My last week in Campos…
This past week miracles happened. At the beginning of the week, we had nothing going for us. No one being prepared for baptism, no one going to church, nothing. During the first half of the week, everything was really just so so. We didn’t have anyone making any progress, we didn’t have anyone to teach, and the members referrals were not as great as we had hoped. On Wednesday, after reading in first Nephi about all the miracles and things that had came to pass by Nephi’s fervent praying and faith, I decided that I needed to do the same. A few days before we had set up a little place in the house as our Sacred Grove, so I went to the Sacred Grove and started to pray. I spoke with Heavenly Father and told him about the things that we were doing and the things that we were needing. I sought guidance and more than anything asked for help, offering my ideas of what to do and waiting for a reply. It was a spiritual experience that I will remember for the rest of my mission and life. After that prayer, things really changed. Everything turned around completely. One of the recent converts brothers became really interested in the church, people that we had known for a long time just became interested in the message. What happened during the rest of the week really was miraculous and can’t be attributed to the amount or quality of work that we did. What happened was all God’s doing. I am grateful for the help that he is willing to give me. When I heard that I was going to be transferred to be the Zone Leader, I must admit that I was not excited. But then I realized that it was time for me to leave my comfort zone one more time and start over again. Change is never something fun to do. But as I have experienced on my mission, change is always for the best. The Lord is leading this work. He knows who needs to be in this area and he knows where I need to be so that I can learn new things from new people and challenges. When I arrived here in Campos, I wanted to leave it better than I found it. It was something I had hoped and prayed for. Now that I am leaving this area, I can really see that it has changed. There are people ready to be baptized, the ward is excited about the missionary work and loves the missionaries, the recent converts are good and happy. I am happy to see that I really am leaving Campos in better conditions than I found it. I know that all of this really only happened because of the Lord, I feel like I really didn’t do anything. Thanks for all your help and support, Elder Maier
