Como estamos?

This past week was good. There are a lot of good missionaries going home and a lot of new missionaries coming in so we'll see what happens. I was able to house some departing missionaries last night and will be housing the new missionaries tonight; it'll be fun to see the differences. The departing missionaries were excited/nervous about heading home and I'm sure the new ones will feel the same way towards the mission field.

That's awesome to hear how our house is the neighborhood hangout for kids. That's one thing I love about being in a ward now is that there are a lot more youth to work with and encourage to do missionary work. Speaking of wards, this past week the Fresno branch combined with the Missouri City Ward. It was a wonderful occasion to see everyone mix together so well since mostly everyone already knew each other. Also Elder Scavo loved to be there and die with Fresno seeing as how he was born there. We gave a church tour to an investigator family and Maria is still doing good.

This morning we got transfer calls, I'm staying and it seems that we might be getting even more area. How's the family doing? How's Lyndie? (hopefully that's spelled right) I was wondering if you could send me a talk by Bruce R. McConkie called "Household of Faith" I think, if so that'd be awesome! Other than that things are going great.

Anyways, the gospel's great. God loves all His children, dondequiera que esten. It's crazy to think that once upon a time I didn't understand Spanish at all. Pero Dios me ha dado el poder para aprenderlo. Yo se sin ningun duda de mi corazon que si vivamos dignos, El nos preparara' un lugar consigo en el reino celestial; donde podremos vivir con nuestras familias eternamente. A mi me encanta el poder expiatorio que yo he sentido del sufrimiento de nuestro Salvador y por eso estoy aqui en Texas, para compartirlo con los demas. Les amo muchisimo y Que Dios les bendiga!

Con gran amor, Elder Cooley