Life is well here in Galveston. It was good to hear of all the awesome things that are going on back home.  As for the storms we didn't experience any of it, it's been pretty calm, just getting a little warmer but the breeze from the Gulf helps cool things off. That's crazy that Kelson Rogers is already coming back.

This past week has been awesome though! We had some great lessons with Juan (an investigator that a member brought to church last week). He has already received a testimony of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith and then this past week he brought up the concern that he had already been baptized in the Catholic church and after we tried to explain the need of the authority a few different ways it still didn't seem to click.  Then all the sudden the thought of sharing D&C 22 came to mind.  I hesitated, but seeing as how he had received a testimony of Joseph Smith we shared it.  After reading it his eyes seemed to light up with understanding and it all clicked; he should be getting baptized the end of next week.  

Also while teaching German Guerra he told us about a dream he had where he was standing in the field and someone told him to take some seeds out of his pocket.  He (not knowing he had seeds in his pockets) reached in and pulled them out. He said that one seed was already beginning to grow with leaves and such but that is was getting dry.  He knew that if he planted them then they would grow, but all he could remember is just standing there with the seeds in his hands. It helped me understand his concerns a little bit and we tried to help him understand that it was revelation.  He had already read Alma 32 when we started teaching him but we left it with him to read again; and it was a testimony to me how God is involved in the lives of all our investigators even when we're not there.

Also this past week we finally went to the Temple!!  It was very much necessary and it was great to be in the temple after so long.  Those are pretty much the highlights, hope you have a great week and continue to see the Lord's hand in your life!

Con gran amor, Elder Cooley