Friday, July 19, 2013

Brownsville Part II

Hola mi familia!

Transfers are here again! They were later this time and we just found out this morning! And tomorrow I’m going back down to the valley! Specifically Brownsville! WOOOHOOO! I'm really excited! It was a pretty big surprise! I’m happy for the time I’ve spent up North and it really has been a good test for me as a missionary! I’ll be in a car too so looks like the sunburn risk is going to be lower!
Last week we had a mini zone meeting with the Maluendas and it was incredible! They only speak Spanish to the missionaries and a lot of people were nervous to talk to them! I had a lot of fun and learned a lot from their trainings. They have 4 kids that are living here with them, a son on a mission in California, and a daughter from BYU who is coming to visit as well! Definitely different from the Trayners but differences are what makes us unique and individual! Presidente Maluenda spoke often about the importance of being obedient and diligent and enjoying our missions! He shared a really good story from 1 Nephi 16. I invite you to read it again this week and learn about how Nephi applied his faith and obedience! He made the good point as well that Nephi had to help Lehi fulfill his duty as a prophet when he asks him to pray for direction and that's a great lesson of humility for us!

This week Elder Graff and I grew a lot closer together as a companionship and we really had a lot of fun! It was great to see his improvement over the past few weeks and I know he’ll do great things with the area! I’ll miss being on the water so often but it’ll be a ton of fun to be preaching the gospel in Spanish again! I know the Lord hears and answers our prayers and that as we serve Him, He draws nearer to us!
Con amor,
 
Elder Cook

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