Logan September 29, 2014

Yup you got it folks. Well friday i ate lunch with a general authority.

That was pretty special that we had three cmm missionaries parents eating together because those same missionaries ate together on friday with a general authority. It was really cool. Elder carlson came for a mission tour and gave us a 7 hour training. He is an amazing man. he was in the armed forces, in the air force and was a general. this guy is the real deal. He gave us a lot of great ideas and things that we can change to become better missionaries. I am excited to apply all the things that he has taught us. 

it was kind of cool, we got to perform a musical number for him, so Elder Hidalgo, sister sherch, and elder cameron sang a song with sister Gammon on the piano. We only had about a week to practice and so it was no mormon tabernacle choir but i think it sounded pretty good. 

later in the program i was called upon to share my testimony. Man it was a crazy day. But it was a great day. 

Can anyone else believe that nat is really coming home this week? because i cannot. it seems like we should still be new missionaries. time just flies by. Nat is an all star missionary. I just want everyone to know that she has done a great job and has been and will continue to be a great missionary. She sure has made it easier to keep pushing hard and working the best i can. I am so happy that we were able to be missionaries at the same time. She is going to whip you all into shape so be patient haha. Good luck nanners you will be great

we had  a pretty cool week. We met a  lady that is 111 years old­. This lady has seen so much. Well i don't know how much she has seen in the last 30 years her eyes aren't what they used to be. But she is more than 5 times my age! it was hard to talk to her because she only has one ear that works and you must speak really slowly. So i didn't get many words in before she had to eat her supper. But we tried. I wish that i could just stay there for a while listen to her tell stories. She still reads and everything. I think i found a new hero.

you may have seen some of my pics i sent home but i want to explain that mini book shelf that we saw in the middle of the woods. It said take a book and leave a book. Naturally i wanted to take a book but being the good Law abiding citizen that i am we tried to think of a BOOK that we could leave, come on elders why did it take you so long to think of a BOOK to leave if you are constantly begging people to read ONE BOOK!!!! so we left the BOOK of MORMON in the book shelf and we took a michael jackson calander from 1983 and a french literature book that is from 1943. unfortunately i cant read the french book yet but in about 7ish months i will­.

We got interviewed this week by a reporter! how neat is that. i felt famous. he was doing an article on the mormon youth. and so he asked us and the sisters a few questions, I felt pretty cool answering french questions for a french news paper. it was super!

well my friends always remember that God answers prayers. If He didn't none of this would exist. 

You all know that i love quotes, and that i have always wanted to be the author of a quote so i am going to give it my best shot with this one

faith gives us reason, hope gives us strength and charity gives us power.

love you all 

elder cameron

Natalie September 29, 2014

Wow.

Oh what a beautiful 18 months it has been. I feel as if my heart will burst with gratitude and joy because of what God has done in the past year and a half. I Stand All Amazed. I stand all amazed at the miracles He has orchestrated. The people He has found. The people He introduced into my life. The lessons He has taught. The impossible He made possible. The unseen He made seen. And the thousands of miracles He gave me to show a daughter that her Father was there.

I Stand All Amazed that the greatest miracle of my mission

is me.

My mission has taught me many things. But one of the greatest principles I am taking with me, is that God is real. He is our Father. He is our teammate, and He is endlessly running at our aide. To help us. To lift us. And to guide us. And He speaks. If we listen, He will speak. And when we listen, we'll realize that He's always speaking. God never limits His love. We are the ones that put restrictions on feeling His blessings and divine love. The greatest gift He gave us was His son-who provided us with an Atonement. A way to be cleansed. A way to be free. A way to listen without restraint. To be awakened. To be comforted. A way to become like Him. Because that's why we're here. To realize our divine potentional and become like Our Heavenly Father to continue His divine mission.

My mission has taught me to LOVE. And that everyone needs it. We all search to be accepted and feel His love . And the greatest gift we can give to others is to be a vessel for God's love. To leave a legacy of love. I have grown to love this country more than I thought I ever could. I have grown to love companions and missionaries who have become sacred friends, amis who will always stay in my heart, members who showed me what true missionary work is, mission presidents who stood as pillars to lead this country, and my family--who i grew to love and respect more than I ever thought I could. My mission has taught me that the greatest missionaries are the ones who converted me -my family.

It hurts my heart to leave this place. To leave Paris in all of her glory and beauty and sacredness. But I am overjoyed and excited to begin the next step of my journey. Although I will be leaving the land of my mission,

I will not leave my mission

Because my mission is just beginning.

At the end of the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis wrote:

"And as Aslan spoke, He no longer looked to them like a lion, but the things which began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them, it was only the beginning of the real story. All of their lives in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page. Now at last they were beginning chapter one of the great story which no one on earth has read which goes on forever; in which every chapter is better than the one before."

My cover page and title page were more beautiful than I could have ever hoped for. And I am so excited to see where my story will take me for chapter 1. Each new page brings another adventure intertwined with God's grace and love. As we let Him write the pages of our lives, He will make our story more beautiful than we can even imagine. More beauitful than we could've ever written for oursevles. As we give Him more, He will make our stories into something more.

Thank you for all of your love and support. And for being there every single day of these 18 months. I will forever be grateful for the support that you have given me and for being a part of my story.

"If you find it’s me you’re missing, if you’re hoping I’ll return. To your thoughts I’ll soon be listening, in the road I’ll stop and turn. Then the wind will set me racing as my journey nears its end. And the path I’ll be retracing when I’m homeward bound again.

Bind me not to the pasture; chain me not to the plow. Set me free to find my calling and I’ll return to you somehow"

Love,

Your Sœur Cameron

100% No regrets I've promised to give MORE

Logan September 22, 2014

I am sorry but this photo that you all saw does not show a companionship, only good friends. I am training elder Draper from farmington utah. he is hilarious. we have had a great time already. we have already had some crazy miracles happen. I will try my best to describe the things that have taken place since we have been here together.

but first,

How cool is it that natalie got to see my favorite companion??? elder fontaine is the greatest. Do you see how tall this guy is??? he is even bigger spiritually. Honestly. he told me he just got called as elders quorum president. he hasn't even been home a week! I am gonig to visit him one day in france and we are going to go watch a soccer match. He will be missed in quebec. 

So i lost my car.... frowny face. another team needed the car so they had to take ours. i was sad inside. so now we are on the bus. but it is great because this week we have had 2 major miracles on the bus. first one

back when i was a wee little missionary in Mont saint hilaire. I taught a man named emmanuel. unforntunalty he moved  while we were teaching him. so we were on our way to an investigators house on the bus and a boy gets on the bus. i thought to myself, ''self you know this lad. who could it be" but then i realized it was fransico. the son of manuel. so i talked to him and he remembered me and i got his dads phone number and then i called his dad, and he remembered me too! so we are going to go and teach him again this week! i am super excited to see them all again. 

second bus miracle:

we were on our way home when a man came up to me and said, "are you the missionaries?" i said yes of course. then he said give me your card please. hahah are you serious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i talked with him, we got his number and we are going to teach him too! haha wow this was too cool. this doesn't just happen

third miracle

we were at the institute and a guy walked in to the building. the senior couple asked if he was there for the class and he said no he was just curious about the building so they pointed him over to us and we starting talking to him. we found out he was attending an alcohol anonymous group, so we know he is already working on the word of wisdom! haha but we got his number too and we are going to start teaching him.

wow miracles are real. and the Lord likes to bless his new missionaries. I love training. it is the best. It reminds me of the beginning of my mission. it is helping me go back to the basics, the fundamentals of the gospel and to become a better missionary.

I was reading in 3 nephi 27:32 when Jesus talks about those who would sell Him for things that moths corrupt and things that thieves can steal. When i was thinking about this i remembered all of the times that i have "sold" my testimony or "sold" reading my scriptures or saying my prayers to do something else or to have temporary satisfaction. We see it so many times as missionaries. Everyone, even the most active members sometimes "sell" what is most precious and what will never die for that which is of no worth. So what must we do to keep the eternal things on the top of our priority list? the next verse tells us that strait is the gate and narrow the way that leads to eternal life, how do we stay on this strait and narrow way? i have a testimony of this principle: by small and simple things are great things brought to pass.  It truly is by doing the small things that we earn our reward in heaven. It is the small things that shape us and help us become like our Savior Jesus Christ. I thought this was so interesting while i was reading, you know Gandalf got it right when he said,

"some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what i have found. I have found that it is the small things, everyday deeds, done by everyday folk that keeps the darkness at bay." 

inspired? i say yes

I love you all. I am praying for you. That is crazy that nat gets home soon. She is the best missionary i know. 

Godspeed

elder cameron

 

Natalie September 22, 2014

Wow.

What an unbelievable week! My heart is overjoyed and I am so, so GRATEFUL.

I had a lot of tender mercies and miracles that once again showed me God's hand in my life. I know that He is real. He is always there just waiting to bless us. So this week, a virus turned into a sinus infection...haha My body is just about done I think. So I went into the 11th arrondissement in Paris France to visit yet again another doctor. haha That was a surreal experience! He told me I had a sinus infection and he put me on some antibiotics and other meds! Lots of them! And guess what? Through a lot of prayers, they are working! Through the strengthening and enabling power of the Atonement, He is supporting me to the very end.

A few weeks ago, President Babin contacted me and asked me if I could put a musical number together for the Paris Stake Conference in our mission. I told him of course! I prayed a lot about it and that day in church and during sacrament meeting I had a vision! And I was able to arrange a musical number for the missionaries. I worked with another elder and he wrote some new lyrics, I wrote the music and it was INCREDIBLE to watch how God works! President was so supportive and willing to do whatever He could to help. We were asked to play for the Paris Stake. It isn't my stake, but President gave us permission to go! So this weekend we stayed in Versailles. Beautiful, beautiful, Versailles!

The Stake Conference took place in the Grand Palais, a few feet away from the Château de Versailles. Absolutely beautiful. We had a choir of about 45 missionaries and we practiced beforehand. Through the conference, we were just praying our hearts out that there would be angels singing with us. That we would be able to touch the hearts of these people, and help them hasten the missionary work in Paris. As another number, we did the quartet that we arranged for the fireside in Aulnay a few weeks ago. It was incredible, and they sang beautifully. We were the closing number. Before we began, President humbly bore his testimony of this work and said that our musical number was his prayer. We started playing and singing, and the angels joined us. It was breath taking. I'll never forget that experience. As I looked around at these missionaries that I've grown to love, and President and Soeur Babin, and the hundreds of people listening from this country. It was humbling. To hear the music that God placed in my fingers being performed in the Grand Palais in Versailles France, my heart couldn't take it anymore. What a special moment that I'll never forget. I was brimming with gratitude.

Another tender mercy happened! At the end of the stake conference, I was on stage and in walks...ELDER FONTAINE!!!! The famous mission companion of our dear Elder Cameron It was so cool! It was such a miracle that we were able to meet! It wasn't my stake conference and normally I wouldn't have been there. A complete miracle! We were able to talk about Loge and he told me how much he loves him and what a difference he is making. It was such a tender mercy to talk with the last person that's been with him and hear how he is doing. He was so kind and from all the missionaries who serve in his branch, they say that the Fontaines are incredible and some of the greatest missionaries ever. A fun little tender mercy.

This week, we also had a surprise visit from President Poznanski at our district meeting! Torcy is the headquarters for the church in France so he was being interviewed for the church. He walked into our district meeting and we had a nice chat. Oh how much I love that man! And how much I miss him! He carried his light in and his sense of humor as always. He caught up with us all and it was so great.

This week I studied a lot more about light. I read Elder Anderson's talk, "you know enough" and just loved the symbolism and simplicity he gave. "As disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we have enormous spiritual reservoirs of light and truth available to us. … In our days of difficulty, we choose the road of faith." I love that no matter the road we face, no matter the challenge, we, as disciples of Jesus Christ have an enourmous spiritual resevoir of light! Think of that mental image! That brings so much hope and love and can help us through any difficulty we face. I can feel that power each day. And I have loved feeling it out here. The power of God's light is real.

Well, I am beginning the last week of my mission. And I couldn't be more grateful. I am filled with such joy and happiness and inner peace and I'm so excited to see what miracles await us each day. I know this work is real. And I am eternally grateful to be a witness of His love.

Love,
Soeur Cameron

100% No regrets I've promised to give MORE

ELDER FONTAINE!!!! The famous mission companion of our dear Elder Cameron.

Logan September 15, 2014

So i know what you are all wondering, what is going to happen to elder cameron. for his companion is going home, will he receive another, will he go to another area, stay tuned for this weeks transfer anylisis on cmm-espn channel 2, if it has something to do with transfers we`ve got it.

this transfer anylisis has been brought to you by vitamin c, if you have got a cold overdose is the way to go. 

so i will now tell you, elder fontaine and i have been together for 6 weeks and i can honestly say he is my favorite companion. he has helped me so much and i am going to miss him. elder cameron will be receiving........ a new elder from the MTC. yes ladies and gentleman he will be training. 

there you have it. we will see how it goes.

so this week was great. the only problem is that i am a little sick. i have caught a cold. but mother you would be so proud of me i attacked this cold with on guard and other oils. The members here are so nice. We visited one family and the mom asked if i was sick and then she gave me some meds. Then we went to another family and the same thing happened. except the dad said i have some vitamin c do you want some. i said yes please. then he said I usually take about 10! haha his wife looked and said QUOI DIX PAR JOUR??? what ten a day? you are crazy ahah. so he gave me 5 which is still crazy. if you could overdose on vitamin c  i would be dead.

but i think its working.. i am feeling better. 

we received a new senior couple who will be teaching the institute classes. they are super funny we helped them move into their new apartment. the elder said during his welcome talk: le president m`a dis que mon temoinage doit etre short and sweet. alors je sais que sweet ca va dire bon bon and short est la pantalon courte, donc j`ai rien compris. haha

translation the president told me that my talk needs to be short and sweet. i know that sweet means candy and short are short pants so i didn't understand anything. haha i was laughing so hard. 

we had some good lessons this week. we taught that miracle referral. it was tellement bon as we say in french. we have some great plans coming up too.

well elder fontaine has to do many things today to get ready to go home. 

i am sure i will have some good stories for next week

Godspeed

elder cameron

Natalie September 15, 2014

Hello Tout le Monde!

This week was fantastic. First off, i have to tell my brother that I am SO PUMPED for him! and he will just be the best trainer in the world. Here comes Elder Shum shum? right? That'd be swell. i got a nice little note from him! My friend is teaching him in the mtc and they all sent me a birthday card. It was really nice. Your bleu may have signed my card!

This week was awesome! We had a lot of neat things. Today we climbed the Eiffel tower! holy hannah. My heart. One of the greatest views I've ever seen in my life.  I got to give my dying testimony in Paris. That was really incredible and a cool experience. Each zone conference they have the dying missionaries share their testimony. You go your whole mission listening to elders and sisters and then all of a sudden its you! It was a lot of fun and really symbolic for me. It was fun testifying with my MTC companion. Zone conference was great. Love the Babins.

We also had a really special meeting! It was broadcasted throughout Europe. It was the first time in history that they had a woman's meeting just for the European sisters. Elder Ballard and Elder Bednar came and other Area Authorities and just blew it out of the water! It was absolutely incredible; Elder Bednar talked about the strengthening and enabling power of the atonement specifically for women and it was so inspiring. They thanked the powerful European women for what they are doing in the church. It was really special to hear them talk to my women. These women here in France are strong. They are pioneers and they are elect incredible women. I have gained many heroes here in this country and I will never forget their strength and courage to raise their children in the gospel in a country faced with worldly trials.

I also got to go on an exchange with...SOEUR LEFRANDT!! woot woot! My MTC companion and one of my best friends! I love Soeur Lefrandt and it was incredible to serve with her and talk with her and be missionaries together again. She is absolutely amazing and has served a mission of love. She is powerful and has become a STRONG woman! We found a woman who had lost a baby and doesn't believe in God because of that. We testified to her together of God's love and power and she was touched. We prayed with her and she really felt something. It was so special. I love her a lot and am excited to end our journey together, right how we began! We'll be coming on the plane together.

We also had an amazing ward activity! It was our Soirée Internationale! Our ward is super diverse and we had members from China, Peru, Greece, and Italy present their country. It was a dream! I felt like I was traveling the world! We danced the famous Greek dance (the one they do on when in rome!) we learned an italian song and sang together, we ate incredible food! and took a tour of China. I was in heaven. We had SO many people turn up! Almost too many. haha there were more nonmembers there than members and we were all just running around getting to know everyone and teaching! We found a woman last week from the finding day and she came with her boyfriend! It was so cool. I love that the gospel is true wherever we go.

This week I found the cutest talk from President Monson in 1999 to the Young Women. He said something that i loved. "We must gaze upward, look inward, reach outward, and press forward" isn't that beautiful? I loved how that applied to light as well! And how we can find the light of Christ in all of those manners of action. We find the light in God as we look to Him then we can find it in ourselves, give that to others and see it in them, And move on throughout all the days of our lives to spread His light abroad. So beautiful.

Well i hope you all have a great week!  Thanks so much for your love and support. Fighting hard so you can receieve this last sprint of blessings. Running to the tape and sprinting the finish.

Love
Soeur Cameron

100% No regrets I've promised to give more

Natalie September 9, 2014

Well folks,

Real sorry that emails were down yesterday! That was a real bummer. But i'm glad i got a little time to write to you today and let you know how much I love and appreciate you! First off, thank you so much for the birthday money and wishes! So kind of you all. Thank you thank you. And yes em, my anthem: i am feeling 22. Tswift sings it best. This week was absolutely incredible and one I will never forget. So many miracles and experiences that I will hold dear to my heart forever. The true week of Natalie Palooza.

So this week I was sick for a few days and was bummed! Because on Friday we had a finding day with the Lyon mission so that throughout all of France, all of us missionaries were going to find together all day. We prayed for everyone every 30 minutes and tried to find 4 amis each. So I prayed my little heart out that I would be well enough to go out. And miraculously I woke up feeling so much better! The day before I had slept most of the day, yes mom, i got lots of rest. you would've been proud! So we prayed really hard. And we went out. In the first 10 minutes we got a ladies number, then found another woman who we taught on the street and she became a new ami! Crazy. Then we went out and ran into a woman I had contacted over a month ago. The spirit reminded me of her name and I contacted her. She told us her father is dying and she needs help. We set a rendez-vous with her and she's actually coming today! We went back for lunch, i slept, then we went out again. We went to the doctors and we taught the secretary! Left the doctors, went out again and found 2 more amis in an hour. It was absolutely incredible; Throughout the whole time from 9 in the morning to 9 at night, we all prayed every half an hour for each other. And as a mission we saw SO many miracles! It was unbelievable. I will never forget it. God takes care of us and as we give our wills to Him, He'll make us strong enough to do His work.

Saturday we had our beautiful baptism. Marie-Line was just radiating light and so excited. The elders were so great and helped us get everything ready and tons of the ward showed up! We were so grateful for their support. I'll never forget standing outside of the font, towel in hand, watching her walk in the water towards Elder Coulombe. She was so nervous and once she entered the water, it was like He entered her heart. She felt such peace and love. The smiles on both of their faces are hard to forget. She came out and we had a chance to talk and she was just smiling from ear to ear. She told us that her new life started that day. Everything else was behind her. So beautiful. We surprised her and all the missionaries sang "Abide with me" her favorite hymn. It was pretty special. 

Sunday, the official Natalie Palooza day! Church was beautiful. They even announced my birthday over the pulpit...haha #onlyinfrance. Marie-Line received the Holy Ghost and was just glowing. She was so happy and even bore her testimony in Testimony meeting. She bore her testimony to her children and told them how much she loved them and wanted them to have this joy too. Well, miracle, we started teaching her daughter Priscilla and slowly she is opening up. It was a dream.Marie-Line is on fire. She gave me a birthday present. Turns out she's a published author and writes poetry. She wrote me a poem about light. Can you believe that? She had no idea. It will be a treasure forever. After church we ate at the Anderson's! They are American and made me homemade mexcian food. Ah how much i miss that! it was to die for. Afterwards, the elders surprised us with a "natalie palooza" cake and we ate it at a park. They are the kindest elders and best friends in the world. So blessed.

Yesterday we went and visited Les Invalides and went to the war museum and saw Napolean's grave. We visited the WWII museum! One of my biggest dreams. I just love Paris. We even walked by Rodin's "thinker" and took a nice picture. This place has my heart.

I absolutely love this life and this work. And I know it's God's work. I know that He could do it all, but He loves us enough to teach us and use us. This week as I've studied light, I have realized so much more about His character and who He wants us to be as well; Mom your quote hit it on the money when you said, "We do not need to fight darkness.  There is no struggle or fight when you flip on a light switch and fill a room with light.  That is how we fight darkness.  We fill the world with light." God wants us to fill the world with light. And to me that is one of the most beautiful things in the world. "I met a stranger in the night, whose lamp had ceased to shine. I paused and let him light his lamp from mine. A tempest sprang up later on and shook the world about. And when the wind was gone my lamp was out. But back came to me a stranger his lamp was glowing fine. He held the precious flame and lighted mine." If we want more light, we need to glow ourselves. That's the beauty of the gospel.

Well I love you all! hope you have a splendid week. Thanks for all of your light and support.

LOve,

Soeur Cameron

100% No regrets I've promised to give more

 

 

Logan September 8, 2014

good morning

so emily i have a question for you, i am sure you know what is coming. who is this little lad who is going to take you on a date? i am a little sad that you did not tell me maybe i know him! i could give you advice. and i am your older wiser brother as such you should confide your trust in me. so think

to answer your questions: the canadian air is crisp. just the way i like it. we are not changing colors yet. it may have something to do with the elevation perhaps. i am basically at sea level. But what do i know? that is special that you got a visit from an old companion of natalies. i bet that was a treat for you all. 

 

this week was a hoot. let me tell ya. i have 4 funny/inspiring stories to tell, so sit back and relax, maybe make some hot chocolate.

the first:

so background, about two weeks ago we had an old couple move in from west canada. they are originally from france but have lived all around the world. The woman has alzheimers and requires 24hr attention. the husband is a really good man and takes care of his wife. she is a member, he is not.... yet. so we went to visit them to make sure that they got everything taken care of. we offered to go on a walk with them because they had not left the apartment since we helped them move in because he has trouble getting the wife's wheelchair through the door because there is a step. so being the strong young pups that we are we lifted the chair over the step and went on a walk. the man is 84 and he has a gas problem. he farted at least 6 times while we were there. and he has no shame. I was trying so hard not to laugh, once i couldn't control myself and i let out a giggle that i tried to cover up with a cough... usually always works. but he said no you see what awaits you when you reach my age. haha what a funny guy. 

the second: 

we had zone training meeting this past week and we gave a training, elder fontaine and myself. we talked about becoming finders. finding new investigators. we talked about how we become finders, it all starts with our understanding of the atonement. on page 2 i think of preach my gospel there is a line that says, as your personal understanding of the Atonement grows so will your desire to share it. So we started with this, we gave the challenge for everyone to study more about the Atonement of Jesus Christ.. Becoming a finder is not just for full time missionaries. it is something that each member of the church should be working on. we are all on the same team and we are all baptized members which means we all have made some promises and one of those promises is to stand as a witness of Jesus Christ.

the third:

i went on an exchange with a very new elder from idaho. i think he has been in the misison for almost 3 months. he is great. It reminded me a lot of when i started my mission. He was having similar feelings that i had about a year ago and i was able to tell him some of the things that helped me make it through those hard times. I think the best medicine sometimes is to laugh. so we were having a great time. he reminds me so much of brayden. he even looks like him too. 

the fourth and final:

we got a media referral this week. it was a miracle for sure. we didn't have any concrete plans for the night. we had just planned on passing by some less actives and some formers but we got this text with the information and off we went to contact it. it is protocol to contact within 24 hours of receiving the referral. the man answered the door and we were able to talk to him for about 10 minutes. we testified to him and we set a return appointment. It was incredible to hear the response that he gave to our questions. he said he was looking for some change in his life. it was great to feel the spirit there we could see the potential he has and one day he will be a bishop or a branch president or the elders quorum pres. I cant wait to see him progress

family. it has been real. i love you all very much. Godspeed

elder cameron

Logan September 1, 2014

GOOOOOOOOODDDD morning

how are y'all doing today. as for me and my companion, we will serve the Lord and we are great! we are having a great time. I am just loving it here in ste foy. 

we had a great week. monday we went to the falls on the south shore. I hope you enjoyed the pictures i sent you. we went with the other elders  in quebec city. we usually hang out with them on pday because we are all alone up here. there are only 2 teams of elders and 2 of sisters and everyone else is really far away.

this week we had the epluchette de blé d'inde. that was special. i have never ate so much corn in my life. It was fun. we played soccer, basketball, the kids had les jeux gonflables these blow up bounce house things. we had 4 investigators come and a lot of less actives. all you have to do is say do you like corn and then 9 times out of 10 they say yes. then we invite them to come and eat free corn and hot dogs and play games. who wouldn't want to come to that!

we had a cool miracle this week. we went to a formers house and his roommate answered. we talked with him for a long time. he invited us in and we talked about the gospel for a good 45 minutes. it was great. we are going to go to his house again and hopefully teach everyone in the apartment

yesterday was a cool day. we had  a surprise at church. i guess there was a cruze ship that docked close to quebec city and so about 10 members came to visit our branch. all of which were american. so all of the missionaries had to translate. i was translating for a couple from california. they were really nice. it is fun to translate i had to do it last week too. we have  a chinese lady that comes to the branch and she only speaks madarin and english. 

we have a great week coming up i am excited to teach the Gospel. I love you all very much. sorry it isnt much this week i will do better next week. dont worry mom i am healthy i love my companion i dont need much, life is good

I love you so much

elder cameron

Natalie September 1, 2014

Hello everyone!

What a beautiful week! We spent a lot of time preparing Marie-Line for her baptism and visiting with her! She is doing just fantastic and lovely. She is so excited for Saturday. It will be the best birthday present ever! We also spent a lot of time with members this week. We made a goal to be in contact with members every day and it was incredible the miracles we found from that! I have been studying light this week even more and have found some incredible things. I studied the new and everlasting covenant and the light poured through my heart! Teaching me new things I hadn't known before. I saw many "pillars of light" every single day.

Marie-Line shines brighter than anyone I know. She is a different person than she was when I met her. And this week, she has taught me what the Atonement of Jesus Christ can do in someone's life. The minute she accepted her Savior in her life and heart, she hasn't turned back. She has a desire to serve and love everyone around her. She smiles and is bursting with happiness! She is more confident in herself and finds answers daily from Heavenly Father. I know He loves her so much and I can feel that everytime I'm with her. Saturday will be one of the brightest days of my mission. And Sunday might be even brighter! Because she understands the light that will come into her heart. And she can't wait.

We also met with many members who gave us their testimonies and conversion stories and how the light entered their hearts. We met with many less actives as well who once had the light and want more than anything to have it back. I also read about another reactivated member. I studied the story of Alma the younger and the light that he received. This time reading it, I was really touched by the angel that came to visit him. I think that it's interesting that we don't know who the angel was. We don't know his name or what relation he had with alma before this life. But in my mind, I imagined him as someone who knew him really well. Someone who stood with him, and who saw the greatness that Alma the Younger would become and leave on the earth. The people he'd teach. The conversion he'd bring about. The lives saved and touched. The missionary work fulfilled. He came with those feelings in his heart and tells him that He was sent from God.  I love how the angel tells alma to STAND. And he does something really incredible. He begins to remind Alma who he really is inside. Who he was before this life. In the previous chapter we learn that Alma had a gift.

I believe that Alma has a gift with words. At that moment in his life, he was using that to sway people from God. The angel calls him to begin using it for good. And the coolest part of the whole story, is that he did. How many times in the Book of Mormon did people see an angel but didn't react. I love Alma. And I also love the angel. I believe that we don't know who he is, so that we can see each one of us in his eyes. My dream is to be like him. To help people remember who they are and to help them rise above and STAND. I want to waste and wear out my life in helping people feel that the CAN change and they will with the Atonement of Jesus Christ. That is what true missionary work is; It's loving people enough to help them change.

I love my mission and my life and all the changes God has given me. I love the time that I have now to continue to change every last minute. the past 22 years of my life have been such a gift and a blessing and I'm excited for this year. My 22nd year to give to Him and to continue to learn and grow and bring more light into my soul.

I hope you all have a great week and i hope you can feel my love! Thanks for giving brith to me mom. Sunday I'll be thinking of ya around 4 pm. Sure do love you guys.

Love,
Soeur Cameron

100% No regrets i've promised to give more!

Yes that's a real life BONNE SOEUR aka nun.