Camron's letter.......May 28, 2012

Hola Familia, This week went pretty good but my comp just got "dengue" so were inside again. It's pretty sad to see someone with dengue because its a terrible sickness. But he's a strong camper and he is doing fair. He  doesn't seem to show much of the pain he has. I even told him that he was going to get really cold and he came out and said "dangit, I'm freezing". Then I told him that now he was going to probably experience a strong fever, and he came out and said, "dangit, I'm sweaten up a storm".  We both laughed at how I   called it. He probably only has like 3 days more to go (hopefully). His full name is Vance Coonchow Alihikawa Faálafua so I sometimes call him "Conichiwa Ukalele Faálafua" haha. We worked hard this week and we found this Muslum guy who says that he doesn't believe that Jesus Christ is a God and that he was only a prophet like all of the other prophets in the bible. They also don't believe in half of the New testament.  When we  taught him we testified that Jesus Christ is the only way and means by which man can return to the presence of God, because no one comes unto the Father unless it is through the Son. And how God sent His son to save the world. We testified that He is our Redeemer and Savior. Then we explained to him how he needs to trust in God more than in our fellow men, and if he prays with true purpose and with a true heart, that God will testify and help him know that Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us. We are truly hoping that this will help him even if it's just a seed planted. As long as it grows it should help him understand. I have been reading a bit in "Jesus the Christ" and the parables are awesome. My favorite is the one that says that if we had faith of a mustard seed we could move mountains. Then Talmage explains to us that a mustard seed  isn't the smallest seed but it makes the biggest difference from being such a small seed to becoming a tree. But then we also know that faith as small as a mustard seed needs to be nourished with works, hope, and confidence in the power of the Lord. If these things are applied then miracles will take place. It's not too fun to be stuck inside, and I cant wait until we can get out so I can share what I have been studying. I'm sure God will provide the way even though we're not able to work this week. I just finished the Book of Mormon yesterday,  and I repeat what Joseph Smith testified. "It is the most correct book in the world and through it we can become closer to our Heavenly Father. It is the work of God, the proof that the only true church is on the earth today, and what a blessing it is to represent it. I hope you guys have an awesome week.  I'll look forward to telling you how this week went next week.   Love,  Elder Christoffersen