Summer is coming up and it is getting warmer... But this past Thursday we went to Kemah Boardwalk for our district activity, it's a little amusement park by the bay, so I'll have to send some pictures of that. The leisure seems to make the work sweeter, but then too much of a good thing can make you feel sick... As for the work, we were able to give a church tour on Friday to a couple who were getting married the next day. It is awesome to hear experiences of the members and how the gospel has blessed their lives. We were also able to teach a less active member, Nora, who we found, who wasn't on the records. In the process we found out she was baptized about 15 years ago when she was 12 in Honduras. We ended up teaching her brother, Renaldo, and sister, Seyly, too and gave them a baptismal date to work towards which they accepted. When we asked Nora to read from the Book of Mormon she read it and after said how she missed reading from the scriptures because of the peace they bring.
On Sunday we had an investigator fireside and had some awesome speakers even though it was thrown together last minute. A recent convert from our branch shared his testimony about how the gospel saved him from a life of drugs and alcohol. A Brazilian sister shared her testimony in broken Spanish and for the most part I was able to understand. It was definitely fun to hear the resemblance and differences of the 2 languages. Then another recent convert shared his testimony of how he was at the point of suicide when a friend knocked on his door and told him he had "2 friends" at his house he wanted him to meet. As he knelt down that night with the Book of Mormon in his hands to pray he said he heard a very distinct voice that said "I am Jesus Christ, the book in your hands is my word. The Bible and Book of Mormon testify of me". The final speaker was a greenie sister missionary from Mexico City who told her story of being the only member of her family who was baptized. It always strengthens my testimony to hear testimonies of others. Anyways, The Gospel is true, it is not just a good way to live but it is the Only way to receive eternal life. Hope you all have a great week! I hope you all continue to see the tender mercies of the Lord in your lives!
Carinosamente,
Elder Cooley
