Howdy!

That is pretty cool to hear about all the changes that have happened.  What are the stake boundaries now?

Anyways, this past week was great.  We got a new district leader this past week, Elder Adam Kump from Gilbert.  He shared with us his conversion story and how he knew this was the true church because of the Spirit that he felt.  Also, Joaquin was confirmed on Sunday and has already started sharing the gospel with his friends; he is on fire!  We've seen many miracles as we strive for exact obedience.  We've put up an "altar of sacrifice" for all the disobedient things that we are doing and as such strive to change that, something I really need to improve on is nightly journal writing.

We have this Gladys Knight devotional coming up next weekend and we were able to get a lot of tickets out to our members and their non-member friends so we're hoping to see some good fruits from this experience.  Today we had district meeting and interviews with President Saylin; he told me how he went to the Mesa Temple this past weekend and said how much he enjoyed it.

The work is going great; I love the gospel.  I've been studying lately about the faith that the brother of Jared had and especially how to emulate that faith.  There's a talk by Elder Gene R. Cook that talks about Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and how faith is what "makes things happen".  It has reminded me of the power of true faith, nothing wavering and the miracles that come when we are fully committed.  I hope you all have a great week and continue to see the blessings of the Lord.

Les quiero y aprecio mucho,

Elder Cooley