Hey Family!
Well, things are going pretty well. I am so grateful for the miracles that the Lord has blessed us with, and we continue to see great things in our area. When things go great and we are being blessed, that is when the adversary works just as hard. Everything is great, but me and Elder Kesler haven't been getting along to well lately. He is a great missionary and we are working hard, but hes just testing my patience! This is the last week of the transfer, so on Saturday I will find out if I stay here in San Francisco, or if I leave. I will be happy to go where ever I am needed!
So this week is a bit crazy as well, because an Elder in our zone got sick, and had to go home. We took in his companion, so we are in a trio for this week. It is a little weird to be in a trio, but its good.
So our investigators are doing great! We had dinner with Zoe at a members house last night. She is doing so good! She is a miracle. We moved her date up a week to November 13th. She is loving everything that we teach her.
On Sunday the Miles family came to church for the first time! Sis. Miles is less active (hasn't been to church in years), and she has 2 daughters - Ashton (15 yrs old) and Maddie (10 yrs old). Maddie was never baptized, so we have been teaching the family, and Maddie has a baptism date for Nov. 13th as well. It was perfect, because it was there first time at church, and it was the primary program! They loved it! The primary program is the best sacrament meeting of the year! They stayed for all three hours, and where able to meet a lot of the ward members.
In the singles ward, our investigator, Pablo, came to church again for his second time. He is an interesting character, but we love him. He is really making big changes in his life. He used to be really into drugs, and it has taken a toll on his mind, but he loves meeting with us. We meet with him three times a week! One lesson we shared the message of the restoration, and after we taught him about Joseph Smiths experience, we paused for a few seconds to let him soak it in. After a moment he looked up at us and said, "Alright I have 2 questions". We looked at him, excited to answer his questions. He said, "What type of cereal did you eat today?" We had no idea where it came from! Some days he does better than others, but he is super excited to be baptized! The members have really taken him in and help him out. We taught him the Word of Wisdom, and he loved it! He was so excited, that he said, "I'm going vegan!" We told him it was ok to eat animal products, and he agreed.
So Rex came back from Hawaii, and he got engaged! He is marrying the less active member that he has been dating (Tracy). The only problem is, is that she is not the best influence on him. She encourages him not to go to church, and tells him that he wouldn't make a very good Mormon. So we keep praying.
Pa Lor is supposed to be baptized this weekend, but she is feeling really nervous. I think she needs more time. If she doesn't get baptized this weekend it will probably be in January, because she is having a baby next month.
So, things are well! I love the mission, and I love serving in the city. If I get transferred I will really miss it, but I will serve where I am needed.
So, I was wondering if I could get a few more white shirts. The ones that I have are getting pretty worn out (especially under the arm pits! You know how I sweat!) So I didn't know if missionary Mall would send some for free or not, but I need some pretty soon. Probably just like 2 short sleeved ones and 1 long sleeved one. Oh, and guess what! I weighed myself the other day for the first time in a long time, and I have never been skinnier! I am like 173! I have lost weight! When I was in the East Bay (and members fed us every day), I was 190! Its crazy.
Well family I love you! I hope that you have a great week, and have a fun Halloween!
-Elder Cook
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