This week was just ok. The area is really slow at the moment. This week should be busy because everyone in the ward wants an opportunity to say goodbye to Elder F before he goes. He served here for 3 months, got transferred, and now is back, so he is pretty close to people in the ward. We are trying to take advantage of that and get to know as many members as we can before he leaves. It is also good because Elder M is really good at getting to know the members. The ward is good so far. I enjoy heaps of the members, but it is a slow ward for missionary work. They had a baptism not too long ago, but before that it was about 3 years since they had a convert baptism. And we do not have a ward mission leader at the moment. But the good thing is that last zone meeting we had training by the Stake President which was so good. He talked about how he knows that most wards struggle with missionary work, but we need to go out and keep trying, they will get better. Also a ward cannot stop the work from progressing, nothing can stop the Lord's work, it is just who wants the blessings by being a part of it. It was really helpful. That is one of the struggles of being a missionary. After the Work of Salvation broadcast I was so excited to do missionary work, especially working with members. One of the hard parts is I feel like I had all of the excitement, but none of the members did, and nothing has seemed to change. That has made it a bit hard, but it is not my work, or the ward's work, but the Lord's work. This week I have also started a journal to record every miracle I see in my life. It has been cool to see small miracles that I would have forgotten about, or not recognized. It has helped me build my faith that the Lord is with us in the work.
Love,
Elder Cook
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