Wow! This past week was one of the busiest weeks of my life!
But definitely one of the most rewarding weeks of the mission! I’ll share a few
of the highlights!
-Wed: had an exchange with Elder Hobbs! He's a great
missionary and was a good friend of mine in Brownsville the first time I was
here...he's been in the same area for 6 transfers now (you probably wouldn’t of
thought that possible from how quickly I change...but for some it is!). He’s a
really loving missionary and uses the scriptures really well! We were able to
talk to a lady named Ruby who invited us back for a lesson on Friday and then
found a LA from Utah who hadn’t had contact with the church since she’s lived
in the valley! Both huge miracles. We went back Friday and had a wonderful
lesson on the plan of salvation with Ruby and her husband. She lost her dad 13
years ago when he got hit by a truck as he was changing the tire! The last
thing he did before he got hit was push his wife (who was standing nearby) out
of the way and it saved her life! He truly lived the scripture in John
15:13....that the greatest love we can have is to lay down our life for our
friends! She shared a lot with us and it was a huge testimony to me of the type
of spouse I want to become! As we made plans for church she told us that she
was going to be out of town...at the point we asked the inspired question-
"where?"..turns out she was headed to Corpus just outside of my old
area! I was able to give her directions from the house she would be staying at
and she went and had a great experience there! It was so much fun to see how
the Lord works!
-Thursday: We went to McAllen and had a training meeting
with the Maluendas! I got to see Elder Handy, Elder Curletti & Sanders (my
1st next door neighbors in Mercedes) , Elder Stott (from my residence hall at
BYU), Elder Machuca and Elder Barrionuevo (lived in my apartment in Corpus) and
a lot of other great mission friends! It was so much fun but the Maluendas
really taught us a lot about revelation! Pres. Maluenda always makes a point to
ask for thoughts, impressions and ideas! He is a quieter mission president but
always has a smile on his face and is 100% optimistic! Sister Maluenda knows
the scriptures so well and teaches us really well!
-Saturday we had a zone meeting and it was a lot of fun! We
got to see all the other Brownsville missionaries and the spirit was so strong
in the meeting! The training helped me focus more on improving my prayers and receiving
specific answers to the problems and challenges I’ve faced!
Never been so tired! Never worked harder! But never been
happier!
Con amor,
Elder Cook
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