Letter from the President

So proud of Cole that he is using his Leadership skills and gets to train a new Missionary!

A Solid District

Hey Guys

All is well here in Denton. I have been doing good here, settling in to this new transfer and duties and whatnot (hehe... I said duties). On Tuesday, I gave my first district meeting. It went well I think. It is pretty cool, this is one of the only all-Spanish districts in the mission, so I got to do the whole thing in Spanish. It went well. Elders Tanner and Hepworth are doing good. We are starting to learn how this companionship is going to work and all that good stuff. In the District it is my trio, 2 other elders, and some sister trainer leaders (it means they are way good missionaries), so we are a solid district. 

Haha, Liza sent me pictures from prom haha. She is soo tall and I always forget haha. Haha. Ol' Greg is awesome. Liza can't let down the Hansen Family Legacy now. 

All is well here, we are doing well. I got to go down to Hurst for a follow up meeting with all the District Leaders and it was super cool. This week, we get to go back again for a Spanish Conference with all the Spanish missionaries in the mission, so I am way excited for that. 

Have a good week!

Love,

Cole

#called2swerve

Hi guys. We've had a good week. We got our transfer calls this week, and I am going to be staying in Denton. I'm pretty excited to be here again, I love the area and the ward here is amazing.

President called us on Tuesday and I will be staying in Denton! I am super excited! I will be training a new missionary! It is going to be a super fun transfer! I will probably be staying in Denton for the next 3 months, so that makes the first 9 months of my mission here in Denton.

Haha, so one time we taught these guys outside and at the end of the lesson we asked them to say a prayer. He bowed his head, and started praying to us haha. It was funny, but also pretty sad to see that this 40ish year old man who had no idea how to pray, or who to pray too. I guess that is why I'm here. 

We taught this white family, they actually flagged us down and asked us who we were, so that was pretty sweet. Then, we taught them, and they actually understood the authority, and the fact of the apostasy. It was amazing. Haha, that was probably the only time in my mission that someone has understood the reality of the great apostasy, and they are an English family. 

Sounds like y'all are gonna have a good time on spring break. Haha, the picture of Liza and all her friends looks like trouble. I heard the final 4 was here in Arlington. Fort Worth Mission Represent! Haha #called2swerve

Love,

Cole

**Here are some pic's from Sister Ames Blog:

Introducing our new Trainers!  They will be training the newest arriving missionaries.  In the Instructions for Trainers it reads:

 “The responsibility to train a new missionary is a sacred trust from your mission president and from the Lord. A missionary’s first companion has a profound, lasting influence on the development of the missionary’s attitudes, habits, and ability to fulfill his or her purpose.”