A wicked hail storm and a tornado?! That is pretty intense, wish I could’ve seen that. It rained quite a bit last week here, so that was nice. Troy will be a great boy and example for sure. I love the temple, we had the opportunity to go this morning and it was probably the best session I've had so far at the MTC and they've all been way good, but I just felt the Saviors love so strongly as I sat in there pondering and reading some scriptures.
So this past week has been awesomebroso (a made up Spanish word we heard a sister using). On Tuesday night we heard from Elder Neuenshwander on how to be more successful missionaries and he gave some great advice and things I can work on. Then after we had a district meeting and shared some of our thoughts and feelings about the fireside and then after our branch president, Pres. Horne, pulled me and Elder Simmons into another room. I thought we were going to get in trouble for something, but instead he asked us to be the next Zone Leaders. So currently we are zone leaders in training until next Sunday. I'm excited to be able to serve the other elders in my zone. I know I'll have to rely on the Savior a lot and such. I hope you all take time to look for the ways the Lord has blessed your lives, it's amazing to see how much He has when you stop and look.
Also this week we listened to a couple devotionals from Elders Holland and Bednar from a year or so ago that they gave in the MTC (I guess you can only watch them in the MTC so not sure you'll be able to find them). Elder Holland had 2, one called "Missions are Forever" and "The Miracle of a Mission". Those were amazing!! I love Elder Holland. He is very passionate about his mission and how it set the tone for the rest of his life. He said something like, “Everything good in my life has come as a result of my mission", then he said that’s only if you make it that way. He has a lot of good stuff of relating missionary work to the work that Christ performed on the earth, just on a much smaller scale; but as disciples of Jesus Christ we must be willing to take a few steps up the hill of Calvary. Then Elder Bednar talked about how to distinguish between the Holy Ghost and our own thoughts. He said "Quit worrying about it! You be a good boy, you obey the commandments, you keep your covenants, and the Lord will guide your steps and put utterance into your mouth when you don’t even know it’s happening. If our thoughts are good, then our actions will be good; and everything that is good comes from God".
Entonces, Yo se que la Iglesia de Jesucristo es el reino de Dios en la tierra. Yo se que familias son eternas. Yo se que Tomas S. Monson es nuestro profeta en la tierra hoy. Yo so que a traves el expiacion de Jesucristo podemos tener felicidades. I love you all and stay true to the faith and close to the spirit.
Also this week we listened to a couple devotionals from Elders Holland and Bednar from a year or so ago that they gave in the MTC (I guess you can only watch them in the MTC so not sure you'll be able to find them). Elder Holland had 2, one called "Missions are Forever" and "The Miracle of a Mission". Those were amazing!! I love Elder Holland. He is very passionate about his mission and how it set the tone for the rest of his life. He said something like, “Everything good in my life has come as a result of my mission", then he said that’s only if you make it that way. He has a lot of good stuff of relating missionary work to the work that Christ performed on the earth, just on a much smaller scale; but as disciples of Jesus Christ we must be willing to take a few steps up the hill of Calvary. Then Elder Bednar talked about how to distinguish between the Holy Ghost and our own thoughts. He said "Quit worrying about it! You be a good boy, you obey the commandments, you keep your covenants, and the Lord will guide your steps and put utterance into your mouth when you don’t even know it’s happening. If our thoughts are good, then our actions will be good; and everything that is good comes from God".
Entonces, Yo se que la Iglesia de Jesucristo es el reino de Dios en la tierra. Yo se que familias son eternas. Yo se que Tomas S. Monson es nuestro profeta en la tierra hoy. Yo so que a traves el expiacion de Jesucristo podemos tener felicidades. I love you all and stay true to the faith and close to the spirit.
Love,
Elder Mark Cooley
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| Yo y mi companero had somewhat matching ties. Same brand and basically same pattern, just different colors. We received many compliments because we were being companionship-minded. |
