Nov 09, 2020 - Cows

Cows
Nov 9, 2020

Hola mi madre y a todos,

This week has been a very good week. We were able to do some service for the mom of somebody we want to teach. She has given us permission to teach him. We are also building a relationship of trust with her. We are also teaching an unbaptized youth of a less active member. The members are so amazing as well. At mutual we asked the youth to think of someone that could use a visit from the missionaries or is ready for the gospel. And then to send us that name. We got about 14 youth to send us a name. I can also see the members having trust in us that we are asked to help them serve their neighbors and willing to let us teach them the gospel.

We had Spanish conference and I felt that I wasn't using my ability to the fullest so I can still practice to be better. It was all Spanish and felt great to just hear the language again and know that I could still understand. I was also able to meet with lots of other missionaries I have met when I first came to the Boise Idaho Mission. As the days continue I realize I get closer and closer to the end. Later on this week after Spanish conference I was able to talk to some people we were passing by and offer to help them because I was able to speak Spanish we could understand what they needed us to do.

The other great thing we did this week was service for another older lady. It was some farm work. We helped her move the calves to a bigger pen. But the only thing we used was a milk bottle. So I had to move quickly and make sure the calf kept eating. Then when the calf was in the bigger pen it was trying to look for a way out but kept shocking himself. It was funny to see him learn. After we helped with the calves we then got to build another fence. Once again I may be a fence builder for a college job.

I also was able to give another talk to the Owyhee ward all about hope. I am going to share a little bit of it with you. (Moroni 7:41) "And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise." My favorite part of what we should hope in is the atonement. In chapter 5 verse 21 of Alma we read “I say unto you, ye will know at that day that ye cannot be saved; for there can no man be saved except his garments are washed white; yea, his garments must be purified until they are cleansed from all stain, through the blood of him of whom it has been spoken by our fathers, who should come to redeem his people from their sins.” Christ brought to pass the atonement so we may become purified and clean once again. President Boyd. K Packard said this about the atonement of Christ. "Had He not accomplished the Atonement, there would be no redemption. It would be a difficult world to live in if we could never be forgiven for our mistakes, if we could never purify ourselves and move on." What a hopeful gospel we have knowing that we can strive to be better. We have this confident expectation of having eternal life as long as we use the atonement to become better. I end with the teaching of President James E. Faust as well, “Hope is the anchor of our souls …“Hope is trust in God’s promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future. …“The unfailing source of our hope is that we are sons and daughters of God and that His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, saved us from death”. So as long as we have faith in Jesus Christ and have hope the world won't be so crazy we can find the peace and happiness in our lives.


Love, Elder Cormack