Starting to look like fall here

(e-mail from 9/12/11)

Hey, how is everyone doing? It is starting to look like fall around here. the leaves are starting to change! its crazy how fast the time flies! This week was good. We had an awesome district meeting with our mission President and then we also had interviews this week, that went well. We also did exchanges with the Glenville Sisters. I was fun. I got to go to Glenville work with Sister Woodmansee.I have gotten to do a lot of exchanges with Sister Woodmansee a lot on my mission because we always seem to end up in areas that are right be each other. it was good to catch up and work together again. its crazy because we actually live right by each other she lives right above Lehi and we ended up going to the same Jr. high and High school. we both lived in Orem area and then moved to Lehi area! What a small world. anyway it was good and we had a lot of fun. we found a new investigator this week so that was good and we are still working with some amazing people, we cant wait till they are baptized! I hope that Sister Hale and I are both here when that happens but if we are or not it will be great when they do get baptized! anyway I hope you all have a great week! --Sister Cox

The Gospel Brings Light and Hope

Hello everyone, how has the week been? I hear that it is getting colder there and it is getting colder here too. this week, as many of you know has been difficult. We had a recent tragedy in our mission. Last week 2 sisters in our mission got into a car accident, Sister Love and Sister Bentley. Sister Love and Sister Bentley were life flighted to hospitals in the area. Sister Love sustained injuries that put her in critical condition and Sister Bentley did not make it through the night. It has been very hard for all of us in the mission. Sister Love is out of the hospital and is now recovering at home. they say that her recovery will take 6 to 8 weeks. the whole situation has been really sad for all of us in the mission. Sister Love was my companions MTC companion and I knew sister Bentley from doing exchanges, we have been out on our missions about the same time, she came out one transfer after me. she was an awesome missionary and a wonderful person. I know that the Lord has a plan for her and she is continuing the Lords work on the other side. our prayers have been with Sister Bentley's family and sister Love and her family. Its things like this that you never think will happen so close to you. But it has given me the opportunity to stop and think about how much the Gospel brings us hope and light in times of darkness. I am so very grateful for the knowledge that I have. I can see so much tragedy and darkness in the world and it makes me want to share the Gospel more and help others find the peace and hope that it brings, especially in times of darkness. I know that our Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us. He has a plan for Sister Bentley on the other side. I am grateful for the opportunity I have had to serve next to such a great servant of the Lord. I am grateful for this time in my life to devote it to the service of the Lord. --Sister Cox