Labas S'eimas
How is everbody doing!? All is well here at the empty sea. I dont really know what questions i didnt answer but i have started to bring my letters to the laundry room so i should be better now.
- Its been quite a week. I still havent come to terms with the fact that it is already Preparation day again (they dont like us saying "p" day anymore) Time is the wierdest thing here. My scheduled "sleep phases" which just seem like another block of time seems like i just lay down and then my alarm goes off in 10 seconds and i have to lumber into the tree of life again. This makes it just seem like one big day. But this was crazy for a couple of reasons. I got really frustrated this week with the language. I was so mad at myself for not making the progress "i" felt like i should be making. Especialy with testifying. I understand i am not supposed to be able to give the best lessons but i wanted more than anything to just feel the spirit when i testify. I am so focused on figuring out what to say that i have no chance to focus on the spirit.
So i was so mad i just went in the hall and started working on pronouns. I dont know about japaneese but i know craig has done pronoun trees before. I did over 100 in a row just because i was mad and i didnt want to talk to anybody. A couple of things happened. I didnt learn that much because i couldnt feel the spirit when i was being so selfish and was only caring about myself. And the other thing that happened was when i went back into the classroom i saw a note on my desk. It was from the sisters. Now i hadnt gotten angry at anybody i just wasnt "being happy" I opened the letter that night and read how the sisters had always noticed how happy i was and it seemed i never got frustrated with the language becasue i never let it show. And they told me how that always helped them to stay positive. And even though i wasnt being mean they could see whan that light wasnt there. I saw the effect just being happy can be. Hence, the scripture d&c 68:6 i told leslie about. I love it. if you read this letter read that verse. I know its kinda missionary like but it is so true. And i testify to you that Heavenly Father loves each one of us and is aware of our needs, and if we mearly just put our faith in HIM that he will give us what we need and instead of being focused on ourselves we can then use our enrgies to help others in need. To cap off this story i regrouped commited myself to put my trust in the lord that he will provide a way to accomplish the things he has asked of us. I focused my energies instead on others and in return last night at the teaching appointment, after a rough broken lesson, i looked my investigator in the eye and started to testify of the truthfulness of this church, the book of mormon, and the joy that i know he would have if he mearly just went to his father and asked. I have never felt the spirit so strongly in a teaching appointment. Not even close.
Today we went to the temple. It was a special day because it will be the last time for a couple weeks becasue its clossed for the holidays. But it was the best temple trip i have ever had. I was sick this morning. I felt terrible. I went reagardless but it was really difficult. My zone leader Elder Carlson asked me if i wanted a blessing. We were in a large dressing room and we went to a back corner where he and Elder Stephonson gave me a blessing. I can not tell you how strong the spirit was there. We were all trembling from it. And as soon as it was done my sickness was gone. We talked about it later and we all knew we would never forget that expieriance. Elder Carlson is my hero and i truly love him. He is such an example and such a strong missionionary. Kiekdienas stebuklas, everyday miricals
i wish i had more time becasue i still have so much to say but i guess you will just have to trust me when i say i love this work and i love this church. I would ask anybody who is reading this to commit themselves to spreading the Love of christ by just being happy no matter the circumstances becase "the reason we are here could be standing right in fron of us" Glen Pace
I love you all
God bless the work
Elder Cooke
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