Hello family!
Today has already been an interesting day. This morning we went to a funeral of a member of our ward. Bro. Aikele (age 51) passed away last week. They still don't know why he died, they just found him on the couch. His wife is the relief society president in the ward. It was a good service, and it is always good to see the comfort that the knowledge of the gospel brings. It has also been neat to see the ward come together and support the Aikele's. We even had 3 of our investigators show up, and we didn't even tell them about it! I guess they just heard, and wanted to support the ward.
So last week was great! Alexa's baptism was so good! I had the opportunity to baptize her on Wednesday, and Elder Wickel confirmed her yesterday. Baptisms are always a great place to feel the spirit. Veronica (who is getting baptized on Jan 15th) was there, and her and Alexa have become pretty good friends. There stories are very similar. Veronica's friend who introduced her to the church, left yesterday for BYU-I, and so it was Veronica's first day at church yesterday by herself! She and Alexa have latched on to each other, and are learning together. We also got news yesterday, about Veronica's family. We knew that her mother was opposed to her getting baptized, but its even a little more than that. We are pretty sure that Veronica has been kicked out of her house, and is living with the Vanhoven's (her fellowshippers parents) in Lafayette. It is sad that her mom doesn't understand, and wont support her in her decision. Veronica's faith amazes me. She has felt the spirit, recognizes it, and is willing to do Gods will, even if it results in her being disowned from her family.
On new years eve, we had our zone movie night. It was fun, but always a little weird to be watching movies. Toy Story 3 was great, and so was How to Train Your Dragon. I cant decide what one i like more! We finished our movies by 9pm, so we could get home, plan, and be in bed by 10:30. It was a good new years.
So, things are going good. We had ZL council in Oakland last week, and it was good. We talked about the success and miracles that our mission has seen over the past year. In 2009 our mission had about 540 baptisms, and in 2010 we reached about 680. We talked about obedience and how we are blessed as we obey. I love being a missionary!
I love you family! Have a good week!
-Elder Cook
So, yes, I did get the bump checked, and Sis Heaton (the medical lady) wasn't worried about it, but is going to talk with the doctor about it just in case. So I am just waiting for the news! It doesn't hurt or bother me at all, it just looks funny to have a little bump poke out of the side of my head! Oh, is my special shampoo on the way?
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