Week #58 (July 18, 2016)

Quote of the week: 1. Conversation through a car window about an hour ago: Us: "Hello!" Lady in car: "Y'ALL BELIEVE IN SPEAKING IN TONGUES?!" 5 minutes later she ends up giving us a Scentsy catalogue and driving away. It has been eventful this week - First, interviews and zone conference with President and Sister Taylor. I love them like family -- such incredible people. I feel so blessed to have had him as my mission president. (We are even going home the same transfer, can you believe that?) Second, at the zone conference, Elder Cole and I have a training about "How to use the sicklle," for which President Taylor gave us both his sickle and permission to make videos. Here is one of me showing "how not to use the sickle": It was a hit. Fun video I made with Elders Green and Cole about "The Harvest"  Third, at the zone conference, Hermana Alldredge (the African American sister missionary on Sister Taylor's right, convert of <2 years) gave the most incredible conversion story/testimony at the end of the meeting. I will literally pay her to speak at my family home evening when my kids are old enough to serve missions, it was touching. Fourth, we lost our phone and I had to take a "defense driving" course, so a couple of the senior missionaries, Elder and Sister Wilson, drove out from Dallas. They are converts of many years who got married 21 days before he went to Vietnam and baptized 3 weeks after meeting the missionaries upon his return. They took us out to lunch after, awesome people.   Fifth, the work is on fire in this area. We have 4 people on date for baptism, and we just can't move fast enough. Add on President Taylor's challenge to the mission to "double your new investigators," and you can sure bet that we are busy bodies out here.  I am so humbled by the priviledge to share the gospel. It's not easy sometimes, but I am so grateful for how this experience is changing me and preparing me for my life to come. Jesus Christ lives. This is His church. Get in on the action! Love yall to Kolob and Back! -Elder Cox Longview Zone meeting with President and Sis Taylor The Wilsons came and delivered some stuff to us and took us to lunch in Longview