Well all is well here in Farmington! I hit my 4 month mark
yesterday and it is pretty crazy! It has gone by so fast already and I
am looking forward to all the stuff that I am learning and that I will
learn! But anyway this last week was a slow week! Probably because of
Halloween but it was still a good week! Well we had a good Halloween! We
went in early and just played monopoly with some other Elders. But
something that is cool, the ward that we are in is making a little
Christmas video and they want us to be in it to give our testimony's on
Christ's birth or something like that. So we will be getting a call
sometime this week! But also something cool that I found out about my
area. There was another movie called Reach, I have no idea what it is
about but they filmed it in parts of my area! We are probably in one of
the scenes just riding our bikes in the background!? Ha I actually don't
think so but that would be cool! But we saw them filming and it was
pretty cool to see! Anyway some spiritual experiences that happened this
week. Well yesterday was fast and testimony meeting, Sister Jenkins,
the member that we gave a blessing to her son that I talked about a
couple of weeks ago, went up and gave her testimony and she said that
her son knew that it was Heavenly Father that gave him his life back and
that he was going to start coming to church which I don't think he is a
member. So that was really cool and I know that Heavenly Father does
have a plan for everyone! We just dont know what that is! But it is
really cool to see these things going on! But yeah that was a cool
experience! I can feel a couple of baptisms coming up in this area.
Hopefully I am here for them but if not then that is okay! But we have
transfers in 2 weeks so I could be gone or I could still be in
Farmington. Part of me wants to leave and get off the bikes but part of
me wants to stay because the people in my area are great and the members
are awesome too! Anyway all is good and I love you all!
Love,
Elder Cook
Nov 11, 2013
Well this last week was a really slow week.... And it was
really cold riding our bikes. But anyway really the last two weeks have
been slow and its getting pretty tough to find stuff to do and we are
just really struggling with the area. But I know that happens and it is
definitely not getting me down. If anything I am just trying to work
harder and think of new ideas and stuff so that we can really get this
area going! It has been really slow kind of the whole time we have been
here and there has been some great experiences but no one is really
progressing! So we went and talked with some members and we have some
good ideas that will hopefully get this area that we are in really
going! Ha we just have to keep on going! There is a quote that I really
like. "When the sky is cloudy and the road is rough, there is always
hope on the horizon" -???? Ha but that quote I really like and it has a
picture that goes a long with it! But I was able to share that quote
with one of our Recent Converts who was baptized like 6 months ago and
she is going through a really hard time. She has cancer and now she is
going blind in both of her eyes and it is amazing to see how faithful
she is! That would be really hard and she just said that "I know if I
put my trust in God then everything will be okay!" Or something like
that. But it was really cool to see! But yeah we are struggling right
now with this area and it is disappointing at times but that is really
alright and I know that we just have to keep moving on! But yeah we are
hoping that this week will go a lot better and I am sure things will get
better! Anyway that is really all I have for this week! But I hope I
will have more to write about next week! Oh and also this is the last
week of transfers! In one more transfer I will be out for 6 months which
is 1/4 of my mission and it is going by way to quick! Anyway love you
all and hope all of your weeks will be great! Talk to you all next week!
Love,
Nov 18, 2013
Well my third transfer is over with! We just barely started my
4th transfer and I am still in Farmington! Which I am happy because we
have some good ideas that will really hopefully start to pick up the
area more! But this last week was a lot better! We had a really good
week! But we hopefully have at least one baptism that is coming up soon!
We will have to wait and see though! But this week we were able to have
dinner with members and they invited one of our investigators and his
family that he is suppose to marry in to! But it went really well! His
name is Roger and he is the one that is pretty much ready to be
baptized, we just have to finish teaching him the lessons! But it was
really good because they bonded really well with the members and it just
went great! But I am so happy to be in this area again! I just felt
like I couldn't leave with it being the way it is so I am ready for
anything that comes! And I know that whatever happens happens! I had the
feeling I was going to stay! But I will be here for Thanksgiving and
Christmas so that is exciting! And also it is crazy that when
this transfer ends, I will be 1/4 of the way done with my mission! Also
we have this family that has had medical problems with there kid and so
they are going up to Salt Lake City to Primaries children to hopefully
help them. But it is crazy to see how faithful they are! Anytime we ask
if there is anything we can do for them, they always just ask us to pray
and they are going through a really hard time right now but because
they are so faithful, something always comes up at the last minute for
them and they are still able to get through it all! Well anyway sorry
for the short letter this week! I don't really have much more time! But
love you all and have a great week!!!!
Love,
Elder Cook
Nov 25, 2013
Well another week gone by! It is so crazy to think how fast it
is going! Everything is going really well here in Farmington! My
companion is still Elder Poulson and we are doing great! Anyway things are going good! We had a pretty good
week! The members here are really helping a lot with missionary work! We
got a new investigator this week and her name is Cindy and she is
awesome! She has been to church 3 times already but we thought she was a
member for the first 2 weeks but then we found out that she wasn't a
member and so we went and visited with her and she wants to be baptized
so we invited her to be baptized on the 13th of December
and she said yes and that she would prepare to be baptized on that day!
But yeah she gave up smoking like it was nothing. One day she was
smoking a pack and then the next day she quit and hasn't smoked since
then and it has been like 3 weeks now! It is crazy to think what you can
do when you really put your mind to it and you have something to work
for! And it also helps that she knows that God will help her if she
accepts that help! But that was way cool and she told her boss that she couldn't work on Sundays anymore because she had to go to church! So that
was all really cool! Also we should have a baptism on December 7th
also! So hopefully those both go through! Anyway everything is good and
also Happy Birthday this last Saturday Mom! Oh and also we locked
ourselves out last night! Ha but luckily we finally got in and so we didn't have to sleep out in the cold! Oh and also it snowed here! I was
way excited when we woke up and saw snow! It wasn't much but there was
still snow! It made me miss snowboarding! But I hope everyone has a
great Thanksgiving! We are going to two members houses that day! We have
a thanksgiving lunch at 1 and a thanksgiving dinner at 4! We will be so
full that day! Oh and also another thing I am not picky at all anymore.
And I eat a lot more then I did back home! But I still can't put on
weight.... which I have been trying to do because I am still skinny! But
everything is great here and I look forward to hearing from all of you
next week!
Love,
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