Now it's cold. sort of

Hallooo

   Life here in good old Cody Wyoming is Awesome!! This past week the temperature dropped from the 60's to -10!!! With that came about 6-8 inches of snow and ice! After a few days in the negatives it has finally warmed up to about 20 or 30, just warm enough to not wear a coat over my suit coat! Also this week was transfers! Elder Brechter was transferred to Powell and I am now with Elder Horsley! Elder Horsley is from the wonderful place known as American Fork Utah! He is an awesome companion and we have been seeing some great success just in the past few days! Also this week we finally got settled into our Kottage and it is still amazing! Yes it is a Kottage not a cottage, at least that's what the sign says.

  Since we had a baptism last week we spent a lot of our time this week finding new people to teach! It was amazing to see the blessings that come from diligently trying our best to work even when the weather is -10! It has been amazing to see that as we have been doing our best to contact people even in bad weather that we are blessed with people to teach! We spent much of our time going back through some names of former investigators. As we have done that we were able to find a few people that want to start meeting with us again! I love finding new people to talk to about the Gospel!

 I know that truth has been restored and I know that the Book of Mormon is indeed another testament of Jesus Christ! I love being out on a mission and being able to share those truths with others!

This is My Joy Alma 29:9

Love

Elder Cameron J Kimball

Our Kottage

Ice prettiness on the window

Inside our Kottage

Here is the picture of my cabin

Well it snowed...again.....kinda....

So last night it rained, than got super cold and snowed a little bit. So now the ground is covered in ice with a thin layer of snow on it! It’s a little difficult to walk in! Also the current temperature here is 10 degrees Fahrenheit or just to sound like its colder, -12 degrees Celsius. The cold just makes walking that much more fun!!!

Also this week has been really crazy! On Monday my companion hurt his knee and had to go to the doctor! As it turns out he has defiantly damaged his MCL and might have to get surgery! Never play soccer on Carpet!! With that fiasco and with it being transfer week. One of the elders in the other companionship here in Cody just finished his mission and is now home! Which means us elders here in Cody are in a trio for a few days until our new companions get here! My companion is being transferred up to Billings and I will be getting a new companion! Despite all the craziness it was still an awesome week! On Saturday we had a Baptism which was awesome! The spirit is always so strong at baptisms! On Sunday was her confirmation which was one of the most powerful experiences I had ever experienced! As I said the blessing for her confirmation I was able to feel that spirit stronger than I ever have! It was a testimony building experience for me! I truly cannot deny the spirit that was present! I know that this is the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that this is his true Church on earth today!

I know that each of us can gain our own personal testimony through reading, studying, and praying about the Book of Mormon! I love you All and I leave this Challenge with all who read this letter to read the Book of Mormon and to pray about it! Than Listen for an answer to that Prayer! If you sincerely do this I know that you will indeed receive an answer! Go ahead test it!!! I love all of you....yes I Love all those who read my letters, and those who do not.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart" Proverbs 3:5

Love

Elder Cameron J Kimball

Hallooo

This week was kinda crazy and awesome! So we are now living in a cottage. It is a rather nice arrangement. It has a full kitchen and a really nice heater! The weather is still pretty good, but snow is apparently coming any day! On our bike ride in to town today I felt just the perfect temperature, when we got in to town one of the signs said that it was 46 degrees. I think I'm getting used to the cooler weather. I'm not sure about the cold yet just because it hasn't really come.

So this week was a little crazy especially with Halloween. So on Halloween we had to be home by 6 pm which was weird because I’m used to getting home around 9 pm now. When we got home we decided to make a fire in our firepit outside our cottage. It was awesome! Also as we were sitting around our fire our new landlords came out with some Halloween candy for us and we spent the time just talking with them. It was a nice little relaxation. Also this week another one of our investigators had her baptismal interview and will be getting baptized next week!!! It will be awesome!!! I love teaching people! The spirit is always so strong when we teach. It is amazing to see the effect the spirit can have on people to change their lives for the better!! The spirit always testifies of truth!

Trust in the Lord Proverbs 3:5

sincerely

Elder Cameron J Kimball

This week...

     Was ..crazy! So to start, out once again, I was in Powell for most of the week! So to start out with the fun and exciting things. There were two unique crazy experiences that happened in Powell that I have never had happen in my entire life. The first, slightly less exciting one, was that I learned how to crack a whip! It was kinda awesome! A member in Powell had a very nice kangaroo leather bull whip and taught me how to crack it. It was rather amazing! also the craziest thing that happened this week was the raccoon. More specifically someone’s pet raccoon. Yes a pet raccoon. We went to go visit someone and they had a pet raccoon and they let us hold said pet raccoon! I almost want to get one as a pet now! 

    Also today we moved out of the basement we were staying in here in Cody and moved to a cottage that some members owned. It is a temporary move until we can find somewhere more permanent but it is a better living condition for the time being. So the move was kinda crazy because we found out yesterday we were moving out today and then this morning we were told that we had to be out of the house by 9 am. It was some massive craziness but I guess it had to be done.

   So this week. With all the craziness happening it was nice this week to be able to attend a baptism. While I was in Powell we had the wonderful experience of having one of the people we were teaching be baptized. It was awesome! The spirit is always so strong at a baptismal service. I love watching the work here progress as well as watching people's lives change for the better. I know this gospel is true. I have seen it already change the lives of many people for the better. Jesus Christ’s true church has been restored on the earth. The fullness of the gospel is truly found in the Book of Mormon. I love being out here on a mission, sharing with random strangers that I meet on the street those amazing truths. With all the craziness happening this week I have found a lot of comfort in the gospel and in my own testimony of its truthfulness. I love this work. This is indeed the work of God. 

With love

Elder Cameron Joseph Kimball

Winter is still yet to come...

      So the weather likes to play tricks up here in Cody. Thankfully it has not plummeted temperature yet so it’s still warm-ish... This week the weather stayed for the most part the same so nothing too exciting in that regard. But we have to wear our suit coats all the time now so it gets really hot. The thought of the pending winter is always in the back of my mind as I look at the currently sunny skies.

   This week we did a lot of finding and we found Five new people to teach. It was Awesome!! I really love teaching people; it is by far one of my favorite parts of the mission so far. After last week’s baptism we needed to contact and find some new people so we could keep having people to teach! As we have gone out to find new people we really have been blessed to find lots of new people! Also this week we got to do service for a food bank here in town. It was a neat experience to know that I was directly helping many people in need. My Favorite part of this week was Stake conference! It was cool because it was a regional conference and was broadcast to all the stakes in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. It is always amazing to hear the counsel and guidance given by the living apostles on earth today!  I know that as we listen to all the prophets and apostles that have lived on earth we can know how to become those individuals that our Heavenly Father wants us to become! I love this work and I Know that the book of Mormon contains the Fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I love you all!

Love Elder Cameron Kimball

This is the view from outside the food bank. The road to Yellowstone goes between those mountains behind me (AKA north fork)

We Had A Baptism!!!!

   So the Weather has been about perfect, with occasional light winds (30+mph). It hasn't snowed this week but we will see about that in weeks to come. No the temperature has been rather low and we woke up to ice this morning...Still no snow. The weather still can't seem to make up its mind. One day will be super strong winds and the next will be no wind at all its craziness!!! 

   This week has been awesome!! So the best part of the week was this Saturday!!! We had a Baptism!!!!!!! It was an amazing experience! What made it even more amazing for me was that I have been able to be here since the beginning! The first lesson we had with her was during my first week in Cody! It has been amazing to see her Progress and gain a testimony of the Gospel! Her cousin was the one to baptize her so Elder Brechter and I got to be the witnesses! It Truly has been an amazing experience for me and has really strengthened my testimony of the gospel. It has been awesome to see people change their lives for the better. I know following the gospel and trying our best to keep the commandments can indeed bless our lives. Millions of lives have been changed and millions of hearts have been turned toward Christ.

   Also this week was kind of crazy! On Tuesday My companion Elder Brechter went on a short exchange to Burlington and one of the elders serving in Burlington came with me! It was a cool experience and it taught me an important lesson. Exchanges are always awesome because it sort of changes things up and personally gives me an opportunity to learn from other people. Elder Vasquez was the missionary that came with me and it was awesome! Elder Vasquez is a somewhat Quiet person. As a result of that, during those two days we were together it forced me to be the main person talking, which up until this point wasn't really the case very much. Those two days with Elder Vasquez Really taught me that I am able to do things that in my mind might be nerve racking but in reality are rather easy to do. I love having the opportunity to meet so many new people all the time and to see how many of them are sincerely looking for the truth. It is amazing to be that person to guide them to the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I Love the Gospel and I know it is true.

I Love Y'all

Sincerely 

Elder Cameron J Kimball