Hola Mi familia!
This was a great week! Lots of challenges but lots of
success and miracles as well! First off, Juan Quiroz was baptized on Sunday! It
was such a wonderful experience. He's been such a blessing for our
companionship and watching him quit smoking has been such a miracle! He's also
reading through the Book of Mormon like crazy! He's more than halfway through
Alma (pg. 388 en Espanol!) and takes his book with him everywhere he goes! His
mom and 1 of his sisters were both able to attend and it was a special experience
to see them there! I'm sending a picture in the mail this week...but to give
you a better sum up of who he is...Juan's 26...about 5"10 and weighs about
215lbs. He had a rough past and wasn’t able to finish high school. Almost every
family down here has someone who's been a part of or affected by drugs, gangs,
or been to prison. Juan was definitely someone who was prepared to accept the
gospel. With him, a lot of the major changes he needed to make in his life, he
had already done before we met him. After his baptism it really helped me to
understand that while it’s such a simple act, baptism opens a door in heaven that
real and truly does bring a remission of sins!
We also got news of transfers! Both Elder Paulsen and I are
staying in Southmost! I'm excited! I really love the branch we attend and I've
made some great friends! Dad- I thought of you a lot this week! We had someone
give us an entire cheesecake on Saturday, and then throughout the week 2 or 3
other families gave us cheesecake as well! Turns out the young woman were doing
a fundraiser...making cheesecake....no complaints though! it was really good! I
love you all! Thanks for all the support!
Con amor
Elder Cook
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