January 26, 2015

That's right folks. holy water freezes just like regular water. haha we had an investigator give us holy water. we left it in our car and sure enough just like normal water it froze. I think the lesson is clear for all of us. Holy water is just water. I guess it wasn't that holy. They probably should have boiled the hell out of it..... hahahahahahaha ok that was pretty funny right? 

oh man life is good.

the cold north is very cold. but it hasn't been too bad as of late. it hovers around -15. I don't know what that is in Fahrenheit. so my nose hairs are fine. they actually have froze before. but not this week. funny that you mention that mother. I am well thank you, my asthma is doing just fine. I am not in need yet but I think it may be wise to get one ready to send because it may take a while to get to Gatineau. No rush. en francais on dit, t'en fait pas! don't worry relax if I knew how to spell acunamatata I would write that. 

well this week was just swell. I already told you about the holy water. that came from an investigator. her name is echo. we passed her off to the sisters because she is a single lady and it is hard for us to visit her. Build the kingdom as I like to say. I met a great African family this week. Oh man I just love Africans and hatians. we work a lot with them. they are so nice, humble, and funny. This family has 3 girls that speak English French and Spanish. can you believe that?? Their English is much better than my French too. they are recent converts of about a year or so. They are struggling coming to church so we were able to talk about missionary work and service. that kind of rekindled the flame. so hopefully they will be coming back more regularly to church. 

each week we do service at a homeless shelter. we make beds, and sweep floors and such. It is quite amusing. we go with our friend steve. he is an internegator but we love him all the same. he is a great guy, just doesn't really know exactly what he wants right now that's all. I don't know if he will get baptized while I am a missionary but he will be baptized one day. of that I am sure. 

hey do you remember the willy waller 2006? well I saw it again this week. Our ward mission leader loves this film so he showed it to us at our correlation meeting. haha the other missionaries in the ward are really young. I am the oldest by a good year and some change. So they didn't really understand the video but elder hattaway and myself and our ward mission leader were just laughing so hard. Elder hattaway is great. he is a football player. he played for his college before he left of the mission. His French is really good for where he is at in his mission. he came in with elder draper my last companion. so he is still pretty knew but he works like an experienced missionary. he is awesome. a great missionary in every sense of the term.

all is well in zion. I am doing just great. I hope all is well at home. I am praying hard for every one of yous! that was a good Canadian phrase. they say yous when there is more than one you. how neat is that?

Godspeed. 
elder cameron

January 19, 2015

what a week! it had its ups and downs. and sometimes up out number the downs, but not in Nottingham.

I will tell you all a little bit about my companion ELDER HATTAWAY. He is an allstar. i am serious. he can play every single sport, quite well i might add. He was companions with elder shumway in the mtc. So he has had to deal with two elders from the 32nd ward. How neat is that. I really like him. he is a hard worker. We have already had a great time together. He hails from the land of Georgia. The peach pride state. He is extremely good at puzzles. i have found a new addiction. Puzzles my friends are dangerous. once you start that is all you can think about. Dont worry we were still working hard doing missionary work but once planning was over we were attacking some puzzles. It is great for clearing the mind. I have really enjoyed myself while doing puzzles. Anyways my comp is great and we are having fun

this week was a fun one. we had a couple discouragements but you know those come and they make us stronger. A wise woman once sang, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I think she was singing about lifting weights and such, but it relates to the mission as well. Sometimes things come your way and they make you sad. But even when we are sad we can be happy because we know that these things are given to us for our good. We learn and grow and become more like our Father in Heaven. I have learned this time and time again on my mission. 

I went on an exchange with a really young missionary this week. It was fun. It made me think of the beginning of my mission and how i felt. I have come a long way! i can speak french now that is kind of cool. I may not know the answer to every question but i do know that God loves His children and that answer is good enough for me. 

I received a strange call yesterday. A woman called and asked if she could talk with me for a little while. I had no idea who she was. She asked me some doctrinal questions and i was able to answer them by testifying. That was about the only thing i could do was to testify. She then asked if we could visit her and discuss more about the nature of God. It was really interesting to see that i did not have to have a perfect answer. I have never really been good with words. I try my best but more often than not i look back on what i said and wish i could have changed it. But as i looked back on this particular instance the spirit told me that what i said did not come from me. It came from Heavenly Father and that His answers are perfect for the woman with which i was speaking. That was a really cool experience for me. 

I hope you are all doing well. You are all in my prayers every night. It has been just swell to be a missionary. I am so glad i am here. Thank you for your support

Godspeed

Elder cameron

aka logy bear

 

 

January 13, 2015

Hello how are you all

yes i know today is tuesday and pday is usually on monday. but unfortunately we have from time to time something that is called zone training meeting. and when president cant make it to ottawa any other day of the week he chooses monday. so that is why my day of preparation in on tuesday 

well i suppose i shall respond to questions before giving an account of my dealings with my fellow men this week. 

first answer, i am well thank you for asking. Mother you are very close to the spirit always remember that, i had a couple rough days this week but i felt the prayers. Thank you for all you do, insert smiley face

second I did receive grandmas package and i sent them a thank you email, but i guess they did not receive it. pity. i shall send another

Man i almost died this week, usually i wouldn't tell these kinds of stories to my mother but it was quite humorous therefore i cant help but share. I shall do so by recounting my story of leaving sainte foy 

I woke up tuesday the 6th at 5:45 in order to catch the bus which would take me from quebec city to montreal at 6:30. After preparing my self, i said goodbye to my fellow missionary friends and i left the beautiful land of quebec. It was a sad farewell but full of love. I left with one other missionary who was going home. We made it to the bus station after a very long and cold ride. we arrived at the station Berri Uquam. now for all you who know the metros of montreal you would realize that this place is a very busy and stressful station, for it connects 3 different lines, the heart of montreal. I had to drag my luggage through the station and get on a metro to go 3 stops to laurier, drag my luggage up the stairs and across the street to the mission office. then after about a half hour i did the exact same thing, but this time i got on a bus to ottawa. after on the bus i sat and stared out the window. I was pretty sad i wont lie. I loved being in quebec. it was a great 6 months. But when i got off i met my new companion! elder Hattaway. He is great. Seriously one of the funniest guys i have met. We get along just fine. the are is good too. a little bizarre but i am having a good time. my district is a really young one. i am the oldest by over a year, in mission time that is. my comp is actually older than me. you know that is an interesting fact i have never been older than any of my comps. 

anyways so i meet him and this other man named steve. he is an investigator of ours. he is really nice and willing to help us out. he gave us a ride back to our place because we have no car, yet. hopefully this week. 

So this is the part where i almost die. as much as i love steve he is  a terrible driver. i was trying to get to know him a bit, and maybe this was my fault, but i asked him some questions and then he started to turn around to talk to me while he was driving! the red jeep in front of us got closer and closer. He swerved out of the way just in time, and managed to visit 5 lanes with out touching a single other car. After some profane language, he offered a prayer of gratitude to thank the Lord for getting the two elders home in safety. now that is a man! 

we have had a great time here thus far, with many adventures to come. I have found a new love for puzzles. i think i am going to have to get some. We just finished one today. good stuff, great for stress relief. 

I love you all very much

Godspeed

elder cameron

January 5, 2015

I am getting transferred! how weird is that. there are still 2 weeks left in the regular transfer but there are some missionaries going home early for school and so there were some things that got switched around and i am going to Gatineau. Which is in Ottawa. so i am going to the opposite side of the mission! how crazy is that? this will most likely be my last area. For i only have 3 transfers to go after this one ends on the 21st.

oh no buddy, i always knew that he was part wolf. What a dog! we should make a movie about him. Man i am kind of pumped that he got a bird. how did we lose so many others? we only have 2 left? i am not sad or anything just curious haha, they were not my favorite creatures on the block. Once mine died i would have no part of them, for if you remember correctly it was the rest of them that teamed up on my fragile hen, she never stood a chance against the raging talons. So maybe i am still a little upset about that whole fiasco. 

we had a great new years celebration. we ate at our branch presidents house again, and then at the casanovas house for new years day. they are so kind, in fact the are so kind that brother casanova gave me a vintage 1960 electric guitar! how neat is that. there are some minor repairs that need to be made but that is going to be a fun project when i come home i am super excited to play it. it is packed up in my suitcase just waiting to be fixed. 

i am really sad to leave sainte foy. i have loved being here. i think i have grown the most in this area. i have learned a lot. I was able to be the district leader for 3 transfers, and i was able to hear a lot of miracles from all the missionaries in our district. it has been just splendid to work here. I will leave a piece of my heart here in quebec city. but i am sure that gatineau will be great. The Lord has need of me there and so i will go and do the things which He commands. It is crazy how fast time is flying. 

unfortunately i am going to have to keep this one short. i have a lot of work to do to prepare to leave on tuesday. I love you all very much and here is a picture of yours truly, Le Roi!