Jesus Lives

December 29, 2014

It was pure weird to call y'all for christmas. Haha, it just felt really weird. Phones man. Anywhey, it was super fun, but now I'm pure confused about what I want to do when I go home. Good thing I have like a whole year to think about it. Haha, by the way, I think its way funny, but everytime anyone asks me how long I've been out, I say, "oh, about a year more or less." Haha, the funny thing is I've been saying that for about a year now haha, and nobody has ever asked me again haha. Also, do I really have an accent? There's no way I have a mexican accent, and just a little Texas one, but it's not that bad I don't think.

So for Christmas, one of the girls in the ward who is um... uh... "special" gave all of the missionaries a present, and it was a little pebble, with some suckers taped to it. Written on the rock I grabbed was simply, "Jesus Lives." Wow. Haha, at first I was joking around and laughing about it, and when I got home, I tossed it on my desk. A few days later, as I was sitting at my desk, I picked it up, and started to think about it. What a short, sweet, powerful, and sincere testimony! That little rock, worth almost nothing, has been changed into a prized possession of mine.

In addition to that simple testimony, there is another. On Main Street in Grapevine, Texas, there is a dumpy little shop, in an unassuming location. On the side of the shop, there is a sign (the kind where you put up individual letters and combine them to make a word). On the sign, the shop owner put "Jesus Christ Lives." The best part is that one day, someone stole the "s," so it said, "Jesus Christ Live." Hahahaha. Genius. 

Anywhey, love y'all (yes, it's a part of my vocabulary now, it just comes out so naturally). 

Love,

Cole

Happy Half Birthday, Me

December 22, 2014

Yo's nothing really happened this week plus I'm gonna call y'all soon, so yeah, I just want to tell you about one of our investigators-

She is 17 and her parents won't let her get baptized until she's 18, and she is so freaking ready haha. She goes to church every week, has read the book of mormon (multiple times), has done her family history, is currently reading the doctrine and covenants, and I believe she has read Jesus the Christ. We don't see her too often, because she lives super far away and sometimes goes to the english ward, but this week she texted us to say she was bringing her friend to church (in the english ward). Haha, that was so cool to see her, a non-member, be so involved in missionary work. 

Also, today we were in Subway and a member paid for us. It is pure nice and I love members. Being a missionary is like being famous, it's the best! Tender mercies. 

Anyway, I think I'll probably have to be calling y'all at like 2 pm Texas time, so 1 pm Utah time. We have an hour again on the phone. Talk to y'all soon!

Love, and a Merry Christmas!

Cole

Merry Christmas

Hey guys, so, to explain everything- Yes, I have gotten/am getting/ will get everything you sent to the old apartment, it just takes a little more time. I have gotten a few packages and whatnot, but I haven't opened anything yet because I am waiting for Christmas.

I'll call home arounds like 10-11ish here time, somewhere in there to the home phone. We had a cool mission conference. This email is gonna be shorty cuz I'll talk to y'all on Wednesday. 

I had a great week and everything is going cool. I like the car and whatnot. I feel bad because y'all never told me who I had for Christmas, so I didn't get anyone anything. That sounds like a pretty well done work by Samson, but I could do way better... Anyway, sounds like you all had a fun week making Christmas cinnamon rolls. All the kids wrote me saying how much they were all jealous that I didn't have to do it, but I actually liked doing that always ha ha. 

TALK TO YOU ON WEDNESDAY,

Role