Temple

September 18, 2014

Dear Family and Friends,

We went to the Temple this morning! It was beautiful. I love the Temple so much. We have been looking forward to this for so long and it was just as good as I had hoped.

We have had a pretty good week. Like I said last week, things have been pretty slow and we have been having to get creative. We have been baking a lot the last couple days. We have made chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, banana bread, and today we helped a member make jam. It has been fun. I forgot how much I like to cook. It has been fun to bring people these treats and see them get so excited about it. It makes me happy to be able to put a smile on people's faces.

I want to use the rest of this e-mail and just list some of the miracles we have been seeing recently:

-a member in a different ward offered to buy us dinner on Monday night

-we were able to help our investigator Silvina clean up her house after her dad had been visiting for a week, then she invited us over for dinner today!

-we were inside helping a member on Tuesday when it rained really hard

-we were able to get in and see a less active family we haven't been able to see in awhile

-the elders serving in the ward found an investigator!!!!!!!!

-we met another less active we have never met before and who is usually really mean to the missionaries, but she talked with us for awhile

-one of the members had an extra copy of the Friend that we were able to bring to our investigator Dominique

-we were able to find things to do inside when it was 109* outside

-Tammi came to a baptism for one of the members of a different ward so we were able to go as well

-Our ward council finally created a vision for the ward - something for us to work toward together :D (we have been working on this for the last 3-4 weeks)

- Sister Edwards has been inspiring me to be even better than I have been before - I have a miracle of a companion :D

We have been seeing a lot of miracles even in the midst of the heat and slowness of the work. It has been hard, but God is providing us ways to stay busy and productive.

Please keep me and Sister Edwards and our investigators Silvina, Sandra, and Dominique, plus Tammi in your prayers; we need it.

I love you all and I am so grateful for all your prayers and support.

Love,

Sister Cook