Covenants

A little more change happened this week. I recieved my VISA to Brazil and will be leaving either next Monday orTuesday. I know that God really puts us where he needs us.

This week we had an amazing experience with the elderly in our ward. We recieved a referral from a member and we went and taught her on Wednesday. She is so amazing, her name is Laura and her husband recently passed away.

She came to church with us on Sunday, she is so special and dear to me. I just hope she can gain a desire to change. She does not feel like she needs to be baptized again, but she said she will pray about it.

When I told her I got my visa she said she would miss me so much. My heart just reached out to her. I know she has an amazing spirit and I know her calling is to redeem those who have passed on before her to do their temple work.

I do not think I understood my covenants fully until I came on my mission. The blessing it is to make a covenant with someone who is always honest and will always keep it is such a blessing.

I know that my Heavenly Father loves us all so much I can not even fathom how much. He blesses us all, we just have to open our eyes to see it. In Psalms 82:5 It says that we are all children of God. I know that this is true and I know that we should strive to grow up just like our Father. He guides us always.

Eu te amo,

Elder Cooper

Opening Our Hearts to Revelation

Oh the blessings that have come this week! Last Thursday I had my first interviews with President Riggs, my mission president. He is the greatest I love him a lot! We talked about fortifying ourselves and how important that was to do. I have been searching for ways that I could fortify myself and I have ben having such a challenging time doing so. I felt I could not find much revelation to open up my life to prepare myself for the battle against satan.

I was having the hardest time when I found an article in the August 2013 Ensign called Opening Our Hearts to Revelation. I studied this article and found a change in myself, the feelings I felt were more just about how God loves me, but my understanding was more.

I have been reading the New Testament and found how Christ talks about giving mercy. I never thought of myself needing to give mercy, but after reading that talk I noticed how much mercy God gives us. The "because I have been given much I too must give" have a entire new meaning to me. I just want to become perfected like the savior. What a wonderful day it will be when we are all in the celestial kingdom together.

This week I changed my pday to thursday so that we could attend the temple. The feelings I get and the perspective I gain will never be available anywhere else. God is so merciful, and he offers us so much. I LOVE my Heavenly Father!

Eu te amo,

Elder Cooper