Another Week (October 3, 2013)

We dropped off Elder F at the mission office last week, so now it is just the two of us, and we do not know this area at all. Good thing Elder M has a GPS so we can at least find our way around. Mom thank you for that email, I really needed it this week. The last couple of weeks I have struggled a little in this area. I think I am just a little tired of being transferred into slow areas. I loved Karratha but it was slow by the nature of the town. The area before that was slow, and now this one is too. But we plan on changing that. President Lindsay introduced a new thing we are going to do with members that will hopefully help us. We haven't had a chance to try it yet, so next week I will let you know more about it and the results. I think one of the hardest parts of being in a slow area is the fact that the mission is the most successful it has been, perhaps ever. Last month we had 27 baptisms which is the highest in a month in the last couple of years at least, if not ever in this mission. It is cool to see the success of others, but it would be even better to see some of that success ourselves. But I know that it is the Lord's work not mine and he is in control. In the last week I did learn a lot about faith. I know that God is all powerful so he can do anything, but at times I realize I doubt if he will do something. I have learned that faith is not knowing that God can do something, but knowing that he will, in his own way and time. It has been a good lesson, and I hope that I can begin to increase my faith and know that God will send us miracles as we do all we can. 

Love you all, hopefully this coming week will be more eventful. Also sorry about the weird timing, it is because this p-day we are able to go to the temple.

Love,

Elder Cook