So I get another wonderful 6 weeks up here in Corpus and I
couldn't be happier! (still miss Spanish badly though!). My new companion will
be Elder Graff (he's been out about the same amount of time as me!) and he'll
come up here on Tuesday!
So this past week was one of the most fun weeks on my
mission. I loved being with Elder Marble and Elder Barrionuevo and they are
both such great missionaries who know how to love and serve others! We saw some
big miracles as well! We began teaching the Perez family and then two brothers
(Acer and Danny) who are friends of a member! They all came to church this week
and Acer even got up to share his testimony! June is going to be a great month!
We worked this week in both areas in the truck and we received about a gallon
of water a day from people (in 16. oz water bottles...!). Thursday they had to
go down to McAllen so I was on a bike with Elder Brewer (he’s from the Ralph's
stake) and we had a lot of fun! Parts of his area (its more central in Corpus)
look like the valley and we even taught a lesson and had a meal appointment in
Spanish! Then we biked from his area to mine (about 45min...because Elders
Marble and Barrionuevo weren't back yet) to go teach a lesson to James! It was
a great day! The stake here has been fasting and praying for rain and Sunday
during church there was a big thunderstorm! We've also been teaching a family
with 6 kids in Elder Marble's area named the Cisneros family! They are so much
fun and my whiteboard has really come in handy!
Tuesday we had our last district meeting of the transfer and
then went and went out to eat afterwards (here’s the picture!). We're only
losing one of the Hermanas and the rest are all staying! Sadly Elder
Barrionuevo is heading back down to McAllen so Elder Marble will have a
different comp. next transfer! Today we're going to the beach on North Padre
Island to have a barbecue to say bye to all the transferring missionaries! ( I
still can’t believe there’s a beach here in my mission or even the water!).
Throughout the week we had to run errands to the Island and then up to Portland
(the town across the bay from my area) and it was fun to see the whole city of
Corpus! There’s a bridge that spans the bay that lights up at night that was
really cool to drive over!
This morning I had a really good study about repentance and
how often the Lord wants us to repent so that He can bless us. Im grateful for
repentance and I know that being humble is always the first step. I know that
the Atonement helps us to be cleansed from sin and enables us to overcome our
weaknesses and as we repent in both aspects we feel our Saviors love and feel
Hand in our life! A scripture we often share with investigators about
repentance is Alma 5:33-34.
33 Behold, he sendeth an invitation unto all men, for the arms
of mercy are extended towards them, and he saith: Repent, and I will receive
you.
34 Yea, he saith: Come unto me and ye shall partake of the fruit
of the tree of life; yea, ye shall eat and drink of the bread and the waters of
life freely;
I know His arms are always extended because He loves us!
Con amor,
Elder Cook
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