. We trapped it in a room for a few days without food or water. So after a bit we stopped hearing noises from it. So one night we decided to open the door and see what had happened. We have a video of the whole thing. So we went into the room and as soon as we opened the door I wanted to die because it smelled TERRIBLE!!! We looked around for a bit and my companion found the rat dead under some blankets so then came the fun part, getting rid of the dead rat. That was my job. I used a broom to move it out of the room and I put some bags on my hands and picked up the rat and put it in another bag and then we took it and dumped it in a field. It was really nasty but I have a video with the rat.
My week was good. Thank you for all your prayers! It does help, thanks!! Here is cold. I never thought it would be so cold in this mission. The water here is seriously like ice. During the night I heat water in a pan on a little single burner we have to use to take a shower. That's what we have to do if we want hot water.
I really miss helping you and Dad. I'm really thankful to have you as a mother and such a awesome close friend!!! It's so crazy to think that next month, one day after Christmas I'm going to complete 6 months in my mission. Wow time flies. Thank you for your wonderful example to me. I'm so grateful I have you. There is so much I need to do better. Reflecting on who I am I think I have a lot I need to improve. I can't wait to experience my first Christmas here!! I love you with all my heart.
Love you bestest and for eternity
Elder Joann (haha)
November 25, 2013
I love you Dad! I never thought it would be this cold in Mexico!!! I actually have to use my jacket and I'm still cold!!!! We don't have Thanksgiving lol that's an American holiday. It is just another day just like every day.
We are finding new people. I've notice a lot more the spirit influencing me with questions that I ask and that is really cool!! The members are great and I love all of them. I really love you Dad and I'm so grateful to have you as a father! You have done so much for me. I really look forward to getting to spend more time with you when I get back. You have qualities that I love about you and wish I had. You are so slow to anger. I have know idea how you do it. I have NEVER heard you complain either. I truly respect you for these Christ like characteristics that you have. You really are the best model on the earth of what a father should be. You love mom and you are ALWAYS faithful to her. I want to become like you!!!! I know if I do that then I will be like the Savior because that is who you remind me of. I love you so much Dad and appreciate you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
I love you Dad! I never thought it would be this cold in Mexico!!! I actually have to use my jacket and I'm still cold!!!! We don't have Thanksgiving lol that's an American holiday. It is just another day just like every day.
We are finding new people. I've notice a lot more the spirit influencing me with questions that I ask and that is really cool!! The members are great and I love all of them. I really love you Dad and I'm so grateful to have you as a father! You have done so much for me. I really look forward to getting to spend more time with you when I get back. You have qualities that I love about you and wish I had. You are so slow to anger. I have know idea how you do it. I have NEVER heard you complain either. I truly respect you for these Christ like characteristics that you have. You really are the best model on the earth of what a father should be. You love mom and you are ALWAYS faithful to her. I want to become like you!!!! I know if I do that then I will be like the Savior because that is who you remind me of. I love you so much Dad and appreciate you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
November 18, 2013
Hi pops, I love you mom!!!!! Oh my gosh that is so cool!!!!! ah!!!!! felicidades a el!!!!!! muchisimas feicidades!!!! sorry my Spanish slipped. Tell Bryce congrats. I'm so happy for him and excited!!! He will have a great time in Hungry. We will miss each other by about a year almost. He will do great.
In just one week we have doubled church attendance, and there are more coming!!! The work is really picking up here! The Branch Presidency is great and works really hard and so do the members. I know I'm here for a purpose, I just need to step back and let God direct me. I've just got to work harder and trust in the Lord.
I definitely had a better week this week and that is good. At times I feel like I want to give up but there is something in me that won't let me. Even when I question all that I believe and everything is against it, I won't deny it and I won't go against it. I believe it all. I'm just trying to gain a sure witness for myself. But I will never give up, NEVER! Struggles really are great. They really do help us get stronger. We found new people to teach and I've been a lot happier. My companion is doing good too! We have our differences sometimes but we work past them.
I've been reading and thinking about my patriarchal blessing a lot. I'm trying to become what he wants me to be. It's really weird, at times I feel I have the strongest testimony ever but then at other times I find myself questioning myself and what I believe and I don't know of a specific moment when the spirit told me that the gospel is true so I've been trying to do that. But just as I was typing that the thought came to me that maybe the way that I've learned it's true isn't by one instance of the spirit telling me, but little by little over the course of a long period of time.
I think I'm becoming like Troy now (the snake) because we have a rat trapped in a room we aren't using. We are trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. I love all you and all my family and I am truly blessed o have all of you. You all mean so much to me!!! It means so much to me that the Lord is watching over my family while I am away! I love you!!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hi pops, I love you mom!!!!! Oh my gosh that is so cool!!!!! ah!!!!! felicidades a el!!!!!! muchisimas feicidades!!!! sorry my Spanish slipped. Tell Bryce congrats. I'm so happy for him and excited!!! He will have a great time in Hungry. We will miss each other by about a year almost. He will do great.
In just one week we have doubled church attendance, and there are more coming!!! The work is really picking up here! The Branch Presidency is great and works really hard and so do the members. I know I'm here for a purpose, I just need to step back and let God direct me. I've just got to work harder and trust in the Lord.
I definitely had a better week this week and that is good. At times I feel like I want to give up but there is something in me that won't let me. Even when I question all that I believe and everything is against it, I won't deny it and I won't go against it. I believe it all. I'm just trying to gain a sure witness for myself. But I will never give up, NEVER! Struggles really are great. They really do help us get stronger. We found new people to teach and I've been a lot happier. My companion is doing good too! We have our differences sometimes but we work past them.
I've been reading and thinking about my patriarchal blessing a lot. I'm trying to become what he wants me to be. It's really weird, at times I feel I have the strongest testimony ever but then at other times I find myself questioning myself and what I believe and I don't know of a specific moment when the spirit told me that the gospel is true so I've been trying to do that. But just as I was typing that the thought came to me that maybe the way that I've learned it's true isn't by one instance of the spirit telling me, but little by little over the course of a long period of time.
I think I'm becoming like Troy now (the snake) because we have a rat trapped in a room we aren't using. We are trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. I love all you and all my family and I am truly blessed o have all of you. You all mean so much to me!!! It means so much to me that the Lord is watching over my family while I am away! I love you!!
Love
Elder Cammack
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 11, 2013
Your my mom I'm grateful I can say that. You are all such an awesome family. Well honestly this week was probably one of the hardest I've had. I think Satan was hitting me really hard because I felt like I was wasting my time and I started to doubt everything I know because I felt like Heavenly Father wasn't answering my prayers and I felt frustrated with him. But I'm doing better now and I'm working through it. I'm never going to give up even if I want to because I know what is right and I know what I have to do and I will do it no matter what! I know you will worry but be assured that I have absolutely no desire to come home until my time here is finished. It's just a trial and I will get through it! I gave my first talk in sacrament yesterday and it was so good. I talked about the work of salvation and how it is the responsibility of ALL members to help in it not just the missionaries. We can't do it all on our own, as a team we can do SO much. Thank you for saying you love me, it really means a lot. I love you too mom. Be safe and enjoy life! I've been out for almost 6 months! I'll complete 6 months in December, time is flying. Love you lots.
Love
Elder Cammack
Your my mom I'm grateful I can say that. You are all such an awesome family. Well honestly this week was probably one of the hardest I've had. I think Satan was hitting me really hard because I felt like I was wasting my time and I started to doubt everything I know because I felt like Heavenly Father wasn't answering my prayers and I felt frustrated with him. But I'm doing better now and I'm working through it. I'm never going to give up even if I want to because I know what is right and I know what I have to do and I will do it no matter what! I know you will worry but be assured that I have absolutely no desire to come home until my time here is finished. It's just a trial and I will get through it! I gave my first talk in sacrament yesterday and it was so good. I talked about the work of salvation and how it is the responsibility of ALL members to help in it not just the missionaries. We can't do it all on our own, as a team we can do SO much. Thank you for saying you love me, it really means a lot. I love you too mom. Be safe and enjoy life! I've been out for almost 6 months! I'll complete 6 months in December, time is flying. Love you lots.
Love
Elder Cammack
November 11, 2013
Hey Dad
All of our investigators were a no show but we had 9 less actives today! We went from having 20 people last week in church to 60 this week. It was so awesome!! I gave my first talk in sacrament yesterday on the work of salvation. This week has been one of the hardest I have had. Satan was hitting me hard! I was doubting everything I knew and I felt like I was wasting my time and I was frustrated with God and everything and it just sucked honestly... but I will never give up even when I want to because I know what I am doing is right and I love my Father in Heaven more than anything. Members feed us here and we have extra cash from the mission offices to use for food if we need it. I am going to follow all the rules I can, I like obedience. The nearest elders are 45 minutes away more or less. On p-day we play soccer, go to the church, clean, study, just normal stuff. I'm 2 or 3 hours from my last area. We do splits a lot because my companion is the district leader. I love you too dad. Thanks for everything!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Dad
All of our investigators were a no show but we had 9 less actives today! We went from having 20 people last week in church to 60 this week. It was so awesome!! I gave my first talk in sacrament yesterday on the work of salvation. This week has been one of the hardest I have had. Satan was hitting me hard! I was doubting everything I knew and I felt like I was wasting my time and I was frustrated with God and everything and it just sucked honestly... but I will never give up even when I want to because I know what I am doing is right and I love my Father in Heaven more than anything. Members feed us here and we have extra cash from the mission offices to use for food if we need it. I am going to follow all the rules I can, I like obedience. The nearest elders are 45 minutes away more or less. On p-day we play soccer, go to the church, clean, study, just normal stuff. I'm 2 or 3 hours from my last area. We do splits a lot because my companion is the district leader. I love you too dad. Thanks for everything!
Love
Elder Cammack
November 4, 2013
Hey Mom and Dad
Our apartment is huge! We have 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, laundry room and 3 bedrooms and AC!!! A lot of people here live in houses made of wood logs with sod and have thatch roofs, and dirt floors. But I love it here. There are a lot of hills. My new companion is from Baja California, its in Mexico under California. One of my favorite families from my last area came and visited me in church and it was so great to see them! My old companion is still in my last area. We have a really nice ciber or public computer access place that we email from. There isn't a city nearby for about 30 minutes. It's all hills and trees. I'm really happy. My week was pretty good and I'm ready to work! I just want to teach everyone the gospel here and it's frustrating that things aren't moving as fast as I want but I know it needs to be when these people are ready. It's really humbling to think that we are responsible for this entire city and sharing the gospel with them. Right now their salvation is in our hands. This week there was a crazy party called Xantolo (chan toe low) and we had to go home early for 4 days because there was so many drunk people. My new companion is FANTASTIC!!! We are great together and we have lots of fun and teach good too. We are going to convert this entire city and turn Tempoal from a branch to a ward!!! Well lets just say church is really small. We had 4 members in priesthood and that was it. There was only like 20 or so people there. I know Heavenly Father will watch over my family as I give Him all my heart!!! I love and miss you so much too!!! You are the best missionary mom. I'll be safe, all of you mean the world to me. Thank you so much mom you are the best mom ever!! I love you so much.
Love you forever and ever and ever!
Elder Cammack
Hey Mom and Dad
Our apartment is huge! We have 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, laundry room and 3 bedrooms and AC!!! A lot of people here live in houses made of wood logs with sod and have thatch roofs, and dirt floors. But I love it here. There are a lot of hills. My new companion is from Baja California, its in Mexico under California. One of my favorite families from my last area came and visited me in church and it was so great to see them! My old companion is still in my last area. We have a really nice ciber or public computer access place that we email from. There isn't a city nearby for about 30 minutes. It's all hills and trees. I'm really happy. My week was pretty good and I'm ready to work! I just want to teach everyone the gospel here and it's frustrating that things aren't moving as fast as I want but I know it needs to be when these people are ready. It's really humbling to think that we are responsible for this entire city and sharing the gospel with them. Right now their salvation is in our hands. This week there was a crazy party called Xantolo (chan toe low) and we had to go home early for 4 days because there was so many drunk people. My new companion is FANTASTIC!!! We are great together and we have lots of fun and teach good too. We are going to convert this entire city and turn Tempoal from a branch to a ward!!! Well lets just say church is really small. We had 4 members in priesthood and that was it. There was only like 20 or so people there. I know Heavenly Father will watch over my family as I give Him all my heart!!! I love and miss you so much too!!! You are the best missionary mom. I'll be safe, all of you mean the world to me. Thank you so much mom you are the best mom ever!! I love you so much.
Love you forever and ever and ever!
Elder Cammack
Sunday, November 3, 2013
October 28, 2013
My fantastically awesome Mom!
I'm so happy to hear that you had a great week. Sorry my email is a bit late. I GOT CHANGED TO A NEW AREA! I'm in a zone called the Huasteca. It's where all the jungle and wilderness is. My area is called Tempoal. It's really cool here. We are the only 2 missionaries here in the entire city. The city is really small but our apartment is huge. We have a really good clima, clima is air conditioning. My new companion is Elder Andrade and he is the district leader for my district. He is super cool. He worked in the mission offices when I first got to Mexico and I met him my first day in the field. We are going to rock this city!!!! My week was really good! We had a goal to have 60 street contacts and we got 50, so it was close. We had a really cool experience with a taxi driver. We were walking and I heard honking and normally when I hear honking I don't think anything of it because all the taxis are honking to find people who want rides. After the second honk I looked back and a taxi driver was motioning for us to come over to him so we did and he rolled down the window and said, you have a really good book called the Book of Mormon. As soon as he said that I whipped out the spare Book of Mormon I had and gave it to him. He told us how he really liked our church because of the teachings we have for the youth and our standards and how we were good people and we asked him if he would like to have the missionaries over but he said he wanted to read the Book of Mormon first and then he would decide. So we left him with our number to call us when he is ready. He is from the state of Vera Cruz and that is the state I'm in now! I hope I get to find him! It was really hard to leave all my friends in the ward in my first area. I had a lot of them and they were all sad to see me leave and I was sad to go. I have a good feeling about this area and I'm going to work hard! I have been truly blessed. I feel a lot different than before kind of like I'm developing a new perspective and I'm learning so much. Wow this is Kamerons last change before he comes home. I really love and miss you too! Thank you for all you do mom. You are the greatest mom in the world! I love you.
Love you for eternity!
Elder Cammack
My fantastically awesome Mom!
I'm so happy to hear that you had a great week. Sorry my email is a bit late. I GOT CHANGED TO A NEW AREA! I'm in a zone called the Huasteca. It's where all the jungle and wilderness is. My area is called Tempoal. It's really cool here. We are the only 2 missionaries here in the entire city. The city is really small but our apartment is huge. We have a really good clima, clima is air conditioning. My new companion is Elder Andrade and he is the district leader for my district. He is super cool. He worked in the mission offices when I first got to Mexico and I met him my first day in the field. We are going to rock this city!!!! My week was really good! We had a goal to have 60 street contacts and we got 50, so it was close. We had a really cool experience with a taxi driver. We were walking and I heard honking and normally when I hear honking I don't think anything of it because all the taxis are honking to find people who want rides. After the second honk I looked back and a taxi driver was motioning for us to come over to him so we did and he rolled down the window and said, you have a really good book called the Book of Mormon. As soon as he said that I whipped out the spare Book of Mormon I had and gave it to him. He told us how he really liked our church because of the teachings we have for the youth and our standards and how we were good people and we asked him if he would like to have the missionaries over but he said he wanted to read the Book of Mormon first and then he would decide. So we left him with our number to call us when he is ready. He is from the state of Vera Cruz and that is the state I'm in now! I hope I get to find him! It was really hard to leave all my friends in the ward in my first area. I had a lot of them and they were all sad to see me leave and I was sad to go. I have a good feeling about this area and I'm going to work hard! I have been truly blessed. I feel a lot different than before kind of like I'm developing a new perspective and I'm learning so much. Wow this is Kamerons last change before he comes home. I really love and miss you too! Thank you for all you do mom. You are the greatest mom in the world! I love you.
Love you for eternity!
Elder Cammack
October 28, 2013
Good evening Father
Love ya Dad! I'm so excited for the Gilbert Temple to be open! Are you going to transfer there? Working with new converts is really important because it doesn't mean a thing if we bring them into the fold just to have them wander off again. We are all shepherds and we need to be there for each and every person to help and guide them. I think I've been more focused on the numbers and not the people and I need to change that. All these people are Gods children and I need to help all. I'm trying as hard as I can to be obedient. I really don't like being disobedient. It makes me feel like the day is going to be terrible when I'm disobedient. These people need me. Thanks for all the counsel, I'm going to do it. I got transferred! I'm in the Huasteca now and it has the jungle and wilderness in it! I love it here. My new area is called Tempoal. My new companion is Elder Andrade, he worked in the mission offices when I arrived and I met him my first day in the field. Take care of yourself, love you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack forever your son
Good evening Father
Love ya Dad! I'm so excited for the Gilbert Temple to be open! Are you going to transfer there? Working with new converts is really important because it doesn't mean a thing if we bring them into the fold just to have them wander off again. We are all shepherds and we need to be there for each and every person to help and guide them. I think I've been more focused on the numbers and not the people and I need to change that. All these people are Gods children and I need to help all. I'm trying as hard as I can to be obedient. I really don't like being disobedient. It makes me feel like the day is going to be terrible when I'm disobedient. These people need me. Thanks for all the counsel, I'm going to do it. I got transferred! I'm in the Huasteca now and it has the jungle and wilderness in it! I love it here. My new area is called Tempoal. My new companion is Elder Andrade, he worked in the mission offices when I arrived and I met him my first day in the field. Take care of yourself, love you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack forever your son
October 20, 2013
Hey Mommy
I love you! Glad you liked the pictures and that they made your week. I finally got the packages!!!!! Thank you so much, okay whose idea was the duck tie? Those ties are so cool!!!! Thank you for the hero cards and the little boxes of cereal. I'm used to you crying but it's okay because your my mom!! This week was better we had a lot of lessons with less actives an recent converts but none were investigators. We are trying hard to have more investigators but its really hard in this area. I'm doing the best I can and I know the Lord will provide a way. I'm not sure when we can go to the temple but I will let you know. It is really hard to get members to come with us to lessons and we need to have our lessons with investigators with a member present. It's hard to help people have the desire to do things down here. I don't think they understand how important the gospel is and I'm trying my best to have the spirit and help them realize but it's tough. I am so glad I made the decision to serve a mission. I love you so much mom, thanks for everything!!!!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Mommy
I love you! Glad you liked the pictures and that they made your week. I finally got the packages!!!!! Thank you so much, okay whose idea was the duck tie? Those ties are so cool!!!! Thank you for the hero cards and the little boxes of cereal. I'm used to you crying but it's okay because your my mom!! This week was better we had a lot of lessons with less actives an recent converts but none were investigators. We are trying hard to have more investigators but its really hard in this area. I'm doing the best I can and I know the Lord will provide a way. I'm not sure when we can go to the temple but I will let you know. It is really hard to get members to come with us to lessons and we need to have our lessons with investigators with a member present. It's hard to help people have the desire to do things down here. I don't think they understand how important the gospel is and I'm trying my best to have the spirit and help them realize but it's tough. I am so glad I made the decision to serve a mission. I love you so much mom, thanks for everything!!!!
Love
Elder Cammack
October 20, 2013
Hola Papi
Te amo! Sorry to hear about Jeremy's dad, glad they got to come home for a few days. Tell the kids I miss them to. I really want to talk to them too and you and mom! It's really close, only two months. I really miss all of you! Thank you so much for the packages and all the gifts. I think I have enough razors for the rest of my life. I really appreciate all you do for me! Well my weeks are kind of like a roller coaster, some are good and some are bad. I guess that is normal. A lot of our lessons seem to fall through and that's rough on me. We taught a lot of less actives and recent converts this week but know investigators which stinks. I'm trying hard to find people who want to listen and learn but its super hard. It feels like no one has the desire to live the gospel here or learn for themselves or keep commitments. I try to have all the spiritual power with me that I can but it doesn't seem to work. Its hard to because a lot of my friends are having lots of success and I'm not really having any and I feel like I'm working hard too. I know I shouldn't compare myself with others but is hard not to. My companion is doing a lot better. Thank you for your prayers. I think I might get transferred but more likely than not my companion will get transferred and I'll stay for one more change. But it's all in the Lords hands. We are going to have a new assistant to the President next week. Love you Dad.
Love Elder Cammack
Hola Papi
Te amo! Sorry to hear about Jeremy's dad, glad they got to come home for a few days. Tell the kids I miss them to. I really want to talk to them too and you and mom! It's really close, only two months. I really miss all of you! Thank you so much for the packages and all the gifts. I think I have enough razors for the rest of my life. I really appreciate all you do for me! Well my weeks are kind of like a roller coaster, some are good and some are bad. I guess that is normal. A lot of our lessons seem to fall through and that's rough on me. We taught a lot of less actives and recent converts this week but know investigators which stinks. I'm trying hard to find people who want to listen and learn but its super hard. It feels like no one has the desire to live the gospel here or learn for themselves or keep commitments. I try to have all the spiritual power with me that I can but it doesn't seem to work. Its hard to because a lot of my friends are having lots of success and I'm not really having any and I feel like I'm working hard too. I know I shouldn't compare myself with others but is hard not to. My companion is doing a lot better. Thank you for your prayers. I think I might get transferred but more likely than not my companion will get transferred and I'll stay for one more change. But it's all in the Lords hands. We are going to have a new assistant to the President next week. Love you Dad.
Love Elder Cammack
October 14, 2013
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It was really sad to learn of the missionary passing away in Tampico. I knew his companion but not him. One thing interesting that our mission president said is that our calling is as a missionary but this place we are in is our assignment and we can receive a change in assignment from the Lord. God is in charge with everything. I'm dong okay, it was really hard when I first heard about it but I'm doing better. It taught me more of the reality of the plan of salvation. I'll make sure to be really careful, thanks for the reminder.
I'm so glad you love to read the scriptures! I do too! When I get back we can study together. At times it's been a struggle but I am doing good. I've had to give a lot of blessings of health by myself and they were really great experiences! I CAN GIVE BLESSINGS IN SPANISH NOW!!!! I gave a blessing to an investigator recently and it was a great experience. His sister and mom are active members and he asked me for the blessing. I feel really bad when our numbers are low, I guess its good because it helps me work harder. Thanks Mom and Dad for being such tremendous examples to me. You have blessed my life so much. I'm really doing a lot better this week and we had a lot more success. I'm healthy and well and all that good stuff that mothers worry about. Tell grandma Cammack she really is a great grandma and I love her. Right now I'm trying to work on following the spirit and being more meek and humble. I'll do my best, love you for eternity!!!!
Love your son
Elder Cammack
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It was really sad to learn of the missionary passing away in Tampico. I knew his companion but not him. One thing interesting that our mission president said is that our calling is as a missionary but this place we are in is our assignment and we can receive a change in assignment from the Lord. God is in charge with everything. I'm dong okay, it was really hard when I first heard about it but I'm doing better. It taught me more of the reality of the plan of salvation. I'll make sure to be really careful, thanks for the reminder.
I'm so glad you love to read the scriptures! I do too! When I get back we can study together. At times it's been a struggle but I am doing good. I've had to give a lot of blessings of health by myself and they were really great experiences! I CAN GIVE BLESSINGS IN SPANISH NOW!!!! I gave a blessing to an investigator recently and it was a great experience. His sister and mom are active members and he asked me for the blessing. I feel really bad when our numbers are low, I guess its good because it helps me work harder. Thanks Mom and Dad for being such tremendous examples to me. You have blessed my life so much. I'm really doing a lot better this week and we had a lot more success. I'm healthy and well and all that good stuff that mothers worry about. Tell grandma Cammack she really is a great grandma and I love her. Right now I'm trying to work on following the spirit and being more meek and humble. I'll do my best, love you for eternity!!!!
Love your son
Elder Cammack
Thursday, October 10, 2013
October 7, 2013
Hey Mom
I really loved conference too! I was so sad when it ended because I wanted to keep watching! It went by so fast. I really learned a lot and took a lot of notes. We attended at the church and I got to watch conference in English with the other American Elders. It was way cool. It was cool to hear them talk about the missionaries while being a missionary. Our investigators are good. This week was really hard for us because we only taught 8 lessons the entire week. It's hard to find people to teach here and a lot of our meetings fall through. I'm talking to everyone I can in the street and I feel like I'm working hard. I'm pretty sure we have the worst numbers in the mission right now because of how little success we are having. It's okay it's just a trial. My companion is struggling but I am trying to be there for him. I kind of feel like I'm keeping everything in balance here and it's all resting on my shoulders. Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you so much mom, I love you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Mom
I really loved conference too! I was so sad when it ended because I wanted to keep watching! It went by so fast. I really learned a lot and took a lot of notes. We attended at the church and I got to watch conference in English with the other American Elders. It was way cool. It was cool to hear them talk about the missionaries while being a missionary. Our investigators are good. This week was really hard for us because we only taught 8 lessons the entire week. It's hard to find people to teach here and a lot of our meetings fall through. I'm talking to everyone I can in the street and I feel like I'm working hard. I'm pretty sure we have the worst numbers in the mission right now because of how little success we are having. It's okay it's just a trial. My companion is struggling but I am trying to be there for him. I kind of feel like I'm keeping everything in balance here and it's all resting on my shoulders. Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you so much mom, I love you so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
October 7, 2013
Hey Dad
I love you. Conference was great and I really missed you too not having you at the priesthood session with me. I watched it at the church and in English too. This week was terrible we only taught 8 people all week and the rest of the time we spent looking for people. I'm sure we have the worst numbers in the mission and I don't know what to do. I'm trying hard and will continue to do so. It's just a trial. The work of salvation isn't easy. I love reading about Alma and Amulek and the missionary work they did. It is a great example to me. I have a lot to learn and I realise now I should have paid more attention in seminary and in church! I feel really unprepared and sometimes when people we teach ask us questions that I'm not sure how to answer I doubt myself. I have a lot to learn. I am looking forward to the gospel discussions we will have one day. I love you Dad and miss you. Stay safe and be careful.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Dad
I love you. Conference was great and I really missed you too not having you at the priesthood session with me. I watched it at the church and in English too. This week was terrible we only taught 8 people all week and the rest of the time we spent looking for people. I'm sure we have the worst numbers in the mission and I don't know what to do. I'm trying hard and will continue to do so. It's just a trial. The work of salvation isn't easy. I love reading about Alma and Amulek and the missionary work they did. It is a great example to me. I have a lot to learn and I realise now I should have paid more attention in seminary and in church! I feel really unprepared and sometimes when people we teach ask us questions that I'm not sure how to answer I doubt myself. I have a lot to learn. I am looking forward to the gospel discussions we will have one day. I love you Dad and miss you. Stay safe and be careful.
Love
Elder Cammack
September 30, 2013
Hey Daddy! I love you! My mother is definitely is a marvelous woman and you are an amazing man! I'm so grateful for you both as my parents. I'm really grateful for you as my Dad. You have so many qualities that I wish that I had and you have taught me a lot. You are so strong and I want to be just like you because you are like Christ! The work is going great! We actually have more than 10 investigators and we are finding more. The hard thing is getting people to do the commitments and come to church. Now they have to come to church consecutively at least 5 times before they can be baptized. People here are really open to religion though and are really willing to hear! It is awesome. We always pray for them and my companion has taught me how important it is to have the love of the members and I feel like we have that. I love our members! If you could keep our investigators and less active families in your prayers that would be great. I'm glad your taking chances to talk to others about the church, we are all doing missionary work together! Thank you so much love and miss you a lot. I could be transferred October 27. I am hoping to go to the temple in October but I don't know when. Love you and miss you.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Daddy! I love you! My mother is definitely is a marvelous woman and you are an amazing man! I'm so grateful for you both as my parents. I'm really grateful for you as my Dad. You have so many qualities that I wish that I had and you have taught me a lot. You are so strong and I want to be just like you because you are like Christ! The work is going great! We actually have more than 10 investigators and we are finding more. The hard thing is getting people to do the commitments and come to church. Now they have to come to church consecutively at least 5 times before they can be baptized. People here are really open to religion though and are really willing to hear! It is awesome. We always pray for them and my companion has taught me how important it is to have the love of the members and I feel like we have that. I love our members! If you could keep our investigators and less active families in your prayers that would be great. I'm glad your taking chances to talk to others about the church, we are all doing missionary work together! Thank you so much love and miss you a lot. I could be transferred October 27. I am hoping to go to the temple in October but I don't know when. Love you and miss you.
Love
Elder Cammack
September 30, 2013
Hey mom I love you:) Thank you so much for putting our names in the temple! We appreciate that! Thank you for keeping my companion in your prayers too, he needs them. hahaha well as a missionary I am entitled to divine revelation hahahaha. Yes I cleaned my cut before I used super glue on my finger, the cut has healed really well and you can barely see it now. The super glue here works wonders. Only a missionary would use super glue on a cut haha. My birthday was a normal day, we worked all day and it felt great! We had so much food too I wanted to throw up haha. I ate cake 3 different times. Also yesterday we ate with a family here and a returned missionary from this mission was visiting and it was cool to talk with him! We had cake yesterday too and everyone sang to me and a tradition they have here is that at the end of the song you bite the cake but each time someone always shoves your face into the cake and yes we have pictures.
I love my friends and I really miss them. I miss you too. I had a bit of a hard time but the reason was because I was worried about you and Dad. Make sure you both are being super careful and healthy ok. I love you both! Like always my Spanish is getting better. I'm still having a bit of a hard time understanding people but I can have conversations with them just fine for the most part. I'm also teaching my companion English! I have come to realise that we get led by the spirit a lot and we don't even know it. Yesterday as we were walking to church I saw a really old lady carrying a heavy barrel to her house and so I stopped my companion and went to go help her. On the way she fell because the barrel was too heavy. So we ran and helped her up and I carried the barrel in for her and we made sure she was alright. The spirit definitely guided me on that one! We had a miracle this week! We went to pull some money off of my card for medication and to buy a cake for my birthday because we had extra money and while we were looking for a cake a member Sister from the state of Veracruz came up to us and talked to us. She said she wanted to buy me a cake for my birthday! She bought us a cake, a big thing of soda, gatorade and 2 cans of chips! I have pictures of it all. We tried to give her what money we had but she wouldn't accept it. That experience really humbled and changed me, I was so grateful for her and her kindness. It really touched me. My Dad is the best Dad in the world. When I come home I want to strengthen our relationship as well as ours mom. I am so excited Braylei was baptised on my birthday. Thank you so much for all you do! I love you so much and I miss you lots! Love you for eternity!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey mom I love you:) Thank you so much for putting our names in the temple! We appreciate that! Thank you for keeping my companion in your prayers too, he needs them. hahaha well as a missionary I am entitled to divine revelation hahahaha. Yes I cleaned my cut before I used super glue on my finger, the cut has healed really well and you can barely see it now. The super glue here works wonders. Only a missionary would use super glue on a cut haha. My birthday was a normal day, we worked all day and it felt great! We had so much food too I wanted to throw up haha. I ate cake 3 different times. Also yesterday we ate with a family here and a returned missionary from this mission was visiting and it was cool to talk with him! We had cake yesterday too and everyone sang to me and a tradition they have here is that at the end of the song you bite the cake but each time someone always shoves your face into the cake and yes we have pictures.
I love my friends and I really miss them. I miss you too. I had a bit of a hard time but the reason was because I was worried about you and Dad. Make sure you both are being super careful and healthy ok. I love you both! Like always my Spanish is getting better. I'm still having a bit of a hard time understanding people but I can have conversations with them just fine for the most part. I'm also teaching my companion English! I have come to realise that we get led by the spirit a lot and we don't even know it. Yesterday as we were walking to church I saw a really old lady carrying a heavy barrel to her house and so I stopped my companion and went to go help her. On the way she fell because the barrel was too heavy. So we ran and helped her up and I carried the barrel in for her and we made sure she was alright. The spirit definitely guided me on that one! We had a miracle this week! We went to pull some money off of my card for medication and to buy a cake for my birthday because we had extra money and while we were looking for a cake a member Sister from the state of Veracruz came up to us and talked to us. She said she wanted to buy me a cake for my birthday! She bought us a cake, a big thing of soda, gatorade and 2 cans of chips! I have pictures of it all. We tried to give her what money we had but she wouldn't accept it. That experience really humbled and changed me, I was so grateful for her and her kindness. It really touched me. My Dad is the best Dad in the world. When I come home I want to strengthen our relationship as well as ours mom. I am so excited Braylei was baptised on my birthday. Thank you so much for all you do! I love you so much and I miss you lots! Love you for eternity!
Love
Elder Cammack
Thursday, September 26, 2013
September 23, 2013
Hey mom! I love you! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, I can't believe I'm going to be 19. Time really flies. Oh and you should probably know that today during the time when we were playing soccer I sliced my finger open from the tip of my middle finger to the first knuckle. The soccer ball got stuck on a ledge of a wall about 10 feet tall. I am the only one who can climb it so whenever the ball gets stuck I go and get it. But this time when I was jumping down my finger got caught on something sharp and got cut open. It's a really big cut but I don't think it's too deep. I don't know if I need stitches. President said I could go to the emergency room to have it checked out but I didn't get a chance. The wound is starting to close so I'm just going to use super glue on it in place of stitches. I know you are probably freaking out but don't worry I promise I am fine. President was the one that said I could use super glue haha. I'm really fine I promise, don't call the mission office about it president knows and everything is ok. It's just a cut and I'm taking good care of it. I got a whole lot of emails from the ward tell them thanks! I hope Mark Stewart feels better, I know how he feels with the stomach problems. Some recipes would be good, they just need to be really simple. I'm really happy to hear your staying strong with your prayers and scriptures, thats awesome. I know it's really hard for you right now because I'm gone for a little bit, but it's only for a short while. When I get back we will have lots of fun together! I love that Braylei is going to be baptised on my birthday. I am doing pretty well. Just dealing with the struggles of being a missionary, but it's fun. I'm just trying to figure out how I can be more humble and follow the spirit better. I really struggle recognizing the spirit because I don't know how to, but I know I will learn! Our investigators are all good. We hope to have 2 more this week because we got 2 references and we contacted them and they seem interested. Things are kind of slow and we are working on picking things up! We get Sister missionaries from America in Novemeber. Right now it's only Latino Sisters in the mission. Thank you for all your prayers and thoughts. I really appreciate it. I love how I'm changing and it's so much better than I was before. I hope to continue to progress and be better. My week was normal, we didn't have anything but a lot of rain. Thank you so much for the birthday pictures, I really enjoyed them. I love you so much Mom and Dad, thank you for all you do. I am really going to have a lot to tell you when I get back, it will probably take weeks. Keep staying strong and remember life is meant to be enjoyed, even in the hard times! Stand strong and do your best. I love you both so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey mom! I love you! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, I can't believe I'm going to be 19. Time really flies. Oh and you should probably know that today during the time when we were playing soccer I sliced my finger open from the tip of my middle finger to the first knuckle. The soccer ball got stuck on a ledge of a wall about 10 feet tall. I am the only one who can climb it so whenever the ball gets stuck I go and get it. But this time when I was jumping down my finger got caught on something sharp and got cut open. It's a really big cut but I don't think it's too deep. I don't know if I need stitches. President said I could go to the emergency room to have it checked out but I didn't get a chance. The wound is starting to close so I'm just going to use super glue on it in place of stitches. I know you are probably freaking out but don't worry I promise I am fine. President was the one that said I could use super glue haha. I'm really fine I promise, don't call the mission office about it president knows and everything is ok. It's just a cut and I'm taking good care of it. I got a whole lot of emails from the ward tell them thanks! I hope Mark Stewart feels better, I know how he feels with the stomach problems. Some recipes would be good, they just need to be really simple. I'm really happy to hear your staying strong with your prayers and scriptures, thats awesome. I know it's really hard for you right now because I'm gone for a little bit, but it's only for a short while. When I get back we will have lots of fun together! I love that Braylei is going to be baptised on my birthday. I am doing pretty well. Just dealing with the struggles of being a missionary, but it's fun. I'm just trying to figure out how I can be more humble and follow the spirit better. I really struggle recognizing the spirit because I don't know how to, but I know I will learn! Our investigators are all good. We hope to have 2 more this week because we got 2 references and we contacted them and they seem interested. Things are kind of slow and we are working on picking things up! We get Sister missionaries from America in Novemeber. Right now it's only Latino Sisters in the mission. Thank you for all your prayers and thoughts. I really appreciate it. I love how I'm changing and it's so much better than I was before. I hope to continue to progress and be better. My week was normal, we didn't have anything but a lot of rain. Thank you so much for the birthday pictures, I really enjoyed them. I love you so much Mom and Dad, thank you for all you do. I am really going to have a lot to tell you when I get back, it will probably take weeks. Keep staying strong and remember life is meant to be enjoyed, even in the hard times! Stand strong and do your best. I love you both so much.
Love
Elder Cammack
Friday, September 20, 2013
P-DAY DELAYED BECAUSE OF HURRICANE INGRID
September 18, 2013
Everything and everyone is fine down here! We only got the very edge of the storm so it was just a lot of rain. The water was up to our waist, we waded through it all day. We were really wet and cold but I loved it and it meant a lot to the people that we came out during a bad storm. I was a pretty soggy missionary. There were literally rivers and lakes in the street. I almost got swept away down the street because of the current. I made it through my first change here. I will keep an eye out for the package, I always share with my companion anything I get, and I've been making him dinner at night too! I've found that serving him helps me love him more. I've noticed a lot of the Latin Elders don't have much so I'll keep my eyes open and let you know if there is something you can send them. My meeting last week was great and we learned a lot. President talked about the mission and likened it too launching planes from an aircraft carrier. It was great! The missionaries are like the flight crew and the president is like the watchman in the tower and he can see everything that we can't so if something is wrong and he tells us to do something we need to obey immediately. Thank you for everything mom. I love you and dad so much! You are dearly loved and missed too mommy!
Love you
Elder Cammack
September 18, 2013
Everything and everyone is fine down here! We only got the very edge of the storm so it was just a lot of rain. The water was up to our waist, we waded through it all day. We were really wet and cold but I loved it and it meant a lot to the people that we came out during a bad storm. I was a pretty soggy missionary. There were literally rivers and lakes in the street. I almost got swept away down the street because of the current. I made it through my first change here. I will keep an eye out for the package, I always share with my companion anything I get, and I've been making him dinner at night too! I've found that serving him helps me love him more. I've noticed a lot of the Latin Elders don't have much so I'll keep my eyes open and let you know if there is something you can send them. My meeting last week was great and we learned a lot. President talked about the mission and likened it too launching planes from an aircraft carrier. It was great! The missionaries are like the flight crew and the president is like the watchman in the tower and he can see everything that we can't so if something is wrong and he tells us to do something we need to obey immediately. Thank you for everything mom. I love you and dad so much! You are dearly loved and missed too mommy!
Love you
Elder Cammack
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
September 9, 2013
Hey Mom and Dad
I am definitely growing from this experience and it's totally awesome! I know I am doing the right thing. I have used my coat once and it was perfect. It pretty much dries itself too and it's great. I don't use it so much now because it's really hot but if it's cold I will. I met with the mission president once when I first arrived in Mexico but I haven' had another interview with him yet. I was supposed to have one with him a few weeks ago but I was super sick so we left our district meeting early and I didn't get a chance to have a meeting with him. The food in la casa de mission is fantastic! No we don't have a water heater so all our showers are cold but that's fine with me because it's always hot. We always eat lunch at a members, its the biggest meal here. I can't believe I have been in Mexico for a month!!! Time flies so fast out here. I've felt the spirit so strong in my lessons and I've really learned a lot. I love teaching people here. I think one of the spiritual gifts Heavenly Father has given me is the power to bear powerful testimony and invite the spirit. I've really noticed that in our lessons. In a few hours we are gong to have 5 new investigators! I'm so excited! I've given out over 10 Book of Mormon's now. I love talking to everyone here and sharing the gospel with them! It is really a lot of fun. I love you so so so so much!
Love you for Eternity
Elder Cammack
Hey Mom and Dad
I am definitely growing from this experience and it's totally awesome! I know I am doing the right thing. I have used my coat once and it was perfect. It pretty much dries itself too and it's great. I don't use it so much now because it's really hot but if it's cold I will. I met with the mission president once when I first arrived in Mexico but I haven' had another interview with him yet. I was supposed to have one with him a few weeks ago but I was super sick so we left our district meeting early and I didn't get a chance to have a meeting with him. The food in la casa de mission is fantastic! No we don't have a water heater so all our showers are cold but that's fine with me because it's always hot. We always eat lunch at a members, its the biggest meal here. I can't believe I have been in Mexico for a month!!! Time flies so fast out here. I've felt the spirit so strong in my lessons and I've really learned a lot. I love teaching people here. I think one of the spiritual gifts Heavenly Father has given me is the power to bear powerful testimony and invite the spirit. I've really noticed that in our lessons. In a few hours we are gong to have 5 new investigators! I'm so excited! I've given out over 10 Book of Mormon's now. I love talking to everyone here and sharing the gospel with them! It is really a lot of fun. I love you so so so so much!
Love you for Eternity
Elder Cammack
September 2, 2013
Hey Mom and Dad
I love you lots! You think you have rain, you should see it here. We have rivers and lakes in the street. You could easily go wake boarding in the street. It was storming so hard here we have a really huge tree across the street from us and it was really firm in the ground and had cement around it. In the morning I looked out the window and all I see is green, so I thought to myself this isn't normal. I went and looked outside and the tree across the street had uprooted the cement and fallen across the street. It was only like a foot away from hitting our house exactly where our heads were that night when it fell. It was crazy and awesome. It's been raining for 5 days straight, I think we got more rain in one day here than Arizona gets in a year. The language is going ok, it's coming pretty slow but I'm trying to learn. It's just really hard to understand the people here and to know what they are saying but it gets easier with time and I'll just keep working at it. I get called a gringo a lot but it's all right people don't say it to be mean. I'm like the whitest person here and so everyone like automatically knows I'm from the U.S. I am feeling great! Today was the first time in 12 years that we could play soccer in the mission and it was so much fun. It was a great way to relieve stress and I loved it. On our P-day we have a tradition of going to Little Caesars to eat which I think is really ironic. You don't need to apologize for the conditions at all honestly they don't bother me. I have a lot to be thankful for and this is all I need. I'm really happy with it and I love it. I have a bed, a fridge, a sink, a burner for a stove, a microwave, a place to study, a shower with cold water and a bathroom. What more do I need here? It's honestly really humbling and I've learned to appreciate what I have back home! Especially a loving Mom and Dad like you guys. I write in my journal every night, I love recording my thoughts and feelings. I think my longest entry so far is 5 pages. This mission has been wonderful for me and I've really reflected on who I am and who I should be. I've seen my priorities change and it's so awesome! Before I never really wanted to read my scriptures but now I can't get enough of them! My investigators are doing great. The people here really take care of me so don't worry I'm in good hands. The missionaries here too are amazing, I know without a doubt they are all here for me! So many of them called me when I was sick and checked on me it was really nice. Remember I love you and always will.
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Mom and Dad
I love you lots! You think you have rain, you should see it here. We have rivers and lakes in the street. You could easily go wake boarding in the street. It was storming so hard here we have a really huge tree across the street from us and it was really firm in the ground and had cement around it. In the morning I looked out the window and all I see is green, so I thought to myself this isn't normal. I went and looked outside and the tree across the street had uprooted the cement and fallen across the street. It was only like a foot away from hitting our house exactly where our heads were that night when it fell. It was crazy and awesome. It's been raining for 5 days straight, I think we got more rain in one day here than Arizona gets in a year. The language is going ok, it's coming pretty slow but I'm trying to learn. It's just really hard to understand the people here and to know what they are saying but it gets easier with time and I'll just keep working at it. I get called a gringo a lot but it's all right people don't say it to be mean. I'm like the whitest person here and so everyone like automatically knows I'm from the U.S. I am feeling great! Today was the first time in 12 years that we could play soccer in the mission and it was so much fun. It was a great way to relieve stress and I loved it. On our P-day we have a tradition of going to Little Caesars to eat which I think is really ironic. You don't need to apologize for the conditions at all honestly they don't bother me. I have a lot to be thankful for and this is all I need. I'm really happy with it and I love it. I have a bed, a fridge, a sink, a burner for a stove, a microwave, a place to study, a shower with cold water and a bathroom. What more do I need here? It's honestly really humbling and I've learned to appreciate what I have back home! Especially a loving Mom and Dad like you guys. I write in my journal every night, I love recording my thoughts and feelings. I think my longest entry so far is 5 pages. This mission has been wonderful for me and I've really reflected on who I am and who I should be. I've seen my priorities change and it's so awesome! Before I never really wanted to read my scriptures but now I can't get enough of them! My investigators are doing great. The people here really take care of me so don't worry I'm in good hands. The missionaries here too are amazing, I know without a doubt they are all here for me! So many of them called me when I was sick and checked on me it was really nice. Remember I love you and always will.
Love
Elder Cammack
August 26, 2013
Hey Mom
I love you! I think of you and Dad a lot too, I sure do love you guys. That is so awesome that they have missionaries in Pakistan, how cool! This week in one day we received 3 future investigators, 1 reference for another area, and we received a new investigator yesterday. Things are starting to pick up and I love working here! I learned a lot, my zone leader really taught me a lot on how attitude is everything and how time is always moving forward. I learned that I should live in the now and enjoy it, have plans for the future and remember the past but to mainly focus on the now. It was great advice, I've really grown so much! I love the scriptures and I'm really connecting with Nephi. I'd really rather study my scriptures than sleep. The food here is pretty good, it's mostly just rice, beans, and tortillas and some kind of meat with every meal. For breakfast I eat cereal and at dinner I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. So I still keep a little American tradition with me. I have lost weight though and I do exercise at night so all is well. Well there definitely have been struggles, it's mostly the language, and sometimes I don't like how the other missionaries don't take this seriously. It's really hard for me to understand people and what they say because they talk differently and really fast and so it's really hard for me to know what to say and how to help them. I know I can only do it with Heavenly Fathers help, but I'm trying the best I can and I know he'll make up the rest! Thank you so much for being my mom and for all of your support and love! I love you so much and I'm truly blessed to be your son!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Mom
I love you! I think of you and Dad a lot too, I sure do love you guys. That is so awesome that they have missionaries in Pakistan, how cool! This week in one day we received 3 future investigators, 1 reference for another area, and we received a new investigator yesterday. Things are starting to pick up and I love working here! I learned a lot, my zone leader really taught me a lot on how attitude is everything and how time is always moving forward. I learned that I should live in the now and enjoy it, have plans for the future and remember the past but to mainly focus on the now. It was great advice, I've really grown so much! I love the scriptures and I'm really connecting with Nephi. I'd really rather study my scriptures than sleep. The food here is pretty good, it's mostly just rice, beans, and tortillas and some kind of meat with every meal. For breakfast I eat cereal and at dinner I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. So I still keep a little American tradition with me. I have lost weight though and I do exercise at night so all is well. Well there definitely have been struggles, it's mostly the language, and sometimes I don't like how the other missionaries don't take this seriously. It's really hard for me to understand people and what they say because they talk differently and really fast and so it's really hard for me to know what to say and how to help them. I know I can only do it with Heavenly Fathers help, but I'm trying the best I can and I know he'll make up the rest! Thank you so much for being my mom and for all of your support and love! I love you so much and I'm truly blessed to be your son!
Love
Elder Cammack
August 19, 2013
Hey Mommy!
It's a lot of hard work out here but I love it and I'm blessed and happy to be here and I only want to come home when I'm finished!!! I am in Tampico city but on the outskirts kind of by the airport. It's all really urban where I am. There's lots of houses, hilly parts, and messed up streets but it's great! Yes I have gotten sick haha. I got a parasite like right after I sent my last letter. I had stomach pains, the worst fever and migraine I've ever had. Also diarrhea and vomiting, but it's all past now. I'm perfectly ok! It definitely hurt a lot but it's good that I got one this early because it will strengthen my immune system and make it really hard for me to get more. It was a blessing to me and it's completely normal to get a parasite here so don't worry to much. I figured that out about the filters on the water bottles the hard way because I think that's how I got sick. I don't use it anymore we have purified water now so we're ok. Oh and yes I've been taking medicine to kill the parasites in me. It's always super hot and humid here. I just might come back looking like a Mexican because I'll be so dark. Things with my companion are great! We have like 30 minutes to exercise each day but we do so much walking and sweat so much that I don't do much exercising. I'm usually really tired in the mornings and at night but I do it when I can to stay fit.
During these first 6 weeks I'm going to finish the whole Book of Mormon. I'm in 2 Nephi right now and I've really loved reading about Nephi. I feel really close to him and that I relate to him a lot! In the front of my journal I have written a saying that Nephi used when her was talking about the plates. Like Nephi of old here I write the things of my soul and the things of God. I love delving into the scriptures and seeing what I can learn!!! The August 2013 edition of Liahona was also really good. It has a great talk about revelation by Dallin H. Oaks. One of the recent converts here said I have the spirit with me really strong and that its easy to see, so that was great. Right now we mostly teach recent converts and less active members but we have a few investigators and we are hoping to pick up more! Every time we have a baptism I'll let you know, we don't do the baptizing a member does. I hope all is well mom! I love you so much! Thank you for being such a wonderful loving mother!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Daddy!
I'm so happy to hear the temple is even more busy! I love the temple, not being able to go as much really has shown me how much I appreciate and need it. I can go but it's like once every other month or so and that's only if you are in an area close to the temple which we are right now. I know that I have at least one trip there guaranteed. It is all in Spanish too so that's going to be way different because I don't know it in Spanish at all. But I'm excited to go in the temple! We can also go whenever our converts go through for their own endowments or to be sealed as a family, so its way cool!! My companion started in Peru and yes he is Peruvian. He has been on his mission for 9 months and 2 in Tampico. I have seen the temple and it is very beautiful. There is so much city around it that its so surprising when you see it there and it's really distinguished. We have 4 missionaries in our ward and it's not extremely big but it's a good size. We have a mix of youth and younger and older people. The area in which I live I'm not exactly sure how to describe it. I wouldn't describe it as nice by our standards but I guess it's nice to them. The houses are super close together and some are nice and others are run down but every house is concrete. None of the houses have carpet, it is all tile and concrete. There is also no AC here either but we have a small unit and fans. Something about all of this here just seems fun and exciting, so I'm fine. We do have purified water now but we have to but more when we run out. It's all in huge jugs. We have a fridge and a freezer almost exactly like the one in your laundry room. Thank goodness we don't have an outside toilet. We don't have a stove, we have a portable single electric burner and that's it. But we have a microwave so that's ok. Each month we get about 1250 pesos to live on. I also have a spare 60 American dollars with me for emergencies. I love you Dad stay safe and strong and I will too!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Mommy!
It's a lot of hard work out here but I love it and I'm blessed and happy to be here and I only want to come home when I'm finished!!! I am in Tampico city but on the outskirts kind of by the airport. It's all really urban where I am. There's lots of houses, hilly parts, and messed up streets but it's great! Yes I have gotten sick haha. I got a parasite like right after I sent my last letter. I had stomach pains, the worst fever and migraine I've ever had. Also diarrhea and vomiting, but it's all past now. I'm perfectly ok! It definitely hurt a lot but it's good that I got one this early because it will strengthen my immune system and make it really hard for me to get more. It was a blessing to me and it's completely normal to get a parasite here so don't worry to much. I figured that out about the filters on the water bottles the hard way because I think that's how I got sick. I don't use it anymore we have purified water now so we're ok. Oh and yes I've been taking medicine to kill the parasites in me. It's always super hot and humid here. I just might come back looking like a Mexican because I'll be so dark. Things with my companion are great! We have like 30 minutes to exercise each day but we do so much walking and sweat so much that I don't do much exercising. I'm usually really tired in the mornings and at night but I do it when I can to stay fit.
During these first 6 weeks I'm going to finish the whole Book of Mormon. I'm in 2 Nephi right now and I've really loved reading about Nephi. I feel really close to him and that I relate to him a lot! In the front of my journal I have written a saying that Nephi used when her was talking about the plates. Like Nephi of old here I write the things of my soul and the things of God. I love delving into the scriptures and seeing what I can learn!!! The August 2013 edition of Liahona was also really good. It has a great talk about revelation by Dallin H. Oaks. One of the recent converts here said I have the spirit with me really strong and that its easy to see, so that was great. Right now we mostly teach recent converts and less active members but we have a few investigators and we are hoping to pick up more! Every time we have a baptism I'll let you know, we don't do the baptizing a member does. I hope all is well mom! I love you so much! Thank you for being such a wonderful loving mother!
Love
Elder Cammack
Hey Daddy!
I'm so happy to hear the temple is even more busy! I love the temple, not being able to go as much really has shown me how much I appreciate and need it. I can go but it's like once every other month or so and that's only if you are in an area close to the temple which we are right now. I know that I have at least one trip there guaranteed. It is all in Spanish too so that's going to be way different because I don't know it in Spanish at all. But I'm excited to go in the temple! We can also go whenever our converts go through for their own endowments or to be sealed as a family, so its way cool!! My companion started in Peru and yes he is Peruvian. He has been on his mission for 9 months and 2 in Tampico. I have seen the temple and it is very beautiful. There is so much city around it that its so surprising when you see it there and it's really distinguished. We have 4 missionaries in our ward and it's not extremely big but it's a good size. We have a mix of youth and younger and older people. The area in which I live I'm not exactly sure how to describe it. I wouldn't describe it as nice by our standards but I guess it's nice to them. The houses are super close together and some are nice and others are run down but every house is concrete. None of the houses have carpet, it is all tile and concrete. There is also no AC here either but we have a small unit and fans. Something about all of this here just seems fun and exciting, so I'm fine. We do have purified water now but we have to but more when we run out. It's all in huge jugs. We have a fridge and a freezer almost exactly like the one in your laundry room. Thank goodness we don't have an outside toilet. We don't have a stove, we have a portable single electric burner and that's it. But we have a microwave so that's ok. Each month we get about 1250 pesos to live on. I also have a spare 60 American dollars with me for emergencies. I love you Dad stay safe and strong and I will too!
Love
Elder Cammack
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Pictures sent from the MTC July 26, 2013. I love Elder Cammack's sense of humor!!!!
July 26, 2013
Hey Mommy!!!!
I love you lots, you would laugh if you saw one of the shirts I bought her. It's got a picture of 3 really big muscular stripling warriors flexing and it says "Stripling Warriors, Mommas Boys". It made me think of you!!! I love the package, I've never seen so many muffins in my life. Thank you so much! I can't wait to talk to you. I think I've got all I need and I don't think I need to send anything home. Tell the home teachers hi and that I'm doing great!!! I'm really doing good, I promise. There are always ups and downs here but its a great learning opportunity. The MTC has taught me so much and that I need to change a lot, I'm doing my best to! I still don't know when I leave because I don't have my visa yet. I might get reassigned or stay here as a floater for now but I don't know. Thanks mom I will always remember to be polite! I love our memories and miss you lots. I love you
Love you forever more
Elder Cammack
August 2, 2013
Hey Mom
Thank you so much for the early Birthday package, the others you sent and all the letters!!!! I really enjoy hearing from you all. The picture album you sent was so awesome, I love it a lot. I thought the other stuff was really funny too!!! I sent Dad my flight plans and when I'd call so be sure to get that from him!! I go from Ft. Worth Texas and then from there to Mexico City and then to Tampico. My longest flight is 2 and a half hours. I should be able to call around 8 or 9 your time I think. Once I'm in Mexico I won't be able to call, so I'll call you from Texas. I did get my visa ask Dad about the crazy story. I did get to a chance to host new missionaries about 2 Wednesdays ago!! It was an awesome experience. I'm leaving Monday so I probably won't get anything else you send. I'm doing great!!! I really miss your hugs. I thought the pictures you in the album of you and Dad were cute, they made me laugh!!! I'm glad you are my mom. Don't worry you have the rest of eternity to spend with me!!! I will be sure to be safe, I promise!!! Thank you so much for all your love and support!! I'm going to be the best I can. I love you so much Mom and I'm grateful to have such a wonderful mother like you. Be safe and watch over Dad. I love you!
Love Elder Cammack
Aug 5, 2013
Greetings from Mexico
Hey everyone I'm here safely!!! I love you all and hope you are doing well. It's really humid and hot but its great and I love it!!! Their police force is the army!!! I love you all and I'll write soon!
Love Elder Cammack
August 12, 2013
Well I'm doing great. Don't get worried at some of the stuff you hear, it's all normal and I'm so happy here! I don't know yet where to send packages or letters. I would call the mission office and ask them. My area is called aeropuerto 1 amd im in the chairel zone. My apartment is definitely different then those in the U.S. it is really small and not very clean. But it's sufficient and that's all I need! My Spanish is good, I just need to work on listening to the people! The people here are super nice. Any little food items you could send would be great. I love you Mom, I'll always be safe here I promise!!! Take care of yourself and Dad too. I love you both and you guys are the best parents ever!!
Love
Elder Cammack
August 12, 2013
Greetings from Mexico
Hey everyone I've just finished my first week here in Mexico and let me tell you it is SOOO different from the U.S., but it's been awesome here and I love it!!! There are only a few paved roads here and the rest are dirt and rocks and there are lots of hills. It is HOT here, the humidity and heat together are no bueno!!! I'm drenched every time we get back to the apartment. Fortunately we are lucky enough to be one of the few houses in the mission that has clima or AC. It's a tiny machine that looks kind of like a swamp cooler. We also have a ceiling fan and a stationary fan as well. It's really nice that the showers are cold though!! We live at a members house in a little 2 room building off the house. We use their washing machine in their backyard and we air dry everything. No water here from the tap is purified water so everyone uses purified water in those huge blue jugs. Most convenience stores sell purified water. This week we haven't had any water so we had to use it from the tap. Don't worry it's ok because we got these really good water bottles from the MTC that filter out the bad stuff. Unfortunately it doesn't change the taste, because it's not all that great. The members here really take care of you and are super nice!!! We are always fed really well and they always feed us a lot. This past week we haven't had a chance to go to the store so I've been living off of tortillas with peanut butter on them and a sweet dessert topping called lechera. So we really had to rely on lunch for the whole day. So far I've been able to participate in 3 blessings by doing the anointing they were really cool! All 3 were in 1 night. Don't worry I you see pictures of me on the beach because we actually are allowed to go to the beach once every transfer period. We can't touch the water but we can go for pics and fun! It was really storm today when we went and it was so cool! There was so much lightning and thunder and it was SO loud. I hate to say this but I've had to drink soda 3 times because we've had nothing else. They have a lot of stores and restaurants here that are in America. We have a Walmart so that's good. They even have Little Caesars!!! My companions name is Elder Silva and he is from Peru. He is so cool and we have a lot of fun together. It's really humbling to come here and see how little people really have. It's really humbled me and made me appreciate everything I do have and I thank Heavenly Father for all that he has blessed me with. I almost had to give a talk the first Sunday I was here but the Bishop changed his mind. So I'm good for another week. Church here is really cool. I go to Sacrament meeting and then to gospel principles and then to Elders quorum. We don't do tracking here at all, we get references from the people in the barrio or ward, and street contacts. On my way to Mexico from Texas I was able to give away my Book of Mormon to a man on the plane!! He was way interested and really wanted it!!! We walk everywhere here and the drivers here are nuts!! I've almost been hit a lot of times but its good to know the Lord is protecting me! The taxis here are comparable to those in New York and everyone drives a stick here. President Jordan and his wife are awesome and I love them. We don't baptize in this mission, only the members do that which is sad. But I understand why, it's so the converts have friends in he ward and aren't relying on us. We also always have a member in our lessons with investigators. So much has happened here and it's crazy. I'm right next to the airport so we hear lots of planes and I'll be here 12 weeks. Really the only pests here are the dogs and cats. I don't think I've ever seen so many in my life! They are everywhere. Well I hope all is well for everyone and that your all ok!
Love you all
Elder Cammack
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
July 18, 2013
Hi Mom
Thank you for all your wonderful letters!!! I really appreciate all of them and your packages!! Spanish is going great, I'm understanding it a lot better than I did in school. Everyday has been exciting here!!! I've been on the same schedule of studying, eating, teaching, and learning. It's all been a great experience!!! I love my packages nobody elses mom does anything like that, they are awesome!!!! I've only got 2.5 weeks left, I'm excited for it. The language is coming together and I'm picking it up pretty well. I try not to focus on the language and focus on the investigator and the spirit!! Teaching investigators here is a big help and its good practice to help us do better in the field!! We do everything in Spanish. Thank you for all the advice, personal revelation is something I want to get better at because I know Heavenly Father wants to tell me things all the time. I love you with all my heart, be safe and keep being awesome!!!
Love Elder Cammack
Hi Mom
Thank you for all your wonderful letters!!! I really appreciate all of them and your packages!! Spanish is going great, I'm understanding it a lot better than I did in school. Everyday has been exciting here!!! I've been on the same schedule of studying, eating, teaching, and learning. It's all been a great experience!!! I love my packages nobody elses mom does anything like that, they are awesome!!!! I've only got 2.5 weeks left, I'm excited for it. The language is coming together and I'm picking it up pretty well. I try not to focus on the language and focus on the investigator and the spirit!! Teaching investigators here is a big help and its good practice to help us do better in the field!! We do everything in Spanish. Thank you for all the advice, personal revelation is something I want to get better at because I know Heavenly Father wants to tell me things all the time. I love you with all my heart, be safe and keep being awesome!!!
Love Elder Cammack
Dear Best Dad in the world
Thank you for all the letters you send me!! I appreciate them so much!! My badge is in Spanish and the only place I use English is in the MTC. Once I get to Mexico its all Spanish. I'm not going to know how to speak English anymore. I miss being there and giving you guys hugs and kisses! I really miss your blessings! I understand its a lot harder to send things to Mexico and it costs more and it could very well get stolen. If your sending valuables do it now. I'm doing awesome and I know I'm in the right place.
Love Elder Cammack
Thank you for all the letters you send me!! I appreciate them so much!! My badge is in Spanish and the only place I use English is in the MTC. Once I get to Mexico its all Spanish. I'm not going to know how to speak English anymore. I miss being there and giving you guys hugs and kisses! I really miss your blessings! I understand its a lot harder to send things to Mexico and it costs more and it could very well get stolen. If your sending valuables do it now. I'm doing awesome and I know I'm in the right place.
Love Elder Cammack
July 12, 2013
Hello my favorite mother
Everything is going great! My companion and I didn't get along for a little while but we worked through it and now everything is great!! Being district leader just give me responsibility, I'm know more important than anyone else. I get the mail for my district and I conduct meetings in class and attend leadership training and simple stuff like that. I get to work out everyday and it's really nice! This past week I got hurt weight lifting and I got a really bad sprain in my elbow. I went to the doctor and at first he thought that I had broken something so I had to go get an x-ray but luckily every things fine. It turned out to be a bad sprain so I had my arm in a sling for a few days. Carson and Josh are companions here and they got called as zone leaders!! I will send pictures soon, probably in the next letter. I have about 110 of them. Thanks so much for the donuts!!! They were gone fast.
I feel very happy!!! I promise I'm ok! Heavenly Father is molding me into who he needs me to be! I love you, there are some crazy stories I want to share with you that you can share with everyone
else. A while ago a mission president her was afraid for the safety of the missionaries so he came and drove to the MTC and he saw the Army of Helaman standing outside the MTC protecting it. Then one time a mission presidents wife walked outside in the front of the MTC and she saw a horde of devils and evil spirits racing towards the MTC from across the missionary field and out of nowhere she saw the Army of Helaman come and wipe them out. Last night we stayed up late talking about patriarchal blessings and seeing spirits and the gospel. While we were talking about spirits I could feel that there were a lot of evil spirits outside our door trying to get in, but we all heard sounds like people shouting and my companion said that he knew it was the Army of Helaman protecting us. He said he could see something keep passing by the door. It was a crazy experience!!! Talk to you soon
Love you forever
Elder Cammack
Hello my favorite mother
Everything is going great! My companion and I didn't get along for a little while but we worked through it and now everything is great!! Being district leader just give me responsibility, I'm know more important than anyone else. I get the mail for my district and I conduct meetings in class and attend leadership training and simple stuff like that. I get to work out everyday and it's really nice! This past week I got hurt weight lifting and I got a really bad sprain in my elbow. I went to the doctor and at first he thought that I had broken something so I had to go get an x-ray but luckily every things fine. It turned out to be a bad sprain so I had my arm in a sling for a few days. Carson and Josh are companions here and they got called as zone leaders!! I will send pictures soon, probably in the next letter. I have about 110 of them. Thanks so much for the donuts!!! They were gone fast.
I feel very happy!!! I promise I'm ok! Heavenly Father is molding me into who he needs me to be! I love you, there are some crazy stories I want to share with you that you can share with everyone
else. A while ago a mission president her was afraid for the safety of the missionaries so he came and drove to the MTC and he saw the Army of Helaman standing outside the MTC protecting it. Then one time a mission presidents wife walked outside in the front of the MTC and she saw a horde of devils and evil spirits racing towards the MTC from across the missionary field and out of nowhere she saw the Army of Helaman come and wipe them out. Last night we stayed up late talking about patriarchal blessings and seeing spirits and the gospel. While we were talking about spirits I could feel that there were a lot of evil spirits outside our door trying to get in, but we all heard sounds like people shouting and my companion said that he knew it was the Army of Helaman protecting us. He said he could see something keep passing by the door. It was a crazy experience!!! Talk to you soon
Love you forever
Elder Cammack
July 5
Dad
Tell Aliya Happy Birthday!!! We had a special devotional and got to watch 17 miracles!! We also had ice cream and got to watch the fireworks! Things are going great!!! It turns out that our first investigator is now our teacher. I went to the temple and it was wonderful!!! It's closed for cleaning the rest of the time we are here. Today is just kind of a relax day, Dad you can still call me son. Love you Dad
Elder Cammack
Dad
Tell Aliya Happy Birthday!!! We had a special devotional and got to watch 17 miracles!! We also had ice cream and got to watch the fireworks! Things are going great!!! It turns out that our first investigator is now our teacher. I went to the temple and it was wonderful!!! It's closed for cleaning the rest of the time we are here. Today is just kind of a relax day, Dad you can still call me son. Love you Dad
Elder Cammack
July 5, 2013
Hey Mommy!!!!
I got both packages you sent to me!!! Thank you SO much, I really appreciate them!!! You can just keep sending food and stuff. I just saw Josh, Tanner and Carson yesterday and today! They're doing great and it was so nice to see them!! The food has been ok, its given me a little bit of the runs but nothing bad. We got to see fireworks and have ice cream. They even let us watch 17 Miracles!! Thanks mom I will be safe. How is Ty doing?
Love you forever more
Elder Cammack
Hey Mommy!!!!
I got both packages you sent to me!!! Thank you SO much, I really appreciate them!!! You can just keep sending food and stuff. I just saw Josh, Tanner and Carson yesterday and today! They're doing great and it was so nice to see them!! The food has been ok, its given me a little bit of the runs but nothing bad. We got to see fireworks and have ice cream. They even let us watch 17 Miracles!! Thanks mom I will be safe. How is Ty doing?
Love you forever more
Elder Cammack
June 28, 2013
Hi Dad
Everything is going good so far. We have been learning so much about the gospel and teaching it in Spanish! I really enjoyed spending time with you this past week, those blessings were such an awesome experience! I hope that I get to have many more experiences like that! I would have loved to give you one too! I will as soon as I get back.
Love Elder Cammack
Hi Dad
Everything is going good so far. We have been learning so much about the gospel and teaching it in Spanish! I really enjoyed spending time with you this past week, those blessings were such an awesome experience! I hope that I get to have many more experiences like that! I would have loved to give you one too! I will as soon as I get back.
Love Elder Cammack
June 26, 2013
Hey mom
My first 2 days have been great! Last night my branch President called me as the district leader, I guess I'm already starting to experience the leadership that's talked about in my patriarchal blessing. I was so glad I got to see Derek, it was nice to see a familiar face! Thank you for being such an awesome mom! I'm going to work as hard as I possibly can! My first day was exciting! We do lots of class work and we always talk in Spanish. I'm starting to think in Spanish and its coming really fast. My companion is Elder Allsup and he's super awesome! We also have 2 other missionaries in our room that are going to Mexico. We're having a lot of fun together! Tomorrow we get to go to the temple finally! I love you mom, I hope your ok.
Love Elder Cammack
Hey mom
My first 2 days have been great! Last night my branch President called me as the district leader, I guess I'm already starting to experience the leadership that's talked about in my patriarchal blessing. I was so glad I got to see Derek, it was nice to see a familiar face! Thank you for being such an awesome mom! I'm going to work as hard as I possibly can! My first day was exciting! We do lots of class work and we always talk in Spanish. I'm starting to think in Spanish and its coming really fast. My companion is Elder Allsup and he's super awesome! We also have 2 other missionaries in our room that are going to Mexico. We're having a lot of fun together! Tomorrow we get to go to the temple finally! I love you mom, I hope your ok.
Love Elder Cammack
Monday, July 22, 2013
Jonathan's first letter home written June 26, 2013
Dear Mom & Dad,
I love you guys so much! My first day has been so great! My new companion for the next 6 weeks is Elder Allsup. He's from Harriman Utah and he's going to Tampico too! He also came in today! We had such a spiritual learning experience today during some of our classes! It was so wonderful to hear other missionaries experiences! There is such a strong wonderful spirit here its amazing! I love you both so much! We had an orientation meeting, met the Presidency, went straight to classes, and did so much! Everone is so friendly! Thank you for everything!
Love
Elder Cammack
I love you guys so much! My first day has been so great! My new companion for the next 6 weeks is Elder Allsup. He's from Harriman Utah and he's going to Tampico too! He also came in today! We had such a spiritual learning experience today during some of our classes! It was so wonderful to hear other missionaries experiences! There is such a strong wonderful spirit here its amazing! I love you both so much! We had an orientation meeting, met the Presidency, went straight to classes, and did so much! Everone is so friendly! Thank you for everything!
Love
Elder Cammack
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
MTC Arrival
JUNE 26, 2013 12:45 p.m.
As a treat we headed to Kneaders for Jon's last meal before entering the MTC!
After breakfast we headed to the Provo Temple to say our goodbyes.
Then reality hits and we have to head to the MTC to start the longest 2 years of our lives.
We are so proud of the choices Jon has made and know that he will make a great missionary!
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