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| A ward member made me a birthday treat |
Hey Familia,
I have a testimony that God listens. And I’m pretty sure He likes
to play jokes sometimes too. I was
talking to someone and we were saying how hard it would be to be the Financial
Secretary, how I always felt so bad for him.
Guess I shouldn’t have blabbed my mouth!
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| Great kid, he calls me cookie |
We were playing basketball on p-day and I was super happy,
because we were playing basketball. Then
the Zone Leaders got a call from President.
Whenever that happens, everyone prays really hard it’s not for them. Well, it was for me. I didn’t pray hard enough so I started
talking to him and he asked me about the area, and if we have fechas. Then he asked me if I knew anything about
finances. My heart dropped, and I said,
“Not a clue”. Then president told me
“Well then you’ll learn real fast.”
So I said my goodbyes to people in the area and got picked
up at 10am the next morning to head to the office. I left three baptism dates behind and a bunch
of food because I was sure I’d be there another change! I was pretty sad to leave.
That first day in the office was insane every secretary is
trained for a week with the elder he’s replacing. It seriously felt like I was
brand new to the mission! I was so
confused it was like he was speaking a different language! I had to learn financial talk in
Spanish. We went to the office at 10am
and left the office at about 7pm everyday confused, super tired, and with a
crazy headache. Friday Elder J told
me all that I learned in those days was only about 20 percent of what he still
had to teach me.
Saturday is p-day in the office we were supposed to pick up
president from the airport and take his kid to an activity that morning, and
Elder J got sick. He was the only one allowed to drive besides me. So my
first day driving in Honduras was with president, his wife, and their kid in
the car. This place is so crazy to drive
in! Traffic laws don’t really
exist. And neither do lanes. You have to dodge and weave through traffic. Crosswalks haven’t been invented yet so
people just cross the street whenever they want! Even on freeways.
We’re trying to really focus in on our area because we only
get a few hours to proselyte every day.
Love you,
Elder Cook
