Hey everyone!
Well, I'm really starting to see how cold it is getting here on the
East Coast. Everyday it's been below 60 degrees and the coldest it's
been was 40 degrees plus wind chill. But it's okay! It makes it that
much nicer when people let you in their house.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to meet with anyone we met last week
but it was still a good week nonetheless. On Wednesday I went to my
first Zone Conference! I saw missionaries from North Philadelphia,
Cherry Hill South, and Dover (Maryland Area). It was great to see a
lot of friends and President Andersen. It was for most of the day, but
really, it was worth it. We did all these trainings and practices on
being better with using the Book of Mormon. It was a lot of fun all
around!
Friday wasthe first day of raincoats and umbrellas and sweaters and
anything you can think of to stay warm. We went finding for 3-4 hours
in the pouring rain, just making sure our Books of Mormon wouldn't get
wet in the process. Now even though it was 45 degrees with wind chill,
I was okay. I never thought about going in or not knocking on doors. I
was just grateful the Lord gave me that blessing of not wanting to go
in and just never really feeling cold. It probably was first in my
life, hopefully it's the same way in the snow.... Probably not! We
were also getting our investigators ready for General Conference! We
have an investigator named Spencer, who's getting baptized on November
1st. So we sat down with him and his fiancé, Rebecca, who is a member
and talked about General Conference and how conference really can
speak to you personally. They were so interested and excited when we
said if you have a question, you can get an answer to it through
conference. I'm excited for Spencer and to see him get baptized. He's
been taught for a year so he knows his stuff. They're also getting
married on Halloween so that's great! He'll be ready to go for the
next day. It was also the first day of raincoats and umbrellas and
sweaters and anything you can think of to stay warm. We went finding
for 3-4 hours in the pouring rain, just making sure our Books of
Mormon wouldn't get wet in the process. Now even though it was 45
degrees with wind chill, I was okay. I never thought about going in or
not knocking on doors. I was just grateful the Lord gave me that
blessing of not wanting to go in and just never really feeling cold.
It probably was first in my life, hopefully it's the same way in the
snow.... Probably not!
Saturday and Sunday, of course, were General Conference. This was
probably the most spiritual conference I have had in my life. Every
talk, hymn, and testimony of the new apostles, was excellent. From
Elder Holland's talk on Mothers, to Elder Oaks' on the atonement, to
President Monson's powerful testimony yesterday, I felt the spirit. We
watched all of conference at the church, something I have never done.
I usually watched on my laptop back home or on the kitchen t.v. with
my Mom. But really, there was a different feeling watching it at the
chapel. It would usually be us and Brother and Sister Cleveland, and
one other family maybe. But to hear the Lord's servants talk was just
excellent. I'm grateful for the new apostles and their testimonies. I
already have a great love for them and can see how much they love the
Lord.
I know there wasn't a lot to talk about this week, but really my mind
has been focused on Conference. I invite all of you to watch the talks
again. Or to watch it as soon as you can if you haven't already. I
learn so much from watching a talk 2 or 3 times over. As long as your
heart is open, you will be able to feel the spirit hearing these men
and women talk. I testify President Monson is the true living prophet
of God. He is my friend, and I love and sustain him with all my heart.
Although I have not met him (and probably never will) I feel like I
know him so well. He is a great man, he showed that yesterday with the
incredible amount of courage he had to bear his testimony. May we all
follow the prophet and his counsel, along with his apostles and anyone
who speaks at General Conference. They are the mouthpiece of the Lord.
I hope you all have a great week!
Elder Cortes
(Leo & Elder Foster with Bro. Dunn who translates Gen. Conference in
Burmese with his wife below, every session)
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