A great week! I loved conference and it was such a good breather and spiritual recharge! Things are going great here in Southmost and the heat is coming soon! I love being in Brownsville and especially being in the Southmost branch! Brother Boccanegra, our Ward Mission Leader, is definitely one of the best friends I've met here! He is willing 24/7 to come and help us out with lessons and is an amazing example of selfless service and charity! He has fun practicing his English with us (saying things like..."Hola my......name.......esss......bruder ....black mauwth...." He's great. Things are going so well with Siomara, Vivi and our other main investigator named Luis! We also had the chance to teach a few families this week (the Reino, Hernandez and Gracia families) and hopefully they’ll be able to come to church this coming week! Siomara found a job through some members as a nanny and that was by far the biggest miracle down here! Employment is such a common struggle among the humblest ones we teach! Looking back it was a miracle of finding her! I’ll send you a picture next week to show you where she leaves and what the "Green" (we divide our area by colors) area of Southmost looks like! This week we'll be busy getting Vivi ready for her baptism (Juan, her brother gets the priesthood this week!!!! It’s going to be so great to see them both in the water together!). The Quiroz family has been such a huge part of my time here and I love them dearly!
I’m so grateful too for the messages about the family from
conference! It helped me realize how important it is that we continue to work
together to strengthen and love each other and the real and immediate blessings
that are awaiting the families who do not yet have the light of the Savior in
their lives! It’s all about families!
I've reflected a lot lately on how I can improve my prayers!
I’ve found that as I make promises to do better and then record those promises
and keep myself accountable I feel the Spirit more in my life! The spirit
brings all things to our remembrance and when I make promises in prayer I know
that those are adding to the opportunities for the Lord to make good on His
promises! After conference I felt so much peace and gratitude for the ways Heavenly
Father has blessed me. Right now I could not be happier with how my mission has
gone, the people I've met, the places I've been, or the lessons I've learned of
myself, of my Savior, and of His gospel! I love predicando el evangelio en
Espanol! I have fun even when people don’t accept because I can stop and
realize I'm doing it in another language!
I know God's love is real! I know this church is true, that
Christ lives and loves each of us so perfectly! As we draw nearer to Him, He
blesses us and gives us the miracles we desire according to our faith! I love
you all and you are all in my prayers!
Con amor!
Elder Cook
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