Had the scar formed literally one millimeter to the left, I would definitely have some sort of blindness in my right eye for the rest of my life

Well there's not really much to report that happened this week. Wednesday we had a Mission Tour, and Elder O. Vincent Haleck was there as well, and it was really cool because heaps of missionaries were there. Basically all the east side of the mission was there in that one chapel, and since there aren't any more transfer meetings that's the first time since I've been back on the mainland to see such a huge gathering of missionaries there. SO many missionaries, probably about 100 or so, it was awesome. The funny thing was that Elder Haleck talked mainly about staying active AFTER the mission, because that's apparently a huge problem down here in Australia. Sad to say, but a MAJORITY of returned missionaries go almost instantly less active. What's the deal with that people? But yeah, it was great to see so many missionaries there and to kick back for a while and see them all.

Friday we spent almost all day making our way to the doctors and back out in Moorabbin, taking bus

Look there is a street named after me here in Melbourne

then train then bus then walking in order to get there. The doctor said that my eye has been healing "miraculously" and that I should be completely healed and 100% off the drops in the next few weeks. He said that since the scar isn't on my pupil but is in front of my iris, that I won't have any visual damage whatsoever, temporary or permanent. Think about it though: had that scar formed literally one millimetre to the left, I would definitely have some sort of blindness in my right eye for the rest of my life, but because Heavenly Father was taking care of me and watching out for me, my vision is preserved.

Saturday we went to a Seventh-Day Adventist church because one of our new investigators, Tara, invited us to go. It was pretty cool, and they actually believe a lot of the same things that we believe, except for the whole "Sabbath is Saturday" thing, which I don't think is that much of a big deal. But seriously, the two are very close, like they even strictly obey the Word of Wisdom like we do in taking care of our bodies, it's awesome! The pastor, Andrew Jasper, is actually from America, so I got to talk to him a bit before the sermon actually started. They had a Bible study class before the sermon that Casil and I went to, and it was funny because we were the biggest participants in it. We didn't quote anything from the Book of Mormon though, because it's their place of worship and I don't think they would've appreciated it if two missionaries came in and started preaching other stuff to them. Gotta be respectful.

Sunday night we had dinner with a less active family, the Donoghues. They're a sweet-as family, and Brother Donoghue is the man! He's basically an active member at heart, but his wife has completely lost all faith in it and doesn't want their young children to be raised in the church, so as to prevent any arguments he doesn't go to church himself. The confusing thing is that he served a good mission and she actually used to be a temple worker! So it's like... where do the wires not connect there? Anyways the kids really like us and we shared a short message after dinner about how reading from the Book of Mormon and praying as a family is important. Brother Lee was all ears, but Sister Donoghue was on her phone the whole time. AAAUUUGGGHHH!!! So frustrating! Why!?

But yeah, other than that, there seriously isn't really anything else to report in the side of missionary work. We've been doing a good amount of tracting this week and trying to find people, but it's hard to raise good crops when the ground is no soil at all: just tough rubble. BUT that's okay because I know that doesn't even matter! All that matters is that I do MY job, and the Lord accounts for that! I'm sure that the work we are doing is preparing their hearts for future missionaries that I might never even know about! SO all I gotta do is just keep my chin up and keep working at it and I know that I can stay happy! This mission is a growing experience to help me form good habits and for me to continue to be more fully converted to the gospel, and I won't let anything get in the way of it, not even nothin'! So yup, that's this week, and hopefully this week is a bit better! I love you all heaps, hope you are getting closer and closer to the gospel, and as always, God be with you till we meet again.

-Elder Landon Cook

Ponderize: Doctrine and Covenants 88:22