Letter #89 (17th April, 2013)

Hey all,

The amazing work has continues this week in San Nicholas ward and it was great to have conference to top off the week. Just a great spiritual high. We have had members work with us everyday again, it has been great and the members we are visiting are really feeling the love and support of the ward that way. 

The zone training went well last Thursday and the missionaries really absorbed the doctrine of the Godhead and really enjoyed it. They didn't have as many questions as I had expected and I was able to really appreciate the spirit of ZLC meetings in that way. There is just a deeper spirit in those meetings with all the ZLs and you get some amazing thought provoking questions. All the missionaries are doing really well and we just went on exchanges with the Capitol elders. They are really good. Elder M is a very observant missionary and what I really like about him is he is quick to apply or use what he observes. He is a very jolly missionary also and has a great spirit about him. Even though he is still fairly new to the mission he has some really good teaching skills which he tells me he has learned from Elder L. They are working well in the capitol ward and we have seen some great improvement this past few transfers. Elder W is the "greenie" over in their house and is feeling frustrated sometimes with the language, especially being in a house with 3 Philippinos, but he is pulling through and we have seen his language skills skyrocket this past transfer.

We have seen great success this past transfer in the zone. The fruits of all our efforts is really present in the baptisms that we have for this month... 6 in total and we really feel they will be strong additions to these wards.

Elder R and I continue to enjoy one anothers companionship, but it is fast coming to an end. Transfer week next week and one of us has to transfer. So we still don't know whats going down but will let you know next week.

That's Dad for you... always fixing things... I think my companions are grateful for that too... (and I am too), because they are always very thankful when things brake and Elder Cox manages to fix it somehow, and they are always like "well its a good thing you know a lot about (object)s". And I just keep quite and don't tell them that I had no idea what I was doing but thought I would try anyways, cause my dad can fix anything so why cant I... haha... thanks dad! (Terri here: We were visiting friends in the country, and Stoo does any odd jobs or fixes things he sees that need fixing!!)

I've been working out alot again (every morning) and Elder K said im looking chubby in the face again... so maybe im putting on weight again. Yay!

The work has been great and I think I might transfer but we'll see.

Missing you all,

Love you tons,

Elder Taylor Addison Cox