On Sunday night we had a stake mcm with the stake president and his counselors. They are inspired! They are so missionary minded, they want their members to be full time finders. The meeting was a great motivation for me to keep working with members. They are the key. As I was in the meeting I was so amazed how well the church is run. These leaders know their flock. They loved their people. And they have inspiration on how to progress the work. I testify that Christ is the head of this church and that our leaders are inspired.
We are working with Joey, he is 22 years old and is humble and searching for the gospel. He is working to reach baptism. We had a great discussion this week about the Book of Mormon. If we will read personally and with our families, we will have greater power to resist temptation, the spirit of contention will depart, you will have faith, hope, and charity, and righteousness will increase. I testify that the Book of Mormon
We had interviews with President this morning. He is so charitable and inspired. We had a good talk about studies. One of his greatest hopes is that his missionaries will have a strong desire to study and feast on their scriptures every day. There is power in them!
Well it is time to go! I encourage you to be strong and live the gospel. 2 Nephi 31:20
Fun Facts
1. Church is still true.
2. It is nice weather up here, a miracle!!
2.5 Lonely old people love to talk... and we are getting a lot of practice keeping them on track.
3. Cigarette smoke and animal feces do not go well together.
4. If I come home and it looks like I have an entire cat on me, just look again it is probably just the cats hair haha.
Acts 28:31 Teach with confidence in God :)
Love you!
Elder Coon
1107 Woods Edge Dr.
Niles, Michigan 49120
good afternoon dad! new area is great! the ward has about 60-70 active members... so about the size of plymouth. the bishop asked me to give a talk next week, so i am excited. i did make sure my presence was known! we taught 2nd hour on the priesthood. we have one person on date. Joey. he is 22 years old. a member from az met him online and has been working close with him in teaching him! he is on date for 3-11. he is quitting smoking. he is a smart kid but a little slow at understanding the book of mormon. we have been focusing on that with him.
well i have carried my weights to yet another apartment! no bench this time (yet) but elder newey has a pushup band that you wrap around you back to help give more weight on the pushup.
are you taking annie or hannah this time skiing? ya i would love a season pass! hey send lots of vids/pics of the trip this week!
i have been reading jesus the christ lately on when the pharisees would tempt christ to prove himself through miracles. so funny because all they would have to do is REMEMBER the past. look at all the miracles he has already done! and the miracles will never cease as long as the people will believe him. modern day pharisees are the same way :)
oh the adventures! the funny thing is there are very few families that have the same level of fun and adventures as we do! i cant wait to come home to do them again :) but then again... i can wait because I'm where i want to be!
hello there! ya you guessed it! we have a little bit of time today to email. Lots of changes! michigan is good! the town of niles has a little bit of smell to it but it is fun to serve here. members are very proud to live in michigan and not indiana, it is pretty funny! Elder Newey is so great! We served around each other a year ago. He is a great missionary. We had interviews with president this morning, president asked newey if he would like to die training, i would be sad to see him go if he left me! he is a diligent and obedient missionary. we work hard and he is a great teacher! we transition really well. we balance each other out. he isnt a health/workout nut like i am but he likes to run so we have been running a few times. luckily i have my traveling weights to keep me company :) a bunch of my good missionary friends challenged each other to do 1000 pushups yesterday, and i am sore today! The new ward is great! so much potential! the bishop called me saturday night asking if i would give a talk sunday but it turns out he didn't need me. after church i came to him saying i am prepared for a talk and would like to give one soon. he was blown away haha needless to say i will be giving one next sunday. during ward council they were brainstorming ideas for a youth fireside, not sure if they would be doing one next week. I spoke up and asked if we can do it about missionary work! so next sunday night we will be teaching the youth how to share the gospel, emphasizing social media.
Mom,
Jordan will be baptized on Friday! i was sad to be moved so far, i wont be able to go. they will be sending me pictures! i am going to call him and chuck and a few other people i worked with today to see how they are doing.
niles is a small town. we have many small towns here we cover. it has a bit of a dirty smell to it. probably the dirtiest area so far but it makes for good stories! haha! Newey has been laughing at me because when we go into gross places he can tell im uncomfortable and he just laughs. no worries, that is what a washing machine and shower is for right!?
ya i got my package!! thanks!! I'm still a ZL, drive a full time minivan haha! haven't tried the bananas yet but that is my next snack :)
we have a small teaching pool. Joey is tentatively on a baptism date for march 11. we will have to push it back. he is working to quit smoking. right now he is a bit sick. my theory is when people are working to quit smoking the lord allows them to get sick so they don't want to smoke! this isn't the first time a gator has gotten sick and has quit smoking. he is a member referral from a guy from phoenix! he was a social media referral! im telling ya that is the way to go!
that is about most of our investigators. we are working with a few potentials as well.
wow that is a long time in an area! thanks for the updates!
yes the camera works great thanks!!
great job annie! you are a natural! i'm proud of you. keep excising and keep your life simple and your goals front and center :)
oh boy good old videos haha i was so small! i like the videos of me flexing hahaha. good times!
noia! she is the lady i taught in greenwood. she is still going strong!
President hilton! he is a stud! the 1st counselor to the mission president. he is a strong member missionary! love that guy!
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