8/14/2011

Well this week was a good one. I was able to go on exchanges with Elder Anderson. He's from Eagle, ID. He's a really good Elder. I learned a few things from him and hope to apply those things to my work to make it better. Last Friday we went to teach Marvin and Clerlyn and they are AWESOME. They are a gospel convert. They always have deep and hard questions so I have to prepare every time for those. They have a baptism date for Aug 27 but they are not yet married so we are encouraging them to go get that done. I don't want to do it for them. Its best that they show their faith and do it themselves. Brother Marvin said that he was going to go work on it last Saturday. So tomorrow we will follow them up. They didn't come to church...i think because it started raining pretty hard. We only had 1 investigator come to church. Right now we have 5 baptism date and maybe 6 next week. I want to give Ronnie Morgan a Baptism date but I don't know if he's ready yet. He's ready knowledge wise but he is lacking on the obedience part. He is still have a problem smoking from what I know. Every time we have asked him in the past he has lied to us and than I catch him. He might be able to trick or lie to me but to God he can't. Tomorrow we are going to have him fast. Help him learn self control. We have been trying to find for people to teach and like last week we have been struggling with that. Finding the right people that will progress is the hard part. I just talk to everybody and trust that I will be led to those that are ready. As trainers we have portable DVD players and church videos to help us train. Each night I have watching the episodes of Preach My Gospel. Watching the Elder and Sister how they teach and do things. It has helped me with my aspects and skills.

None of us are perfect and never will be. Thats whats so great about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. If thou we make mistakes big or small we can find that relief and help from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We just need to relies that we can be better and make plans and goals to be that better person. Once we make plans and goals we need to follow those and never give up. Our mistakes can and will be wiped away but we have to act. Its up to us and what we want. I know this Church is true and I will never forget the feelings and testimony that my Heavenly Father has given me. I encourage who ever it way concern to do the same. If we love him we will keep his commandments and if we keep his commandments we shall prosper in the land! We need to do all that we are able to do and only we know if what were doing is our best. KAYA NATIN!!!

-Elder Cobbley