Hey Familia,
T GOT BAPTIZED!!! That kid stressed me out that
night. We went to his house about an
hour early to get him and he wasn’t there! We talked to his buddies and he said
he went back out to sell some more eggs. We waited another half hour then went
to the church, telling all his neighbors to send him to the chapel if they saw
him. We went and set up starting the pila and put out the chairs, and he still
wasn’t there! About 20 minutes after when the service was supposed to start the
members started coming up to us to ask if he’d come or not. We were worried and
kept trying to call him! We sent kids out to go find him too. When we were
about to give up hope, he showed up in his truck with the bed half full of eggs
asking why we were worried.
So we got him in the baptism suit and get him in
the room. It all went great until the pila drained itself. T got baptized 3
times before L could get him under far enough, even after we filled that
thing like three times! But man, when he was finally baptized and sitting in
the room again, he was different. It’s not something you can really put to
words but I’ve seen it in every baptism I’ve been to. When they come out of the
water they really have been born again. They have a smile and a spirit about
them that’s contagious. My testimony grows every time I see someone like that
and it just makes me want to help more feel the spirit and God’s love after
taking that step in their lives.
We also had the craziest greatest thing happen on Saturday.
Friday night we had like 5 missed calls from Bishop when we got home. He told
us he had just talked to a woman that wants to be baptized TOMORROW. She had all the lessons from the
missionaries, she’d been to the church a ton, and really wanted to follow
Christ in her life since her dad died the other day and it kind of shook
her. He said she wanted to meet with us
at the church at 7:30am the next morning. We were more than a little skeptical,
but pumped. We went down, played ball, changed, and then went to meet her. She
was everything the bishop said! Her two daughters are members and she wanted to
get baptized as soon as possible. We set the date for next Saturday and now
we’ll be passing by every day to teach her! It was amazing her name’s L.
Like it says in Alma 13:24, angels are preparing the hearts of men. God is
always helping people come to the gospel. He wants His children to return to
Him. But it’s our job to be there ready to help them. Open your mouth! People
need this gospel. Always remember that the worst someone can say is no, and you
will be blessed a ton for your effort.
There you go. Other than that, we just saw and did the usual.
Saw a dog get hit by a truck and die, which was sad, played some street soccer
with some kids and they kicked our butts, and got a ton of doors slammed on us.
Love you
Elder Cook
The scripture Elder Cook referenced in his letter:
