Que sus momentos sean milagros, May 28, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

It´s really hard to express how I feel right now. I am extremely grateful for the time that I have had here in Argentina and the people that I have met. I am also determined to keep focusing on today, because I know that I cannot live in the future nor the past. There is a firm hope that more of the people that I could teach can come unto Christ and be baptized and also the lingering question if there was anything more that I could have given in the service of my Lord and Savior.

This past week was miraculous. The biggest miracle that I was blessed to participate in was the teaching of Jorge. Jorge is the husband of our recent convert Angela. He attended church with his family the Sunday of their confirmations, and we were able to visit with him this week. 

As Elder Soberanas and I spoke with Jorge, we felt the words that we should speak come in a way that I cannot describe as anything but inspired by a loving Father in Heaven that knows his children by name. We were able to promise Jorge that by committing himself now to be baptized, that he would be able to quit smoking and that he would never have to smoke again. And he did it.

Jorge has begun to put his faith in Christ and in his family first. He is determined to receive the blessing of baptism for himself, and for his children that tragically passed away. After committing himself to baptism and reading in the Book of Mormon, he was able to see his deceased son in a dream. It had been months since he had dreamed of his son- I know that it was God that blessed Jorge to see his son again, even if in a dream. Elder Soberanas and I are extremely happy to be able to help be with his son forever one day.

This is my last letter. There is nothing that I can say except that I know that God and Jesus Christ live. I know that I am nothing, but I know that God has a perfect Son who has paid the price of my errors. I want to surrender myself to Him every day of my life. He has power on earth to save all of God´s children. 

Thank you all for all of your love and support during these two years in Argentina. I hope that I can continue to work daily to thank God for the miracles that he has worked in my life and in your lives.

I love you all with all of my heart,

Elder Lambert

Photos:

1. The zone of Merlo

2. Elder Trejo (Guatemala), Elder Whitmer (Elk Grove, CA), Elder Soberanas, Me

Sed firmes, May 21, 2018

I don´t think that I´ve lost weight, but I couldn´t tell you. That´s really cool to hear about the trip to Ohio. Looks like it was a beautiful place, and a really cool event. I´m glad that you were able to go and participate. 

I don´t have a lot of time to share but I want to share a few thoughts.

This week was pretty incredible. Angela, Rocío, and Matías entered into the waters of baptism. I know that they made a promise with God in that moment to keep the commandments take the name of Christ over them. I know that God´s priesthood authority on earth made that possible, and also made it possible that they could receive a remission of their sins.

At times in my life I have questioned many things. However, in all of my questioning the only light that lead me towards true happiness has been the light of Christ. We are not here in the world for mere happenstance. God sent us here- we are his children. He does have a church over the face of the earth.

We as men and women are imperfect, but that´s why God sent his Son to perform an infinite and eternal sacrifice for us. I want to trust in the testimony that I have received from the spirit of God. I want to choose to follow Christ every day of my life. I know that it is the only way to live that will never lead to regret.

I love you all! I hope that you continue to get down on your knees daily and talk with your Father in heaven! 

Much love,

Elder Lambert

Photos: Elder Soberanas and I with Angela, Matías, and Rocío

Feliz dia de la madre, May 14, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

It was great to see everyone Sunday! I´m glad to hear that you could have a great Mother´s Day and that you and Dad are going to be able to visit Connor and Melinda! That sounds like it is going to be a great trip!

This last week was absolutely EXCELLENT here in Altos de Merlo. I didn´t get to tell you about them last Monday, but on Sunday night the 6th of May Elder Soberanas and I met Angela, Rocío, and Matías in addition to Fiorella and Bautista. 

Angela had attended church over ten years ago, and was preparing to be baptized when a tragedy happened- she lost her daughter, a newborn granchild, and her 13-year-old son in a house fire. After all of this time, we found her last Sunday and she now is excited to be able to attend church again, be baptized with her two grandkids (Rocío and Matías), and then be able to perform the temple of work of her children that passed away.

Fiorella is a single mother of 4 boys (Bautista, Ignacio, Francisco, and Caleb). She recently broke up with the father of her sons, and we contacted her in the street in a moment when she was being weighed down by the burden that she was now facing (raising 4 children alone). She was able to read in the Book of Mormon, feel of its power, and receive her own testimony that it´s true. She is also excited to prepare for baptism along with her 9-year-old son, Bautista. 

God continues to pour out blessings upon me and my companion. I know that in the coming days I still have many people to invite unto Christ. Today is my only day to work in the Lord´s vineyard, and I hope to thrust in my sickle with all of my heart, might, mind, and strength. Thank you all for your continued love and support.

With all.of my love,

Elder Lambert

Photos:

1. Elder Elliott (my former companion from Orem, UT) and I at a mission activity

2. Elder Ruiz (former comp from Ecuador) and I

3. Elder Sparks and I (former comp from Canada)

Tengo gozo en mi alma hoy, May 7, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!!!

It´s great to hear from you all! I love hearing all of the exciting news. Elder Soberanas and I had a great week! We had some truly beautiful experiences, and we´re excited to see many more!

Technically the last name of Elder Soberanas is Elder Milne-Soberanas but his name is too long to fit on his plaque so he chose the part that was easier to pronounce in Spanish- Soberanas. And the answer is- yes he does know his heritage. His mom is actually from Spain. 

Victoria was actually baptized and confirmed this last weekend!!! It was a really spiritual and uplifting chain of events! We really felt the spirit so strongly throughout all of the teaching and her decision to be baptized and confirmed!

It was an amazing experience- in one of the lessons as we talked about the commandments, and being able to attend the temple after baptism her 3-year-old daughter, Maitena, said, "I want to join this church." Victoria was able to explain to her how when she is eight she will be able to get baptized- although she wasn´t excited that her older sister, Tiziana is going to be able to get baptized first.

After the beautiful baptismal service and her confirmation in church, she even went up to bare her testimony! It was such a powerful moment, and I felt so happy that Elder Soberanas and I could be in the right place, at the right time, and act upon the impressions that we received from the spirit. 

I don´t have time to write more details, but I´m so excited for wait the coming days hold. God is pouring out his blessings upon us. I hope that you are all seeking out the promised blessings of God! I know that as you are obedient to him and his called servants that you will be blessed!

I love you all!

-Elder Lambert

P.S. On Mother´s day this Sunday I will be calling at 6:30 PM Argentina time which I believe would be 3:30 PM Utah time.

Photos:

1. Victoria with all the members at the baptismal service

2. Elder Soberanas and I with Victoria.

Altos de Merlo con mi amigo australiano, April 30, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

When I went to my second area, Santos Lugares, I also lived with Elder Soberanas. He wasn´t my companion but we lived together. He´s from Gold Coast (basically Brisbane), Australia. I had mentioned that you guys could visit his family when you visited Australia. 

My new area, Altos de Merlo is in the city. Merlo is a very humble part of Buenos Aires. My area is incredibly good for missionary work; I´m very excited to be able to finish my mission inviting the people of Altos de Merlo to come to Christ.

We had a great miracle my first day in the are. I had prayed to be able to find someone who will be baptized, and Elder Soberanas and I went out to proselyte. We walked two houses from our apartment and felt to stop and knock. 

A woman came out who turns out had investigated the church when she lived in Formosa (a different province of Argentina), and all of her family are members except for her. Additionally, she already is friends with the Primary president, and still has contact with the elder that taught and baptized the other members of her family- who is currently a bishop.

After visiting with her a couple more times this past week she told us that when we arrived at her house Tuesday, she was passing for a particularly difficult time. Recently she has faced problems with clinical depression, and we arrived right when she was having an attack of depression. She read in The Book of Mormon and was able to feel the healing power of our Savior Jesus Christ.

This woman´s name is Victoria. The faith of Victoria was strong enough that even though there was a huge storm that flooded the streets on Sunday she was still committed to going to Church and participating.

It was a really incredible miracle. I know that God put Elder Soberanas and I in the right place at the right time so that Jesus Christ could work in the life of Victoria. I´m extremely excited to be able to keep helping her and her family to come unto Christ.

I love you all! Thanks for all your love! Keep looking towards Christ! He will give you the power to overcome any difficulty!

Con todo mi amor,

Elder Lambert

Photos:

1. Me with Elder Neto (Brasil), one of the current assistants

2. Me in the apartment of Ramos Mejía the day of transfers

Un fin y un principio mas, April 23, 2018

Hola mamá y familia!

Glad to hear that you had a beautiful weekend! Utah has so many beautiful places to visit. I´m really glad that growing up we could go and visit so many of the beautiful mountain ranges, etc. I like getting away and getting out to nature every so often.

As for the weather here there isn´t much to talk about. However, I did experience one of the craziest storms of my life yesterday. Out of nowhere Elder Winward and I were hit by really powerful winds, and a TORRENTIAL downpour. Within a half hour the streets were totally flooded. We had to immediately head back to our apartment because it was dangerous to stay outside. It was honestly hard to even breath as we tried to bike/walk to the house because of the combination of wind and rain that hit us. 

Besides that though, the weather has been a weird mixture of rain some days, and heat the next day. We never know exactly what to expect.

As for the missionary week here- Elder Winward and I had an AMAZING week! God blessed us so much! I wish I could share more details, but I´ll just have to settle with a short recap. 

This past Saturday and Sunday our investigator Nicolas was baptized and confirmed! Making the experience even more gratifying- our two investigators Celeste and Morena passed their baptismal interviews and will be baptized this coming Saturday!

As if Elder Winward and I weren´t already ecstatic- God blessed us that two other investigators- Aura and her daughter Bri (a Colombian woman and her 14-year-old daughter) attended church as well! It was an incredible experience and Chacabuco has a very bright future!

As is normal, when I´m hitting my high point there is a change. This last week was the final of this transfer and I will be leaving today in order to head back towards the office of the mission. Tomorrow I will be in "Altos de Merlo" with a new companion- Elder Soberanas from Australia.

I´m very grateful for all of the people that I could meet here in Chacabuco. I am grateful that I could work with all of my heart, might, mind, and strength in this part of the Lord´s vineyard. I know that Christ lives. He is guiding your lives. If we allow Him to take charge of our lives He will do it. He has paid the price, and is happy and willing to carry us in our moments of trial AND triumph.

I love you all! I hope that you are growing closer to your Savior Jesus Christ every day!

-Elder Lambert 

 Photos:

1. Us with Nicolas at his baptism.

2. Me with the statues in the central plaza of Chacabuco.

3. Elder Winward and I with Celeste and Morena.

4. Elder Winward and I with Aura and Bri.

Y asi la luz abrio el cielo, April 16, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

It´s great to hear from you! Glad to hear you could wish Connor a happy birthday, teach some yoga, and spend some time with Ruth. I didn´t realize she wasn´t in the same ward as you guys anymore!

Also, Mom I know that you have spiritual gifts because you have several Christlike attributes that are not common in the world! Open up "Preach My Gospel" and read Chapter 6 and I know that you will see you have a level of those Christlike attributes in your spirit! I love you Mom!

Elder Winward and I had a great week! While we were not able to hold the baptism of Nicolas quite yet he continues to repent and change daily! He attended church again and is showing powerful desires to follow Christ! It has truly been a pleasure visiting with him and helping him to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ!

In addition to Nicolas we had three other investigators (or friends of the church as we like to call them now) who showed great faith by attending. Two are young girls- Celeste and Morena. They are 10- and 8-years-old. Their father does not want to accept our commitments to come unto Christ, but he loves that his daughters want to. He has committed to taking them to church every week, and came through yesterday!

My companion reminded me yesterday what a miracle it is that we met Celeste and Morena. One night before going home, we wanted to make one more visit. We stopped and prayed about which direction to go, and by so doing when we finished praying we were in the path of a recent convert, Juan Pedro, that was going home. We went to visit with him in his house and as a result found a neighborhood that we didn´t even know existed (you can´t see it on the map).

When we went back another day to visit the recent convert Morena saw us and said that we had visited with her before (she was mistaken- they were other missionaries). We were confused but she had just recently moved to live with her Dad, and was excited to be able to keep learning about the gospel like she had done before.

In addition to Celeste and Morena, there is a woman named Ana that attended. She is probably about 60-years-old, but walked for probably an hour to be able to attend church. We had met her about a month ago, but after a couple of visits we couldn´t go by anymore because of the distance from our other investigators that were progressing. We felt to head by this past Saturday and to our surprise she had been thinking every Sunday since we visited her about attending church. We were finally able to arrive in the correct moment and give her the extra push that she needed to make it to church. 

I know that God lives and loves us! He is working in the hearts of the children of men! I hope am forever indebted to Him. I know that we all have been bought with a price, and a hope that we can live in a way that honors that sacrifice of our Savior!

Much Love,

Elder Lambert

Photos: 

1. The sunset in Chacabuco,

2. The church here in Chacabuco.

Oh Creaciones del Senor, April 9, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!!

Sounds like you were able to finish off a great spring break! That´s awesome that Connor is heading up to Canada for his PhD. I´m really excited for him. He´ll have to get to know the family of one of my former companions- Elder Sparks. I´m pretty sure he will be up there close to where they live. 

That´s also really awesome that you could all go to the temple open house. In the first half of my mission we would visit the temple about every 4-6 months, but recently the temple presidency set some new rules that don´t allow us to go to the temple. Since that time I have remembered often how much peace I have felt in my life when I have been able to attend the temple. One of the best decisions that I made was to start going to the temple weekly when I was living in Provo. I know that it allowed me to do what God wanted me to do in my life.

We have been visiting with Franco and Nicolas still, and Nicolas has been progressing a lot! We passed by every day possible this past week, and Saturday when we arrived we gave him a blessing because he was feeling sick. When we got to his house Sunday morning the rain was pouring down but without batting an eyelash he said, "Let´s go." threw on a jacket and rode his bike in the pouring rain with us. 

During the meeting we were able to speak about ministration in the first hour, the law of sacrifice in the second hour, and then we had a beautiful testimony meeting. While there were few people at the meetings (14 people total), I have very rarely felt so incredibly grateful to be in church and be able to partake of the sacrament. I truly felt like the church was a refuge from the storm and that I was able to become a little bit more like my Savior Jesus Christ.

I´m so grateful for the sacrifice of my Savior Jesus Christ. I have been so blessed by my Savior and the millions of other people that have sacrificed of themselves so that the world can be a more Christ-like place to live. I hope that I can be willing to sacrifice of myself so that others might come unto Christ and be saved. I´m excited to keep visiting with Nicolas and I hope to see him and many other people experience the blessings of the atonement in their lives by repenting and being baptized in the name of Jesus.

I love you all! I hope that you all can continue to follow our Savior daily!

Much love,

Elder Lambert

Photos:

1. The District of Chacabuco (Me; Elder Winward- Mapleton, UT; Hermana Gillies- Brigham City, UT; Hermana Muñoz- Santiago, Chile)

2. An inspirational note that I found randomly in a pamphlet that we don´t know how it got there- in english it says, "Brothers, with the Melchezidek priesthood accompanied by virtue, there is no miracle that can´t occur." A tender mercy of God.

La Pascua y una Conferencia genial! April 2, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

I´m all back to normal! Glad to hear that you had a great spring break! Sounds like it was a super eventful weekend. I was able to watch all of the conference sessions for only the second time in my mission- it was really cool to hear all of the amazing announcements! I was also really excited to hear about the new temples they announced- including another one here in Argentina!

We did get to speak with Franco this past week. Unfortunately our appointments with Karina got canceled, but hopefully in the coming days we can make contact with her again. Franco has been reading in the Book of Mormon, but we have to work a little more with his family because he doesn´t have a lot of support right now to be able to attend to church. 

Besides that I think some of my favorite moments this past week were with our investigator, Nicolas. Nicolas is a 29-year-old that met with the elders for the first time about 2 years ago, but struggled on and off with drugs and alcohol which kept him from progressing towards baptism. We have been blessed because we arrived in a moment where he seems to have finally decided to put the drugs in the past.

 We had a couple of awesome lessons with him where we could read in the Book of Mormon together and he showed genuine interest and surprise with the things he was learning. I was really impressed because he asked us some very intelligent questions. To put the cherry on top he kept his commitment to attend church this past weekend.

I´m really grateful that we have been able to teach Nicolas. I have now been in Chacabuco for about 4 months, and I can´t help but be amazed by God´s work here. You would think that with four months I would have knocked every house, and been to every nook and cranny but God continues to open the windows of heaven and lead us to more and more of his children. I hope that I can be an instrument in his hands.

I know that God lives. I know that Christ is our Savior and that he leads his church through his prophet Russell M. Nelson. I know that Christ has 12 apostles on the earth. I´m not sure if I ever mentioned it but when I did my study abroad in Asia I was able to meet Elder Gong in Hong Kong. He is a great man. 

I love you all! You are always in my prayers.

Elder Lambert

Photos:

1. Tango in Chacabuco

2. My best missionary version of the tango.

3. A little bit of Argentine ice cream.

4. The sunset in the boonies of Chacabuco.

El alma - espiritu y cuerpo, March 26, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

Glad to hear that you all continue to stay involved with your civic duties! That´s also really great to hear that Landon could do a double-date with Jaron. You´re going to host two more foreign exchange students? Woah! I thought that you guys had gotten enough of raising teenagers after your four children, but it looks like I was wrong! I hope that Heidi and Tania have been able to enjoy their time and that the new girls will be able to have a good experience as well.

Elder Winward and I had several incredibly blessed days this past week. We were able to meet some lovely families that we hope to be able to continue teaching, but everything hit a roadblock Wednesday night called sickness. Wednesday morning I noticed that I wasn´t feeling as well, but I continued forward. As we were finishing out our working day I knew that my body was spent. Thursday through Saturday Elder Winward and I spent large portions of the day resting while my body overcame a flu. For whatever reason my body needed rest, and so it got it. 

I was blessed that Sunday I was feeling good enough that we were able to go out and continue working normally again. The connection between our physical health, and spiritual health is very interesting. For me it´s very easy when I´m feeling down physically to want to get down spiritually- questioning God for why I´m sick, thinking that I cannot contribute, etc. Yet I have heard many stories of people in hospitals that inspire as they face terminal illness, or seek ways to comfort others who share their infirmity. What´s the difference? Like so many things in life it has to be the attitude and the resilience of each person.

Even though Elder Winward and I couldn´t work in the way that maybe I would have liked this past week, I know that God lives, and understands my circumstances. I know that he blessed us to find and speak with Franco, a 13-year-old boy that had the best spiritual questions that I have heard from anyone whether old or young. I also know that he lead us to Karina, a mother that is struggling to help her 17-year-old son find joy and purpose in his life.

Wherever you may be in your life emotionally, spiritually, mentally, or physically know that God knows where you are and that you CAN lift where you stand. Even if that´s from a sick bed. 

I love you all!

-Elder Lambert

Sorry I forgot to take pictures this week. Plus, there´s not much to take pictures of inside our apartment haha.

Paz, calmense, March 19, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!!!

That´s so sweet that Connor could head up to Canada to visit the campus! I´m also very glad to hear that Alair could be endowed and that Landon and Alashtay could go do some cleaning at the Jordan River temple. It sounds like everyone had some amazing things to keep them busy this past week!

This week we faced two storms: a physical storm, and a spiritual storm. The physical storm happened Sunday morning. The storm clouds rolled in during the night and began to soak everything all morning until about 10 AM during the church meetings. Elder Winward and I put our rain coats on, grabbed our bikes, and went out to help our investigators get to church! Even though we didn´t have one of them that was prepared to face the storm and attend, I felt really happy to be able to go by each house and help them have another opportunity to attend. 

The spiritual storm came upon Florencia. We had been teaching her and she was scheduled to be baptized this past Saturday. Our area was divided this past week at transfers so Tuesday afternoon we greeted two sister missionaries to the branch, and turned over the teaching of Florencia to them. Fear and doubt entered in and Florencia decided to say that she won´t be baptized. It was a blow to hear that because she was showing so much faith and having so many miracles happen.

With all of the storms- Jesus Christ calmed the storms, and blessed like just like he always has done. Even though we didn´t have an investigator there in church we were able to help an 11-year-old member, Matías, that is the only member in his immediate family return to church for the first time in probably a year.

Also, when it seemed like the things just weren´t going our way God lead us to Fernanda, and Magalí. They area  a mother and daughter who had been preparing before to be baptized when the mother of Fernanda died, and they lost contact with the missionaries. Elder Winward and I were able to speak with them and we are going by back today to visit with them. We hope to help them finally take this important step in their lives.

I know that Christ lives and loves us. Amidst the storms there is a master with power to calm any storm and solve any problem. He is our Savior Jesus Christ. I know he lives and directs this work.

-Elder Lambert 

Photos:

1. Elder Winward out Sunday morning with me looking for investigators.

2.  The first time I have seen and eaten an actual donut in Argentina.

El mejor regalo, March 12, 2018

Hola Mamá y familia!

Thanks for the birthday wishes! It certainly is strange to think that I´m 27. I certainly don´t feel like it. Not that I know how it should feel to be 27. I did get to celebrate a bit- we had an amazing lunch with a couple of members and our investigator Florencia. Also, just to answer your question Mom- no daylight savings does not exist in Argentina.

Seems like it was a good week for everyone! Landon sent me pictures with Alashtay and Justin Nozuka! That was super cool to see! Seems like Dad and Landon have been meeting semi-famous bands pretty regularly lately! 

God gave me some incredible birthday gifts this past weeks. I was blessed to see one of the biggest miracles of my mission this past week. As we started our visit with Florencia this past Tuesday she told us how she had been having stomache pains Monday night. The pain was keeping her awake and she was praying to be able to sleep.

In that state, Florencia said that she began to dream and had a vision that I told her to open the Book of Mormon and read 1 Nephi 3:1-3, 7. Florencia still doesn´t know the Book of Mormon well, and didn´t know who Nephi is, nor where you can find it. However, she grabbed her Book of Mormon, read, her pains left, and she drifted to sleep. 

All of this happened at 2 AM. That same night, Elder Winward and I both woke up at 2 AM, and we couldn´t go back to sleep for a time. We didn´t have any reason why, but we both woke up.

While the whole situation seems strange, I know that God was able to answer Florencia´s prayer. I know that he guided her, and continues to guide her. He lives and has his church. I´m grateful that Elder Winward and I could be instruments in God´s hands to help Florencia know that what she is seeking is God´s true church on earth. We are very excited for her baptism this coming weekend.

Besides the lessons with Florencia we also had a great baptismal service of Emanuel. His Mom attended to her first church function ever, and we hope that she could feel the spirit. Emanuel has the potential to be a great member and a great missionary. It has been great to teach him, and I am excited to see how he continues to grow. He has already been inviting a couple of friends to go to church activities and I know that he can be a great tool in God´s hands. 

I know that God lives and loves us. He knows how he wants to accomplish his designs. If we follow Him, he can do the miracles.

much love,

Elder Lambert 

Photos:

1. Birthday gifts from the members (mate listo, mate, and two bike lights)

2. the baptism of Emanuel! (I look crazy as usual)

3. Elder´s quorum president (Marcelino Meza) cutting the birthday lunch

4. The birthday meat (carne rellena)

Chau febrero, vamos al compleanos! March 5, 20108

Hola Mamá y familia!

I guess I did not explain very well. I am NOT with Elder Elliott anymore. We are NOT in a trio. It´s just me and Elder Winward. I will do my best to explain things. 

Transfers happen every 6 weeks. At the end of a six-week transfer period every single companionship in the mission gets informed if they will have a change in their companionship. However, sometimes during these six-week periods they have to do emergency changes because missionaries have to go home because of health problems, finishing their time of service, etc. When that happens you can have a change in your companion even while you are still in the middle of a six-week transfer period. 

That is what happened with me and Elder Elliott. A missionary finished his mission, so they sent Elder Elliott to replace him. Elder Winward was a secretary in the mission offices and was working in a trio of Elders. They took him out of the offices, and one of the other secretaries received double responsibility (his responsibilities + the responsibilities that Elder Winward had). 

Long story short- my companion now is Elder Winward and not Elder Elliot. ¿Todo quedó claro? Bueno, seguimos.

What a wonderful week Elder Winward and I had! God blessed us  a lot!! We missed 1.5 normal working days this past week because we did a special activity in the mission office for having baptized 93 people in February as a mission! So this past Wednesday we were able to get together as a mission and we did some team-building activities. I also got to play basketball for the first time in about 6 months! 

After the activity, God blessed us with some wonderful miracles. First, Emanuel continues to take the initiative in his family to come to Christ and attended church this past Sunday! He´s going to be baptized this coming Saturday and we´re super excited! 

The second miracle was with one of our investigators from the family history workshop- Florencia. We went to her house and helped her with her family tree. Before leaving I opened the gospel conversation with an invitation to church, and she opened up to us. She had been feeling like she has sought God sincerely but didn´t understand why bad things have happened to her and other people in general. We shared the Book of Mormon with her, invited her to read, and attend to church.

After a great experience in the church meetings, our ward mission leader/counselor in the branch presidency said that when she arrived that morning she had said to him and another member that she was planning to get baptized in our church! We had not even taught baptism yet with her and she had already felt it for herself! We are beyond excited to help Florencia arrive to this incredibly important step.

I know that God lives and loves us! He has plans grander than what we can imagine for our lives! He will continue to work for good in our lives- we must simply accept his help through humbly following him. 

I love you all!

-Elder Lambert

Photo:

The District of Junín and Chacabuco

Top Row: Elder Winward (Mapleton, UT), Elder Pietz (Louisiana), Me

Bottom Row: Elder Candela (Spain), Elder Colindres (Honduras), Elder Acuña (Spain)