Week 35 - What a Week

Week 35 – What a Week November 25, 2019 Tuesday : Today we taught english in the rain, but we didnt want to be in the rain so we taught english in a chicken coop... i love ecuador so much! Wednesday : We had interchanges today and instead of two gringas with one short and one tall we were two tall white blue eyed gringas walking in san pablo!!! IT WAS SO FUN AND SHES SO CUTE! Thursday : We had a really long meeting by video chat and it was so good. We talked about how we should all repent every day because thats honestly the only way we are going to improve. Friday : eh just a normal day but a great day. Saturday : Hermana Lisbeth got baptized!!!! and so many people were there supporting her and it was incredible! Hermana Bean and I got to be the whitnesses for the baptism and it was such an incredible experience! Sunday : Go to church please, church really builds us up for the week and really helps us continue on with the challenges that we are facing in this life. Okay this week oof was crazy, this week, was incredible and this week i learned so much about giving ourselves to God. We really worked this week and gave it our all and I was really able to see how God picks us up and strengthens us when we struggle to find the strength that we need. Keep fighting and pushing through the rough moments!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK

Week 34 - Crazy Week

November 18, 2019 MY WEEK WAS CRAZY HERE WE GO Tuesday We had our district counsel and we ate PAN. I actually love bread. I didn’t before if im being honest but let me tell ya, I wish the states had panaderias. But its good they don’t because id get fat… whoops.   Wednsday HAHAHAH LISTO it rains here a lot. And I love it so much, but whats hard, is when we have to walk down hills of mud.. its fun though because it gives us good laughs. Like when I slip and fall in the mud. And then I stub my toe on a rock, and then I slip in the house with a bucket of water and my sweatshirt got real wet. It was a good day. Thursday we had zone conference and hermana bean was throwing up on the grass. Then I opened the bathroom door on my face and got a bruise that was growing which was great because then I had an interview with elder zeballos…. You couldn’t tell so that was good, but the conference was amazing!!! And something that stood out to me is that we are all god and goddesses, and we need to see everyone in the way god sees them! Friday we went to quito for a lidership counsel and we got stuck in quito and got to contact and ate pizza!!!! DOMINOS IS THE BEST AND MY SISTER MAKES THE BEST PIZZA. Saturday we got back from quito and we had a crazy day but such a good one! Sunday wow Sundays are so good. I love them sometimes. I love watching the door waiting for people to come to church but sometimes they don’t show up, but whoohoooo we had people come to church!!! Sorry my email this week isn’t the most enjoyable but I REALLY LOVE THE MISSION. The mission is crazy but wow I have never felt like this before. I have never had so much love and joy in my life. And let me tell you, we are filled with the Spirit. I invite you all to make your focus this week on the Spirit. Find God in your life and make it your focus and your life with have so much more joy and love. I LOVEYOU ALL AND HAVE SUCH A GOOD WEEK!”!!!!!! CHOW

Week 33 - The End of the Trio :(

Week 33 – The End of the Trio  November 11, 2019 okay everybody i love the mission. i love this gospel and let me tell ya, i have never been so happy yet so tired in my life. and it is the greatest! also a common subject this week was, if God is our loving Heavenly Father, why does he punish us? in moroni 7 it talks about how everything that is good comes from Dios, and everything else from Satanas. Primero, we get to choose whether we get the good or the bad. Mediante our actions, we determine the consequences. So why do good people have trials and hard times? okay heres a little example we were able to share and it really opened my eyes, if you have gold but you dont know you have gold, no one will try and steal it. but if you have gold in your hands and are walking down the street, people will begin to try and steal your gold. the gold is the gospel, when we dont know that we have the gospel, satan doesnt have to try and take us down, but when we accpt the gopel and we shiine with the light of christ, satan will work double time on us. Its not that God is punishing us, its us becoming stronger in the gospel. So when hard things come our way, look to god for more strength, turn to him instead of the world. because Jesus Christ died for us to save us, satan sneaks up on us through the things of the world. This week was amazing, we worked so hard in both sectors and have seen many miracles due to the work we put in! The trio has been an answer to prayers and i have learned more than i have ever learned in these two weeks!!! I have never felt the spirit like i felt it this week and it is incredible what God can do through actions of missionaries who are just following the random thoughts that come into there minds. The spirit will testify to us when we are willling ot work and to act and through that, people begin to see and feel the love of God in there lives! always remember your baptismal covenant, and always be willing to take his name upon you no matter where you are. I love this gospel and i invite you all to really find your testimony and your conversion through daily scripture study, attending church weekly, and praying to our Father in Heaven who loves us more than we can even imagine!!! i love you all and am so thankful for your prayers and emails!!!! oh for cambios, IM STAYING IN SAN PABLO WOOT WOOT LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!! but i lost my hija, they took her to quito, -_- but hna bean from the trio is staying with me in san pablo! dos gringas con blue eyes and blonde hair hehe its gonna be the best 6 weeks ever!!! TALK TO YOU ALL LATER I LOVE YOU ALL Fe en Dios incluye Fe en Su tiempo! Hermana Campbell (campbeige)

Week 32 - Woah!

Week 32 – Woah November 4, 2019 Woah. When people say the mission flies by its because it really does. Especially crazy weeks like this week! Okay so were in a trio again, like last time because an Hermana extended her mission and went home Monday so la Hermana, Hermana bean from Portland was left without a companion and now were back working in both areas! We saw so many miracles this week and it was incredible. We really got to focus on the people that are progressing and we have really seen the fruit of our labors this week! Monday : we had an incredible lesson with a pareja and theyjust had a baby and are super willing to accept the gospel right now! We watched the restauration and wow the wife has so much desire!!! so does the husband and im so excited to see the progression of them as they grow closer to Christ!! Tuesday : We helped these cute kids with english and then got the chance to teach them with there mom and wow they too are so reseptive and so prepared for the gospel!! They live in a beautiful place too. But wow theyre adorable. Wedsnsday : PREPERATIONFORHALLOWEEN kidding we had intercambios and holy it was so fun. i love being in trios with three gringas with blue eyes. SUPER FUN AND I LOVED IT Thursday : we spent all day in zone conference and holy wow that was incredible. ill have to bring my note book next timeandshare what i learned because woah. so good. Friday : ACTIVIDADES DEL DIA DE LOS DIFUNTOS!!!! lots of pan and colada morada and so many fun activities but i love san pablo SO MUCH AHHHHHH saturday : i actuallly dont remember. OH WE HAD AN ACTIVITY as a district and we gave free chocolate (not hot chocolate because it was more cold) AND I LOVE TALKING TO RANDOM PEOPLE sunday : two wards and we had a lot of families that came to chruch andwowo i love church!!! it truly brings us peace and comfort for not only sunday but also for all of the week!!!!! READ YOUR SCRIPTURES. IT WILL ANSWER ALLYOUR QUSETIONS AND NOT THE WORDS PEOPLE, ITS THE SPIRIT THAT WILL TESTIFY TO YOU AND TEACH YOU ALL I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND LOTS OF LOVE. MUAH Fe en Dios incluye Fe en Su tiempo HERMANA CAMPBELL

Week 31 - Ha Ha Ha - I Ate Bugs!!!!

Buenas tardes a todos!!!!!! This week kind of flew by and it was kind of GREAT WOHOOOOO I LOVE THE MISSION!!! } Tuesday : Feed the missionaries, it’s a hard life when you don’t have a mamita… but not when you have a comp who can cook delicious food!!! Wohoooo and wow can I just testify of the power of members. When they accompany us during the lessons, the lessons are so much more spiritual, the people that are being taught are more willing to act and they have support!!! GO OUT AND VISIT PEOPLE WITH THE MISSIONARIES!!!! Wedsnday : We had interviews with our new hermanas lideres and theyre super cute loved it!!! And we had a great lesson with a family we were teaching in the past and ahhhhh esperamos that the spirit can testify to them and work with them to know the truthfulness of what we teach! Thursday : hahahahahah I LOVE PLANTING MAIZ AND FREJOL. Thanks mom for making us work in the garden because now im a pro and can plant in any kind of weather!!!!! Oh and I love the rain, and when we cant enter the house and end up teaching in the rain. Oh rain. Youre so great. oh, and we ate bugs. I was dramatic but theyre good. Firday : man, lessons cayeron. But hey we got to watch the first book of Mormon video and if you haven’t seen them…. LOOK EM UP THEYRE AMAZING. BOOKOFMORMON VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE GO WATCH EM PLEASE Saturday : Its kind of funny how God works. You can confirm the lessons as many times as you want, but if Heavenly Father has something else planned, welp then it doesn’t matter, hahah we ended up knocking on doors for a good bit and wow was that fun. I have never had so much fun talking to random people. I LOVE THE MISSION Sunday : LISBET ASISTIO!!!!!!!!!! MILAGROS! We then yesterday called some futuros, a lady whos son of 10 years gave me his seat on the bus and we got talking and I wrote her number down like 4 months ago. But when she answered and remembered who we were she said we couldvisit her tomorrow, so we went today! And WOW HOLY WHACK THEY ARE SO PREPARED. I have never felt the spirit that strongly in onelesson. It was incredible. THIS GOSPEL REALLY IS WHAT PEOPLENEED AND CAN HEAL ANY BROKEN HEART. OH AND WERE IN A TRIO OTRA VEZ!!!! WOHOOOOOOOOO Literally this work amazing and I could go on and on about it but I just want to share one thing. Jesus Christ suffered on the cross for us, Christ was spit upon and rejected, for who, for us. And what can we do to thank Him? Live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Have FAITH, REPENT DAILY, Meet with the missionaries and be baptized, and receive the gift of the holy ghost, and if you have been baptized, take the sacrament every week to renew those covenants, and endure to the end. 5 simple points that will change your life for all eternity. I love you all and I love this gospel and I am so grateful for this opportunity that I have to spread it with the people here in Ecuador. HAVE A GREAT WEEK

Week 30 - Back to Work and In the Rain

Week 31 – Back to Work and In the Rain October 21, 2019 What a week. back to work and never been happier, little update with the family with the baby. They live in a different sector but were staying in gonzalez for a bit, so we called them and they were back in there home, BUT we asked if the missionaries could visit them and THEY SAID OH OF COURSE AND WERE SO EXCITED AND WOW I LOVE THIS WORK! The whole protest thing has calmed a lot and were back to working like normal! Thank you for all the prayers!!!! Wednesday We were back in business!! wohoooo teaching lessons and loving life! Thursday We had a reunion with a few zones and president to talk about what happened the past week and what we learned from it, so im gonna share what i learned from it... Being stuck inside for me really didnt make me frustrated, it gave me a chance to eat up the scriptures, studying everyday and really focusing on my personal testimony while trying to call and talk to others and help them with theres. It made us think about Jose Smith when he was in carthage and how strong he truly was. We didnt get the chance to take the sacrament and it made me really desire a future family based on the gospel. With a husband that no matter what is happening in the world, can bless the sacrament and protect my family. It made me appreciate the time i have to talk to as many people as i can. We got 2 hours to leave, and we talked to everyone. And we found people that really need the gospel in there lives. President mentioned a chain of events thats happened here in ecuador, starting with the ground breaking for the temple, then elder bendnar, then the PROFETA and elder cook, and the area president or somethinglike that and then the army of the Lord in all of ecuador was GUARDADO. not sure the traslation. (mom?) We were inside for a reason and we learned what we needed to learn and grew in ways we could only grow inside. I couldnt be happier to be back outside talking to everyone and inviting them to come unto Christ. It truly is the greatest gift we can offer. SO SHARE IT. There is neither man nor women in this church who is not on a mission. That mission will last as long as they live, and it is to do good, to promote righteousness, to teach the principles of truth, and to prevail upon themselves and everybody arund them to live those principles htat htey may obtain eternal life. Brigham Young We have a mission in the world, each human, each women, each child who has grown to understanding or to the years of accountability, ought to be qualified to preach the truth, to bear testimony of the truth. Joseph F.. Smith We had many miracles this week and many answered prayers. Thank you for your support in everything and continue being a light in this darkening world!!!! Fe en Dios incluye Fe en Su tiempo Hermana Campbell

Week 29 - Delivered a baby and protests and house arrest - what?

Thankfully the UN stepped in and helped the government and indigenous people of Ecuador to come to a compromise Sunday night. The missionaries were taken off of house arrest Tuesday and were allowed to have a p-day after being in their homes for 8 days!! It was so good to see her face and hear her voice and know she was ok. She said there was only 1 time she felt unsafe, and that was walking home one night before they were put on house arrest. There were a lot of fires in their town. People from other towns would come in to break into the stores since everything was shut down, so the store owners would build fires in front of their shops to keep people out. The missionaries had a lot of time for study, prayer and sleep. And we got a lot of funny videos since they were so bored!😂😂 So grateful for all of your fasting and prayers for ashlyn and everyone else in Ecuador! Kristen Week 29 – Delivered a baby and protests and house arrest – what? October 15, 2019 okay. hello everybody. I would like to start off by saying that conference was AMAZING. I LOVED EVERY PART THAT I GOT TO SEE!!!!! The true joy really does come from Christ and His love for us. and please. just share the gospel with everyone. Dont be scared to share the best thing that has ever happened to us. But hey ill get onto my week well two weeks because youre gonna love em! Wedsnday a week ago we got back to san pablo from picking up my comp and had a great day! whooohoooo Thursday a week ago, there were no busses. We couldnt leave our little pueblo to get to the rest of our sector. Friday THERE WAS FIRE IN THE STREETS WHAT Saturday we watched conference in a hardware store because we couldnt get to the chaple. and there were millitary taking down big groups of people. So then we watch the second session of conference but only get to hear the opening song because then we helped give birth.... sin bromas. We called 911 but with the protest happening in ecuador for the gas prices there were no cars and no hospitals. So i helped give birth. Literally. it was interesting. beautiful. scary. everything. We then taught the family the plan of salvation and taht was special. Sunday we watched conference then studied inside. because ecuador was crazy. Monday a bunch of indians marched to quito ( 3 hours in bus) to talk to the president, with sticks. Tuesday more fires in the street to protect our pueblo from other pueblos trying to rob our stores, how rude. but for reals we were running out of food. Wedsnsday we were inside again and studied Thursday same Friday well, same Saturday WE GOT TO LEAVE FOR 2 HOURS AND WE FOUND MILAGROS!!!!!!!!!!!!! sunday well, we didnt get to partake of the sacrament and had our own cute ven sigame inside our house. whohhoooo but THEY PUT ALL THE BUS PRICES BACK TO NORMAL AND THE PARO CAME TO A FIN There were a lot of deaths and injuries in quito but all the missionaries are safe and were taken care of!!!! it was a crazy 2 weeks but that was the rundown hope you enjoy!!!!!!!! SHARE THE GOSPEL THAT IS OUR MISSION. NOT JUST WITH A TAG, OUR LIFE MISISON IS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL. INVITE SHARE, LOVE, SERVE, JUST BE LIKE CHRIST PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!! Fe en Dios incluye Fe en Su tiempo Hermana Campbell