Sounds like you all had a wonderful New Years!

That's awesome about Jayden’s baptism!  And about that temple trip, I miss the temple but in the mean time I’ve been studying a lot about some stuff which has changed my perspective on a lot of things.  It's amazing how awesome this gospel is!

I hope you get well soon mom! I don't understand entirely the works of the Lord, but from what little I am able to notice I can definitely see that there are reasons for me being here. This past week we have eaten with the Orellanas a lot and I have seen many blessings come from that.

So on New Year’s we had to be in our apartment at 7; so from 7-10 we were going crazy and setting up rides for our investigators to go to the branch's new year’s party so that they wouldn't get drunk but sadly things didn’t work out as we planned.  So that was a bummer.  Also we saw Mando.  He is doing good... except the fact that he is mad at us still.  It's kinda scary to have a former general of the Pakistan Army mad at you. Also, this past week I ate Lengua and Menudo, wouldn’t recommend either. They're alright though.

Make sure Sean writes me, I want to hear about his MTC adventures.

On Wednesday we rode around in the rain for 4 1/2 hours without a single lesson; that was way fun. Well sorry but my mind is kinda blank right now, I'll make sure to increase the value of my letter next week.  Thanks for all the prayers and support!  I can definitely feel them!  Anyways, Feliz Ano Nuevo!

Con gran amor, Elder Cooley

 P.S.  If everyone in the church were to bring one friend into the gospel a year, the world would be converted in 9 years. It is my goal to do so every year for the rest of my life.

Coming in from the rain