Hey everyone! Well I have had two companions this week! I had
Sister Mortensen from Tuesday-Saturday. On Wednesday, we got a call from
President asking if Sister Mortensen was still interested in learning
spanish. (she mentioned it in an interview). She said yes. Then he
called back again and explained that a sister missionary was sent to a
spanish area because they thought she was a spanish missionary but she
is not. So they told her that they are going to move her to Denver
speaking spanish on Saturday. So I realized the day after I got my new
companion, that she was leaving!
Sister Mortensen is from Tucson, Arizona. She is a
sweet sweet girl. She's more on the quiet side. I really had to talk to
her to open her up. She has a slower pace than me so I had to really
work hard to find that equal balance of me slowing down and her speeding
up. I know I was put with her for even just those 4 days for a reason. I
learned and I hope her learned as well.
But we worked really hard. I didn't want to slack at
all. It was tough because she wasn't used to the morning schedule which
is VERY important as a missionary. Wake up at 6:30 am, work out till
7am. get ready by 8am. start personal study, and 9am companionship
study, 10am out the door. So I worked really hard to get her moving.
We got to see alot of people. The zone leaders gave me a
call telling me that they were impressed with the amount of work we
did.
I got a letter from someone from California!
I looked at the name and saw it was from California and though.. "hmm
who is this!?" Then started reading and the lady wrote, "Your probably
wondering who is this?!" haha. Well anyways she said that her daughter
just got called to the Colorado Denver South mission and they were
searching online and came across my blog. They started following it and
loved it. She said that she learned so much and her daughter was more
excited to come out! It made my day! It was such a wonderful letter. I
really needed it because it was right after Sister Partridge left. I was
a tender mercy. I hope I get to serve with her daughter. That would be
neat. Thank You!
This week has been really hard without Sister
Partridge. I miss her so much! All the members miss her too because she
has been here for 9 months! Well we were in a lesson with the Bivens.
And Bob, this sweet old man started silently crying. I saw him and lost
it! I started sobbing! I felt so bad for crying over my last companion,
so I blamed it on a scripture....not my brightest moment. Then we went
to Gary's and I kept tearing up there as well.
BUT wonderful news. Hunter Zeller got baptized on
Saturday! It was so wonderful! There were 8 missionaries there because
so many were involved with his teaching. The font was leaking, so they
got behind on filling it up. So they had to baptize him in like 2 feet
of water! So they started on their knees and then Brother Woodward
dunked him and when he went to pull him out, he slipped and fell on him!
I thought poor Hunter was going to drown! haha but it was still such a
spiritual baptism. We had a wonderful testimony meeting afterwards. I
bore my testimony. Even though it wasn't technically my baptism because
the elders in Craig taught him, I felt like he was still one of my
baptisms because Heavenly Father gave me the inspiration to get the
missionaries in his home. It doesn't matter. I just want everyone to
have the blessings that come from the gospel of Jesus Christ. But
anyways it was wonderful. Well afterwards Sister Mortensen and I drove
to Rifle to meet with President and my new companion.
Sister Betts! Oh She is from Laurel, Montana. Dane...do
you know the Betts family? Well anyways she is a spunky 19 year old!
haha she was totally opposite from Sister Mortensen. She talks up a
storm. I love it. She is really funny. I feel like an ogre next to her
because she is only 5'1''! haha but anyways we have more of the same
pace. The switch was inspired.
Well after I picked up Sister Betts we went back to the
Zellers to have dinner. That was so nice. Then we went to stake
conference the adult session. It was wonderful. Elder Payne from the
Quorum of the Seventy spoke. WOW it was amazing.
Sunday we had stake conference. It is broadcasted
throughout our stake because it is such a large area. Something went
wrong in the the middle when Sister Maynes and President Maynes were
speaking! We were so sad because the only thing we could hear were the
Spanish Sisters in Rifle translating!!!! :( so sad. Oh well.
Afterwards we went to Gary's and we read The Book of
Mormon. He is now in Alma. I really want him to really try to set a goal
to finish it so he can pray to know whether or not it is true. Wow Gary
is just so amazing and I love him so much. I just want him to receive
his answer from Heavenly Father so that family can be sealed for
eternity! I know it is something that will come in his time when he is
ready. I never want to push him because I want and I know he want's to
get baptized for him and only him.
Sunday we had an intense lesson with Ray. He knows the
Bible front to back! whoa! It's actually very inspiring. Well we taught
his wife with him this time, so we retaught the restoration which is the
first lesson. But we wanted to put more emphases on the Priesthood for
Ray. Poor Sister Betts turned off during that lesson. She was
intimidated. haha But she was fine! I know it wasn't our best lesson,
but the spirit was still there. I know it. Brother Murray was also their
to bear testimony. So that was good. We have been practicing the first
lesson more and more since. She knows it, she just needs to practice to
gain that confidence. It will come and I am not nervous or worried at
all. I trust her. She strives to be obedient and she will be blessed
tremendously for that.
I was reading in 3 Nephi this morning and I found this
amazing scripture just testifying the importance of food storage and how
we need to be prepared for anything. 3 Nephi 4:18-20. Awesome!!! :)
Well I love you all so much! Keep sending the letters. They make my day! Truly!
-Sister Gampe
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