Just finished another great week down here! I really love
Southmost and its always fun working with Elder Paulsen! The best part of the
week was Sunday! Juan Quiroz received the priesthood and was then able to
baptize his sister Vivi Quiroz right after church. It was a really special baptismal
service (almost everything went flawless!) and seeing a brother baptize his
sister, we couldn’t have been any happier! Heavenly Father has blessed us so
much! Vivi was so prepared to accept the gospel! She definitely is someone who
was "held back from the truth only because they know not where to find
it." It was also an interesting experience to teach someone with a very
solid educational background (after we left the folleto for tithing she
basically taught it to herself!).
Things are going well with another other investigator named
Siomara. She’s a lady in her 30's from Honduras who's over her working to
support her six kids back home! She's two times a widow and her mother passed
away 3 weeks ago. Helping her to understand the plan of salvation has helped
her out so much! It’s great to listen to her Spanish too because its slow and
mostly clear!
Saturday night we had a miracle find! We had marked some
apartments to come back to and our 7 o clock appointment dropped so we were
able to swing by them. Without question we knew which apartment we were
supposed to start with. We knocked on the door for a minute or two without any
luck. As we moved on to the next door we heard the door open and a lady walked
out! Her name was Sonia! We talked with her for about 30 seconds or so and told
her our purpose as missionaries before she broke down crying! She's been
through a lot in her life and right now has some real big self esteem issues.
Both Elder Paulsen and I felt the strongest impression to testify to her of God’s
love! The crying didn’t stop but it changed from sadness to peace from the
spirit! We were able to sit down with her right then and have a lesson. It was
such a strong testimony to me that God knows exactly where each of His children
are and when they need help. Later, Sonia told us that that was the first time
she had ever opened the door for someone who wasn’t a friend or family! It's
such a blessing to see the Spirit work!
This week my testimony grew a lot about listening. Some of
the most stressful moments of missionary work for me used to be the first
initial moments of teaching as we "searched for a need". I've learned
that as long as I listen, focus on loving the person, and pray for the Spirits
guidance, the needs don’t just become discernible but obvious! I know the
Spirit will communicate to us what we need to know when we need to know it. I
know this work is God's work and that the blessings are so many that we will
not have enough room to receive them.
Gracias por las oraciones y todo el apoyo! Les quiero mucho!
Con amor,
Elder Cook
P.S We got a phone call last night! I'll be training next
transfer! 
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