Letter #102 (July 15th, 2013)

Hey all,
so we are chillin in the office right now. This doesn't seem real yet. I'm sure it will we we get on the plane this Wednesday. We have weighed in all our bags and are waiting for our interviews with President. Elder G is companions with Elder C. They moved Elder C from Toledo 2a and they are putting in sisters in the Toledo 2a area. So many sisters coming in... 23 ka bouk. then elders 6 lang.

So this last week was great. 25 attendance in Casoy and lots of crying happening (the members, not me). Then great testimonies from our investigators. They are so ready for baptism... looking froward to hearing from Elder G. Saw a picture of Elder Holley today... he has a boss beard going. hahaha.

Tomorrow we have ERC then final dinner with President Schmutz. Then Wednesday is the flight... then Thursday... yay!

So just a reminder, cherry ripe mud cake...

Love you all,

Elder Taylor Addison Cox

 

Terri here: Taylor has said the thing he has missed the most is cake, and seeing he will be home on his birthday he want his favourite!!!

Letter #101 (July 10th, 2013)

Hey all,

So 1 week na lng...

see you next week.

Love you all...

Terri here: What a cheeky son I have!!!!

jokes lng

This week was great. We had a 22 attendance of Casoy at Toledo again! and President Schmutz was there to see it! He is so happy about the progression we have seen in strengthening the members in Casoy to start up the group. Hapit na... we think that hopefully by the end of Aug or Sept there will be a group there. Then hopefully by next year they will have a branch there. Exciting!

Also exciting news... we killed a pig this morning for our zone activity lunch after we finish emailing here. Elder U cut the throat and I finished it off afterwards. I got a video of it. Elder U and I went splits on the pig.

 

Well, see you in a week

Love you all,

Elder Taylor Addison Cox

 

 

Terri here again: Most of the stuff in his email this week was just about personal stuff that no one would understand if I put it up on his blog!!

Letter #100 (July 3rd, 2013)

Hey all
This week has been great with some really great work happening. Elder
G and I really pushed ourselves and managed to reach 32 lessons
last week most of them being in Casoy. Then on Sunday we had a great
success. We had 19 people come from Casoy to go to church in Toledo
and they stayed for all 3 hours too. We had the R family and they
even went in an interview with our branch president to goal for the
temple as a couple. We also had 5 investigators attend as well and
they expressed the good feelings they felt at church. We are having
great success with everyone in Casoy at the moment. It has been really
good how the members have really banded together to try to strengthen
the investigators while we are not there especially in terms of
encouraging our investigators to overcome all the persecutions from
their neighbors for investigating the "mormons". I have great hope for
Casoy in the near future. We have 3 baptisms scheduled for the first
week of August (two of them very potential priesthood) and hopefully a
few more in the proceeding weeks. (yes I know I wont be there for them
but that doesn't mean I can't be excited for these individuals).

Elder G is a great missionary and has really shown forth his ability this 
past week in really taking the lead of the area. Last week he did really well 
in leading the area in our exchanges with other missionaries and then this 
week with the application in proselyting being taking the lead in all teaching
situations he has shown forth courage and gone in with boldness. He is
a great missionary and really knows how to apply the things he is
learning. He is hungry for knowledge from the scriptures and always
has great questions about the doctrine and principles we are teaching.
Our District is also doing really well. It was a great district
meeting and we discussed how we can help the members become better at
fulfilling their individual roles in helping members and
investigators. 

I have also been keeping myself occupied by the work to stop me from
thinking about going home in some weeks (dont want to count them....
hahaha). Also have been keeping myself busy in my studies trying to
continue to get the most out of my studies every morning. I have come
across some really interesting passages of scripture and topics lately
which are really exciting me to continue my study efforts after the
mission as well.

And foods that i miss... cereal... real milk... real cheese... Aussie beef 

(well actually we get to eat that now and again here)... tomatoes (the big red 

ones)... potato chips... berries (i dont think they exist here outside of jams and
conserves)... Aussie sausages on the BBQ with BBQ sauce (better tell
Dad to start scrubbin the BBQ... hahaha). Hope that gives you some
ideas. Terri here: I asked him what food he would like to have in the fridge and 

pantry for when he gets home!! That is what he wants!!

So thats all for this week.
Love you all
Elder Taylor Addison Cox