No Time - June 10

Okay so the thing that makes missionary work worth it is definately seeing people recognize that Jesus is the Christ. so many people do not understand that there is so much more to following Jesus Christ then just saying you accept him! There are so many people here that are hindu and muslim so we have the oppurtunity to help them understand what it means to be Christian.

One thing that has been challenging is the idea of being in a companionship, in the MTC your goals are much more simple to make because you already have a set schdule and set time slots to teach your lessons. Out here each person has a different idea of how to plan. Some people find it very important where others do not see it that way. My favorite quote about planning that I have come to know is that "You only become as good of a missionary as you plan to be." That is also true to life.

This week we had stake conference and we heard from that stake clerk he said that our patriarchal blessings are not fortune cookies, we should pray and fast to recieve revelation from them and then plan to accomplish the things that we have been sent here to be.

My companion is really great we laugh a lot and he is pretty into japanese animae. He has a very strong spirit and has the biggest desire to do what is right. I will have to say though from being in a state side mission (and maybe this is just because we are in some of the richest areas of the U.S.) but in state missionaries are kind of spoiled. Hahaha They make sacrafices, but it is just in a different way.

I have not seen the visitors center yet, I am hoping we could bring this amazing less active named Rosy to it so that she can see the temple and make a goal to make into the house of the lord! We met Rosy this week and her reason for not coming to church was she moved to this area and did not know anyone and was afraid to ask for a ride to church, but  she reads her scriptures everyday and prays. She is amazing!

I have been doing all of my reading in the scriptures in portuguese and it is really amazing to read in a different language. I studied about faith and read the famous scripture in 1 nephi 7:3 but in portuguese instead of using the word "do" it says accomplish. It gave me huge realization that anything with God can be accomplished when we bind ourselves to him. I love this work and I know that there is no work that is more important. 

te amo,

Elder Cooper