Mi Querida Familia,

That's awesome to hear about all the great missionary work in the stake; it's amazing how much children can be blessed by a faithful parent.  Also, I did get the package from Alicia and also the package from Kera.  It's crazy to see how much all the kids have grown; Pepper especially surprised me.  She's a GIANT!  I also enjoyed the very well-done coloring pages!

This past week was great, we were able to give a lot of service and teach a lot of good people.  We had dinner with the bishop and his family on Monday and he invited a less-active couple whose father had just passed away and we were able to teach about the Plan of Salvation.  They had a lot of questions and they made it to church this week.  We were also able to teach this awesome family of 4; all they knew about the church was what the dad had seen on a South Park episode so we were able to clear some things up and they understood everything surprisingly well and they have a lot of potential.

Well, the gospel is true.  If we learn it, live it, and love, then we will be happy.  I hope y'all have a great week!

Love, Elder Cooley

 P.S. Thanks for the birthday wishes, I love you Mom, I hope all with school is going well!