Sicky :( (Week of Sept. 27th)

Hi, everyone!
How are you guys doing? I hear that its still warm out in the west. Things are cooling down here the trees are changing and they are soooooo pretty! I will try to send pictures soon. This week has been crazy. We have just been so busy with appointments and that has been good I love it like that. But Wednesday was the craziest day. We were running from place to place trying to figure everything out. We had set up an appointment to have a member from the branch come with us it was one of the last of the day and we were meeting Sister Yost at the church then we would drive to the appointment together. well... we got to the church and we couldn't find her so we called and she said that she was on her way out of the church right now. when she came out I was so confused that wasn't sister Yost! we were like asking her "are you Sister Yost?" and she said "yeaaah?" then it clicked. there is a Sister Yost in the branch and in the ward! and this was the sister Yost from the ward! oh yeah that was kinda embarrassing. but things worked out and she was so great. she ended up going with us to our appointment anyway and it was great. That night unfortunately I started to get sick. I have had a massive cold since then and I still have it! I hope it goes away soon. we have had to say in a few times because of it. it is one of the worst colds I have ever had, oh and I lost my voice! I can't teach and talk to people with out a voice! It is frustrating and I hope it gets better soon! Other than that things are going great!
Love, Sister Cox

Fall, Fall, Fall! (week of Sept. 20th)

Hello! everyone! hows life going? I hope that its going great! Things are going great here, it was my first week back in a companionship of two people and I have to say that I like it better! Everything is just faster and easier with only 2 people. It was sad to see Sister ***** go! But its kinda let me stand on my own two legs since she had been gone. I found out that I know more about the area, people and members than I thought I did! that was a pleasant surprise! Haha but there is still a lot I don't know and at times I found myself wishing I could ask Sister ***** but things have been going well regardless. and its a whole lot easier because my companion has already been here for one transfer so its nice that she knows stuff too. Fall is here! The trees are changing! its kinda cool because we walk the same streets everyday and it feel like some trees change color over night! I can't wait till they all change it is going to be so pretty! I will send some pictures when it dose.
This week has been good for the work too! Yesterday we finally met up with a referral we got from temple square and he is amazing! His name is Li Pang, he is of course from China. It seems all the solid people we teach are from China! that is so cool! he is a golden investigator! he has all the right questions and they all lead to the gospel! we taught the restoration last night and he said that we answered many questions he had for a long time. it was so cool! I am predicting another Chinese baptism this transfer. we are so excited to see his progression. other than that the work is going along well. this week we have just been trying to find our groove with just the two of us. It was weird at first because we felt like we were missing someone. well I hope you are all doing Great! and I will write you guys next week!

The Start of a New Transfer

Wow this week has been crazy! We did an exchange this past week and guess who got to stay in (her area) all by herself! Yup that's right me! Well, not all by myself Sister W came down from Syracuse but both my companions left and went to Syracuse with Sister Livermore. So it was all me, Sister Woodmansee had never been to my area and she has only been out in the field for 6 weeks. It was hard and was possibly the slowest day of my mission so far. No seriously the work was slow! We normally have weekly planning for 3 hours on Thursdays but since it was the exchange we moved planing to Friday. Which means a wide open day we only had one set appointment for the whole day. I tried to get good back ups but as we went to back up after back up no one was home. The day was so long we talked to people most of the day. By the end of the day we ended up getting in 4 lessons which isn't that bad. so over all the exchange was good and we only got lost a few times! This week has also been transfer week so we got the call on Saturday to tell us if we are staying or going. The sad part is that the 3-some is now going to go back down to 2 but the good part is that I am going to stay here! My trainer is going to be going up north, way up north, almost to Canada! Its sad that she is leaving, she has been here since she first got to the mission field 9 months ago. The good thing that happened yesterday is that we finally got in contact with one of our investigators who disappeared for like a week and a half. Susan is our investigator that has a baptism date and she just all of a sudden went MIA! but yesterday we a found out that she had a death in the family and had to go to North Carolina and that though all her trials she is still going strong with the word of wisdom! She is amazing and I cant wait till she can be baptized! We have a few other investigators that we are hoping that can be baptized this transfer but we will see how it goes. overall things are going well here and I cant wait to see what this next transfer will bring! Thanks everyone for all your support and love! Love Sister Cox

Coming Up: Cooler Weather and Transfers

Hey, how is everyone? I hope you all had a good summer! Its just about over here! the weather is getting cooler, but I like it. It's better to walk around all day in 65-70 degree weather with a nice breeze than 90, 95 degree heat with like 85% humidity. the only problem is that, it means winter is coming! That's not good! I just hope that I am not in this walking area when the snows hits, haha. No, I love my area and I would be sad to leave. Transfer calls are this week! I can't believe that a whole 6 weeks has almost past already! Wow! I am not sure what is going to happen this coming transfer. I am pretty sure that one of my companions is going to leave. I think that Sister ***** is going to be leaving, she has been here for soooooo Long. This was the area that she started out in back in Jan! She has only been in this area so far, and half of her mission is over! So yeah we are all just waiting to hear of it officially. It will be a sad day, on Saturday when we get that call. I don't even know if our mission pres will keep the three-some here or if he will move it to another area next transfer. But chances are that Sister ******* and I will be staying. Oh this week something really cool happened. We are teaching this older lady and she is just golden! So awesome! She is the one that we set a baptism date the first time that we met her! but we decided that we needed to teach her the word of wisdom because we knew that she drank coffee and tea. The lesson went so perfectly, it was so cool! she keep saying "thank you for telling me this, because I never knew" and she gave us her brand new, barley opened tin of coffee and said that she was going to stop drinking it right then and there. It was so awesome! and the last time we saw her was on Sat and she said that she still hadn't had any coffee or tea! I can't wait till she get baptized! I am so grateful for this opportunity to be on my mission. I love having the opportunity to see how the Lord blessed the lives of others and helps them change and grow. It is a privilege that I don't think that I would have been able to experience any other way than on my mission. I hope that you all are having a great long weekend! Love you all, Sister Cox