Hola mi familia!
This was a great week! The highlights were...
- Last Zone Meeting with President & Sister Trayner
We were taught so well and it was bittersweet to have them
train us one more time. They have been such good stewards of this mission and
they are always full of faith, helping us have a good sense of humor, and
teaching us to connect everything to the Savior! We’re excited too for the
Maluendas! Pray for them! and the Trayners. (they go home this Friday!!!!).
Elder Marble and a few of my other good missionary friends gave their
"dying " testimonies as well! It was such an interesting moment to
realize that all the things I anticipated happening in the middle of my mission
are actually happening now!
- Baptism of Danny Tellez (1 of the 2 Tellez brothers we’ve
been teaching!). We had a lot of opposition this week from people outside the
family! Acer had been exposed to some anti material and in the end decided he
wasn't ready yet. We felt good about everything though because we had done our
best! Danny has such a strong testimony and after his baptism stood up and bore
it so strongly! He has taught me a lot and is so strong in defending what he
believes! Pray for him this week!
- Baptism of Luz Jaen (an 8 year old from the Jaen family we’ve
reactivated and we’re also teaching her older sister Kristina 16 and brother
Eddie 14. Please keep them in your prayers!). The Jaen family is just an
awesome family! Bro. Jaen is from Panama and he's the step dad of the oldest 3
kids (Alejandra & Kristina 16 , and Eddie 14) and the actual dad of Andy
(10) and Luz (8). The Mom and 3 oldest kids were living in Laredo when they
found the missionaries and then a few months later Bro. Jaen came into the
picture! We speak Spanish with him and its great! He even did the baptism in
Spanish and all the missionaries were excited to hear "habiendo sido
comisionado..." once again!
-The broadcast on the Work of Salvation Sunday
There was a special spirit about it and it really did feel like
a big zone meeting! It was great to see the members get excited about the work
too! I know the Ohio missionaries are just as excited and there is so much our
family can do to be missionaries! (here you go Scott! You’re in charge!).
-Getting to see our district a little more often (had an
exchange too!) and getting to know and serve them more!
They are all great and I love them so much! Im so happy with
where I am at this point in my mission!
It was a pretty busy week, but it was a lot of fun! We had small
miracle moments and those helped grow my faith a lot! I loved the words of Elder
Perry from the broadcast when he said that this is the Lords work and when we
try our best He will not let us fail! I know that is true!
Con amor,Elder Cook
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